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Drawing a line from the center/ insertion point of a node

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MtnMax700
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Drawing a line from the center/ insertion point of a node

I have created some blocks and put them on layer 0 and set them up in Point Styles and description keys.When they are inserted into the dwg. attached to a point, I can not draw a line from the center or insertion point.  But I can draw a line using the POINT NUmber.  Any ideas?

 

Thxs.

 

David

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Message 2 of 11
BrianHailey
in reply to: MtnMax700

Snap to the NODE.

Brian J. Hailey, P.E.



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My Civil 3D Blog

Message 3 of 11
MtnMax700
in reply to: MtnMax700

Why doesn't it find the insertion point/center of the symbol?  Do they lose these properties as nodes?

 

Thxs.

 

David

Message 4 of 11
rreid
in reply to: MtnMax700

Yes, when using a block within a point style, all AutoCAD properties such as center, quadrant, nearest, etc are lost because they are not important to a point. A point is an X Y and Z location, thus the other geometric properties of a "symbol" are irrelevant to a point location.

 

HTH

Richard W. Reid, Jr. PLS

AutoCAD - Civil 3D - Map 3D - ESRI - Google
AutoCAD Civil 3D Implementation Expert
Message 5 of 11
MtnMax700
in reply to: rreid

Richard,

 

I tried snapping to the node and it worked on most of my blocks but not all.  Any ideas?

 

Thxs.

 

David

Message 6 of 11
rreid
in reply to: MtnMax700

Zoom your CAD file into one of your blocks that the NODE osnap does not work on and post the DWG. I can take a look at it.

 

 

Richard W. Reid, Jr. PLS

AutoCAD - Civil 3D - Map 3D - ESRI - Google
AutoCAD Civil 3D Implementation Expert
Message 7 of 11
MtnMax700
in reply to: MtnMax700

Thxs,.

Message 8 of 11
rreid
in reply to: MtnMax700

David

Wow - I am stumped.There is something definitely wrong with your MON point style. And I am also seeing some bad things in your CAD file. I inserted this DWG into one of my DWT's and all the same things return.

 

Perhaps exporting your points and bringing them back into a new DWG will help.

 

Sorry - perhaps you could reach out to Autodesk or your reseller for assistance. There are a few undocumented commands which might help.

 

 

Richard W. Reid, Jr. PLS

AutoCAD - Civil 3D - Map 3D - ESRI - Google
AutoCAD Civil 3D Implementation Expert
Message 9 of 11
MtnMax700
in reply to: MtnMax700

Thxs. for trying.

Message 10 of 11
Jeff_M
in reply to: MtnMax700

Edit the bm block.....erase the 2 wide polylines used for the fill areas and replace with either a solid hatch or redraw those polylines. Then the NODE Osnap will work.

 

Don't ask me why, because I have no idea why....

Jeff_M, also a frequent Swamper
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Message 11 of 11
MtnMax700
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Thxs.  That worked great.

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