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Data Shortcut - Profile

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Message 1 of 11
sswanson
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Data Shortcut - Profile

I opened a new file and referenced in a data shortcut of a surface model object from which I then created  an alignment and profile, as well as creating a data shortcut of the alignment & profile, then saved the file as Drawing A. 

 

 

My problem is that when I opened a new file Drawing B, and try to data reference just the profile,

all I get is the alignment and no profile.

 

So my question is why can't I data reference in the profile on another drawing? 

 

This process worked when I data referenced in the surface model object.

 

                                                                      Steve Swanson

 

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Message 2 of 11
Jay_B
in reply to: sswanson


@Anonymous wrote:

My problem is that when I opened a new file Drawing B, and try to data reference just the profile,

all I get is the alignment and no profile.

 So my question is why can't I data reference in the profile on another drawing?   


 

Is this what you've tried?

From within File B:

Data Shortcuts listing on Prospector Tab of Toolspace>Alignments>Centerline Alignments>Alignment Name>expand Alignment Name>Profiles>expand Profiles>Profile Name>Rt. Click>Create Reference?

 

C3D 2018.1
C3D 2016 SP4

Win 7 Professional 64 Bit
Message 3 of 11
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: sswanson

The alignment and profile should be created in the same file. Althought it seems, and c3d lets you, create them in different files it doesn't always work. don't know if you can call it a bug, but it is a c3d fact of life. sometimes it will work and sometimes it will not

Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

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Message 4 of 11
sswanson
in reply to: Jay_B

Hi Jay

 

Yes that is exactly what I did, but all I got was the centerline alignment. 

 

                                         Steve

Message 5 of 11
sswanson
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Hi Joe

 

Both the alingment and profile where created on the same file, Drawing A, but I can not bring in the data reference of the profile from dwawing A into Drawing B.

 

                                                     Steve

Message 6 of 11
Jay_B
in reply to: sswanson

Steve,

 

I didn't see any version info posted but it's working fine here using 2014 SP1.

 

In Prospector, did you drill down to Alignments>Centerline Alignments>Alignment Name>Profiles>Profile Name

In drawing B after creating the reference?

C3D 2018.1
C3D 2016 SP4

Win 7 Professional 64 Bit
Message 7 of 11
sswanson
in reply to: sswanson

Jay

 

Yes that is what I did, and as soon as I did that the "Create  Profile Reference" menu appears with my source profile & alignment names,

profile style: Standard, profile layer 0, and profile label set: standard.   Then just the alignment appears. maybe it could be a layer problem,

but I still can not figure why the alignment appears, it should just the profile.

 

                                                                           Steve

Message 8 of 11
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: sswanson


@Anonymous wrote:

I opened a new file and referenced in a data shortcut of a surface model object from which I then created  an alignment and profile, as well as creating a data shortcut of the alignment & profile, then saved the file as Drawing A. 

 

That doesn't sound possible?

 

 

My problem is that when I opened a new file Drawing B, and try to data reference just the profile,

all I get is the alignment and no profile.

 

What Would you do with only a profile? They usually are part and parcel I think you have to deref the alignment first

 

 

 

 


                                                           


 


Just the profile? and what would it be tied too?

Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

64 Bit Win10 OS
Message 9 of 11
Jay_B
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

"I think you have to deref the alignment first"

I thought so too Joe, until I tried just that today when looking at this.

Created New dwg from dwt>save dwg>dref in surface pfl only.

It worked but of course it also brought the parent alignment along
for the ride as both appeared in prospector.
C3D 2018.1
C3D 2016 SP4

Win 7 Professional 64 Bit
Message 10 of 11
sswanson
in reply to: sswanson

Hi Jay & Joe

 

I was out yesterday, so I just tried your suggestion and it worked.  This is great.

 

 

                           Thank you both for all your help

                                          

                                              Steve Swanson

Message 11 of 11
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: sswanson

HTH
Thank you

Joseph D. Bouza, P.E. (one of 'THOSE' People)

HP Z210 Workstation
Intel Xeon CPU E31240 @ 3.30 Hz
12 GB Ram


Note: Its all Resistentialism, so keep calm and carry on

64 Bit Win10 OS

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