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Exporting c3d dwgs with readable points

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GaryElswick5627
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Exporting c3d dwgs with readable points

Similar questions have been asked in the past but could not find a usable answer.

 

Our biggest clients have old or a different brand of cad software. The ones with Acad are old enough versions they do not support object enablers if they are even technologically sophisticated enough to know what it is. Other clients use older uSta. None of them can see C3D points, some can see exported contours.

 

It is to the point we are looking at Carlson or MicroSurvey to be compatible with our clients.

 

Before we make a major change has anyone got ideas on how to tame C3D, something like convert points to point blocks?

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neilyj666
in reply to: GaryElswick5627

Depends to some extent on what your clients want to do with the data that you send them - can you elaborate?? Have you looked at the various File Export Options e.g. earlier version dxf/dwg??

 

You haven't said what version of C3D you use but any older version will not be compatible with your C3D objects anyway so you are looking at plain CAD entities anyway.

 

neilyj (No connection with Autodesk other than using the products in the real world)
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Joe-Bouza
in reply to: GaryElswick5627

Exporting to Acad (not saving down) should give plain old plines, that should be readable to anyone. An ASCII point file IMHO is good for all.

 

Now, if these clients are asking for a "readable" model.. IWH2S they are asking for far too much of any system

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Message 4 of 13

You could use the covert points to block from the points dropdown menu. This will convert a C3Dpoint to a LDT Point


Rick Jackson
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Convert points to block on the point menu, who would have thought of looking there for it Smiley Very Happy

 

thank you!!!

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Created point blocks using create point blocks command on point menu, however, they all had an elevation of 0.000. Is there a setting I am missing somewhere??

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I'm not sure about a setting as I do not exhibit this issue. Whatever elevation the C3D point is the block is created with the old LDT attribute style and the elevation is the same.

 

Questions:

 

Does it do it consitently with all points?

 

Are the points within the style flattened to 0 elevation or are you using them at elevation?


Rick Jackson
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Yes as to all points being at 0.000. The default elevation in the points creation dialog is 0.000.

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Are you saying that the elevation attributes are all 0.0 or that the block are inserted at 0.0?



Allen Jessup
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Message 10 of 13

Had to check, both are zero.

Message 11 of 13

If the elevation of the point is zero, then it is doing as expected.

 

Now if you have a surface in the drawing, you can move the points to the surface, which would allow the points to take on the elevation of the surface and then convert them. otherwise your stuck with zero, it can only covert whats provide.


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Should have paid more attention several questions back, the points were flattened to zero elevation. Changed that on one style and the blocks come in at the correct elevation and elevation attribute.

 

So is the easiest way to flip elevation flattening just to create a style with the elevation set to insert at elevation and remember to flip to that one before creating blocks?

 

and Thank you for teaching something new!!!

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I can't duplicate it in C3D 2011. The point blocks are inserted at the point elevation and the elevation attribute contains the correct elevation. Have you tried this in a different drawing and/or with a different point style?

 

As a workaround, if you have Land Desktop Companion installed, you could export a point file and import it to Land. That would give you the point blocks.

 

Just saw you post and you discovered what I just had. It looks like the Convert Points to Blocks routine is taking the elevation from the point insertion and not the labeled elevation of the point. I think that's a bad practice but at least we know how to get the right elevations.

 

Allen

 

 



Allen Jessup
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