2D to 3D Polyline by Text With Leader

This command will assign elevations from the labels to the polylines by following the label leaders to their corresponding vertices on the polyline.

The command will prompt you for samples of the elevation labels, the leaders, and the polylines to convert. The program uses these samples to know the layer names for the labels and linework to process. Then select all the labels and leaders for the polylines you want to convert. Since you pre-specified the layers involved, you may safely window everything or type the keyword ALL and only those layers specified will be examined. You will then be prompted to enter an elevation to add to label values. Often, elevations are abbreviated to save time and space. For example, if every elevation in the drawing is in the 800s instead of labeling every elevation 817.85, 817.40, 817.30 sometimes, like in the above example, they are listed as 17.85, 17.40, 17.30 This option allows you to add a given amount, such as 800, to every label elevation to produce the correct elevation in the drawing.

The program searches for all leaders and gathers their associated text. If the program finds different labels in the elevation text, then this dialog box allows you to select the text you want to use to create the 3D polylines. In this example you might want to use elevations followed by TC. This dialog box allows you to select that text and exclude the other text which is not to be used in the elevations of the polyline, such as FS.

If you are creating 3D polylines from multiple elevation labels, then this dialog box will allow to offset certain labels by a given amount. In the above example you can offset an elevation labeled TC by -0.50 so that it matches vertices set by FS labeled elevations. Note: you must press Enter after setting the offset amount to assign it to the selected prefix in the list above.

Prompts

Options/Select sample of elevation text: pick a text label (Press O to set tolerance options).
Select sample of an annotation leader: pick an annotation leader
Select sample of a polyline to convert: pick a polyline
Select polylines to convert, leaders and elevation labels to process.
Select objects: select the desired entities This will filter by only those layers identified in above steps.
Joining adjacent polylines...
Reading the selection set ...
Enter elevation to add to label values <0.00>: 800
Pre-processing entity #19 of 19
Filtering text entities
Conflict detected: pick polyline corresponding to current leader
Press N for next selection, A for all objects, or Enter to accept current object only: press Enter
Processing leader #6
Remaking polyline #1

Pulldown Menu Location: 3D Data >> 2D to 3D Polyline
Keyboard Command: elevfl
Prerequisite: 2D polyline, elevation labels, and leaders