Edit Feature Settings - Profile Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to view and change profile-related settings.

This topic documents settings in all profile-related Edit Settings dialog boxes (drawing-level, feature-level, and command-level).

Drawing-level ambient settings are identified by the drawing icon.
Profile feature settings are listed near the top of this dialog box, after the General property group, and are identified by the profile icon.
Profile command settings are identified by the command icon.

For general information about drawing, feature, and command settings and their interaction, see About Autodesk Civil 3D Settings.

For information about drawing-level ambient settings, see Ambient Settings Tab (Drawing Settings Dialog Box).

Default Styles

Use these settings to specify the default styles assigned to profiles and their labels.

Profile Label Set: Specifies the default profile label style set. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Profile Label Set dialog box.
Profile Style: Specifies the default profile style. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Profile Style dialog box.

Default Name Format

Use these settings to specify the default name formats for profiles, offset profiles, superimposed profiles, and 3D element profiles. Click in the Value column, and click to make changes in the Name Template dialog box.

Profile Creation

Use these settings to specify the default values for vertical curve sub-elements. For all linear settings such as length, height, or radius, enter a number in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing area.

Default Vertical Curve Type

Specifies the default vertical curve type for a new profile:

Circular Curve
Symmetric Parabola
Asymmetric Parabola

Parabolic Sag Curve Length And K-Value

Specifies whether curve length or K value is the primary constraint on a parabolic sag curve.

Parabolic Crest Curve Length And K-Value

Specifies whether curve length or K value is the primary constraint on a parabolic crest curve.

Parabolic Crest Curve Length

Specifies the default length for a parabolic crest curve.

Parabolic Crest Curve K-Value

Specifies the default K-value for a parabolic crest curve.

Parabolic Sag Curve Length

Specifies the default length for a parabolic sag curve.

Parabolic Sag Curve K-Value

Specifies the default K-value for a parabolic sag curve.

Circular Crest Curve Length And Radius

Specifies whether curve length or radius is the primary constraint on a circular crest curve.

Circular Sag Curve Length And Radius

Specifies whether curve length or radius is the primary constraint on a circular sag curve:

Circular Crest Curve Length

Specifies the default length for a circular crest curve.

Circular Crest Curve Radius

Specifies the default radius for a circular crest curve.

Passing Eye Height

Specifies the default passing eye height.

Circular Sag Curve Length

Specifies the default length for a circular sag curve.

Passing Object Height

Specifies the default passing object height.

Circular Sag Curve Radius

Specifies the default radius for a circular sag curve.

Stopping Eye Height

Specifies the default stopping eye height.

Asymmetrical Crest Curve Length 1

Specifies the default length for the first part of the asymmetrical crest curve.

Stopping Object Height

Specifies the default stopping object height.

Asymmetrical Crest Curve Length 2

Specifies the default length for the second part of the asymmetrical crest curve.

Headlight Angle

Specifies the default headlight angle.

Asymmetrical Sag Curve Length 1

Specifies the default length for the first part of the asymmetrical sag curve.

Headlight Height

Specifies the default headlight height.

Asymmetrical Sag Curve Length 2

Specifies the default length for the second part of the asymmetrical sag curve.

Criteria-Based Design Options

Use these settings to specify the default design criteria.

Note: The design criteria values of the parent alignment take precedence over the default design criteria values of the profile. If the parent alignment does not use design criteria values, then the criteria-based design options in the profile are used.

Use Design Criteria File Option

Specifies whether to associate a design criteria file with the profile.

The first XML file found in the <install directory>\Data\Corridor Design Standards\<units> is used by default. You can select another design criteria file by using either the Create Profile - Draw New dialog box during profile creation, or the Profile Properties dialog box after the profile is created.

Use Design Checks Option

Specifies whether to associate a design check set with the profile.

Default Design Check Set

Specifies the default design check set. Click in the Value column, and click to select a set in the Default Design Check Set dialog box.

You can select another design check set by using either the Create Profile - Draw New dialog box during profile creation, or the Profile Properties dialog box after the profile is created.

Note: This setting is not available if the Use Design Checks Option is set to False.

Anchor Profile To Alignment Options

Anchor Profile Option

Specifies how the layout profile geometry is anchored in relation to the associated alignment.

Anchor Profile VIPs To Alignment PIs: Locks each profile geometry point to the previous alignment geometry point. This option preserves portions of a layout profile that are not affected by a change to the horizontal geometry. If the alignment changes, the level of the profile geometry point is maintained and elements are modified or deleted as needed.
Anchor Profile To Alignment Start Station: Locks the profile to the alignment start. If the horizontal alignment changes, the profile does not change, and stays locked to the alignment start station.

Affected Elements

Specifies whether profile elements that are affected by edits to the associated alignment are modified or deleted.

Modify Affected Elements: Modifies profile elements that are affected if alignment changes.
Delete Affected Elements: Deletes profile elements that are affected if alignment changes.

Notify Which Elements Are Affected

Specifies whether a graphical marker is added to the drawing and to the Profile Elements vista to mark profile elements that are modified due to a change to the associated alignment. The appearance of the Notification Symbol can be controlled by modifying the profile style.

True: Adds a graphical marker to the drawing to highlight the affected profile elements.
False: Does not add a graphical marker to the drawing to highlight the affected profile elements.

Note: When working in VIP mode, notifications are not displayed in the Profile Elements vista.

Curve Tessellation Option

Note: This property group is displayed when accessing the settings from the CreateProfileLayout command.

Use these settings to specify the default behavior when curve elements are used as an input option for best fit arc, line, and parabola creation.

Tessellate Curve: Specifies whether to tesselate curve segments if they are included as an input option.
Mid-ordinate Tolerance: Specifies the mid-ordinate tolerance based on a distance across the tessellated curve segments. Enter a length in the Value column or click and select two points along a curve.

Regression Graph Option

Note: This property group is displayed when accessing the settings from the CreateProfileLayout command.

Use this setting to specify the default behavior for regression analysis graphs in best fit arc, line, and parabola creation.

Spline Fit For Regression Analysis Graph: Specifies whether the regression graph displays splines on the green line that represents the best fit element.

Quick Profile Options

Note: This property group is displayed when accessing the settings from the CreateQuickProfile command.

Use these settings to specify the default settings for quick profile creation.

Select All Surfaces: Specifies whether to generate profiles of all surfaces in the drawing file in the quick profile.
Create Profile of 3D Elements: Specifies whether to include level data for the selected 3D element in the quick profile.

Superimpose Profile

Note: This property group is displayed when accessing the settings from the SuperimposeProfile command.

Use these settings to specify the default values for the mid-ordinate distances that the system uses when tessellating (approximating) the shape of curves in superimposed profiles.

Horizontal Mid-ordinate Distance: Specifies the horizontal mid-ordinate distance for tessellated curve segments. Enter a distance in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing.
Vertical Mid-ordinate Distance: Specifies the vertical mid-ordinate distance for tessellated curve segments. Enter a length in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing.

These settings are used in the Superimpose Profile Options dialog box.