Designing and Displaying Profiles

2012-03-14

Product Documentation

Intermediate

Follow this sequence to design and display profiles.



Ensure that your drawing contains all relevant surfaces		If necessary, add surfaces by importing their DWG, XML, TIN, or text files.



Identify the horizontal alignment		The alignment specifies the centerline route along which to sample elevations for the profile.



Create the surface profile and offsets or Export feature lines as profiles		Optionally add offset profiles to the left and right of the centerline profile. If you have existing corridors, you can create profiles directly from the corridor feature lines.



Create a profile view		Create a profile view to display and annotate the profile and offsets for analysis purposes.



Design a layout profile		Using the reference lines in the profile view, design a layout profile on the profile view grid. Watch video: Design a Simple Profile (2 minute 54 seconds)



Create a superimposed profile		If the profile view includes the profile of any linear feature not parallel to the main alignment, create a superimposed profile.



Create profile sheets for plotting		Use the Plan Production tools to create profile sheets for plotting.