CreateOffsetAlignment Method (Database, String, String, Double, String, Double, Double)

Creates an offset Alignment from the specified alignment name, returns the object Id of the offset alignment.

Namespace: Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices
Assembly: AeccDbMgd (in AeccDbMgd.dll) Version: 13.2.3892.0

Syntax

C#

public static ObjectId CreateOffsetAlignment(
	Database database,
	string alignmentName,
	string parentAlignmentName,
	double offset,
	string styleName,
	double startStation,
	double endStation
)

Visual Basic

Public Shared Function CreateOffsetAlignment ( _
	database As Database, _
	alignmentName As String, _
	parentAlignmentName As String, _
	offset As Double, _
	styleName As String, _
	startStation As Double, _
	endStation As Double _
) As ObjectId

Visual C++

public:
static ObjectId CreateOffsetAlignment(
	Database^ database, 
	String^ alignmentName, 
	String^ parentAlignmentName, 
	double offset, 
	String^ styleName, 
	double startStation, 
	double endStation
)

Parameters

database
Type: Database
The database of the parent alignment.
alignmentName
Type: System.String
The name of the offset alignment.
parentAlignmentName
Type: System.String
The name of the parent alignment.
offset
Type: System.Double
The offset value for the offset alignment.
styleName
Type: System.String
The style name for the offset alignment .
startStation
Type: System.Double
The start station for the offset alignment.
endStation
Type: System.Double
The end station for the offset alignment.

Remarks

  1. A negative value (offset < 0) indicates the Offset Alignment is at the left of the parent alignment.
  2. A positive value (offset > 0) indicates the Offset Alignment is at the right.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
System.ArgumentException Thrown when:
  1. The alignmentName, parentAlignmentName or styleName is invalid.
  2. offset is 0 or too large to calculate an offset alignment.
  3. startStation is less than start station of alignment.
  4. endStation is greater than end station of alignment.
  5. startStation is equal to or greater than endStation.

See Also