This is my first forum post, I've been using 12 D for a couple of weeks now and this is my first assignment. I've talked to Tony Ingold from EXDS and he pointed me in the direction of this forum.
OBJECTIVE
Basically I'm looking to standardize the way my company plots from 12D to AutoCAD such that the AutoCAD plots are mostly automated and require minimal tinkering, saving everyone a lot of time in the long run.
PROBLEM
I’ve got my PPF file the way I want it with headers and such but I’m now having trouble making it plot cross sections in a standardized way. It’s plotting into the CAD 'model' tab such that the different cross sections aren’t aligned with each other in box format and generate directly adjacent to each other(Image 1)
I need them to line up in formation such that space consistently so my AutoCAD boxes can be set as default OR (preferably) snap directly into my AutoCAD boxes.
This is where and how they currently generate, I believe this is ‘default’.
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This is an example of their inconsistent spacing such that I can’t put then box generated for them by my CAD file around them, they don’t have consistent spacing and aren’t aligned around anything but the road-centerline.
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This is what happens when I tell the CAD model boxes, not the 12d plots, to generate at the corner.
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As you can see even though the box could be edited to have room for the first 8 plots in that format they are generated right next to each other and not in grid format.
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Below is when I’ve manually space them out.
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This is how I want them to generate with the bottom left corner of each plot being in line. This way they can be scaled to fit easily with minimal input from whoever is plotting, note how they’re in a grid pattern which I’ve done manually.
What I need
I’m just trying to have them plot in a consistent manner into AutoCAD and I’m unsure how best the automate the process.
TO be clear I don’t expect to be able to fully automate the plotting into the model boxes but rather get a consistent plot format that is easy, and replicable, for the whole company, particularly those unfamiliar with 12D to be able to edit inside CAD.
I'm just hoping there is some option in the PPF I’m missing that you can point me towards or any relevant resources I can study.
This is the PPF I’m using as a template.
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This is the PPF I’m using/created to make such plots to model then importing in AutoCAD. This is standardized with necessary criteria.
Thanks in advance for any help offered, I understand this might be basic in the extreme.
Harrison
