Create Alignment From Network Dialog Box

2012-03-14

Product Documentation

Intermediate

Use this dialog box to create an alignment by selecting parts within a pipe network.

You can optionally create a profile and profile view as you create the new alignment.

Site: Specifies a site for the alignment. Either select a site from the Site list or click to select an object in the drawing. The alignment and the object you select in the drawing are associated with the same site.

Note
The default Site selection is <None>, which places the alignment in the top-level Alignments collection in Prospector. See Alignment and Site Interaction for more information.
Name: Specifies the name of the alignment. Each alignment style must have a unique name.
Description: Specifies an optional description for the alignment.
Starting Station: Specifies the start station for the alignment.

Alignment Style

Style List: Displays the current style. Click the arrow to display the alignment styles in the drawing.
Style Selection: Specifies the style options. You can create a new style, copy or edit the current style selection, or pick a style from drawing.
Style Detail: Opens the Style Detail dialog box. Preview the style and creation information.
Alignment Layer: Displays the layer on which the alignment object will be created. To change the layer click the Object Layer icon and select a layer.
Object Layer: Opens the Object Layer dialog box. Click to create a new layer on which the alignment will be drawn.
Alignment Label Set: Lists the alignment Label Set styles in the drawing. Use the Selection icon to change the current style or create a new style. The Style Detail icon previews the current style.

Create Profile and Profile View: Specifies whether a profile and a profile view are created for the alignment. If you select this check box, the Create Profile View dialog box is displayed.