by Glen Cameron » Mon Oct 06, 2003 6:02 am
AutoMAP does have some of the layering options you have inquired about.
The AutoMAP Editor dialog is where you con configure the options for each description.
The Description Text Layer, is where the description (or plotted description, if configured) is placed. This will over-ride the default layering setup in the normal labeling defaults.
If you also pick the check boxes in the bottom left of this dialog, under Move To Layer, then those items will also be placed on the Description Text Layer. if not selected then they go to the labeling default layer.
The Linework can be placed on it's own layer but setting the Z Method and AutoMAP Connection Info: for the layer of your choice.
The labeing default layers are set under the MicroSurvey menu -> MicroSurvey Defaults -> (then pick on each of the point number, description, elevation to set them as desired)
So we do not have the option right now to place each of the Point Number, Decription, Elevation, and actual Point on it's own unique layer for every description you configure. That would sure create a lot of different layers.
I hope this helps explain what options AutoMAP currently has. The help file does also cover this material, along with a couple of technical notes on this web-site.
We do have a few manual procedures that can allow you to grab all the points desired (in several different ways) and move the elevation (or any other attribute) to a unique layer. The Graphic Point Editor and along with the Active Drawing Technology Coordinate Editor, both have the ability to select a range of points (several different methods) and then move the attibutes to a given layer.
Change Point and Object layer - found under the MicroSurvey menu -> Coordinate Point Utilities, is another command for manaul placement of the attributes.
Auditing, updating the drawing from the database, rescaling the drawing, etc. will revert any manual editing of the attributes back to their original default layering. AutoMAP placed attirbutes are uneffected.
Cheers,
Glen W. Cameron, C.E.T.
City of North Bay, Ontario