Pipe Dimension

[Anonymous]

Ok,

Looking at the Label Style Composer for pipes in plan profile, what is the
Pipe Dimension as an anchor point? I couldn't fine and info in the help
files so I thought I would ask here. See the attached imag for more info.

Thanks

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Brian
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http://cadcafe.blogspot.com

[mmccall]

Not sure how to describe it but I'll give it a try ...

It's a vertical location or offset from the label anchor location. It's only used by the profile labels. I've only used it for structure labels in a profile as you can specify the 'dimension' as an elevation, or a distance above of below the label anchor point. This value is set once the label is placed (edit it's properties), or as a default in a labelling command settings.

I sent you a drawing back on 3/2/07 with a structure label style that uses this feature. The 'dimension' shows as a triangular grip when you select a label that uses it.

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[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply. I familiar with its use in structure labels but, I
can't seem to do anything with it for a pipe. I was wanting to create a
style that would label the pipe with dimension entities similar to a
vertical curve label.

--
Brian
http://www.ctcivil.com
http://cadcafe.blogspot.com


wrote in message news:5580164@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not sure how to describe it but I'll give it a try ...

It's a vertical location or offset from the label anchor location. It's only
used by the profile labels. I've only used it for structure labels in a
profile as you can specify the 'dimension' as an elevation, or a distance
above of below the label anchor point. This value is set once the label is
placed (edit it's properties), or as a default in a labelling command
settings.

I sent you a drawing back on 3/2/07 with a structure label style that uses
this feature. The 'dimension' shows as a triangular grip when you select a
label that uses it.

Message was edited by: MMccall

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Message was edited by: MMccall

[mmccall]

Ahh. Well, its kinda the same thing, just for pipes though.

I've tried to do that dimension thing too but I never got it to work. I could never get anything to go horizontal. It always ended up being sloped like the pipe, or worse. I tried starting two lines from the ends of a flow direction arrow set at the center of a pipe and then ending them at the pipe 'dimension'. I thought they would go from the ends to a point below the ends (same elevation using a 'fixed' dimension) ... no go, they ended at a common point below the mid-point of the pipe. Doh!. I gave up after that.

[dana.probert]

i am not 100% sure, but a few months ago when i wrote our pipe chapter, i am pretty sure i figured out that those neato grippy zippy labels can only be made for structures. but i am not 100% sure. seems like pipes don't have an understanding of the profile view presence like structures do.

prove me wrong brian, and i will buy you more free beers at AU than you can drink.

[Anonymous]

"prove me wrong brian, and i will buy you more free beers at AU than you can
drink."

You'll buy both of them for me?

--
Brian
http://www.ctcivil.com
http://cadcafe.blogspot.com


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i am not 100% sure, but a few months ago when i wrote our pipe chapter, i am
pretty sure i figured out that those neato grippy zippy labels can only be
made for structures. but i am not 100% sure. seems like pipes don't have
an understanding of the profile view presence like structures do.

prove me wrong brian, and i will buy you more free beers at AU than you can
drink.

[dana.probert]

i mean that like this...

i'd like to be proven wrong so i can learn how to do something cool.

and since i am cheap, free beer is the only kind i buy

[Anonymous]

I know. I was just commenting on my inability to hold my alcohol.

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Brian
http://www.ctcivil.com
http://cadcafe.blogspot.com


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i mean that like this...

i'd like to be proven wrong so i can learn how to do something cool.

and since i am cheap, free beer is the only kind i buy