New in Profile Views

Learn about enhancements to profile views.

New in 2025.2

Additional cant profile band information can now display for a secondary alignment:

• Added an Alignment2 property to display information for a secondary alignment in the cant band.
• Added a Max Offset Distance property as a range to limit secondary alignment displayed in the cant band.
• Added the ability to label the Cant Critical Station in the cant band.

  See Layout Tab (Label Style Composer Dialog Box) for more information on editing label components.

• Added the ability to add diagrams and ticks for Cant Critical Points and Alignment Critical points in the band.
• Added the ability to add diagrams for Applied Cant and Equilibrium Cant in the band.
• Added the ability to label projected stations of the primary alignment in the cant band.
  • Primary Alignment Mapped Station - Start
  • Primary Alignment Mapped Raw Station - Start

  See Layout Tab (Label Style Composer Dialog Box) for more information on editing label components.

• Added API support for the updated secondary alignment band workflows.

For more information, see To Add Data Bands to a Profile View.

2025.1 Release

• Added new horizontal geometry band options to display and label secondary alignment information.
  • Added an Alignment2 property to display information for a secondary alignment.
    Note: Alignment2 may also be selected when creating new profile views.
  • Added a Max Offset Distance property as a range to limit secondary alignment displayed in the band.
    
  • Added the ability to label projected stations of the primary alignment in the band.
    • Tangent, Curve, and Spiral text contents
      • Primary Alignment Mapped Station - Start
      • Primary Alignment Mapped Station - End
    • Point of Intersection text contents
      • Primary Alignment Mapped Station at PI Extended Station
      • Primary Alignment Mapped Station at Extended Raw Station
    

    See Layout Tab (Label Style Composer Dialog Box) for more information on editing label components.

  • Added the ability to specify the secondary alignment name as the band title. Two options are available in the Text Component Editor:
    • Parent Alignment
    • Horizontal Alignment - Alignment2 Name

For more information, see To Add Data Bands to a Profile View.