Data Tag object by Class?

[twk]

Too little time to troubleshoot/read help file, anyone knows if its possible to tag objects based on their class?
I have a generic data tag style setup that reports the area of any tagged object, however I want to only tag my footpaths, (classed as SITE-Foot Paths).

Is this possible?

[Pat Stanford]

How about temporarily changing Class Visibilities so that only the Footpath is visible and do the tagging.  Then reset the visibilities?

 

Not tested, but it seems like it would work.

[twk]

9 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

How about temporarily changing Class Visibilities so that only the Footpath is visible and do the tagging.  Then reset the visibilities?

 

Yes this is the work around we use at the moment.

Wondering if we could tag an object or data tag, restricting tags to a certain class

[Pat Stanford]

I have not been able to find a way to make a Data Tag that will only tag objects in a specific class.

 

What about adding a Record to the Footpaths and using the Data Manager to automatically assign the record and put the Class into a field?

 

It seems to work with Hardscapes.  My Record name is PTS and I mapped the field Class to be Class.  I then created a Data Tag that Reported PTS:Class.  Tested with both single object and All Eligible Object modes.

 

[twk]

Ha!, Great minds think alike! Have implemented this as well. However the data manager settings are sporadic with project shared files. Sometimes saving and sometimes not. 

Continuing to test this.

[Pat Stanford]

Good Luck. You have exceeded me on this one. 😉

 

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