Topic: (MicroStation) Invalid Tags

[jonesy]

 :pissed:

I'm doing a favour for another office, and I have to amend some Microstation drawings.

The drawing sheets have Tags for their titles/revisions etc, and on ONE of the 12 drawings I have an Invalid Tag error when trying to change the Rev details. Is there anyway I can edit the tags?

This is in V8 (and if it makes any difference - Projectwise)
Many thanks in advance
T

[mjfarrell]

I would try ATTEDIT first....
and then perhaps, BEDIT...

you might also search out a routine by LeeMac that would do all those title block updates for you...

[jonesy]

In Microstation?

[mjfarrell]

In Microstation?

are they blocks or CELLS?

[mjfarrell]

ok..looks like from this page: http://www.la-solutions.co.uk/content/MVBA/MVBA-TagDataOverview.htm

Tag Sets
Because Tag elements can store & display different data types, their definition is stored in a Tag Set. You define and review Tag Set definitions through the MicroStation menu Element|Tags|Define, which opens the Tag Sets dialog ...that should let you edit the tag.

If that doesn't help, how about post an exact copy of the error message?

[mjfarrell]

I wonder if that Tag Set is part of one of your SEED Files, in such case inserting the Bad file into a Good one with the Tag Set intact should fix it....IIRC

[jonesy]

In Microstation, someone attached a tagset to a drawing.

Drawing frames are referenced into the drawing, so the tagset is neither block or cell.... just a tagset (as far as my little brain can see)

All the other drawings in this set, I have been able to edit the tag with no issues at all, but this one drawing is giving me too much grief

Anyways, hometime.... I'll pick this up again on Monday

[mjfarrell]

In Microstation, someone attached a tagset to a drawing.

Drawing frames are referenced into the drawing, so the tagset is neither block or cell.... just a tagset (as far as my little brain can see)

All the other drawings in this set, I have been able to edit the tag with no issues at all, but this one drawing is giving me too much grief

Anyways, hometime.... I'll pick this up again on Monday

what is the exact error? [screen capture that monster will ya?]

And I've sorted Tag Sets vs Enter Data Fields for cells, on my side...and you might be able to use one of the working files(no error) as a SEED to fix the bad.

[jonesy]

Sorry for the delay in getting back to this.

I ended up getting in touch with the company Microstation Guru before I left, and when I came back on Monday, all had been sorted.

Its a shame they didnt tell me what they'd done. (If I get chance to ask, I'll ask and post the solution here)