topic Re: LandXML labels in Civil 3D Forum

LandXML labels

pbejse — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:09:50 GMT

Hi All,

Is there a way to keep my contour levels when i re-import a new version of a previous LandXML file?

Right now whats happening is , i have to re-label everything again when i received a new XML file and redo everything including the boundaries.

What is the correct procedure to avoid the user from re-doing everything again?

Re: LandXML labels

TerryDotson — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:33:58 GMT

If you were to consider third party add-ons, the Contour Labels tool in DotSoft's C3DTools will export Contour Label Groups to an external file for re-importing (using the same tool) into any other drawing.

Re: LandXML labels

jmayo-EE — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:51:55 GMT

You should be changing the path in the surface definition to the new xml file. You should not need to re-create the surface. See the image below. Find your xml operation, scroll over and click the folder. Go get the new file.

Re: LandXML labels

samir_rezk — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:57:15 GMT

Hi @pbejse

Select all the Surface labels (preferably with Select Similar) and change the surface reference noted in the AutoCAD Properties Pallete to the new LandXML surface that was just imported. Alternatively, create a new "Final" Surface as a container and insert the LandXML Surface in to it (using the Paste Surface command), label this "Final" surface; if and when a new LandXML surface is imported, simply remove the last definition from the "Final" surface and paste the new surface in; the labels are all referencing the "Final" so it becomes easy to change the definition at any point in time!

Hope this helps,

Re: LandXML labels

Jeew-m — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:44:50 GMT

This will be a good resource to refer to Samir's suggestions.

Re: LandXML labels

pbejse — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:28:54 GMT

@jmayo-EE wrote:

You should be changing the path in the surface definition to the new xml file. You should not need to re-create the surface. See the image below. Find your xml operation, scroll over and click the folder. Go get the new file.

This sounds simple enough to follow. I will try this. Looks very promising

Re: LandXML labels

pbejse — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:32:11 GMT

@samir_rezk wrote:

Select all the Surface labels (preferably with Select Similar) and change the surface reference noted in the AutoCAD Properties Pallete to the new LandXML surface that was just imported...

@Jeew-m wrote:

This will be a good resource to refer to Samir's suggestions.

I saw this earlier on you tube. it made my head spin :). I'll try @Jeew-m suggestion and i will let you guys know

Thanks all

Re: LandXML labels

pbejse — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:05:26 GMT

@jmayo-EE wrote:

You should be changing the path in the surface definition to the new xml file. You should not need to re-create the surface. See the image below. Find your xml operation, scroll over and click the folder. Go get the new file.

This works, i just need to rename the file to match the original name that i use on the very first time i imported the XML

Thank you