OpenTunnel Designer Help

Attach

Reference

Raster

Point Cloud

Reality Mesh

Item Types

Database

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Attach Tab

Reference

Setting	Description
Attach Reference	Opens the Attach Reference dialog, which is used to attach one or more models to the active model.
Detach Reference	Used to detach a referenced modelto detach a referenced model from the active model.
Clip Reference	Used to define a reference clipping boundary.
Mask Reference	Used to place a reference clipping mask reference clipping mask defined by an active fence.
Delete Clip	Used to selectively delete clipping masks selectively delete clipping masks or clip boundaries.
Reload Reference	Used to reread and redraw a referenced modelredraw a referenced model. .
Move Reference	Used to move a referenced model.
Copy Reference	Used to copy attached references.
Scale Reference	Used to resize a referenced model.
Rotate Reference	Used to rotate a reference.
Set Reference Presentation	Used to set the display of a reference and the view display style view display stylerendering mode of a model.
Mirror Reference	Used to mirror a reference about a vertical or horizontal axis.
Copy/Fold Reference	Copies the selected reference, then attaches a view of the reference by folding it about an orthogonal axis or a line defined.
Set Ref Back Clip Z	Used to set the back clipping plane for a 3D reference back clipping plane for a 3D reference.
Set Ref Front Clip Z	Used to set the front clipping plane for a 3D reference front clipping plane for a 3D reference.
References	Used to attach and detach referenced models, adjust reference settings and select reference tools. Used to select and reload references.

Raster

Setting	Description
Attach	Used to attach a raster reference to a DGN file.
Bring to Front	Used to bring a raster image forward in the display stack, in a view(s).
Send to Back	Used to send a raster image back in the display stack, in a view(s).
Fit to View	Used to fit one or more raster images to a view(s).
Actual Resolution (1:1)	Used to fit a raster image in a view such that it displays at its Actual Resolution (1:1).
Contrast/Brightness	Used to fit a raster image in a view such that it displays at its Actual Resolution (1:1).
Transform	Used to move, scale, or rotate a raster.
Move	Used to move an image to a new location.
Scale	Used to change the proportionate dimensions of an image.
Rotate	Used to rotate an image.
Mirror	Used to mirror the selected raster image horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Clip	Used to crop a raster image (Clip Boundary), or to define a masked area (Clip Mask).
Unclip	Used to remove one or more clipping polygons from a raster image.
Warp	Used to adjust the size and shape of a raster image with a combination of move, scale, rotate, and skew options.
Raster Selection	Used to select, interactively, one or more raster references.
Modify Clip	Used to modify the clipping polygon for a clipped raster image.
Raster Manager	Used to control the display of one or more raster images in a DGN file view.

Point Cloud

Setting	Description
Attach	Opens a standard Open dialog, which is used to attach a point cloud to the DGN.
Detach	Used to detach a point cloud from the DGN file.
Clip	Used to crop a point cloud (Boundary mode) or to define a masked area (Mask mode).
Delete Clip	Used to delete a clip from a point cloud.
Point Clouds	Used to manage the display of one or more point clouds in a DGN file view.

Reality Mesh

Setting	Description
Attach	Used to attach a reality mesh by either entering the URL or browsing to a reality mesh file.
Detach	Detaches the selected reality mesh.
Clip	Clips a reality mesh to the interior of an existing element.
Split	Splits a reality mesh into two meshes representing interior and exterior of an existing element.
Delete Clip	Used to delete one or more clips.
Attach Classifier	Used to attach a new classification to the selected reality mesh by selecting any element within the classification.
Mask	Covers a portion of a reference that is inside a boundary.
Select Classifier	Allows selection of the classification boundaries by picking the reality mesh directly.
Realty Mesh	Used to attach and manipulate reality meshes. Used to view reality mesh attachments.

Item Types

Setting	Description
Attach Item	Used to attach an item(s) to an element, file, model, or reference.
Detach Item	Used to detach item(s) from an element.
Picklist	Used to define pick lists.
Import/Export	Used to export and import item type definitions and instance to and from Excel files respectively.
Item Types	Used to create custom item types and add properties to custom item types.

Database

Setting	Description
Connect	Opens the Connect to Database dialog, which is used to connect to an external database.
Visual Query Builder	Used to generate database queries by graphical or visual means, and to generate reusable database form dialogs (obtained from queries) which easily interface with the database.
Database Settings	Used to control settings related to linkages between elements and database rows.
Show Linkage Mode	Used to display the Linkage Mode in the Command Window.
VSQL Review Database Attributes of Element	Used to view a database record linked to an element that you select on the screen.
Attach Active Entity	Used to attach the Active Entity to an element or set of elements using the Use Fence setting for fence operations.
Open Verify Linkage tool	Opens the Verify Linkages dialog.
Review Database Attributes of Element	Used to interactively display the database attributes of an element.
Detach Database Linkage	Used to detach database rows from an element or set of selected elements using the Use Fence setting for fence operations.
Show Active Entity	Used to display the Active Entity.
Define Active Entity Graphically	Used to set a database row as the Active Entity.
Attach Displayable Attributes	Used to assign an empty text node as a displayable attribute text node that can be designated to display attribute data with the Load Displayable Attributes tool.
Load Displayable Attributes	Used to load displayable attribute text node with database attributes.
Setup	Used to create, review, and modify MSCATALOG and also to create and drop tables in the connected external database.
Generate Report Table	Used to generate a report table for each table that has rows attached to elements in a fence contents.
Database Disconnect	Used to disconnect from a database server.

References, Raster Images, Point Clouds, and Reality Mesh

References

References Dialog

Display of Rendered Views

View Attributes Dialog

References

Item Types

External Database Interface

Parent topic: Drawing Workflow