Horizontal Axes Tab (Profile View Style Dialog Box)

Use this tab to specify the settings for the tick marks on the horizontal axes of the profile view.

Select Axis to Control

Specifies the axis for which you adjust the Major and Minor Tick Details.

Note: The bottom axis controls the major and minor grid spacing.
Top

Adjust Major and Minor Tick Details along the top axis.

Bottom

Adjust Major and Minor Tick Details along the bottom axis.

Tick and Label Start Station

Specifies whether ticks and labels are placed at the start station on the horizontal axes.

Major Tick Details

Interval

Specifies the spacing of major ticks on the horizontal axis, using the actual ground units.

Tick Size

Specifies the height of the tick on the horizontal axis in plotted units.

Tick Justification

Specifies the position of the tick relative to the axis: top, bottom, or center.

Text Height

Specifies the height of text (in plotted units) used to label major ticks on the horizontal axis.

Tick Label Text

Specifies a label property for the tick. To change the text format or content, click to display the Text Component Editor dialog box.

Text Style

Specifies the style of the tick label text.

Rotation

Specifies the angle for the tick label. Enter a positive or negative value. The angle direction is always counterclockwise. If the value is zero (0), the label is not rotated.

X Offset

Specifies a horizontal offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.

Y Offset

Specifies a vertical offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.

Minor Tick Details

Interval

Specifies the spacing of minor ticks on the horizontal axis, using the actual ground units.

Tick Size

Specifies the height of the tick on the horizontal axis in plotted units.

Tick Justification

Specifies the position of the tick relative to the axis: top, bottom, or center.

Text Height

Specifies the height of text (in plotted units) used to label minor ticks on the horizontal axis.

Tick Label Text

Specifies a label property for the tick. To change the text format or content, click to display the Text Component Editor dialog box.

Text Style

Specifies the style of the tick label text.

Rotation

Specifies the angle for the tick label. Enter a positive or negative value. The angle direction is always counterclockwise. If the value is zero (0), the label is not rotated.

X Offset

Specifies a horizontal offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.

Y Offset

Specifies a vertical offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.