Elevation of pipe outside top on profile view

[janis.prodnieks]

Does anyone know a workaround for getting pipe top elevation in profile view data band? In labels it's possible to perform calculations via expressions. In data bands – not. Inablity to get pipe outside top elevation in profile view leads to dead end in my hunt for smooth workflow.

[Jay_B]

One workaround would be to draw a profile along top of the pipe to get the elevations to show in data band.

[janis.prodnieks]

Thanks for hint, Jay! Far not the coolest possible of way of carrying design out but something better than nothing anyway....

[randyspear6624]

You want the crown elevation + the wall thickness? just use an expression...

[janis.prodnieks]

Randy, are you suggesting expressions in data bands are enabled in C3D 2014? Because with C3D 2013 or older versions you can't use expressions in data bands.

[randyspear6624]

I apologize.. i never noticed it before. I was going to suggest using a pipe label/expression set to graph view bottom and a negative offset to appear like a band but even those expressions only allow for start and end inverts/obverts.

I use this method for my structure inverts because it will label the direction of the inverts as well and oddly enough, I do the opposite for my pipe labels/dimensions (using a band style with a positive offset). With the label entire network profile command, its usually just as fast if not faster in some conjested profiles.

Sorry to get your hopes up...