To Anchor Layout Profile Geometry to Alignment Geometry

To specify how the layout profile geometry is anchored in relation to the associated alignment

You can use the Profile Locking tab in the Profile Properties dialog box to specify how the layout profile geometry is anchored in relation to the associated alignment. If you choose to anchor the profile geometry points to the associated alignment geometry points, then you can also specify whether notifications are displayed and whether affected profile elements are modified or deleted when the geometry of the alignment is changed.

1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Alignments collection, identify the parent alignment for the profile you want to work with, and then expand the Profiles collection for that alignment.
2. Select the profile, right-click, and then click Properties. The Profile Properties dialog box opens.
3. Click the Profile Locking tab.
4. Specify the anchoring settings and click OK.

To dismiss horizontal change notifications

If you select both the Anchor Profile Geometry Points To Alignment Geometry Points option and the Notify Which Elements Are Affected option on the Profile Locking tab of the Profile Properties dialog box, then symbols are displayed in the drawing and in the Profile Elements vista (when working in Element-Based mode) if changes are made to the alignment that affect the layout profile.

You can dismiss the notifications from the Profile Elements vista and from the drawing by clicking on them in the Profile Elements vista, or by using the commands described below.

To dismiss a single notification

1. Select the profile.
2. Click Profile tab Notifications Panel Horizontal Changes drop-down Dismiss Selected Notification Find.
3. Select the profile sub-element that has the notification that you want to dismiss.
4. Select additional profile sub-elements or press Enter to end the command.

Notifications are removed from the drawing and from the Profile Elements vista.

Use this command to dismiss horizontal change notifications one at a time.

To dismiss all notifications

1. Select the profile.
2. Click Profile tab Notifications Panel Horizontal Changes drop-down Dismiss All Notifications Find .

Notifications are removed from the drawing and from the Profile Elements vista.

If the horizontal alignment changes again, new notifications will be displayed on the affected profile elements.

To control the appearance of horizontal change notifications

You can control the appearance of the notification symbols by modifying the profile style.

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the Profile Styles collection. Identify the style you want to edit.
2. Right-click the style name and click Edit.
3. Click the Display tab.
4. Change the Notification Symbol settings and click OK.

Note: The visibility of notification symbols is also affected by the Solution Tip settings on the AEC Editor tab of the Options dialog box.