To Create a Surface Profile Along an Alignment

You can create a surface profile either from a horizontal alignment on a surface or from a surface profile file.

When you create a centerline profile, you can create one or more offset profiles at the same time. Use the Draw in Profile View option to display the profile in the drawing.

Tutorial Exercise: Creating and Displaying Surface Profiles

1. Click Home tabCreate Design panelProfile drop-downCreate Surface Profile Find.
2. In the Create Profile from Surface dialog box, in the Alignment list, select the horizontal alignment to use for the profile.
3. Ensure that the surface you want to use is listed in the Select Surfaces list. If multiple surfaces are listed, use Ctrl + click to select one or more of them from which to create profiles.
4. Optionally, in the Station Range area, specify start and end stations if you want the profile to cover a distance less than the entire length of the horizontal alignment.
5. Click Add to add the centerline profile to the Profile List.
6. Optionally, select the Sample Offsets check box. Enter the offset distances in the field if you want the profile to include one or more offsets from the centerline of the horizontal alignment. Use positive numbers to specify right offsets, and negative numbers for left offsets. Use commas to separate the values. Example: 20,-20,30,40
7. Optionally, click Add to add the offset profiles to the Profile List.
8. In the table, review the data for each profile line and make corrections as required. Optionally, add or delete profiles in the Profile list.
9. Do one of the following:
   • If you want to draw the profile in a profile view, click Draw In Profile View, and then go to the create profile view procedure.
   • Click OK. The profiles you created are saved. If the alignment has one or more profile views associated with it, the profiles you created are added to the views.