To Edit Corridor Creation Settings

Use the corridor creation and naming settings in the Edit Feature Settings - Corridor dialog box to change corridor-related settings before you create corridors. For example, before creating a corridor, you may want to specify the default assembly frequency along tangents, curves, or spirals.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To edit settings for all corridor-related commands: In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, right-click the Corridor collection. Click Edit Feature Settings.
    • To edit settings for a specific command: In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the Corridor collection. Expand the Commands collection. Right-click the name of the command and click Edit Command Settings. For example, right-click the CreateCorridor command and click Edit Command Settings.

    The Edit Feature Settings - Corridor dialog box is displayed.

  2. To specify the default highlight settings for corridor region baselines, boundaries, targets and internal assemblies; right-click the Corridor collection and click Edit Feature Settings. Edit the Region Highlight Graphics settings.
  3. To specify whether the corridor regions are locked to the parent alignment geometry or stations, right-click the CreateCorridor command and click Edit Command Settings. Expand the Assembly Insertion Defaults settings, and specify a value for the Lock Region To parameter.
  4. To specify the default assembly frequency along tangents, curves, and spirals, right-click the CreateCorridor command and click Edit Command Settings. Edit the Assembly Insertion Defaults settings.
  5. To specify whether assemblies are to be inserted at specific points, such as horizontal geometry or superelevation critical points, right-click the CreateCorridor command and click Edit Command Settings. Edit the Assembly Insertion Defaults settings.
  6. To edit the default scale to view corridor sections, right-click the ViewEditCorridorSection command and click Edit Command Settings. Expand the View/Edit Options property group. Edit the Default View Scale setting.
  7. To specify whether a corridor is automatically rebuilt when you edit a subassembly parameter, right-click the ViewEditCorridorSection command. Click Edit Command Settings. Expand the View/Edit Options property group. Edit the Rebuild On Edit setting.
  8. To specify the front and back clip values for 3D objects displayed in a corridor section view, right-click the ViewEditCorridorSection command and click Edit Command Settings. Expand the View/Edit Options property group. Edit the Front Clip and Back Clip settings.
  9. To specify whether the station tracker is on, right-click the ViewEditCorridorSection command. Click Edit Command Settings. Expand the View/Edit Options property group. Set the Turn Off Unassociated Layers setting to no and the Station Tracker in Multiple Viewports setting to yes.
  10. To specify the grid and grid text display settings for a corridor section view, right-click the ViewEditCorridorSection command and click Edit Command Settings. Expand the Grid Settings and Grid Text Settings property groups. Edit the grid line, grid spacing, color, and text size settings.
  11. To edit the default naming format for corridors and data that can be extracted from the corridor, expand the Default Name Format property group. Edit the Corridor Name Template settings.
  12. Click Apply.