I too am having the same problem. It is a lot of work to make a decent looking contour map using existing data. I am also (Dare I say it .....) an Eagle Point / AutoCAD user. A handy tool that EP does not auto label contours, you have to do it manually…

Ray, Do you have Delete Ink turned on? If so, toggle it off and leave Pen toggled on. Thanks, Jason Smithey

Keri, What civil product are you using? In the InRoads Group, see the attached video (in Nathan Davenport's reply) as an example of how to accomplish this. Thanks, Jason Smithey

Keri, I apologize for the quality of the video. I have been trying to attach a better quality video off and on for over 2 hours but I keep getting errors. Let me see if a colleague can post the AVI. Yes, create a text style with…

I have a couple of requests: Can an option be included in Site or the DTM tools to place the labels on top of, instead of breaking, the contour lines? This is helpful when trying to measure perimeter and areas of closed contours for detention…

Sri Jonathan's Smith's recommendation is good, but may not solve the problem of sheer volume. If not, read on ... If as you say the client really does not have and cannot obtain the base survey model from which the contours were generated…

Hi Neil, The contour feature is to allow a better modeling on ridges, avoiding steps. When choosing contour feature, the modeler does not allow triangles to have all there vertices on the same contour (same elevation). So it forces triangle to…

Hello Mr. Lennon, The best way is to create an own style set for contours and display contour model with this style set. In private style set you can define masks, colours, fonts, linetypes etc. You can also use existing MX style set ie. "MfW Contour…

I consider contour labeling to be a big downside for Bentley civil products. While the automatic contours are great when designing with transient contours, there must be more control over their placement for final drawings. Other software packages provide…