Comments for Map 3D and Murphs Law http://map3d.wordpress.com Autodesk Map 3D tips and tricks. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Plain Text from Object Data by Shravan http://map3d.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/plain-text-from-object-data/#comment-2405 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:39:59 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/?p=610#comment-2405 Hi,

Initially my contours only had the elevation as object data. So could not create a surface. But after transferring the data I took your tip and tried Civil3D for the first time and realized how easy it was to do it!

Your method could be very useful for municipalities who store their elevations from GIS (.shx files) only in the object data, and not in the actual z value. Which was what the case was for me.

I appreciate all your help!

]]> Comment on Plain Text from Object Data by map3d http://map3d.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/plain-text-from-object-data/#comment-2381 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:52:06 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/?p=610#comment-2381 If you have access to Civil3D and are working with contour lines why not create a surface from the data and use the tools there to label? My way is a quick way to create text but as you see it may not work all the time depending on your data/applications and workstation.

]]> Comment on Plain Text from Object Data by Shravan http://map3d.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/plain-text-from-object-data/#comment-2380 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:44:58 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/?p=610#comment-2380 I tried making the text height a 1000 and even that didn’t help. I am using AutoCad Map3d 2012, I’ll give 2013 a try too. Maybe I will try it in Civil3D and see how it goes as well. For now i found Geotools online which transfers object data to elevation and then labels the contours for me. However it’s only a 30 day trial, and $150 to buy. So this method you have is much better!

Thanks for your advice!

]]> Comment on Plain Text from Object Data by map3d http://map3d.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/plain-text-from-object-data/#comment-2379 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:06:02 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/?p=610#comment-2379 Check the properties of the text style layer in the Display Manager, your text height may be off or not sized for the dwg.
Aslo in Civil3D 2012 there were a few times it didn’t work right for me but did in 2013 OK.

]]> Comment on Plain Text from Object Data by Shravan http://map3d.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/plain-text-from-object-data/#comment-2377 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:24:31 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/?p=610#comment-2377 Is there any reason why this wouldn’t work. I have done all your steps and no text annotations appear. This is for contour elevations. I would appreciate any help at all! Thanks!

]]> Comment on The Time Has Come by map3d http://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1376 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:23:12 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1376 Jon, Ask away I’ll answer what I can when I can. My current dat time job has me away from computers and emails but I do spend evenings on the one here at home.

Murph http://map3d.wordpress.com/

]]> Comment on The Time Has Come by Jon Gray http://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1375 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:51:31 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1375 Hey Murphy,
I would love to ask you some questions about some MAP3D commands, and your the only one on the net that I think could help me. If you would please email me.

]]> Comment on The Time Has Come by Norm http://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1371 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:55:43 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1371 Hi Murph,

I’m sorry to see you go. I’ve been getting great ideas from your postings for a few years now, and I think you’re a bigger help than Autodesk ever is. I hope that everything works out for you, and maybe we’ll be seeing you back here soon!

Norm

]]> Comment on The Time Has Come by Rick Chappell http://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1369 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:30:18 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1369 Good luck, Murph! I’ll definitely miss your comments. When you’re back in the game, let us know! Until them, Sláinte!

]]> Comment on The Time Has Come by Rick Chappell http://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1368 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:28:24 +0000 https://map3d.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/the-time-has-come/#comment-1368 Good luck, Murph! I’ll miss your comments. When you get back in. keep us posted.
Rick

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