Annotation of contour lines for export outside the Bentley universe

Annotation of contour lines for export outside the Bentley universehttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67237/annotation-of-contour-lines-for-export-outside-the-bentley-universeen-USTelligent Community 12Annotation of contour lines for export outside the Bentley universehttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67237/annotation-of-contour-lines-for-export-outside-the-bentley-universeMon, 26 Jun 2023 20:34:32 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6fb7d06d-0f45-434a-bd8f-dcb5a3a33c3fKevin McDonaldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67237/annotation-of-contour-lines-for-export-outside-the-bentley-universe#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Kevin McDonald on 6/26/2023 8:34:32 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.09+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>Drawing Production</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Created By: </strong></td> <td>Vincent Rault, Senior Consultant, Civil Engineering Success Services</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j50" class="name">Problem:</h2> <div class="content"> <p><span>The automatic annotation of Terrain contours typically does not survive export in a format other than DGN, and in particular saving as DWG.</span></p> <h2 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j51"><span>Solution:</span></h2> <p><span>To overcome this, it is possible in a few steps to generate "fixed" contour annotation.</span></p> <p><span>The procedure is as follows:</span></p> <p><span>NOTE: all the steps can be automated by saving the commands in a VBA Macro.</span></p> <p></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j52" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>1. </span><span><span>Configure the Terrain to display only the contour lines to label</span></span></h3> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk37h06"> <span>2. <span>Run the Drop Element tool with "Application Elements" selected to drop the terrain element down to individual linestrings</span></span></h3> <p> <img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687809123582v1.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j53" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>3. </span><span><span>Assign the linestrings a linear Feature Definition that will annotate the elevation at an interval along line.</span></span></h3> <p id="mcetoc_1h3skatc37" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span><span>Click on this <a href="/products/road___site_design/m/road_and_site_design_gallery/276580/download">link </a>to download a DGNLIB that has an example linear Feature Definition definition "P_Courbe_de_Niveau_Annotation"</span></span></p> <p><img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687809460254v3.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j54" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>4. Annotate the elements</span></h3> <p><img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687811342236v4.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j55" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>5.   <span> Drop Complex the</span></span><span><span> Text Nodes</span></span></h3> <ul> <li><span>Select all text nodes (via the Element Selection tool):</span></li> </ul> <p><img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687811485696v5.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <ul> <li><span>Drop the Text Nodes into text:</span></li> </ul> <p><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:320px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687811677607v7.png" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span>This last step is necessary to honor background masks:</span></p> <p> <img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_6.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <p><span>Comparison with the original automatic annotations:</span></p> <p><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_7.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <p><span>In TrueView:</span></p> <p><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_8.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <p><span>Printing from TrueView: Masks are honored:</span></p> <p><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_9.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> Annotation of contour lines for export outside the Bentley universehttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67237/annotation-of-contour-lines-for-export-outside-the-bentley-universe/revision/1Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:31:44 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:6fb7d06d-0f45-434a-bd8f-dcb5a3a33c3fKevin McDonaldhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/67237/annotation-of-contour-lines-for-export-outside-the-bentley-universe#commentsRevision 1 posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Kevin McDonald on 6/26/2023 8:31:44 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.09+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area: </strong></td> <td>Drawing Production</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Created By: </strong></td> <td>Vincent Rault, Senior Consultant, Civil Engineering Success Services</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j50" class="name">Problem:</h2> <div class="content"> <p><span>The automatic annotation of Terrain contours typically does not survive export in a format other than DGN, and in particular saving as DWG.</span></p> <h2 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j51"><span>Solution:</span></h2> <p><span>To overcome this, it is possible in a few steps to generate "fixed" contour annotation.</span></p> <p><span>The procedure is as follows:</span></p> <p><span>NOTE: all the steps can be automated by saving the commands in a VBA Macro.</span></p> <p></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j52" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>1. </span><span><span>Configure the Terrain to display only the contour lines to label</span></span></h3> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk37h06"> <span>2. <span>Run the Drop Element tool with "Application Elements" selected to drop the terrain element down to individual linestrings</span></span></h3> <p> <img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687809123582v1.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j53" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>3. </span><span><span>Assign the linestrings a linear Feature Definition that will annotate the elevation at an interval along line.</span></span></h3> <p id="mcetoc_1h3skatc37" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span><span>Click on this link to download a DGNLIB that has an example linear Feature Definition definition "P_Courbe_de_Niveau_Annotation"</span></span></p> <p><img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687809460254v3.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j54" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>4. Annotate the elements</span></h3> <p><img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687811342236v4.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <h3 id="mcetoc_1h3sk32j55" data-uw-rm-heading="level"><span>5.   <span> Drop Complex the</span></span><span><span> Text Nodes</span></span></h3> <ul> <li><span>Select all text nodes (via the Element Selection tool):</span></li> </ul> <p><img style="height:auto;max-width:640px;" alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1280x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687811485696v5.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <ul> <li><span>Drop the Text Nodes into text:</span></li> </ul> <p><img style="max-height:240px;max-width:320px;" src="/resized-image/__size/640x480/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1687811677607v7.png" alt=" " /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span>This last step is necessary to honor background masks:</span></p> <p> <img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_6.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <p><span>Comparison with the original automatic annotations:</span></p> <p><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_7.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <p><span>In TrueView:</span></p> <p><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_8.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> <p><span>Printing from TrueView: Masks are honored:</span></p> <p><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1400x1400/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/ORD_5F00_FR_5F00_Annot_5F00_CdN_5F00_9.png" data-uw-rm-ima="un" /></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div>