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"arc0112358" wrote in messageI
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would like to know if it is possible to have the default Description of a
Civil 3D 2009 structure expanded to include a second line of text. Right now,
when you layout a Pipe Network, the structure comes in with the default name
in the Part List as the Description. As far as I know, that can only be one
line of text... I am looking for a return and a second line of text by
default; I can currently only manu-edit it. Please see attached PNG.
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knew you were going to ask... here's the long (only) version... We have a
somewhat unconventional Structure Table set up, but only out of necessity.
When the 'Insert Rim Elevation' is used in the structure table, it returns
this value for ALL structures, including Headwalls, which isn't desirable.
Also, you are somewhat limited with tables as you can only specify one text
'tag' for all your structures, regardless if it is applicable, i.e., a manhole
would say RIM=[InsertRimElevation] which is fine, but a catch basin would read
RIM=[InsertRimElevation] as well where we really only want it to read GRATE=,
and a headwall would also read RIM=[InsertRimElevation], where we don't want
ANYTHING reported for those types of structures. So... we set up the table to
report an expression (Sump Elevation + Sump to Rim Height) for Manholes and
Catch Basins; this works great because it will not return an elevation for
headwalls as they do not contain these attributes; the expression is not
applicable. In order to show RIM= or GRATE= in front of the value from said
expression for MHs or CBs, we are using the [Structure Description] in front
of it. We get this first line of text in there, which is the actual structure
type per our DOT (Manhole Type 2, etc..) and what we want, but we also want
the unique identifier of GRATE= or RIM= on the next line. If I could force a
return, and tie these returns with additional descriptors to each unique
structure in the Parts List, I wouldn't have to 'manu-CAD' the second line of
text in. This last wish would make those whole process fully automated, and
display the schedule in, what we would consider, a logical fashion. As silly
as the setup may seem, this really works quite nicely... see attached PNG for
clarification. Edited by: arc0112358 on Jun 17, 2009 8:47 AM Edited by:
arc0112358 on Jun 17, 2009 8:50 AM Edited by: arc0112358 on Jun 17, 2009 8:55
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