OpenPlant Orthographics Manager Help

Tag Numbers - Internal View

The options in this page define the display options for tag numbers (Line Numbers) displayed inside the view (Internal View).

Accessed by selecting the Annotations > Tag Numbers > Internal View node in the Project Settings interface.

Orthographics Manager has 2 types of the annotations based on the view frame in the drawing. One is the annotation that is placed inside the view, which is called Internal View (Inside View) and the other is the annotation placed outside the view, called External View (Outside View).

Define the properties per the fields described below and Save the changes.

The Close icon closes the Project Settings interface, so make sure your changes are saved. You will be prompted to save them it you haven't already.

The Load Defaults icon in the main Project Settings interface will return the settings of the options page to their original values.

SettingDescription
Line Number
Properties in this section define the display properties of the Line Number label.
  • Color: Click the icon and select a color from Color Table for the label text.
  • Text Type: Select a text type for the label from the drop down list. You can click the "..." option at the bottom of the list to display the Microstation Text Styles dialog allowing you to modify the text styles if desired.
  • Text Height: Enter a text height dimension into the field provided.
Leader
Properties in this section define the display properties of the Tag Number leader line.
  • Color: Click the icon and select a color from Color Table for the label text.
  • A Dimension: Refer to bitmap image when defining the distance.
Display Options

This displays the format which the Line number is displayed along with the Elevation and/or Coordinates. The following options are available:

  • Line Number: Only the line number will display.
  • Line Number (Elevation): Line number plus Elevation will display side by side such as:

    8-V-0201-PW-B02-2 (CL 6610)

  • Line Number (Elevation + Coordinates): Includes Elevation and Coordinates with line number:

    8-V-0201-PW-B02-2 (CL 6610 N 45000)

  • Line Number / Elevation: Elevation is displayed under the Line number:

    8-V-0201-PW-B02-2 CL 6610

  • Line Number / (Elevation + Coordinates): Displays the Elevation and Coordinates underneath the Line Number:

    8-V-0201-PW-B02-2/CL 6610 N 45000

Coordinate or Elevation
Properties in this section define the display properties of the Coordinate or Elevation label.
  • Color: Click the icon and select a color from Color Table for the label text.
  • Text Type: Select a text type for the label from the drop down list. You can click the "..." option at the bottom of the list to display the Microstation Text Styles dialog allowing you to modify the text styles if desired.
  • Text Height: Enter a text height dimension into the field provided.
Elevation Options
The elevation option here is same that of the external line number label. The selected elevation will be applied to Line No. Display style. The following types are available:
  • Top of Pipe
  • Center of Pipe
  • Bottom of Pipe
  • Mixed (CL+BOP)
Arrow Type Select the arrow type to use for the leader line from the list of options.