Use this tab to specify the settings for the tick marks on the horizontal axes of the profile view.
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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
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Adjust Major and Minor Tick Details along the top axis.
- Bottom
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Adjust Major and Minor Tick Details along the bottom axis.
- Tick and Label Start Station
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Specifies whether ticks and labels are placed at the start station on the horizontal axes.
Major Tick Details
- Interval
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Specifies the spacing of major ticks on the horizontal axis, using the actual ground units.
- Tick Size
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Specifies the height of the tick on the horizontal axis in plotted units.
- Tick Justification
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Specifies the position of the tick relative to the axis: top, bottom, or center.
- Text Height
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Specifies the height of text (in plotted units) used to label major ticks on the horizontal axis.
- Tick Label Text
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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
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Specifies the style of the tick label text.
- Rotation
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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
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Specifies a horizontal offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.
- Y Offset
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Specifies a vertical offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.
Minor Tick Details
- Interval
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Specifies the spacing of minor ticks on the horizontal axis, using the actual ground units.
- Tick Size
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Specifies the height of the tick on the horizontal axis in plotted units.
- Tick Justification
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Specifies the position of the tick relative to the axis: top, bottom, or center.
- Text Height
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Specifies the height of text (in plotted units) used to label minor ticks on the horizontal axis.
- Tick Label Text
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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
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Specifies the style of the tick label text.
- Rotation
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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
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Specifies a horizontal offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.
- Y Offset
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Specifies a vertical offset for the tick label from the bottom of the tick.