Bands Tab (Profile View Properties Dialog Box)

Use this tab to manage the data box sets for the profile view.

Band Type

Specifies which type of data band to add to the set: Profile Data, Vertical Geometry, Horizontal Geometry, Superelevation, Sectional Data, Pipe Data, Pressure Data, Cant Data or Speed.

Select Band Style

Specifies a style for the band. Standard buttons are provided to create or edit a style.

Add >>

Adds the specified band type to the set for this profile view. Before clicking this button, ensure that the settings are correct for data box type, style, and location.

List of Bands

Location

Specifies either the top or bottom of the profile view. The table below this field shows current location of the bands in the current band style set.

Band Type

Specifies the data band type: Profile Data, Vertical Geometry, Horizontal Geometry, Superelevation, Sectional Data, Pipe Data, Pressure Data, Cant Data or Speed.

Style

Specifies the style for the band type.

Description

Specifies optional descriptive notes about the band type

Gap

Specifies the distance between the current data box and the adjacent profile view grid or data box.

Geometry Points

For Profile Data bands, specifies the alignment and profile geometry points to label in the data box. Click to open the Geometry Points to Label in Band dialog box.

Label Start Chainage

Specifies whether the starting chainage of the band is labeled.

Label End Chainage

Specifies whether the ending chainage of the band is labeled.

Alignment

Specifies either the parent alignment of current profile view or the parent alignment of any superimposed profiles.

Profile1/Profile2

Specifies which profile or profiles supply the data for the band. For example, if two separate profiles are listed in Profile 1 and Profile 2 columns, then each chainage displayed in the band shows the level information for both profiles.

Data Source

Specifies the source of the data displayed in the band. The options displayed depend on the type of data box:

    Pipe Data Box: Select a pipe network in the drawing file.

    Long Section Box: Select a sample line group that is associated with the alignment in the profile view

This column is available only for pipe and long section boxes.

Material

Specifies a material or list of materials for which data is displayed in a long section box. The options are generated using the properties of sample line groups that are associated with the alignment in the profile view.

Weeding

Used only for labels at vertical geometry points on profile data boxes. Vertical geometry points or gradient breaks that are closer than the weeding factor are removed, making it easier to read the remaining labels. Enter a positive number to specify a label exclusion distance.

Stagger Labels

Specifies the location of the label staggering line: No staggering, Stagger both sides, Stagger to right, or Stagger to left. This option is only enabled for profile data box styles.

Stagger Line Height

Specifies the height of the label stagger line.

Band Position Controls

Changes the position of data boxes in the set and deletes unwanted bands.

    Move selected data boxes up.

    Move selected data boxes down.

    Delete selected bands.

Import Band Set

Opens the Band Set dialog box. Select an existing band set to add to the band set for the current profile view.

Save As Band Set

Opens the Band Set dialog box, where you can save the current band set for use with other profile views.

Match major/minor increments to vertical grid intervals

Specifies if the profile data box major/minor interval distances for profile views matches the profile view style’s major/minor grid spacing intervals. Select the checkbox to match major/minor increments to vertical grid intervals. If this checkbox is selected, the major/minor interval fields in the List of Bands table are unavailable.