LandXML labels

[pbejse]

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?

[TerryDotson]

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.

[jmayo-EE · Accepted solution]

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.

[samir_rezk]

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,

[Jeew-m]

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

[pbejse]

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@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.

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

[pbejse]

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@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...

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@Jeew-m wrote:

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

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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

[pbejse]

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@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.

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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