AutoCAD Civil 3D :: ViewFrame Group Dynamic Reference?
Jun 5, 2013
Why would you Dref a Viewframe Group into another drawing?I wanted to cut P&P sheets (via layout tabs) in a new drawing. The sheets display fine, except that the plan view is an xref. I cannot move the matchline labels in the new P&P sheets because they are xref'd. Sure I could go to the parent drawing and move them, but that become tedious. I thought, why not Dref the viewframe group into the P&P sheet, that way I could move the matchline label to a new position. By new position I mean along the matchline itself, not to different stationing. It works but the sheet next and previous labels display #### (hashtags). The only workaround I can think of is to create the P&P sheets in the current drawing (parent), that way the matchlines would be live. I don't want to do that, I want just the alignment and profile of the P&P sheets I create to be dynamic, Xref everything else..
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Jan 10, 2013
I new to using the view frame groups we do allot of double plan view 11x17 sheets using an alignment on top of MrSid aerial drawings. It is very time consuming to setup the viewports along the alignment doing the old fashion method of copying the page setup and sliding the model space along the alignment for the next sheet. I understand the plan profile and cross section methods of creating multiple sheets and how the viewframe group works for those type of sheets. I'm just not sure how to create a dwt template for one plan view on top of another plan on the same sheet with to viewports. I know I'm not the only person that creates road cl double planviews when your not concerned about a profile.
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Nov 28, 2012
I have structures and alignments data referenced. If I assign the structures ref alignments in the dwg with the data refs for labeling, the next time I open the dwg the ref alignments are set back to none, causing the labels to be ?
It seems like this worked in the past?
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Jul 28, 2011
I am getting this error in my production drawings.
My setup is as follows:
- EG.dwg has my existing surface in it. I create a data reference to use it in other drawings.
- Level One.dwg has the EG surface data referenced in, and I use this to create alignments, profiles, and finish surface. All of these are turned in to data references.
- Storm Sanitary.dwg has my pipe designs. I data reference in the two surfaces, profiles, and alignments, and create pipe networks. I create references for these networks.
- Plan Profile.dwg is the production sheet I'm getting this error from. Every one of my civil objects is data referenced in to this drawing. Everything is inserted correctly, the pipes show correct FG surface elevations for their rims, etc.
BUT when I open this drawing, I get this error. I assume it's because my FG surface is not directly in the storm sanitary.dwg.
How do I get rid of this error, without combining drawings, or promoting the surface to one or more drawings? Isn't this exactly what data references is made for?
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Mar 13, 2013
Are there any ways to group dynamic blocks in AutoCAD 2013?
In AutoCAD 2010, my boss made this block (we call it “Item Num Tag”) by grouping three dynamic blocks with “Group command”. Each block consists of numerical numbers 0 to 9 and a visibility parameter. The grouped block let us choose the visibility of numbers for each dynamic block to create number tags. (The tag looks like “1.00”, “1.01”, etc)
However, when the grouped block is opened in AutoCAD 2013, visibility parameter for the grouped block is missing; the grouped block turned into a single block, no visibility parameter shows up.
So I recreated a block with visibility parameter in AutoCAD 2013 and made 4 copies of the block. Then group these 4 blocks. After grouping the blocks, the groped block turned into a single block without visibility parameter. I am not sure what I did wrong...
If grouping dynamic blocks is impossible, are there any other way to make a number tag like this?
I have attached the block file and it shows how the “Item Num Tag” looks like.
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Dec 2, 2013
Is there a possibility to use "Dynamic Blocks" as an "External Reference" having the ability to use their features at the same time?
The thing is I have dwg1 and dwg2 files and in them I use "Dynamic Block1". Whenever I update "Dynamic Block1" in one of the dwg files I have to go to "design center" and update the "Dynamic Block1" in other dwg file.
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Jul 26, 2012
I was wondering if there is a way to create a group of vertices, edges or faces and somehow create a reference point or attach them to some kind of locator so they can be referenced at a later point. I want to be able to select a group of edges, model them and then move on to another task within Maya and have some kind of reference point so I can go back to the original group and not have to select them individually every time I want to work on that group of edges, faces or vertices, is this possible? I will post a picture shortly to this post so you can see an example of a specific group of edges that I would like to set a reference point or locater for.
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Jul 11, 2013
I have a dblock I built that has quit of few User Parameters. I know I can put the order I want them to display but is there a way to break them up by a blank line, or maybe subtitle a group of user parameters?
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Nov 25, 2013
I'm having a senior moment. When you substitute one xref with another, the reference retains the name of the original xref. However, there's a simple trick to update that reference to the new name - but I've forgotten it.
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Aug 7, 2012
I am having a problem getting all the points I want to include in my DTM into a Point Group. The raw description inclusion of most double codes, codes with line designators and codes with size and description modifiers does not bring the points into the point group. (e.g. WL S, CLF E, PIN 18 where the description key set is created to size the pine tree by 18 and create a descriptor that says 18Inch Pine).
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Aug 29, 2013
I have been looking all around Civil 3D 2013 for the "group" command and cannot find it anywhere! I had it in 2012 and previous versions (and added it to the quick bar).
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Jan 3, 2013
I know that there used to be a way in land desktop to change an entire point group to the same layer without having to do each point separately. How to do this in Civil 3d 2011?
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Apr 29, 2013
Civil 3D 2013 on Windows 7 64-bit:
Cannot use UNDO on command line because I have to enter the command many, many times to ever undo anything.
