To Work With Vertical Curve Settings for Profiles

Specify default curve types and values in the Vertical Curve Settings dialog box or by editing the Profile Creation settings for the CreateProfileLayout command.

The parameter values in the Vertical Curve Settings dialog box apply only to the curves created using the Draw Tangents with Curves command in the current profile. You can specify default settings for all curves by editing the settings in the CreateProfileLayout command.

To change the default curve settings

1. On the Settings tab in Toolspace, expand the Profiles collection and then expand the Commands collection.
2. Right-click CreateProfileLayout Edit Command Settings.
3. In the Edit Command Settings-CreateProfileLayout dialog box, expand the Profile Creation property.
4. Specify the settings, click Apply, and click OK.
   Note: To save these command settings at the drawing level, on the Ambient Setting tab select Yes in the value column for Save Command Changes To Settings.

To change the curve settings when you draw a profile using the tangent with curves method

1. Click Home tabCreate Design panelProfile drop-downProfile Creation Tools Find.
2. In the Create Profile - Draw New dialog box, enter creation information.
3. On the Profile Layout Tools toolbar, click Curve Settings.
4. In the Vertical Curve Settings dialog box, enter curves values.
   Note: The curve type you specify in the Vertical Curve Settings dialog box is used in all curve commands on the Profile Layout Tools toolbar.