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Civil 3D and Ground Distances
I want a way to specify (1) the effective combined scale factor for a drawing and (2) rotation (difference between deed and grid/SPC cords). Then I can use an expression to apply these “variables” to label lines (make a line label style) based on ground distances and deed bearings. This allows us to survey in SPC, draft in SPC, go back to the field in SPC, design in SPC (no jobs larger than 350′ square), turn stuff into the local GIS department (%$*!) in SPC, etc.
The problem is that I don’t want CAD guys to have to dig through the expression editor for each job. I would rather them enter these two “variables” in the dwgprops/field editor with the other info (job #, job name, county, twshp., sec-twn-range, draftsman initials, etc.). These variables would be given to them. The expression editor would then just pull the values from the field value.
It doesn’t seem this is possible because it doesn’t seem that expressions recognize field values.
Is this correct? Is there a work around? Other methods? Ideas? How do you handle this?
Scott B.
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