I created an inlet in Infrastructure Parts Editor but I can't figure out how to move the structure insertion point from the top center to the middle center. Right now because it snaps to the edge, it causes half the pipe to stick out.
I'd like to move the snapping point more in the middle where the red square is
Hi Dave,
Welcome to the Civil 3D forum! We're thrilled to have you join us.
I suggest checking out a workflow webcast titled Drainage structure catalogs created with Infrastructure Parts Editor presented by Charlie Ogden. This webcast may provide valuable insights and tips that could help you address your challenge.
Feel free to explore the webcast and let us know if it offers clues or solutions to your specific issue.
Once again, welcome to the Civil 3D community, and thank you for being an active participant!
This is not as simple as it sounds.
The insertion point is set from the Start point on the Top Workplane which is usually a fixed point.
There are a couple of ways which may achieve this in an existing part and it really depends on how it's constructed or where elements are dimensioned from.
Before you do anything save a copy of the part using the built in tools, sometimes doing this we break the park leading to it becoming unusable.
You could create a dummy line in the direction you want from the Fixed point with a dimension to control the end location, as this is both an X and Y adjustment you may need a vertical line & dim as well as a horizontal.
You then need to find the constraint linking the geometry in the upper Top plane to the Fixed point, delete and reset the constraint to your new point location. This may cause things to go bad.
It may be simpler if you're confident enough to rebuild the model based on dimensions to control the vertical and horizontal location. You don't need to delete all the geometry but may need to rebuild some to suit the new location then amend \ rebuild the constraints to suit the amended locations.
In reality amending models can be more difficult than rebuilding them from scratch but that is an advanced workflow which needs a fair old learning curve.
Mike
