I'm editing a large file that I did not begin that contains a number of lines to indicate sewer lines. I edit the beginning and end Z coordinates to properly elevate the line and use a custom "above w slope" label to label the distance, pipe size and slope.
Some of the lines are drawn in the wrong direction. I know how to switch the direction but what I don't know is if there is a way to know in advance if it's drawn wrong. I have to change the label style, curse appropriately, then reverse direction and redo the invert elevations. In some cases I don't want to have the label change immediately because I want to compare my cad calculated slopes to what I assume are manually calculated slopes from when this project was begun. So it would be nice to know in advance which ones were buggered up.
I am drawing in Civil 3D but this not a true sewer network - it's just a map we maintain for planning purposes.
Any ideas for some sort of query I can use to check the direction before labeling? maybe some elusive grip info?
Workaround - create a label style with just an arrow and insert it on the line perhaps so I don't have to dump my current labeling until I'm sure I have new info entered. sounds tedious.
The reason I'm pointing you in this direction....is eventual output as SDF (spatial data format)
You are technically creating a GIS data set and that SDF file could then be attached to MAP and maintained using MAP moving forward
I would suggest you convert them to feature lines....it will make assigning the elevations and calculating slopes much easier.
Seems like the linetype would be the easiest visual indicator if you're doing this by hand anyways.The reason I'm pointing you in this direction....is eventual output as SDF (spatial data format)
You are technically creating a GIS data set and that SDF file could then be attached to MAP and maintained using MAP moving forward
You are preaching to the choir man but I'm sorta stuck with this plan for now. I am at least allowed to give GIS dept info now. Took a couple of years to get to that point. Engineers + GIS = drama. At least in my hood.
Here's at bit of the file. Not a huge hassle just thought there might be a way to tell what direction lines were going that I was unaware of.
I would suggest you convert them to feature lines....it will make assigning the elevations and calculating slopes much easier.
Close Civil3D and reboot your computer
You sound like a damn Autodesk salesperson.
:)
If you want to send me the file, I could probably whip up some code to orient them correctly for you. Doing this by hand seems extremely tedious.
Yes you can tell in properties which way is which....
Select the line/polyline
Properties
Vertex....it lights up with an X
I'm editing a large file that I did not begin that contains a number of lines to indicate sewer lines. I edit the beginning and end Z coordinates to properly elevate the line and use a custom "above w slope" label to label the distance, pipe size and slope.Double check the polyline will allow you to do what you want. I'm thinking it won't though.
Create FEATURECool. [LIKE]
Lines from Objects>>>Select objects
They become Feature lines
Use Quick Editor to assign elevations
EXPLODE them
They become 3d polylines @ correct elevations and slopes.
right they would want to be 3d polylines....
however a quick trip through the revolving door and they can become 3d polylines....
Create FEATURE
Lines from Objects>>>Select objects
They become Feature lines
Use Quick Editor to assign elevations
EXPLODE them
They become 3d polylines @ correct elevations and slopes.
Give this a try .. should speed up the process. Pick near an endpoint on a line to edit, if a coincident point is found at an elevation other than zero it will apply that elevation otherwise it prompts for an elevation.
If you want to send me the file, I could probably whip up some code to orient them correctly for you. Doing this by hand seems extremely tedious.
Interesting. How would you decide which/how to orient them? High end is the start? What would happen if some were not yet elevated? It is the process of elevating that is aggravating.
Could you write something that let me pick a line near one end, manually enter an elevation for that end, and would then request an elevation for the other end. If possible it might reverse the line by using the higher elevation as the new starting point.
I honestly don't care what direction they "think" they are going I just get aggravated that I can't tell in properties which end is which until I change the elevations.
It has other uses as well and thus even cooler than you now knowCreate FEATURECool. [LIKE]
Lines from Objects>>>Select objects
They become Feature lines
Use Quick Editor to assign elevations
EXPLODE them
They become 3d polylines @ correct elevations and slopes.
Hey now that's great - also a good way to check the elevation in cases where it's not 0 but it's not correct either! Thank you so much! Only improvement I could suggest would be the opportunity to choose to default to the current elevation or change it rather than end the routine if the elev is other than 0
Explain coincident point please. Is that a point on the line in question or would a point on a line adjacent to it be included?
Ah problem is that there may be as many as 4 lines converging all with different elevations due to different pipe inverts. So, the line needs to only reference itself - display the current elevation at that end, let me default and move on to other end and enter or default as necessary.All you need to do is take out the coincident point check (lines 48 - 73). I added something I thought would be useful but apparently it's not ( I don't do this type of drafting).
It might be good if it did as you have written and picked up on the adjacent invert but still let me override if the actual invert is different.
Is that possible? I really need to learn this stuff...
It might be good if it did as you have written and picked up on the adjacent invert but still let me override if the actual invert is different.