Hi All,
I'm new to using ORD and I'm trying to learn how all the stuff works. Today I encountered some unintuitive behavior with interactions between civil lines and not-civil lines. I was trying to trace overtop of a MicroStation line with a civil line so that I could test making a profile for a curb ramp. I noted that while I could snap to both ends of the line segment upon first drawing the line, If I subsequently moved one of the ends of the civil line off of the MicroStation line vertex I could not snap back onto the MicroStation line vertex. After a few more minutes, I was able to with some very inconsistent "press and hold" with the mouse over the civil line vertex, and sometimes the Accudraw compass would appear?
The behavior is very bizarre and inconsistent. It makes me think there are incompatibilities between the two types of lines, or between civil lines and the different versions of Accudraw.
Any tips?
Thanks
OpenRoads Designer CE - 2021 Release 2 - Version 10.10.21.04, Using RealDWG 2022
Everything is geometry in ORD. It all depends on whether you want civil rules on the elements or choose to use MicroStation tools only. If you have a MicroStation line you can profile that line just like a civil line.
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. Since you brought up standard MicroStation lines and feature definitions, I wanted to ask a follow-up. Could you also comment on the specific things/features/tools that Civil lines CAN be used with that MicroStation lines cannot? There is a lot of overlap it seems.
George Palmiter said:there are incompatibilities between the two types of lines, or between civil lines and the different versions of Accudraw.
Mostly a correct statement, however there are ways around this. Civil AccuDraw and AccuDraw cannot be used at the same time. Using this keyin or a custom ribbon button will toggle between the two types of AccuDraw. civilcoord toggle;accudraw activate
The following Geometry learning path (titled "Where are my COGO tools?") is helpful in explaining how to use Civil AccuDraw. There is a learning curve that takes some getting used to. https://learn.bentley.com/app/Public/ViewLearningPathWithMasterCourseExpanded?lpId=113278&mcId=113278&CourseId=119643&moduleId=119652
I'll also point out that you can add a Feature Definition to a standard MicroStation non-civil line by using the Set Feature Definition tool.
You can also add rules to a standard complex element using the Create Civil Rule Feature tool.
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