Workflow: To Set Up Labels and Bands for Profiles

Use standards to create a consistent format for the profiles in a drawing.

Standard format and content for profiles is often required to comply with your requirements or to make it easier to compare several profiles. You can create these formats and content standards with styles and settings for profiles, profile views, labels, and data boxes. The following process helps you evaluate existing styles and settings and to decide whether to change anything.

Create a profile from an existing alignment Create a profile from an existing alignment and display the profile on a profile view.
Add profile view labels Manually place a few profile view labels for chainage level and depth.
Add data boxes Add data boxes above or below the profile grid, ensuring that you have one of each type that you need.
Review profile styles Review the standards for the graphed profile line.
Review profile label styles Review the standards for the automatic labels along the profile line.
Review profile view label styles Review the standards for the manual labels in the profile view.
Review profile view styles Review the standards for the profile view title, axes annotation, grid, and ticks.
Review profile view band styles Review the standards for the data boxes above or below the profile view grid.