Create Channel Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to define names, descriptions, and representative baselines when creating a channel.

Name

Specifies the unique channel name.

Description
Specifies an optional channel description.
Style
Specifies a style from the drop-down to apply to the current channel.
  • Create new. Opens the Channel Style dialog box to add a new style.
  • Create copy of current selection. Opens the Channel Style dialog box with a copy of the settings of the currently selected style. Rename, edit, and apply as needed.
  • Edit current selection. Opens the Channel Style dialog box for the currently selected channel style. Edit and apply as needed.
  • Pick from drawing. Enables the selection of a channel in the drawing to specify its channel style.

Baseline

This section establishes the linear geometry for the channel.

Feature Line
Specifies the source feature line representing the new channel.
  • Allows manually selecting a feature line from the drawing.
Alignment/Profile
Alignment. Specifies the alignment representing the new channel.
  • Allows manually selecting an alignment from the drawing.
Profile. Specifies the associated profile representing the new channel.
  • Allows manually selecting a profile from the drawing.

Define a station range. Enables stationing along the channel.

Start Station. Specifies the starting station for the channel. Click to manually select a station location in the drawing.

End Station. Specifies the ending station for the channel. Click to manually select a station location in the drawing.

Layer

Specifies the layer type representing the channel.