Breaklines in progress that now disappear

[doggarn.70892]

Have noticed that when generating a pline/breakline from Points to make a breakline find that as I zoom out with the mouse wheel the last leg of the polyline disappears. This didn't use to happen with LDD3. Anyone have a setting that will make it possible to keep my breakline generation visible while I'm entering it. Or is there another variable that is new to plines that interferes with the zoomwheel of my mouse. I use a Logitech, but everyone in our office with many different mice have the same problem with the wheel zoom.

[bhakj]

haven't noticed that but i think i may more attention to see if i get the same results.

[mjfarrell]

Mike ,


You might get to see more of that 3d Polyline you are creating
by adjusting your video card's adaptive degradation.
Part of why the line doesn't appear is that it is not parallel to the
view, and won't show up until you finish entering it.
With time you will ignore it much as I do.

If this were an older version it would suggest issues with the
Display List drivers.....

[doggarn.70892]

So Mark you're saying that this is now a New Bug..... I'm running a ATI pci X800 video
board and can't find any setting that would interfere with my 3d plines. Could you be more
specific? I work with processing the survey data into dtm's and this is a major annoyance to have to make alot more breaklines just because I can't use my zoom in&out on the fly with the mouse wheel. I'm still hoping someone can give me a workaround other than making 3d polys manually. But, thanks for your input.

[MHultgren]

You can create a batch file that will connect your points for you if you are using the Survey Module. That response was a quoted answer, I usually create a TXT file for my breaklines and import them in that way. I have a couple routines that will export the point coords to a file and then in a text editor or Excel, I apply the elevation and save the file as a .FLT file for import .



# Softdesk DTM 13.00 User defined breakline file
S682179.515425 920623.556156 1338.500000 bldg
682179.533051 920600.968762 1338.500000
682200.366378 920600.985019 1338.500000
682200.363370 920604.839184 1338.500000
682202.530036 920604.840875 1338.500000
682202.508853 920631.986700 1338.500000
682226.008846 920632.005038 1338.500000
682225.990898 920655.005031 1338.500000
682139.240924 920654.937336 1338.500000
682139.248074 920645.774740 1338.500000
682130.248077 920645.767717 1338.500000
682130.277925 920607.517729 1338.500000
682145.777920 920607.529824 1338.500000
682145.778701 920606.529825 1338.500000
682152.278699 920606.534897 1338.500000
682152.277918 920607.534897 1338.500000
682158.777916 920607.539969 1338.500000
682158.765431 920623.539964 1338.500000
682179.515425 920623.556156 1338.500000
S682235.957537 920655.009617 1338.500000 bldg
682313.082528 920655.047729 1338.500000
682313.100812 920618.047734 1338.500000
682307.600813 920618.045016 1338.500000
682307.612920 920593.545019 1338.500000
682300.654587 920593.541580 1338.500000
682300.655081 920592.541580 1338.500000
682293.655082 920592.538121 1338.500000
682293.654588 920593.538121 1338.500000
682284.612922 920593.533653 1338.500000
682284.602051 920615.533650 1338.500000
682275.352052 920615.529079 1338.500000
682275.344145 920631.529077 1338.500000
682235.969150 920631.509619 1338.500000
682235.957537 920655.009617 1338.500000

You can export the points by point group for each breakline or by selection, so you know where to place the S and the Breakline group name.

[doggarn.70892]

Thanks mark, I'll give that a try as well. I still hold hope that there might be a answer
that explain why this happened in acad 2005.