I therefore use the UNDO pull-down in the quick access toolbar; however, a few simple zooms and/or pans using the mouse wheel results in many, many (it seems like hundreds of them) "Group of Commands" items. I have to work my way back through (that is highlighting) many of these to ever get back far enough to undo something simple like an erase of an object. It works like this even if the erase (or whatever) was the last command issued--besides zooming and panning.
The mouse wheel zooming and panning seems to be what is adding all of the "group of commands" listings in the undo list. I must say this seems like a terrible bug in the software to me.
Combine zoom and pan IS checked under user preferences of options.
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Jun 5, 2011
I am running 2012 and my group dialog box is nowhere to be found. (I opened 2011 and the dialog box pops up)
I just get a command prompt to select objects or [Name/Description]: -group gets me command line as usual. I enter a lot of legal descriptions and set them as various named groups for boundary analysis. Selecting the various groups via dialog is much easier. I have checked system variables but I cannot find anything I need to change. I have searched the discussion groups also but could not find any info.
Civil 3D 2012
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Nov 7, 2013
When point groups are deleted through the UI and then recreated via code with the same name the criteria such as the excluded point number list is included. It would be nice if it started with a clean slate once created and not keep around deleted point group.
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Apr 23, 2013
I have a bunch of culvert points in my drawing and I would like to include all of the in the same point group. They all have CUL in the raw discription but some are CUL 0.3 INV, CUL 0.4 INV, etc, etc.
Is it possible to group all of these by just using the CUL somehow so that I don't miss any?
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Jan 20, 2012
How do I set a Default Point Group? When creating points manually, I want them to automatically go into a certain/current point group, but since I don't know the point range prior to creating the points, I am having to continuously update the "include" points catergory. I can set the default/current layer, default point style, etc, can I do the same with point group? I understand about the "all points" group and the description keys that can be utilized in the other individual point groups to group information , but Is there a better way? Under the point creation toolbar, there is a point group template, but when I create a point group thru there, it doesn't do anything but create the point group. None of the newly created points go into that group.... what is the point of that option?
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May 22, 2012
in 2012 I had group in the ribbon home tab...how do I get it in 2013? 2013 Civil 3D
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May 31, 2012
I created an alignment style specifically to label typical sections. My label style includes a triangular symbol (XSM) and alignment reference text (XSL) attached to the symbol. The label attaches correctly to the alignment geometry points (POB and POE) but the alignment reference text which should call the alignment name instead shows three question marks. At no point in the process am I prompted to select an alignment which is as expected. The label should automatically populate with the alignment name. The label properties indicate the appropriate alignment as the reference object.
Civil 3D 2012 (64)
Windows 7 Pro (64) SP1, 16 GB
AMD Radeon HD 6900
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Jun 5, 2013
I am using C3D 2012 SP3
When I create the matchlines in the create view frames command, the sheet numbers for next and previous
display ####. What is the problem? I have not created any sheets yet through the SSM.
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Dec 11, 2013
Does the source file size impact the functionality of a surface data reference?
Case 1 I have a source dwg that has a single surface, Surface A, in it and is an overall small file size.
Case 2 I have a source dwg that has Surface A as well as another 10 surface and the file size is HUGE.
When I data reference out Surface A from Case 1 versus Case 2 does the new drawing look back at the entire drawing or just the surface data to make sure the surface is up-to-date when syncing?
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Apr 24, 2012
I have an offset style, offset based on a Reference Cogo Point and Aligment.
If I change to a difference style, the reference cogo point goes to "none".
I need to change to a Child style, but use the same cogo point.
Is there a way to keep the orginal Value (cogo point)?
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Oct 1, 2013
When i am making e-transmittal i am getting the message warning Xref broken reference , what are the causes for this.
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Mar 19, 2013
One of my designers running 2012 AutoCAD and 2012 CADWorx, can no longer select individual parts of a GROUP by shift selecting the unwanted elements.
I have tried to modify..
Pickadd
Group
PickStyle
PickAuto
PickDrag
but to no success.
Also fiddled with her Options file, still nothing+
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Apr 11, 2008
How or if you can add sample lines to a specified group? I created a group only to realize that there are some specific stations I need. I do not want to re-create the group and re-assign the materials nor reproduce my volume reports. I just want the section plotted on my sheets.
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May 25, 2013
Is there a way to renumber all the points in a point group? Right now I am doing each point individually but I have many points and it would be wonderful to learn how to do that automatically.
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Nov 1, 2012
On several occasions I have had to convert a group of lines to polylines but had to select and convert each line one after the other. Instead of one after another is there a way or a command to select all the lines and convert them as group into polylines?
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Apr 29, 2012
In the Multi-Section Creation tool i couldn't find a way to edit or remove Grid Break Labels ,aslo after creation i could Edit it each indvidual Section but not allover all Sections ?
How i can Editit ? also how ican do soin creation And why do i feel that the 2012 is Different from 2010 ?
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Nov 12, 2012
is there a way to get a group of 3d polylines to elevation zero all at the same time. a 300 foot long 3dpoly i have might have a couple hundred grips on it.
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Sep 5, 2013
I have multiple alignments. When I create a section view group I would like a label at the top or bottom that is the alignment name. I cant find this option and I'm certain it exists!
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Mar 7, 2012
Is it possible to add points to a surface without adding them to a point group? I've got a bunch of ponds I'm doing and it will save me some time if I could just select the points, and not have to put them in a point group then add the point group.
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