To Create a Point on a Survey Cross Section by Offset and Elevation

You can create a new point by giving an offset and elevation, with respect to the current cross section located on the current centerline.

To create a point with offset and elevation from the current cross section from the Survey Command Window

1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click on the network to edit, and click Survey Command Window.
2. Click Centerline menu Offset Elevation.
3. Type the point number of the point you want to set.
4. Enter the offset.
5. Enter the elevation.

To create a point with offset and elevation from the current cross section using the survey command language

1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, right-click on the network to edit, and click Survey Command Window.
2. At the Command line, enter:

   XS EL (point) [offset] [elevation] (description)

Command Line Example

BEGIN CL1

NE 1 1000 1000

NE 2 1000 1500

NE 3 1300 1700

END

CL IS CL1

XS 350

XS EL 100 45.72 58.7502

! POINT 100 NORTH: 954.2800 EAST: 1350.0000 ELEV: 58.7502

Point 100 is offset from cross section 350 by a distance of 45.72 with an elevation of 58.7502. Distance and elevations are in the current units unless you type a qualifying suffix.

Command Syntax

XS EL (point) [offset] [elevation] (description)

Parameter	Definition
point	The identifier of the new point that you want to create. You do not need to assign a point number if auto point numbering is on.
offset	The perpendicular distance from the centerline to the new point.
elevation	The elevation of the new point
description	An optional description associated with the point.