I am using ORD CE 2021 R2 and am having an issue with the cross section elements showing up as solid (fill) shapes that print solid black or gray. The element template only defines the level which should have a line weight of 0 and a material. I have no idea where the fill shape is coming from or why it prints.
Any suggestions?
I'm having a similar problem on one project. The material images are being displayed on the sections like Jessica, plotting as a solid shape. I tried finding where its coming from and keep striking out.
Hi,
This is because your 3d model View 1 is set to a rendered display style like Smooth. Try changing it to Wireframe and your section display style should change back to standard shapes.
Regards,
Mark
OpenRoads Designer 2023 | Microstation 2023.1 | ProjectWise 2023
Ah, yes. That was it for the most part. I had to update the sections from the saved view in order for the changes to be reflected. Thank you for the response.
Did you have to change each section drawing view to make it work?
Mark,
I have 2D in view 1 - Wireframe, and Default-3D in view 2 - Wireframe. Cross sections drawings for some reason have Default-3D attached with presentation Monochrome and components ar filled. I have no idea how to control this.
Also in sheet seed dgnlib, ale is set to wireframe. In the drawings for Default-3D attachment, I have set up update from Design Model Settings.
Really get headache with this now.
Possibly you can help with this.
Best,
Adam
OpenRoads Designer 2022 (10.12) | OpenRail Designer 2022 (10.12)
Hi Adam,
To have control via Design Model, you need Default-3D to be displayed in View 1 and it will adopt display settings that that in your sections.
Try setting the 3d model in View to Wireframe and Save Settings, and it should get updated in all section models.
Did it, no result. Set Default-3D model to be active in View 1, changed Display Style to the Wireframe. Saved Settings. Switched to Drawing model and it is still in Monochrome Display Style. Have no idea why as I barely use Monochrome Display Style.
I am afraid I will end up with manually changing every singe cross section drawing.
BTW. I am using ORD 2022 R1.
If I remember correctly, I basically had to change the saved view (named boundary) presentation view attribute for each cross section named boundary from illustration to wireframe from in the file where the named boundaries are defined in.
Then I had to update each cross sections drawing model reference saved view settings to update from design.
This is a PIA, the weird thing is that issue is not applicable to every project, only with projects that used a template from an early DOT workspace. So I feel like it roots all the way back to the template and component feature definition?? Any project using a newer template or a template from a more recent workspace don't seem to have this cross section issue.
I ended up changing the template so that it did not display closed shapes but instead only showed the outline. It was a quick fix so I could get the submittal done on time.