Use this dialog box to create a data reference to a sample line group and to the sampled sources for which data shortcuts have been created. You can create a data reference to all the sample lines in the sample line group or you can create a data reference to selected sample lines.
- Source Sample Line Group
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Displays the name of the sample line group from which the data shortcut was created.
- Source Alignment
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Displays the parent alignment under which the sample line group belongs.
Note: When you create a reference to a sample line group, a reference to the parent alignment is also created if it doesn't already exist. - 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.
Note: You can specify the default styles and name templates in the CreateSampleLinesReference command settings. - 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 lines. Standard buttons are also provided to review or change the style.
- Description
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Specifies the optional description of the sample line group.
- Select Sample Lines
- Opens the Select Sample Lines dialog box which you can use to select individual sample lines or sample lines within a chainage range. By default, all sample lines in the group are referenced into the drawing.
Select Data Sources To Sample
Use this list to specify the data sources to sample.
The list includes data sources that exist in the current drawing and data sources for which data shortcuts have been created. If you select a data source that is a data shortcut, a reference to the sampled source is created when you click OK if it doesn't already exist in the drawing. For more information, see About Sample Line Group Data Shortcuts and References.
- 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 levels. 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 cross section updates dynamically if the position of the sample line associated with the section changes or the data source (surface or corridor) geometry changes.