Sections Tab (Section View Properties Dialog Box)

Use this tab to edit properties that determine which sampled sections are drawn in the section view.

Name

Displays the name of the current section.

Draw

Specifies whether the section is drawn in the current section view. Select the check box to draw the section in the current section view.

Clip Grid

Specifies whether the grid lines in the current section view are clipped to the section (horizontal and/or vertical depending on the section view style definition). Select the check box to clip the grid lines in the section view to the section.

Description

Specifies the optional description of the current section.

Type

Displays the type of data source from which the section data was extracted. Either , which indicates from an existing TIN surface; , which indicates from a corridor; , which indicates from a corridor surface; or , which indicates from an existing pipe network or pressure network.

Data Source

Displays the name of the data source from which the current section is sampled.

Update Mode

Specifies the type of update mode for the section. Select Dynamic to specify that the section data updates dynamically if the position of the sample line associated with the section changes or the data source (surface or corridor) geometry changes.

Layer

Specifies the drawing layer that contains the current section view associated with the selected sample line group. Click in this column to open the Layer Selection dialog box. Select a layer in the Layers table.

Style

Specifies the name of the style of the section. Click in the Style column to open the Select Style dialog box. 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.

Override Style

Specifies whether the current style is overridden in the current section view. If the style is overridden, the cell is selected. The name of the override style is displayed.

Labels

Specifies the section label style. In the Labels column, click <Edit...> to open the Section Labels dialog box. Select the label style.

Left Offset

Displays the left offset value of the current section.

Right Offset

Displays the right offset value of the current section.

Minimum Elevation

Displays the minimum elevation of the section associated with the selected sample line group.

Maximum Elevation

Displays the maximum elevation of the section associated with the selected sample line group.

Station

Displays the station value of the sample line along which the section is sampled.