I've created an object in site modeler and the contours show when I display the view. However, if I do an element information on any of the elements within the object it comes back with an element ID but no vertices. Then when I creat a new object and add these elements to it, the new object will not accept the elements.
Thanks for any insight.
08.08.03.24
Hi,
We have seen this before but have never been able to reproduce the problem (so we can fix it).
BUT... we did add a configuartion variable that was designed to re-establish the elements vertices.
Go into MicroStation/PowerCivil (whichever one you have)
1) Workspace>Configuration.
2) New
3) Variable = GPKSITE_CHECK_VERTICES
4) New Value = 1
5) Click OK and then OK and save the changes.
6) Get out of PC/MS and then get back in and open your project.
In theory, it should re-establish your vertices.
Once you have your vertices back, save and exit the project and then remove the Config Variable.
HTHs,
Neil Wilson (aka Neilw)
Power Civil v8i 08.11.07.245
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018
Not absolutely necessary but definitely advisable.
It reassigns elevations to the Site elemnst every time the project is opened. Not really something you want to do all the time.
I can check and see iof setting it to 0 (zero) will disable it so you can leave it there and just change it to 1 if required.
But I would suggest removing it until I find out.
Could you explain what you mean by "reassigns elevations to the site elements"? What elevations does it assign? Perhaps it would be desireable depending on what it does. Does the variable fix broken associations as well?
And yes it would be nice if we coud keep the variable and change it's value to zero. Let us know when you can.
Thanks
Neil,
the config variable finds Site elements that do not have vertices (the situation encountered and discussed in this thread) and looks at an internal copy of the DTM data that is stored inside the GSF and adds the vertices back onto the elements from the DTM data.
It does not do anything to elements that are not in this condition...
This means it should be OK to leave the Config Variable active all the time.
This will not re-establish a broken association.
HTHs.
Michael
We're getting closer. Which DTM data is added to the element? Does it recognize the element in the GSF and apply the values as defined in the GSF? For example if the element were defined by a slope percentage from another element, it would recalc the vertices base on the slope criteria, or if the element were defined by draping on an object with vertical offset it would recalc the values accordingly? In other words it re-applies all criteria for the element ID from the GSF file?
Hi Neil,
The config variable finds Site elements that do not have vertices (the situation encountered and discussed in this thread) and looks at an internal copy of the DTM data that is stored inside the GSF and adds the vertices back onto the elements from the DTM data.
This process does not revist the original creation rule.
This process does not change the original creation rule.
This process does not envoke the original creation rule.
This process looks at the data file that is stored for the Object that the Element is part of . It gathers the appropriate elevations and puts then back onto the element that has a problem.
Thats all it does.
Hope this clarifies things,