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drizzt

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Point label style grayed out in properties
« on: June 09, 2012, 09:34:24 AM »
This is wierd. I just installed Civil 3D 2012 on a machine. Now, when I go to a point, right click and go to properties, the properties flyout seems to be in a different order. Also, on another machin I can do the same thing, and in the upper area of the properties dialog box, I can change the point label style and point style. I've had to do this when a point doesn't conform to its point group styles.

On this new install, the point style is about midway down and there is no option for the point style. Not only that, the option is blank (gray) and can't be changed.

Did I get a bad install or have some obscure setting different?

mjfarrell

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2012, 11:38:01 AM »
 are you getting properties, or quick properties by default?
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drizzt

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2012, 08:43:01 PM »
Properties, those quick properties annoy me.

see the attached image.

This isn't one file, its every drawing, even drawings I edited earlier today on a different machine.

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2012, 02:45:17 AM »
It looks like you have no Civil3D loaded, maybe the Drafting Workspace? Your Properties dialog shows an AECC_COGO_POINT, if Civil3D is fully loaded it would show "Cogo Point".

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Jeff_M

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2012, 09:13:17 AM »
As huiz notes, you have something odd going on. Are you starting up the "Civil3d as AutoCAD" shortcut? Make sure you start C3D using the correct shortcut. Attached is a pic with C3D props on the left, and "as AutoCAD" props on the right.

drizzt

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2012, 12:00:31 PM »
I think that is it! I will check when I get back to that computer. I was having problem with all my shortcuts, so it is likley the problem (Norton) :pissed:

surveyor_randy

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2012, 07:54:03 AM »
This is happening on my C3D 2012 machine.  It is calling Cogo Points AECC_COGO_POINT and I can't change the style.  I still have full C3D functionality

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Loading AECC Base...
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Loading AEC Project Base...
Loading AEC Schedule Data...
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Loading AEC Utilities...
Loading AEC Layer Manager...
Loading AECC Land...
Loading AECC Subentity Selection...

Loading Modeler DLLs.
Loading AECC Pipe Part...
Loading AECC QTO......
Loading AECC Pipe Network...
Loading AECC Roadway...
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Loading AEC Schedule...
Loading AECC Survey...
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Loading AECC Building Site...
Loading AECC Point Cloud...
Loading MEP Base...
Loading AECC Hydrology...
Loading AECC Base UI...
Loading AECC Event Viewer...
Loading AECC Land UI...
Loading AECC QTO UI...
Loading AECC Pipe Network UI...
Loading AECC Roadway UI...
Loading AECC Survey UI...
Loading AECC Plan Production UI...
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Loading AECC AeccUiHydrology...
Loading AECC Mapcheck...
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Loading AECC Point Cloud UI...
Loading AECC Management UI...
Loading AECC Text Component Editor UI...
Loading AECC Style Management...
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Loading AECC Model UI...

AutoCAD menu utilities loaded.

I even checked to make sure I wasn't loading vanilla Autocad.  Any ideas?  I appreciate it.  It is a pain in the A$$ not being able to change point styles individually.  Thanks guys.

Jeff_M

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2012, 09:00:07 AM »
Is this in all drawings, Randy, or just  one? Do you have the latest Service Pack (2.1) installed?

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2012, 10:42:22 AM »
This is happening on my C3D 2012 machine.  It is calling Cogo Points AECC_COGO_POINT and I can't change the style.  I still have full C3D functionality

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Loading AEC Base...
Loading AECC Base...
Loading AEC Base Extended...
Loading AEC Base UI...
Loading AEC Project Base...
Loading AEC Schedule Data...
Loading AEC Project UI...
Loading AEC Base GUI...
Loading AEC Utilities...
Loading AEC Layer Manager...
Loading AECC Land...
Loading AECC Subentity Selection...

Loading Modeler DLLs.
Loading AECC Pipe Part...
Loading AECC QTO......
Loading AECC Pipe Network...
Loading AECC Roadway...
Loading AEC Architectural Base...
Loading AEC Structural Base...
Loading AEC Area Base...
Loading AEC Dimensions Base...
Loading AecCivilBase...
Loading AEC Schedule...
Loading AECC Survey...
Loading AECC Plan Production...
Loading AECC Building Site...
Loading AECC Point Cloud...
Loading MEP Base...
Loading AECC Hydrology...
Loading AECC Base UI...
Loading AECC Event Viewer...
Loading AECC Land UI...
Loading AECC QTO UI...
Loading AECC Pipe Network UI...
Loading AECC Roadway UI...
Loading AECC Survey UI...
Loading AECC Plan Production UI...
Loading AECC Publish UI...
Loading AECC AeccUiHydrology...
Loading AECC Mapcheck...
Loading AECC Mapcheck UI...
Loading AECC Building Site UI...
Loading AECC Point Cloud UI...
Loading AECC Management UI...
Loading AECC Text Component Editor UI...
Loading AECC Style Management...
Loading AECC Style Management UI...
Loading AECC Model UI...

AutoCAD menu utilities loaded.

I even checked to make sure I wasn't loading vanilla Autocad.  Any ideas?  I appreciate it.  It is a pain in the A$$ not being able to change point styles individually.  Thanks guys.
Is that point part of a Group?
perhaps the point group style is in effect
as a test place that point in it's own group set the style therein
and be sure that point group in at the top of the point group hierarcy
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surveyor_randy

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Re: Point label style grayed out in properties
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2012, 01:32:28 PM »
Is this in all drawings, Randy, or just  one? Do you have the latest Service Pack (2.1) installed?

It happens in all drawings.  I have Version F.205.0.0, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 SP2 installed...  I can load the same drawing up on another machine here, click on a point and it shows up as a cogo point in the properties.

Michael, it will change if I put it in an individual group and change it that way.  But I'm still wondering why I can't change it in the properties.  It is grayed out, like the posts in the beginning of this thread and calls the object an AECC_COGO_POINT.  When the same drawing is loaded on another machine, it shows the point as 'COGO point' in the properties and you can change the style.  Weird.

**** EDIT ****
Nevermind...  installing SP 2.1 seems to have fixed it.  It's still weird that it was only happening on this machine with SP 2 installed and we have other users on SP 2 without the issue.  Thanks for your help!
« Last Edit: November 20, 2012, 02:02:48 PM by surveyor_randy »