other than pipe size-specific linestyles, we don't have two or three lines in 2D for pipes yet, right?
Thinking further ahead, some agencies might want to distinguish between left and right side walls. Think flow direction arrows. I'm kidding. Good God, I hope I'm kidding. I should just delete this comment; before someone says "Hey, that could be useful someday..."
Yes. If there is a catalog, when a different item is selected, some sort of assignment of the difference between one vs the other is important for clarity. We are not paperless yet. The drainage guys want the pipes to pop. Edge lines will not get it.
The same really goes for inlets. A 5' curb opening vs a 20' curb opening should display differently in 2D and 3D. We have all this intelligence, the model should reflect it graphically as well as non-graphically via attributes/properties.
Charles (Chuck) Rheault CADD Manager
MDOT State Highway Administration
Chuck:
But, in order to automate the process, would not one need different feature definitions for different sized pipes in order for said pipes to pick up those particular linestyles? What about concrete boxes? Same thing there?
Mark
And others may simply prefer a centerline linestyle for each pipe diameter. We have used a pipe size based custom centerline since custom linestyles were introduces. And before that, we used a linear pattern to do the same thing.
Indeed, Robert, that is exactly what I mean.