Create Offset Alignments Dialog Box

Specifies the name of the parent alignment.

Specifies the format of the alignment name. If you want to change this format, click the button to open the Name Template Dialog Box.

Specifies the start and end stations on the parent alignment where the offset alignments will start and end. You can either enter numeric values, or click the buttons and pick locations in the drawing.

Specifies the number of offsets to create on each side of the alignment. Left and right sides are determined from a position facing toward the end of the parent alignment.

Specifies the offset distance on each side, between each pair of alignment.

Specifies a site for the alignment. Select a site from the list, or click to either create a site or select one from an object in the drawing. The alignment and the object you select in the drawing are associated with the same site.

Displays the current style. Click the arrow to select another alignment style in the drawing.

Specifies the style options. Create a style, copy or edit the current style selection, or pick a style from drawing.

Opens the Style Detail dialog box. Preview the style and creation information.

Displays the layer on which the alignment object will be created.

Opens the Object Layer Dialog Box, in which you can select or create a layer on which to draw the alignment.

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

Edits or copies the current label set, or creates a label set. The Style Detail icon previews the current style.

Opens the Style Detail dialog box. Preview the label set and creation information.

Specifies to add widening to curved sections of the offset alignment. When this option is selected, you can specify the widening using design standards, or specify the widening manually, by entering numeric values into the Increase in Width and Transition Length fields.

This option is available when the Add Widening Around Curves option is selected. It adds widening to curved sections of the offset alignment according to the rules specified in the design criteria file that is associated with the parent alignment. A valid design criteria file must be available for selection to use this option. When this option is selected, you can specify a variety of widening property values in the property table.

This option is available when the Add Widening Around Curves option is selected. It adds widening to curved sections of the offset alignment according to values entered in the Increase in Width and Transition Length fields.

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

For more information, see Design Check Sets.

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.

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