Hi All,
Apologies if this has been asked before....
I have created an alignment, and I have chainage markers added along at 100 Mtr increments.
The thing is, if I place a number of blocks along that alignment how can I add a chainage marker to those items.
See attached image. The items I want to add chainage markers to are the 2 blocks.
If there was a way to automate this as well, that would be awesome.
Cheers
Zane
You could approach it the other way around and add the block(s) to an alignment station/offset label.
Mark Mccall
CAD Mangler
VHB - Engineering, Inc.
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Joe Bouza
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I agree with @MMcCall402.
To clarify, an alignment station offset label has both a Marker Style and a Station Offset Label Style.
The marker and label rotation can be controlled separately.
The Marker Style and Station Offset Label Style are located in separate parts of the setting tree.
You will want to create a new Marker Style and have it reference the desired block.
Good Luck!
Christopher Stevens
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You can scroll to the top of forum page and you should see a tab labeled "Learn". Lots of information there.
The software ships with several tutorials as well.
Mark Mccall
CAD Mangler
VHB - Engineering, Inc.
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@zgambling wrote:
... Is there a basic tutorial on setting up marker styles, markers, labels, etc.
I am basically self-taught. The Autodesk-supplied templates are suitable for "how to," but I find them lacking in "why to." I relied on Google to find various blog posts. Once you understand why you should or would want to do something, the tutorials will make much more sense.
Ideally what I'd like to do is that when I place a block it automatically sets a chainage marker/label.
Then should it move the chainage distance updates itself.
You are not going to achieve that ideal. You can come close if you reverse your point of view.
Civil 3D (C3D) requires modeling before drafting (Annotation). You model/design, then annotate that.
When you place an AutoCAD block, it is separate from the C3D objects in the drawing.
The ACAD objects and C3D objects do not and cannot interact.
This block has no C3D intelligence and is not linked to any C3D object.
ACAD blocks have a place in the C3D world when used as a label component or label marker, which is part of the marker placement. When used as a label marker, a block will move with the label, and the chainage portion of the label will update.
I know it's a bit of a tall order but I'd of thought this would be a standard process in any layout be it road, rail or even pipe & drainage. Again, it depends on your point of view.
When using ACAD block placements, it is indeed a tall order. I would go so far as to say impossible.
When using C3D label placements, it is an integral, stable, adequately documented program feature.
In my mind, C3D labels do what you are looking for.
The ways of C3D are not the ways of ACAD.
Some differences are hard to see. It can be a Eureka moment when a difference becomes apparent.
Cheers all 🙂Cheers!
Christopher Stevens
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