Insert Sign Holder

Command Description

The “Insert Sign Holder” command is used to insert Sign Holder and attach Traffic Sign on it. Sign Holders are typically related to linear entities, such as Polylines, Alignments and Feature lines. By selecting linear entity, you can specify station, offset and the side of the Sign Holder. But you can also insert it independently of the linear entity, which means that some attribute values remain undefined and thus empty. Signs can be drawn in 2D view, Section view and in 3D view, that can also be projected to a selected Surface. You can create a custom Traffic Signs libraries. The procedure is described in this section.

To insert new Sign Holder

1. Click Kobi Signs and Stripes tab > Traffic Signs panel > Insert Sign Holder

   

2. Select the appropriate Traffic Sign under the desired Group.

3. Specify the Sign Holder Parameters.

• Enter the Name of the Sign Holder.

• Enter the Description of the Sign holder.

• Select a pre-defined Sign Holder from a Template.

• Select whether a "New" or "Existing" Sign will be attached to the Sign Holder in the “Status” dropdown list.

• Specify the Height of the Sign Holder.

• Width 1 - specify the width between two columns of the Sign Holder. This option is not available when a single-column Sign Holder is selected.
  

• Width 2 – specify the width between second and third column of the Sign Holder. This option is not available when a single or double-column Sign Holder is selected.

• 3D – select this option to create 3D model of a Traffic Sign.

• Project to Surface – select the appropriate TIN surface from the drawing or from the drop-down list to project the 3D model.

4. Specify the Traffic Sign Parameters

• Use default or enter new Sign name,
• Use default or enter new Sign description,

5. Click in the “Insert Sign Holder” dialog to create new or edit existing Sign Holder Template.

   

6. Select the Sign Holder Construction from the drop-down list. The following pre-defined Construction types are available:

   • Single Column

   

   • Double Column

   

   • Triple Column

   

   • Beam with 2 columns Left console

   

   • Beam with 2 columns Right console

   

   • Beam with 2 columns

   

   • Beam with 3 columns

   

   • T holder

   

   • Left "L" holder

   

   • Right "L" holder

   

7. Specify the geometry parameters for the selected Construction type:

   • Height,

   • Bulge,

   • Width 1,

   • Width 2.

8. Define the settings for the Top view, Section view and 3D view of the Sign Holder. Top view settings:

   

• Top view – use this option to draw a top view projection of the Sign Holder at its insertion point.

• Block – use this option to draw a top projection of the selected block at the Sign Holder insertion point. Note: block should be previously inserted in the drawing to select it in the drop-down menu.

  

The left figure shows the Block projection of the selected block at the Sign Holder insertion point. The right figure shows the Top View projection of the Sign Holder at its insertion point.

• Scale – enter 2D scale of the Sign Holder top view or block view at its insertion point.

• Column shape – choose between the “Rectangle” or “Circle” shape of the column(s) section. Enter dimensions of the section shape.

Section view settings:

• Section view – creates a Sign Holder in a section view.

• Block – creates a selected block in a section view instead of a Sign Holder.

• Scale – specify scale of the Sign Holder in the Section view.

• Leader – draws a Leader starting from a 2D view to a Section view of Sign Holder.

• Terrain – draws a terrain line in the Section view of the Sign Holder and in report.

• Offset – defines terrain line length on left and right side of Sigh Holder in Section view.

• Schematic view – draws a schematic view of Sign Holders in Section View. If this option is unchecked, an exact section of Sign Holders and terrain line is drawn, foundations (if exist) are added too.

Options for the 3D view settings:

• Extrusion – creates a 3D model of the Sign holder (as a Block reference).

• Block – inserts a 3D block instead of a 3D model of the Sign Holder.

• Foundation – creates a Foundation in the 3D model of the Sign Holder. Choose between the “Rectangle” or “Circle” shape of the foundation. Enter dimensions width x length and define Depth of foundation.

• Z-offset – moves a foundation by Z-alignment.

9. Apply materials for Sign Holder, Back of the Sign and the Foundation.

10. Click in the “Sign holder parameters” dialog to apply settings and close the dialog.

11. Edit any other Sign Holder and Traffic Sign parameter in the “Insert Sign Holder” dialog.

12. Click in the “Insert Sign Holder” dialog.

13. Select Polyline, Alignment, Feature Line to align the Sign Holder to. Or use the option [None] to insert a new Sign Holder that will not be associated to any linear entity.

14. If the linear entity is selected, then specify Sign Holder insertion point or type the station value.

• The top view (2D) block of a Sign Holder is created in the insertion point by default.

15. Enter an offset of the Sign insertion point from the selected linear entity.

16. Specify the Sign Holder rotation angle.

• Press “Enter” to place Sign Holder perpendiculary to the selected linear entity.

17. Specify the insertion point of the Sign Holder section block.

18. Specify rotation angle of the Sign Holder section block.

Note: Default Sign Holder paramater values can be edited for each Sign Holder type in the JSON file located at the following location: “C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\KobiLabs\SignsAndStripes\SignHolders”. Edit the JSON file by opening it with Notepad and changing the parameter values.

Insert Sign Settings

Click on Settings button in Insert sign holder dialog box.

• Icon size - to enlarge icon size, move the pointer to the right. To decrease icon size, move the pointer to the left.

• Create separate layer for each hatch color – check this option to create separate layers for each hatch color. Hatch colors are specified in KOBI_Traffic.TrafficSigns.LayerColorSettings.json, which is located on the following path: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\KobiLabs\SignsAndStripes. You can add custom colors to the list and define new layer with custom name.