View

The pull-down menu looks like this:

• Zoom

• Display...

Zoom

Zoom All Elements

Use this function to zoom all the elements of both the alignments (horizontal and vertical). The function can be operated on both horizontal and vertical drawings.

Run the function from the following locations in the user interface Alignment Design:

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Zoom All

MOUS_ICO Menu: View > Zoom > All Elements

Tip: To access the function from the Alignment Design Dialog Box, activate the tab Input H or Input V, place the cursor on a desired object, enable the pop-up menu, and select the menu option All Elements from the submenu Zoom.

Zoom Selected Element(s)

Use this function to zoom the selected elements in both horizontal and vertical drawings.

• Select multiple elements or a single element (either from horizontal or vertical geometry) and run the function.

• The selected elements will be zoomed both in horizontal and vertical drawings irrespective of the active alignment.

Run the function from the following locations in the user interface Alignment Design:

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Zoom Selected Element(s)

MOUS_ICO Menu: View > Zoom > Selected Element(s)

Note: When zooming to selected horizontal elements, the vertical drawing will zoom the corresponding vertical alignment element, and vice versa.

Tips:

• This function can also be activated from the shortcut menu of the main dialog Alignment Design Professional.

• To access the function from the main dialog box, activate the tab Input H or Input V, place the cursor on the element to be zoomed, activate the shortcut menu, select the menu option Selected Element(s) from the submenu Zoom.

• Select multiple element rows from the main dialog box (either from tab Input H or Input V) to be zoomed, place the cursor on the selected multiple elements, activate the shortcut menu, select the menu option Selected Element(s) from the submenu Zoom.

• Several element rows can be selected from the main dialog box either by holding down the Shift button while pointing at them, or place the cursor on an element, holding down the left mouse button, and drag the mouse across the rows.

Zoom Horizontal Drawing

Use this function to zoom the horizontal drawing to the corresponding elements as the vertical drawing view.

Run the function from the following locations in the user interface Alignment Design:

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Zoom Horizontal Drawing

MOUS_ICO Menu: View > Zoom > Horizontal Drawing

This function is only applicable when working with both horizontal and vertical alignments.

Tips:

• This function can also be activated from the shortcut menu of the design line (horizontal or vertical alignment).

• To activate the function from the design line, pick the design line with the left button of the mouse, place the cursor on the design line (anywhere), activate the shortcut menu, and select the menu option Zoom Horizontal Drawing or Zoom Vertical Drawing from the submenu View.

• Use the option Zoom Horizontal Drawing to zoom the horizontal drawing to that of the vertical drawing view.

• Use the option Zoom Vertical Drawing to zoom the vertical drawing to that of the horizontal drawing view.

Zoom Vertical Drawing

Use this function to zoom the vertical drawing to the corresponding part as the horizontal drawing view.

Run the function from the following locations in the user interface Alignment Design:

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Zoom Vertical Drawing

MOUS_ICO Menu: View > Zoom > Vertical Drawing

This function is only applicable when working with both the horizontal and the vertical alignment.

Tips:

• This function can also be activated from the shortcut menu of the design line (horizontal or vertical alignment).

• To activate the function from the design line, pick the design line with the left button of the mouse, place the cursor on the design line (anywhere), activate the shortcut menu, select the menu option Zoom Horizontal Drawing or Zoom Vertical Drawing from the submenu View.

• Use the option Zoom Horizontal Drawing to zoom the horizontal drawing to that of the vertical drawing view.

• Use the option Zoom Vertical Drawing to zoom the vertical drawing to that of the horizontal drawing view.

Display...

Use this function to define the display setting of the design line (graphical alignment (horizontal/vertical) on the current drawing/vertical drawing).

Run the function from the following location in the user interface Alignment Design:

MOUS_ICO Menu: View > Display

The dialog box Display Setting will pop up.

Settings for the horizontal alignment

• Grip symbols: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

• Element signature: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

• Sketch polyline during drag: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

• Schematic Vertical Alignment: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

Settings for the vertical alignment

• Grip symbols: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

• Element signature: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

• Sketch polyline during drag: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

• Slope signature: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

• Terrain: Mark the check box to enable the option and clear the check box to disable.

Grip Symbols

To toggle Grip Symbols, select the tab Horizontal Drawing.

• When Grip Symbols are enabled, the grips are displayed in the elements fixed points.

• When Grip Symbols are not enabled, the grips are not displayed.

Notes:

• Even though the Alignment Design grip symbols are turned off, CAD will display standard grip symbols when the design line is selected/marked to edit.

• The grip symbols, which are turned off/on using the function Display, are different from the editing grips.

Tip: Use CAD command Fill to turn on/off filling of the grip symbols.

Element signature

To toggle Element Signature, select the tab Horizontal Drawing.

• When the element signature is enabled, the radius of curves, clothoid parameters, and chainage are displayed along with the alignment and element transitions.

• When the Element signature is disabled, the signature will not be displayed.

Sketch Polyline during Drag

To toggle Sketch Polyline during Drag, select the tab Horizontal Drawing.

• If this option is enabled, the line is continually sketched when editing fixed points in the drawing.

• If this option is disabled the result will only be displayed when the fixed points have been edited.

Schematic Vertical Alignment

To toggle Schematic Vertical Alignment, select the tab Horizontal Drawing.

• If this option is enabled, information from the vertical alignment will be presented along the horizontal alignment, e.g. vertical intersection points and information on the bottom and top points.

• Use this option to design a harmonic alignment and to control the sag and crest in accordance with the horizontal curves.

Tips:

• This function can also be activated from the shortcut menu of the design line (alignment).

• To activate the function, select the design line (alignment), place the cursor on the design line (horizontal or vertical), activate the shortcut menu, and select the menu option Vertical Angular Points from the submenu View.

Chainage

To toggle Chainage, select the tab Horizontal Drawing.

This option refers to chainage along the design line (graphical alignment in the current/vertical drawing). Mark the check box and define the chainage interval. If this option is not active, only tangent points will be having the chainage. The default chainage interval is 100.0m.

Slope Signature

To toggle Slope Signature, select the tab Horizontal Drawing.

• When the Slope signature is enabled, slope information will be displayed along the vertical straight-line elements.

• The slope can be presented as a ratio (1:S), percentage, or per thousand. These settings can be found under Options.

Terrain

To toggle Terrain, select the tab Horizontal Drawing.

If the terrain is disabled, it will not be displayed or recalculated when the horizontal alignment changes and there will be no longitudinal terrain profile on the vertical drawing.

This might reduce calculating/processing time while working with long alignments.

Tip: Double-click the field TERRAIN on the status bar of the user interface to toggle terrain calculation and presentation in the vertical drawing.

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