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Status Planned for future release
Workspace IBM MAS - Spatial
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 28, 2018

Ability to use offset for linear layers in map

When using Linear Asset there are issues with the linear layers inside Spatial. For your linear asset you can define relations, features, specifications etc. and for these you can define distance for the Z offset. You can for example define that your stop sign is placed 2 meters to the left of the road. But in Spatial all the linear layers (Maximos layers for specifications, relations, work orders, features etc.) is placed on the same spot on the linear asset. Each relation, feature etc. can have its own length and this is represented in Spatial but they will all be stacked on each other. So if I have define four features on my linear assets, three features with different lengths and one feature with the same length as the linear asset, I will not be able to see that there are four of them. This is because the longest feature will be stacked on top of the assets other three features. This may not be the actual problem but let's say that our three features with different lengths also have an offset of 2 meters. By then they should be placed beside the road and be visible together with the fourth feature. But this is not the case. To have the opportunity to use dynamic offsets for your linear layers inside Spatial would give a great advantage. This would lead to better visibility and most important it would represent something that is closer to what the reality looks like.

Idea priority High