Use this dialog box to create and edit a sample line group.
- Name
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Specifies the name of the sample line group. The default format is <SLG>-<[Next Counter]>.
<SLG> is the sample line group name.
<[Next Counter]> is an integer greater than or equal to one, which increments as sample line groups are created in the drawing. This naming convention is based on the name template.
Enter a name or edit a default naming convention in the Name Template dialog box.
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Opens the Name Template dialog box. Edit the default sample line group naming convention.
- Description
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Specifies the optional description of the sample line group.
- Alignment
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Displays the parent alignment under which the sample line group belongs.
- Sample Line Style
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Specifies the sample line style. To edit a style or create a new one, click
. Select a style from the list of operations. To examine the details of an existing style, select the style name in the list. Click
. - Sample Line Label Style
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Specifies the sample line label style. Standard buttons are also provided to create or edit a label style.
- Sample Line Layer
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Specifies the drawing layer for the sample line. Standard buttons are also provided to review or change the style.
Select Data Sources To Sample
- Type
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Displays the type of data source from which the section is sampled such as
, which indicates a TIN surface; 
, which indicates a corridor; 
, which indicates a corridor surface; or 
which indicates a pipe network or a pressure network. - Data Source
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Displays the name of the data source.
- Sample
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Specifies a data source from which to sample elevations. A new section object is created for each data source selected. The section object is located at each sample line in the current sample line group.
- Style
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Specifies the style to apply for each section. Select a style in the list or use the standard controls to create a new style, copy or edit the current style selection, or pick a style from the drawing.
Note:If the data source is a corridor, then the style list is for a code set style.
- Section Layer
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Specifies the drawing layer for the section. Standard buttons are also provided to review or change the style.
- Update Mode
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Specifies the type of update mode for the section. Select Dynamic to specify that the section data updates dynamically if the position of the sample line associated with the section changes or the data source (surface or corridor) geometry changes.