"Tentative Point Annotation and Vertex Elevation Modification Provides Significant Productivity Improvements"
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In engineering site design, features of interest are often
annotated with their Easting/Northing coordinate location.
In MicroStation, this coordinate location can be obtained by using
a tentative point, i.e. simultaneously pressing the right and left mouse
buttons. To actually annotate
the feature, however, requires that the coordinates be manually typed in
to the text editor and then placed in position.
For Easting/Northing coordinates, each of which are typically six
or seven digits long, this can occasionally result
in typographical errors which are difficult to detect.
The data point annotator is an interactive utility allowing
engineer’s to easily perform Easting/Northing annotation of features in
the design file. Interface
controls allow the active text angle and text height to be easily
specified. When the
“Annotate Data Points” toggle is pressed an Easting/Northing
annotation is made each time the data button is pressed.
Additionally, a zero-length line is placed at the exact coordinates
of the mouse to allow subsequent “snapping” to the precise location of
the annotation. Click Here to Download Tent.ma (Pre-V8) Click Here to Download V8 Tent.ma
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