Elevations on feature lines

[dcanete]

Hi All,

Is there a way to add elevation labels at any position on a feature line without having to create a surface?

[annw2]

Yes, that is exactly it as long as the elevations update when the feature line does.

I wasn't too sure if it would because it was under the general line instead of feature line.

I just need to look up how to do an expression.

Thank you and what happened to the accept as solution button?

[AllenJessup]

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@Anonymous wrote:

One bummer I did find is that if you try to move the label it will not update the elevation.

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That's strange. I have a General Note Label for Elevation and when I move or copy it, it will update. The bummer I see is that they don't automatically update if you edit the Featureline. You have to remember to move the label to the new elevation.

Allen

[BrianHailey]

Did you look at the link I posted earlier? It has instructions on how to create and use expressions. http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=class&session_id=5143

[dwyse]

This site tells you how to customize a label style so you can label elevations at any position on the feature line. 

http://blog.advancedsolutions.com/civil-3d-labels-elevations-along-feature-line

[merci.martin]

Thankyou 🙂 the most helpful post that suited what I wanted. 

[jsh]

Hey Jeff_M,

I've recently upgraded from LDD 2002 to C3D 2017 and wanted to let you know pretty much every item I look up to get help with your advice is always spot-on. Thanks for your postings they have been very helpful.

Jeff

[Jeff_M]

@jsh, Welcome to the forums. I'm glad to see that my posts are continuing to help others.

[Neilw_05]

Inserting elevation points on a feature creates new segments. Thus the labels will move to the new start and end points when an elevation point is added. 

[AllenJessup]

I draw a featureline. I learned that from John M. This is a file on creating the style I posted in the thread that Bill linked to. It should still work but I haven't used it lately.

https://forums.autodesk.com/autodesk/attachments/autodesk/66/142840/1/Create%20Text%20Component%20-%...

Edit. Looks like I went too far back in the old post and answered a question from long ago. One of the dangers of necro-posting.