Please forgive my lack of knowledge of InRoads, but we only have to deal with it here and there. We received a survey that was done with InRoads, and one of the files we received is the Topo file, which is a 3D DGN with the points and line strings displayed. I would like to be able to convert this to a 2D file to use in our plans. When I try to do the simple "Export>2d...", I lose almost all the elements that originally had an elevation (something other than 0). I have also tried to copy the elements into a 2D file from the referenced 3D file, but they again disappear.
If needed, I may be able to just get by using the 3D file, but it doesn't let me fully edit the elements in the 3D file. I can change the symbology, but I can't rotate elements or anything like that.
Is there something that I am missing that could give me functionality that I need?
Thanks for the help.
Ken
Ken:
Have you tried opening opening a 2D Master file then referencing the 3D into the drawing and then merging the reference into the master? This is what we usually do to turn our surveys into 2D plans.
Kevin
What do you like to archive?
IMHO all rotate functionality will work in 3D too!
What survey elements do you like to rotate, cells?
For me (as a surveyor and site planning) it is a huge advantage to work with 3D-Modells.
If you use Export>2D, don't use a rotated view (or use the "Ignore Rotation button") and for me Export 2D works with my InRoads Survey DGN data! so there must be something else going on
Regards
Frank
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Check that the 2d file view attriubutes for constructions & tags are turned on. Also check the displayset attribute.
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We keep all of our models 3d but make our sheet models 2D. This usually eliminates any of the 2D/3D issues.
I have never seen 3D objects simply disappear just by copying them into another file - unless the layer they were on existed in the target file but were off.
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