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create the new drawing
to contain the color fill areas. Hearing plans will be called #####her.dgn
and other color drawings should be #####clr.dgn. The # characters represent
the project number.
Attach the HER.CSV
level library if it isn't already attached. From the Level Manager
dialog box, select Levels > Attach... to obtain the Attach
Level Library panel. Choose the HER level library.
Attach other project drawings as reference
files. Use the nhref macro to assist with this process.
 Level and color settings can be obtained by
using the rule files (NH**HER.rul) and selecting the appropriate item.
 Create filled areas by using the Create
Region tool on the Groups toolbar. Adjust the view so
only graphics necessary to define the area to be filled are displayed. It is
helpful if you select the elements that will make up the boundary.
Use the Flood
method of the Create Region tool and select a point inside the area to
be filled. Checking the Keep Original box will prevent graphics
defining the boundary of the fill from being deleted. On 3D drawings,
better results will be obtained if the referenced drawings are
flattened.
Features such as buildings, waterways, and
woodslines can be outlined if desired. This
can be done by copying the feature outlines from their original drawing onto
the HER or CLR drawing. Set the correct color and weight by selecting the item
from the rule file. Use the Change Element Attributes tool to alter the
lines.
 Building, pavement, and structure removal
patterns can be created by a combination of the hatch command and flood fill.
Use the rule file to set the appropriate level. Use a line weight of 8, line
style 0, and color 15. Issue the Hatch Area command. Set the method to
Element, Spacing to 4m (16'), and Angle to 45. Uncheck the Associative Pattern
and Snappable Pattern boxes, if necessary. Select and accept the element
defining the boundaries of the pattern. Follow this by using the create region
command to flood fill the spaces between the lines with the appropriate
color.
The legends.cel cell file contains two hearing
plan legends, Ilgnd (Imperial) and Mlegnd (metric).
A pen table, hearing plan.tbl, has
been developed that will adjust colors and line weights of elements on the
drawing when plotted. To use the pen table, first select the printer where the
plot will be sent. Then select Attach from the Pen Table menu on
the Print dialog box. Pen tables are stored in m:\cadd\v8workspace\standards\tables\pen\.
When modifying plot color, weight, etc., the pen table refers to the reference
drawings by logical name. When manually attaching reference files, be sure to
define the logical names appropriately.
Before plotting the color plan, the Stacker
macro should be run. The Stacker macro orders the displayed levels by placing proposed colors on top of existing colors. This is essential for some plotters and when creating PDF's to avoid existing color from obscuring proposed fills.
(Utilities - Macro - MicroStation BASIC)
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