VBA check if a feature is queried from database
Hello all,
I have a features queried from database and another I just placed. Can I check if feature is queried from database in VBA?
RE: Selecting elements by elevation
Greetings Turkay,
This type of data manipulation is best done programmatically. If you could provide a sample design file and details on what elevations should be moved to which levels, I would gladly craft a sample VBA application which could be used…
RE: convert lot of txt elements to xfm
I reviewed the provided text2xfm v1.5 application and it appears the ability to process multiple text elements still exists. If a " Fence " is active when the " Process " button is pressed then all of the text or text node elements in the fence contents…
Re: Gdi import from oracle spatial ommits compound polygons geometry (gtype=1003,elem_info=1005)
...select the Bentley.Geospatial.Extensions.Oracle.tlb type library when setting your reference.
Need a way to identify centroid within a shape
Hi
I need what could be call a XFM version of the Topology Tool called "Associate Linkages"
I have some XFM based centoids with attributes.
Then with the Topology tool "Create Shapes" I create all the complex shapes and there is nice areas on…
Re: How do you Update/Edit Multiple Properties in Map?
Alan,
The ability to edit multiple XFM feature instances unfortunately is not included in Bentley Map at this time. We have received a number of customer requests for this functionality and are working to provide that capability later this year…
SetProperty methode on Feature object will not update property to empty or blank String
Hi
I have a funny problem. When I try in a VBA program to update a Property to a blank or empty line PowerMap keeps the old value. If I use any other string the property is set to the new value.
All my Properties are strings. There is no XFM schema…
Creating LAT/LON Coordinate Value Labels with Bentley Map
Users of Bentley Map often ask how they can generate text labels for their features containing LAT/LON coordinate values based upon the currently active geographic coordinate system. Users sometimes want to place the labels interactively (such as the…
Not able to list the featuredefinitions.
Hi
I have tried both examples from the Bentley Map XFM prommers Reference Guide:
Private Sub ProcessFeatureDefinitions()
Dim featureDefCount As Long
featureDefCount = xft.FeatureMgr. FeatureDefCount
Dim featureDefIndex As Long
For…
Printpreparation -how to controle from vba
By making a macro recording I can figure out how to start, how to lock rotation, how to set scale and to point out placement coordinates!
But
How do I set the name of the PlotSheet model that is going to be created? and how to I set the name of…
Re: Need a way to identify centroid within a shape
Greetings Erik,
The " Copy Centroid Business Properties To Polygon Feature Instances " example provides a minimum user interface...
...which allows the Bentley Map user to select a centroid (or point) feature class and polygon feature class then…
Re: Gdi import from oracle spatial ommits compound polygons geometry (gtype=1003,elem_info=1005)
...you could try to set the _USTN_USERNAME environment variable to the name of the user workspace (e.g. SET _USTN_USERNAME=geo_example_designer) in the shell before starting your session.
Re: Not able to list the featuredefinitions.
Erik,
It seems that the first method used exposes a defect which is encountered when the FeatureMgr.GetFeatureDefinitionByIndex method is called with an index that references a feature class that is not included in the schema, which of course you are…
Re: Need a way to identify centroid within a shape
Erik,
No worries and your memory is absolutely correct as that was in fact one of the VBA example applications I provided during the Bentley Map development workshop at the 2010 Be Together user conference. Hopefully the example will at least provide…
Re: Find feature by uuid
...in any Bentley Map installation look for the " Bentley Map V8 i (SELECTseries 1) VBA Programmers Reference Guide " program shortcut to open the xft.chm help file. Expand the table of contents as follows...
...or simply use the "Search" capabilities…
Re: Find feature by uuid
...you should be able to use the CreateFeatureByUuid method of the FeatureMgr to create an instance using a known UUID as in the following from the help.
Private Sub MySub(rootUuidString As String)
Dim oFeature As Feature
Set oFeature = xft…
Re: VBA - accessing linkages
After looking at the provided budynki_shape2.dgn file, it is at first not apparent which elements contain your user attribute data. Using pure MicroStation scanning and elements (e.g. no XFT constructs) it seemed that .GetUserAttributeData(lIDGL) always…
Re: gdi explorer and vba
Stefan,
As mentioned, the Bentley Map V8 i (SELECTseries 2) 08.11.07 release provides the new Interoperability API services, documented in the ...\Bentley \Documentation\GeoDataInterchangeAPI.chm help file. The " gdi connect " keyin is also new to…
Re: Gdi import from oracle spatial ommits compound polygons geometry (gtype=1003,elem_info=1005)
Jiri,
For the following compound geometry...
SHAPE(SDO_GTYPE, SDO_SRID, SDO_POINT(X, Y, Z), SDO_ELEM_INFO, SDO_ORDINATES) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…
Re: VBA - SubFeature Collection - XYZ (3D)
I suspect the error is being caused by the fact that in an XFM feature collection, the root feature does not contain any geometry. The root feature acts as a "container" which only holds references to all of the "member" sub-feature instances. Depending…
Could locateOp have a memory leak?
Hi
I have a strange problem. I use LocateOp operator to check if a Feature with a given GmlId is present in the XFMdesignfile before creating that feature. This to avoid duplicates.
After around 350 checked features PowerMap crashes! It could look…
Re: How to add rotation to Cells when importing SHP files
Attached is very brief VBA example (and sample design file) which uses XFT to rotate cell feature instances using a "ROTATION" property. Please note this sample does not perform the following verifications...
Which cell feature class is being…
Re: set subfeature text to Align
Charlie,
I would recommend that you review the PlaceAnnotation2 method in the Library module of the xfmStdOpsLib.mvba (e.g. the XFM Standard Operations Library) delivered with Bentley Map in the ...\Bentley\Map\vba folder. The code in that method will…
Re: Dynamic where clause in Interoperability?
Krister,
I've posted a complete example here which includes a sample COM server written in C# which demonstrates one approach to calling the Bentley Map Interoperability managed API methods from VBA. The following sample VBA form should give you some…
Re: Centroid und Feature Collection
Jens,
Thank you for that confirmation. Please refer to this wiki article for information on the " Bentley Geospatial Desktop Platform Extranet " and the " Bentley Map - Development and Product Customization Guide " which includes the following VBA…