AreaAnnotator Settings

AreaAnnotator™ CONNECT Edition is an AddIn or App that adds functionality to Bentley Systems MicroStation^® CONNECT. It's a tool for architects, engineers, planners and technicians.

AreaAnnotator Settings

Key-in command...

	AREA DIALOG SETTINGS

This command pops AreaAnnotator's Settings dialog. It contains three columns...

• The left column contains labels
• The centre column contains an editor that you use to set a default value for each property
• The right column contains a check-box for each property that can be included in a text label

AreaAnnotator Properties

Property	Editor	Comment
Room ID	TextBox	A unique identifier that you provide. For example, Room 101
Purpose	ComboBox for Pick List Purpose	Classify a room by its purpose
Area Type	ComboBox for Pick List Area Type	Indicates whether a shape encloses other shapes, or is a hole inside another shape. Useful for area calculations
Area	ComboBox for measurement units	Area measured by MicroStation. Units by default are DGN master units (e.g. square metres, square feet), but are user-selectable
Alternative Area	ComboBox for measurement units	Area measured by MicroStation expressed using alternative metrics. Units (e.g. square feet, square metres) are user-selectable
Perimeter	ComboBox for measurement units	Perimeter measured by MicroStation. Units by default are DGN master units (e.g. metres, feet), but are user-selectable
Alternative Perimeter	ComboBox for measurement units	Perimeter measured by MicroStation expressed using alternative metrics. Units (e.g. feet, metres) are user-selectable
Occupied	CheckBox for Yes/No value	Perimeter measured by MicroStation expressed using alternative metrics. Units (e.g. feet, metres) are user-selectable
Justification	ComboBox	MicroStation justification used for text labels. Not used for annotation cell labels
Accuracy	ComboBox	MicroStation accuracy used for decimal values
Auto Increment	CheckBox	Increment your ID automatically as each object is labelled
Auto Label	CheckBox	Create a label automatically as each object is tagged
Add Prefix to Text Labels	CheckBox	When creating a text label, add a descriptive prefix to element properties such as area or length
Use Label Template	CheckBox	When creating annotation, use a template annotation cell from your cell library
Label Template	ComboBox	An annotation cell template from your cell library
Use Active Text Style for Labels	CheckBox	When creating text labels, use MicroStation's active text style

Include Property in Text Label

The right column contains a check-box, one for each property. When the check-box is enabled, the value of that property will be included in your text label.

When you create labels using SmartText in your annotation cells, this check-box has no effect.