Pipe Labels

[Anonymous]

1. Why is the slope negative? I have tried Reversing the Flow on the pipe.

2. Is there a way to force the structure label to remain vertical (90 deg
rotation) in a dragged state?

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John Mayo
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2007, LDT 2007, Raster Design 2007
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[BrianHailey]

Hi John,

It's labeling it as negatice because that is the slope. I believe the slope is calculated in the direction of flow and since it's flowing down, it has a negative slope. You can have the label style drop the negative sign if you wish.

http://i2.tinypic.com/33y45fk.png

As far as the dragged state rotation goes, I haven't looked into much but there doesn't seem to be a rotation factor for the dragged state. Perhaps someone else will know.

Brian

[Anonymous]

Gotcha, Thanx.
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John Mayo
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2007, LDT 2007, Raster Design 2007
P-IV at 3.5 GHz
2 GB Ram
Nvidea Quadro FX w/ 128 MB Ram
wrote in message news:5505068@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi John,

It's labeling it as negatice because that is the slope. I believe the slope
is calculated in the direction of flow and since it's flowing down, it has a
negative slope. You can have the label style drop the negative sign if you
wish.

http://i2.tinypic.com/33y45fk.png

As far as the dragged state rotation goes, I haven't looked into much but
there doesn't seem to be a rotation factor for the dragged state. Perhaps
someone else will know.

Brian

[mmccall]

It looks like the slope is being calculated based on the direction the pipe was created in. Flipping the flow direction only seems to change which end is considered the 'start' and 'end'. I changed it and it had no effect on the slope. Physically swapping the ends of the pipe did. But, as previously stated you can have the label drop the sign.

As for the structure label style, yes, it can go vertical. You'll need a structure label style just for use in a profile view to do it. I started the style with a vertical line with the start end anchored to the structure at the label location and the end anchored to the structure at the structure dimension. Anchor the text components to this line. Set the drag mode to 'as composed'. You'll get three grips on this label. Between the triangle an square grips you should be able to accommodate most situations. The square sets a horizontal move and the angle point. The triangle does a vertical move. (see attached pic)

I can send you this style in a drawing if you wish.

[BrianHailey]

"As Composed"

uh, duh. I should of thought of that.

Brian

[Anonymous]

Excellent!! I would greatly appreciate seeing the style in a dwg. I haven't
set any up with lines yet.

Thanks again folks.

JohnM at company below dot com. All one word.

--
John Mayo
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2007, LDT 2007, Raster Design 2007
P-IV at 3.5 GHz
2 GB Ram
Nvidea Quadro FX w/ 128 MB Ram
wrote in message news:5505164@discussion.autodesk.com...
"As Composed"

uh, duh. I should of thought of that.

Brian

[Anonymous]

Forgot to quote Homer for this one, "It's labeling it as negative because
that is the slope".

"Doh"

Simpson of course, not the Greek.

--
John Mayo
Project Engineer
Conklin Associates
Ramsey, NJ

Civil 3D 2007, LDT 2007, Raster Design 2007
P-IV at 3.5 GHz
2 GB Ram
Nvidea Quadro FX w/ 128 MB Ram
wrote in message news:5505068@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi John,

It's labeling it as negatice because that is the slope. I believe the slope
is calculated in the direction of flow and since it's flowing down, it has a
negative slope. You can have the label style drop the negative sign if you
wish.

http://i2.tinypic.com/33y45fk.png

As far as the dragged state rotation goes, I haven't looked into much but
there doesn't seem to be a rotation factor for the dragged state. Perhaps
someone else will know.

Brian

[mmccall]

Ah Homer, the great philosopher. ... and that Greek dude ain't bad either.

The drawing file should be in your in-box by now.

[BrianHailey]

I would love to get a copy of that as well. I've been racking my brain trying to duplicate your style.

brianh at ctcivil dot com

[mmccall]

No problem. It should be in your box in a few minutes.

[C3D_RickGraham]

ME TOO!!!!

rgraham AT jrholley DOT com
wrote in message news:5505538@discussion.autodesk.com...
No problem. It should be in your box in a few minutes.

[mmccall]

Hey Rick. I sent you this file a few minutes ago.


For anyone else who comes across this thread and wants the file, you can find it at the following link in the customer files.

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?threadID=549490