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Tying a feature line to a surface

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losfotos
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Tying a feature line to a surface

I created a label for retaining wall that takes the z value from the start and end of a feature line. Works great except that it isn't dynamic. I have created the feature line in a grading sheet where the surface is data shortcut into it and I'm just using grips to make sure the ends are on the bottom and top of the retaining wall. Is there any way to dynamically pin/tie the feature line to a surface that has been data shortcut?

 

Thanks!

Carl Simpson
C3D 2015 & 2016
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Message 41 of 48
AllenJessup
in reply to: troma


@troma wrote:
You'll all be followed so you can't have your secret meetings any more!

The Civil 3D part has never been secret. But you may be asked to leave before we get down to the real businesses. Smiley Happy

If you're ever in the NY Metro area. Let us know. I'm always up for meeting fellow Civil users.

 

Allen



Allen Jessup
Engineering Specialist / CAD Manager

Message 42 of 48
losfotos
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Hey, I know more than anyone in the company but I know enough to know I'm gutting through it. I've found solutions that work and are pretty quick. Lots of trial and error though. There was a point about 2 years ago that I was ready to quit and retire and go bag groceries. It's a hard mental jump from LDD to C3D. Hard to learn with no one that knows more than you.

Carl Simpson
C3D 2015 & 2016
Message 43 of 48
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: losfotos

Where do you think I came from, and not unlike others carry an EE .
you'll do fine. Just Keep on Truckin! as they say
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 44 of 48
losfotos
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

Oh, I'm good at this point. It can be frustrating sometimes though. Especially when you have a boss that thinks the software is total BS and just wants people to digitize his design.

Carl Simpson
C3D 2015 & 2016
Message 45 of 48
jmayo-EE
in reply to: losfotos

Does your boss redline every contour and label every critical elevation? If so he his doubling the work as Civil 3D is your calculator. If this is so ask your boss if he would like to save some redline time. Instead of calc'ing and interpolations the entire design, drafting it and having you do the same digitally, tell him/her to provide only critical elevations and desired design slopes through the site. The computer will find the contours much faster than any of us and you can label all of the elvations without computing them on a calculator.

John Mayo

EESignature

Message 46 of 48
losfotos
in reply to: jmayo-EE

He knows... He provides all critical elevation points. But he loves drawing in contours. He owns the company, you can argue only so long with the person that signs your check. I've made him decently happy in the past 6 months. He doesn't like the jagginess of the contours... So I apply surface smoothing to the areas that get jaggy. It's far from perfect, but it works okay I guess.

Carl Simpson
C3D 2015 & 2016
Message 47 of 48
jmayo-EE
in reply to: losfotos

I have seen this in my office and many others and I know you don't argue with the boss.

 

Smoothing gives me the hebbie geebies for this work. I prefer to use plines or flines to draw the contour and add it to the surface as contour data. This way the boss gets exactly what he wants. 🙂 When contours are symmetric and/or parallel I try only drafting the 2 outer contours.

John Mayo

EESignature

Message 48 of 48
losfotos
in reply to: jmayo-EE

Me too John. But it hepls smooth out the landscaped areas and large parking expanses that may have jiggy jaggies.

Carl Simpson
C3D 2015 & 2016

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