Reassociating Surface labels

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know of a way to reassociate multiple surface labels with another surface?

[Anonymous]

Only if the surface has been DREF'd. And it has its issues as well.

http://www.civil3d.com/2008/08/presto-chango-abracadabra-pull-a-surface-out-of-a-hat/

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Matt Kolberg
Global CADD Systems - A division of Cansel

[Anonymous]

Why not just use a Surface Paste? For example, you labeled FG-1 but you
wanted to label FG-2.

Why not just paste FG-2 into FG-1?

Matthew Anderson, PE



Matt Kolberg wrote:
> Only if the surface has been DREF'd. And it has its issues as well.
>
> http://www.civil3d.com/2008/08/presto-chango-abracadabra-pull-a-surface-out-of-a-hat/
>
>

[Anonymous]

That would work great as long as it doesn't mess up anything else. If FG-1
needs to remain as-is, with no pasting, it may pose a problem.

--
Matt Kolberg
Global CADD Systems - A division of Cansel

"Matt.Anderson" wrote in message
news:6335706@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Why not just use a Surface Paste? For example, you labeled FG-1 but you
> wanted to label FG-2.
>
> Why not just paste FG-2 into FG-1?
>
> Matthew Anderson, PE
>
>
>
> Matt Kolberg wrote:
>> Only if the surface has been DREF'd. And it has its issues as well.
>>
>> http://www.civil3d.com/2008/08/presto-chango-abracadabra-pull-a-surface-out-of-a-hat/
>>
>>

[Anonymous]

Is there a way this could be done using a find a replace tool? Can C3D find
and replace one label style with another, with each style referencing a
different surface? I haven't used the tools enough to know if it could work.

[AdamPeter]

I would consider using a note instead of a surface label. Within notes you can add referenced text (surface elevation) and this option WILL allow you to change the surface that label is assigned to. It doesn't help with your current situation, but it's a work around I've used for a while now.

Thanks,
Adam

[erdemcelenk]

From what I've understood, you should follow these steps;

First, you may use "Export to LandXML" (in Output ribbon) on another drawing in order to export the surfaces you've already labeled and then land them(by using command LANDXMLIN) onto the drawing where your new surfaces that are going to be labeled exist.

So that, you've got all the surfaces in the same drawing, both labeled and non-labeled ones.

Secondly, you should delete all the data that the surfaces you've already labeled have this way:

Surface Properties > Definition tab > Right click on each operation type and select "Remove from Definition" and rebuild the surface.

Then, you go into Toolspace > Surfaces > Expand the labeled surface (the surface you just removed its data) > Expand Definition > Right click on Edits > Select "Paste Surface" and select the new surface you want to label.

The labels must be associated with the new surface now.

Kind regards.

Erdem Çelenk

Civil Engineer

[TerryDotson]

Unless I'm missing something, in newer versions of Civil3D you can simply select the AECC_SURFACE_ELEVATION_LABEL objects and use the PROPS dialog to change the referenced surface.

[erdemcelenk]

Hello Terry,

You are totally right, yet as you know, if you have a great number of surfaces and if these surfaces seem like engaged(like one on the top of the other), it won't be easy to understand a label's referenced surface and you will have to select each one by one in order to see its referenced surface.

Erdem Çelenk

Civil Engineer