How to Show Line Number Annotation ‘Line no. Long’ with Center Line Elevation.


Applies To 
  
 Product(s): AutoPlant Piping/ AutoPlant Modeler
 Version(s):08.11.XX.XXX
 Environment: Windows 7 64 bit & Others
 Area: Processing
 Subarea: 
 Original Author:Abhijit Bute, Bentley Product Advantage Group

Background

Some user may have project requirement to show pipe line long annotation with center line elevation. Need to edit ‘annotate.ebs’ file as per below mention steps:

Steps to Accomplish

  1. Go to following path.
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\Plant V8i\Modules\Base\piping\Util 
  2. Take back up of original ‘annotate.Ebs’ file.
  3. Open ‘annotate. Ebs’ file in script editor.
  4. Add following entries.

    status = at_Component_getCurrID(CompID)
    If (status = at_SUCCESS) Then          
    annoText2 = at_Msg("   EL.", "PIP", 0) + "\~" + annotateGetElevationText (compID, "COP", "2Port")
    annoText  = annoText + "-" + annoText2    
    status = at_ScriptBuffer_putString( annoText, "AnnoText" )
    status = at_ScriptBuffer_putInteger( status, "Status" )
    End If

    Refer below screen shot:



  5. Save annotate.ebs file.
  6. Open AutoPLANT. place Long annotation 

See Also
communities.bentley.com/.../12197.component-autoplant-piping

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