Map Objects

• Click in the Entity selection field and then in a graphic view select all the points and CAD objects you want to map. Click Options for additional selection options.
  
  
• Check the box for Map dependent points with lines if you want to re-layer the “linked” points that make up a line if that line is selected during the mapping process.
  
  
• To import previous rule sets into your project from a .layermap file and populate the Mappings table, click the  button at the top of the command pane and select the file you want to import. If the layer map file includes layers that are not in the TBC project these will be added and noted. You will still need to edit the layer colour of the newly created layers to suit.
  
  Note: You can “Load” the basic section of a 12d map file using the Load button. So that you can use the colours and line styles that are in the 12d map file you need to import the 12d colours.4d file and line styles prior to loading the map file. The attribute filter sections in the 12d map file will not be brought across.
  
  
• To add mappings to the bottom of the table, click the Add button to display the Edit Mapping dialog and do the following:
  

Filter:

• In the Code/Name mask field, enter all or part (using the wildcard asterisk "*") of the name/ID or feature code of the object you want to map.
  • Name/Id – works on the name of a line or ID of a point.
  • Feature code – works on the feature code of a point.

For example, if you enter *Fence* (preceded and followed by an asterisk), all objects with Fence in their name will be mapped. This would include, for example, FrontFence1, FrontFence2, and RearFence1.

• Filter attributes can be applied to the above mask as a secondary filter option. This will work on “Feature attributes” or “12d attributes”.
  • Select which attribute type required and enter the attribute name and value you wish to search, then leave the second and third attribute options empty or add another to refine further. Once the mask is found true it then checks the attributes and if they are found true will apply the edits. Note: these are decimal point sensitive.

Edits:

• To map the objects to a Layer group, check the Layer group check box and enter a name to be used.
  
  
• To map the objects to a new layer, check the Layer check box and select the layer in the drop-down list. Optionally, select <New Layer> in the list to create a new layer for the objects.
  
  
• To map the objects to a new colour for graphic display, check the Color check box and select the colour in the drop-down list.
  
  
• To map line objects to a new line style for graphic display, check the Line style check box and select the style in the drop-down list.
  
  
• To map the objects to a new name, check the New Name/id check box and type in the required name for a line or ID for a point.
  
  
• To map the point to a new code, check the Set feature code check box and type in the required new code or codes for the point. If the wildcard * is used in this field, it will copy anything that was used as the wildcard from the “Name mask” search. Also, any attributes that are common between the code searched and the code being changed to will be maintained with the new code.

Your selections are displayed in a new row in the Mappings table in the command pane.

1. To delete a row from the Mappings table, select the row and click Delete. To delete multiple rows, select the top row and hold shift and select the bottom row, then press delete.
   
   
2. To move the row order, use the Up and Down arrows and to edit a previously entered row use the Edit button or double click on the row in the table. Note that the order of the mapping file matters as the command looks at the Name Mask from top to bottom. To order the search mask names in alphabetical order in the mapping table simply left click on the Search Mask column heading.
   
   
3. To insert a row above an existing one click on the row location and press the Insert button. To copy an existing row, highlight the row and press the Copy button and this will be added directly below.
   
   
4. To export the contents of the Mappings table as rule sets into a “.layermap” file that can be reused in other projects, click the  button at the top of the command pane
   
   
5. Click Apply to apply the changes and keep the Map Objects command pane open.
   The mapping changes are applied to the selected objects and the number that were changed is displayed.

Note: If the same object mask is selected in more than one row in the Mapping table, the mapping rules specified first will apply. Will not apply to Text objects or CAD blocks.

Example: