Create a section view to display an existing ground section, using sample lines cut across a horizontal alignment.
Sample lines (1) must be created prior to creating a section view (2). Section views can display existing ground surface sections, corridor sections, and pipe sections.
Each section view must be linked to an alignment. The section view displays new or existing sections. Sections can also be created without displaying them on a section view. When you create a section view for an alignment, the complete list of sections for the alignment is displayed. Choose which sections to include in the section view.
Create either an EG (existing ground) section view or multiple section views. You can change the display style of a section view, and add labels and bands.
Tutorial Exercise: Creating Section Views
- Click Home tab
Profile & Section Views panelSection Views drop-downCreate Section View
.At the Command prompt, enter CreateSectionView. - In the Create Section View wizard, click Create Section View to accept location, style, offset, elevation, display, data band, and volume table defaults. You can later change the default settings in the Section View Properties dialog box. Alternatively, you can change settings in the following pages of the wizard
- General page – Change the location, name, layer and style of the new section view.
- Offset Range page – Change the width of the offsets of the new section view.
- Elevation Range page – Change the maximum and minimum elevation of the new section view.
- Section Display Options page – Change the visibility and style of the new section view.
- Data Bands page – Change the band set and data band location for the new section view.
- Section View Tables page – Change the type and style of volume tables, and their position relative to, the new section view.
- In the drawing, find a suitable location for the section view, for example, outside the surface boundary for ease of viewing. Click that location to define the origin.
To create multiple section views
- Click Home tabProfile & Section Views panelSection Views drop-downCreate Multiple Views
.At the Command prompt, enter CreateMultipleSectionView. - In the Create Multiple Section Views wizard, click Create Section Views to accept location, style, offset, elevation, display, data band, and volume table defaults. Alternatively, you can change settings in the following pages of the wizard:
- General page – Change the location, name, layer and style of the new section views.
- Section Placement – Select Production or Draft quality layout options.
- Offset Range page – Change the width of the offsets of the new section views.
- Elevation Range page – Change the maximum and minimum elevations of, and group options for, the new section views.
- Section Display Options page – Change the visibility and style of the new section views.
- Data Bands page – Change the band set and data band location for the new section views.
- Section View Tables page – Change the type and style of volume tables, and their position relative to, the new section views.
- In the drawing, find a suitable location for the multiple section views, for example, well outside the surface boundary for ease of viewing. Click that location to define the origin.
You can plot an entire sample line group, or you can specify a user-defined station range (1) to control how many section views (2) are created.
