Designing and Editing Alignments

2012-03-14

Product Documentation

Intermediate

Create alignments by layout, from polylines, from pipe networks, and from LandXML data.



Create the alignment		Draw an alignment, or create one from a polyline, reference, pipe network, or LandXML file.



Edit alignment fixed, floating, or free entities		Use the constraint-based commands on the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, to add a fixed entity, a free entity, or a floating entity (lines, curves, spiral-curve-spiral groups and spirals) to the alignment.



Edit alignment numeric parameter values		Use the Alignment Entities vista and Alignment Layout Parameters dialog box to display and edit parameters of alignment entities that are part of the solved alignment geometry.



Edit the alignment using grips		Use grips to change the vertical curves and tangents in an alignment graphically. Watch video: Grip Edit an Alignment (1 minute 42 seconds)



Add final labels to the alignment		Use the label and table styles to control the appearance and behavior of alignment labels and tables.



Assign a style for viewing and plotting		Use alignment styles to control the visual display of each alignment component.



Create plan/profile sheets for plotting		Use plan production tools to quickly create construction documents from drawings.