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by Sam Cech
Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: 12d v14 OpenGL view
Replies: 23
Views: 35548

Re: 12d v14 OpenGL view

I'm having dramas with OpenGL today too. Views are just empty. I updated windows yesterday so possibly something to do with that? some of the latest windows updates have caused issues with graphics cards, few users had to manually upgrade their graphics drivers to regain full functionality the stra...
by Sam Cech
Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Coordinate Box is missing from 12D
Replies: 6
Views: 6143

Re: Coordinate Box is missing from 12D

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=865&p=3235

Wasn't there a floating version of the coordinate box?
by Sam Cech
Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Snap not working
Replies: 4
Views: 4070

Re: Snap not working

In the snap menu do you have model name set?
by Sam Cech
Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 12d Latest Manual
Replies: 4
Views: 4354

Re: 12d Latest Manual

Practice version may not have it
Try downloading viewtopic.php?t=13576
Install and run 12dm f1 should bring up the latest pdf
by Sam Cech
Mon Jul 13, 2020 2:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Label heights relative to alignment
Replies: 1
Views: 2928

Re: Label heights relative to alignment

similar topic to:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13209
by Sam Cech
Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 12d Mapfile to Trimble fxl Codelist
Replies: 3
Views: 3947

Re: 12d Mapfile to Trimble fxl Codelist

Adam Trimble feature definition manager (available via TBC install) can import codes from a CSV file. Useful if you only want codes. If you need attributes, layers and valid colours it can get little more tricky. (also watch out for xml illegal characters such as & which need converting) If all ...
by Sam Cech
Wed Feb 19, 2020 1:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Survey mapfile based on point attributes
Replies: 10
Views: 10303

Re: Survey mapfile based on point attributes

???? SO YOU DON"T NEED TO USE THE Method ON THE BASIC TAB, YOU CAN USE IT ON THE SYMBOLS TAB INSTEAD, BUT YOU WILL NEED TO RETHINK THE NAME I thought you can only use BASIC section to change String Name or Linestyles Trying to use a mapfile to map survey points based on point attributes to diff...
by Sam Cech
Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Survey mapfile based on point attributes
Replies: 10
Views: 10303

Re: Survey mapfile based on point attributes

just a comment in passing once you got string attributes sorted the feature attribute mapping is the way, but I could not get the mapfile to actually work only the old file file works consistently how it works is discussed here https://forums.12dmodel.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9594 topic name : St...
by Sam Cech
Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:17 pm
Forum: News and Announcements
Topic: Missing Posts and Topics
Replies: 1
Views: 7389

Re: Missing Posts and Topics

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=13293


where did all the macro 4dms go?
by Sam Cech
Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:30 am
Forum: News and Announcements
Topic: Unable to Login or Reset my Password On the New Forum
Replies: 3
Views: 12227

Re: Unable to Login or Reset my Password On the New Forum

I found the button at the bottom of this forum to work pretty well

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by Sam Cech
Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 2 MTF - ROADING DESIGN
Replies: 5
Views: 6202

We do something similar when two stages abutt each other, multiple MTFS on the same Ref String alignment You need to use modify to string command to transition between edge treatments, some of the snippets we use make it easier if we duplicate 1m length of the other mtf in the next stage, that way w...
by Sam Cech
Sat May 18, 2019 8:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: tin to geotiff
Replies: 2
Views: 5989

I don't believe there is an "Export to GeoTiff" Tin can be exported to a DEM elevation file Tins =>Utilities =>DEMs =>Arc View you could use QGIS or some online tools to convert the DEM to a GeoTiff in many case applications that can read GeoTiffs can also read a DEM something like QGIS sh...
by Sam Cech
Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Optimal Hardware Set up to run 12d v12
Replies: 24
Views: 96063

oh, and don't use a docking station, just came from an office sitting next to a user who had their laptop going via a Docking Station it worked ok in the morning (we did lots of OpenGL 3d view stuff, modelling height restrictions) and it just stopped working. Troubleshooting it for ages, found that...
by Sam Cech
Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: Optimal Hardware Set up to run 12d v12
Replies: 24
Views: 96063

text strings can cause performance issues, I often toggle text off, zoom in and toggle it back on, same with rasters, toggle saves me a lot, wonder if there would be a shortcut function key for it? I got the SB i7 performance model and works alright but there are couple of settings I have changed t...