Design Criteria Tab (Create Alignment from Existing Alignment Dialog Box)

Name

Specifies the name of the alignment. Each alignment must have a unique name.

Description

Specifies an optional description of the alignment.

Starting Station

Specifies the station value that is assigned to the beginning of the first alignment entity created.

By default, this value is the lowest station that you specified, or the starting station of the beginning sub-entity that you selected.

Note

Use the Station Control tab in the Alignment Properties dialog box to change the starting station after you create an alignment.

Starting Design Speed

Specifies the design speed at the alignment starting station. If no other design speeds are applied to the alignment, then the Starting Design Speed is applied to the entire alignment.

Use Criteria-Based Design

Specifies whether design criteria is applied to the alignment. If this check box is cleared, then the Use Design Criteria File and Use Design Check Set options are not available.

Use Design Criteria File

Use Design Criteria File

Specifies whether to associate a design criteria file with the alignment. If this check box is cleared, then the design criteria file selector and Default Criteria table are not available.

For more information, see Design Criteria Files.

Design Criteria File Selector

Specifies the design criteria file to associate with the alignment. The first design criteria file found in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Civil 3D2013\enu\Data\Corridor Design Standards\<units> directory is used by default. Click to select a different design criteria file.

Default Criteria Table

Displays the alignment standards formulas that are defined in the selected design criteria file. Click the Value column to change a criteria table.

Use Design Check Set

Use Design Check Set Check Box

Specifies whether to associate a design check set with the alignment. If this check box is cleared, then the Design Check Set list is not available, and the design check is not performed.

For more information, see Alignment Design Check Sets.

Design Check Set List

Displays the default design check set. You can either accept the default design check set, or use the list to select a different one from the drawing.

Design Check Set Selection

Edits or copies the current design check set, or creates a design check set.