To Specify Defaults for Alignment Widening

You can specify the default behavior for how widenings are created.

See Edit Feature Settings - Alignment Dialog Box for descriptions of each property.

To specify defaults for automatic widening

1. On the Settings tab in Toolspace, right-click the Alignments collection, and then click Edit Feature Settings.
2. Expand the Automatic Widening Around Curves collection.
3. Specify values for each property, and then click Apply.
4. Click OK or Cancel to close the dialog box.

To specify defaults for widening options

1. On the Settings tab in Toolspace, expand the Alignments collection, right-click the Add Widening command, and then click Edit Command Settings.
2. Expand the Widening Options collection.
3. Specify values for each property, and then click Apply.
4. Click OK or Cancel to close the dialog box.

To specify defaults for creating linear transitions around curves in widenings

1. On the Settings tab in Toolspace, expand the Alignments collection and then expand the Commands collection.
2. Right-click Add Widening Edit Command Settings.
3. In the Edit Command Settings - Add Widening dialog box, expand the Linear Transition Around Curves collection.
4. Specify values for the Number of Segments and the Transition Segment Type properties, and then click Apply or OK.
Note: To change this behavior after it is implemented on an existing offset alignment, select the offset alignment, click the Offset Parameters button in the ribbon, and change the Transition Type property to Curve - Line - Curve.