Settings Introduction

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

PipeTagger Settings

Key-in command...

	PIPE DIALOG SETTINGS

This command pops PipeTagger'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

PipeTagger Properties

Property	Editor	Comment
Pipe ID	TextBox	A unique pipe ID that you provide
Purpose	ComboBox for Pick List Purpose	Purpose for which this pipe is used
Pipe Type	ComboBox for Pick List Pipe Type	Pipe type
Diameter	ComboBox for Pick List Diameter	Pipe diameter
Length	ComboBox for measurement units	Pipe length is measured automatically, usually in your DGN model master units
Alternative Length	ComboBox for measurement units	Pipe length is measured automatically, optionally using something other than DGN master units
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.