About Editing Vertical Design Road Geometry

Use a variety of Roadway Design tools to modify the vertical profile of a design road.

Edit the vertical geometry of a design road in any of the following several ways:

• Drag Manipulators

  Select a design road and pitch the model to display the road at an angle. Use manipulators on the line modify the level, chainage and gradient at various points.

• Enter or Select Values

  Click a manipulator to display toolbars for values such as gradient, chainage and level.

• Add and Remove PVIs

  Right-click to add or remove a VIP from the current location.

• View Curve Properties

  Right-click a curve and click Curve Properties to display the Curve Properties panel. This panel displays vertical curve parameters such as length, K-value and passing, stopping and headlight distance.

  The values on the Curve Properties panel are read only. To change the properties, use the in-canvas editing options such as manipulators and toolbars.

• Examine and Edit in Profile View

  The Profile View panel displays the vertical geometry in profile. You can quickly scan the chainage and level of the vertical geometry elements and quickly navigate between elements the Profile View panel and the road object in canvas.