You can access this tool from the following: Home > Model Analysis and Reporting.

Asset Manager dialog displays.

Asset Selection

Asset definition File Name: The name of the Item Type Library that gets created when assets are applied.

Filter Groups: A way of grouping assets together. Filter groups are defined in the asset definition file.

Asset Definitions: Correspond to the item types that will be attached on application. Only selected assets will be considered for attachment.

Element Selection

Element Selection: Elements to consider for application in the model.

All Elements: Consider applying to all graphical elements in the model.

Selection Set: Consider all elements in the selection set

Fence: Use the elements corresponding to the active fence.

Named Boundary: Select one or more named boundaries to select elements.

Linear Referencing

Linear Reference: (Not Implemented yet) Select a reference alignment to use for population of asset properties that are defined in the asset definition file.

Assignment

Assignment mode: How you want to apply the elements.

Add: Attach assets to elements in the selection that do not already have the asset attached. Element must meet filters.

Replace: Attach assets to all elements in the selection that meet the filters.

Remove: Remove assets form any element in the selection that meet the filters.

Export

Export to shapefile: Export the elements in the selection that have the selected assets applied to shapefiles.

Export in 3D: Whether to include the z values in the shapefile.

Maximum Field Length: The maximum length of any field data in the shapefile. Any data longer than this value is truncated. If field length is 3 and field value is "Bentley", the result would be "Ben".

Asset Definition File

The workflow for creating a new asset definition is to copy the _Blank Asset sheet and rename it.

Graphical Filters

Graphical Filters: Filters to specify what types of elements you want to apply the assets to. Separate rows are considered using an AND operation, and semicolon delimited properties in a row are considered using an OR operation. Example, if there is a Color filter of "1;34" and an Element Type filter of "Line;Arc", then the asset will be applied to line and arc elements with color values of 1 or 34. In notation (Color=1 OR Color=34) AND (ElementType = Line OR ElementType = Arc)

Asset Properties

"#Property" must be selected for the row to be considered when opening the file.

Name: Name of the property on the asset.

Type: Type of the asset.

Pick List: Pick list that restricts the values of the property.

Default Value: Initial value of the property at time of import.

Calculation Expression: The ECExpression used to calculate the value of the property.

Expression Failure Value: Value of the property if the calculation expression fails.

Unit: Unit to apply to a numeric property.

Comments: For the user. Does not get imported as part of the asset.

Pack List Definitions

Defines pick lists that can restrict the values of asset properties .

Pick List Name: Name of the pick list to refer to.

Option: Allowed values for the pick list.

Filter Groups

Groups related asset definitions together.

Filter Group Name: Name of the group.

Asset X: Assets that belong to the group.