How to make line number tag visual in 3D model?

[m.bevers]

Okay, gonna try and explain what I'd like to know :

Is there a way to make line numbers visual (as text) in a 3D model?

Right now in plant3D I create a Mtext, manually type the correct line number and then place the text next to the corresponding pipe, like this:

(plant 3D screenshot)

With the goal to make line numbers visual in Navisworks, so our clients can easily see what they are looking at. 

(Screenshot from Navisworks. What I'd like to see)

Doing it like I mentioned above is a lot of work, a potential threat for human errors and when changing a pipe route or line number you also have to manually move/change the mtext of course... So it's a PITA 

Is it possible to make something where you just click a piece of pipe and have p3d automatically place the line number text near the point where you clicked?

Perhaps a component that one can select from the pipe spec tool palettes and insert somewhere in a pipe (like a little name plate or something..)

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Hi，You can only do this through P3D development. If you need ,I can help you.   My email is  [email protected]

[Dan.Scales · Accepted solution]

Hi @m.bevers,

Unfortunately the functionality that you describe is not currently available in Plant 3D.

Thanks,

Dan

[jabowabo · Accepted solution]

Here's an example with LISP. 

; [email protected]
; Note: Current mleader style needs to be type Multileader Type: "Mtext"
; 
(defun c:TagLine ( / myEnt vlaobj lineNumTag mlObj)
  (vl-load-com)
  ; get the line number from piping obj
  (setq myEnt (car (entsel)))
  (setq vlaobj (vlax-ename->vla-object myEnt))
  (setq lineNumTag (vlax-get-property vlaobj 'LineNumberTag))
  
  ; create the mleader. 
  (command "_MLEADER" pause pause "")
  
  ; change mleader text to line number tag
  (setq mlObj (vlax-ename->vla-object (entlast)))
  (if (= (vlax-get-property mlObj 'ObjectName) "AcDbMLeader")
    (vlax-put-property mlObj 'TextString lineNumTag)
    (exit)	   
  )
  (princ)
)