General Tab (Create Alignment - Layout Dialog Box)

Use this tab to enter basic information about the alignment, including site, style, layer, and label set.

Name

Specifies the name of the alignment. Each alignment must have a unique name.

Type

Specifies the type of alignment you're creating: centerline, offset, corner radius, rail, or miscellaneous. You can use these alignment types to categorize your data based on alignment function. For example, select the centerline type for a road centerline, the rail type for a railway, or the miscellaneous type for other uses, such as an utility conduit.

Note: After an alignment is created, you can change its type on the Information tab of the Alignment Properties dialogue box.

Description

Specifies an optional description of the alignment.

Starting Chainage

Specifies the chainage value that is assigned to the beginning of the first alignment element created.

Note: Use the Chainage Control tab in the Alignment Properties dialog box to change the starting chainage after you create an alignment.

Site

Specifies a site for the alignment. Select a site from the Site list, or click to either create a site or select one from an object in the drawing. The alignment and the object you select in the drawing are associated with the same site.

Note: The default selection is <None>, which places the alignment in the top-level Alignments collection in Prospector. See About Alignment and Site Interaction for more information.

Alignment Style

Alignment Style List

Displays the current style. Click the arrow to select another alignment style in the drawing.

Style Selection

Specifies the style options. Create a style, copy or edit the current style selection, or pick a style from drawing.

Style Detail

Opens the Style Detail dialog box. Preview the style and creation information.

Alignment Layer

Alignment Layer Display List

Displays the layer on which the alignment object is created.

Object Layer

Opens the Object Layer dialog box, in which you can select or create a layer on which the alignment is drawn.

Alignment Label Set

Alignment Label Set List

Displays the default alignment label set. You can either accept the default label set, or use the list to select a different one from the drawing.

Label Set Selection

Edits or copies the current label set, or creates a label set. The Style Detail icon previews the current style.

Style Detail

Opens the Style Detail dialog box. Preview the label set and creation information.