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Use this function to view the cross-sections and draw the desired cross-section.
The minimum requirement is that the cross-section calculations are performed in the module Road Design.
The function will load the cross-sections from the active road project.
Make sure that the correct road model is active in project setting.
If the project settings are not defined, the dialog Novapoint Project ID will pop up for project setting.
Cross-sections will be displayed at an interval defined to calculate the cross-sections in Road Design.
Cross-sections, which are not calculated, can also be calculated.
All calculated cross-sections can be viewed and drawn.
Desired cross-sections (more than one) can also be drawn one after the other without closing the function.
The view and cross-section drawing (result) depends on the Drawing Scale. It is recommended to run this function with a horizontal drawing scale of 1:200.
Run the function form the following locations:
MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Drawing Generator: Draw Standard Cross Section
MOUS_ICO Menu: Road > Drawing Generator > Draw Standard Cross Section
The dialog Cross sections will pop up.
The graphic area displays the preview of the active cross section with the active cross-section setup.
Use this option to browse to the desired cross-section.
Use the buttons Next and Previous to traverse through the cross-sections of the active road project.
Alternatively, the chainage, at which cross-section is to be viewed/drawn can be defined at the edit field followed by Enter.
The button Cut max load the cross-sections to the total section width value defined in the Section width/Search width options of the dialog Settings - Terrain Boundaries.
Define the desired width (metre), for which the cross-section profile on either side of the alignment is to be displayed and drawn.
The edit field to the left of < - Cut - > refers to the width to the left side (in the direction of chainage) alignment. Similarly the edit field to the right side.
Negative prefix is to be used for the left side value.
This is similar to Zoom In (+) and Zoom Out (-).
Use the key + to magnify the view and - to shrink the view.
Alternatively, define a numeric value at the edit field between the buttons + and -.
Novapoint Road Professional is having built-in predefined drawing setups for standard cross-sections. These setups are prepared based on the standards of different nations. Different setups display details according to the standards of the nation. These setups are named after the nation for easy identification.
Desired predefined drawing setup can be selected using the button Setup.
The dialog Cross-section setup will pop, listing all the pre-defined setups.
Select the desired setup from the pull down menu and click OK.
Standard cross-sections will be displayed and drawn in accordance with the active setup.
The selected setup will be active till it is changed.
Use this button to view the elevation of the centerline and the active cross-section and interval, at which the cross-section are viewed.
The dialog Cross-section info will pop up with the centerline elevation and the profile interval values.
The right pane of the dialog is having a pull down menu, which lists all the surfaces of the active road project.
The details of the active surface (elevation of the breakpoint and the offset of the breakpoint from the centreline) can be viewed.
The information is shown as offset from centreline on both sides and elevations at respective offsets of the active surface.
The details of the terrain surface and subsoil surfaces can be edited using the option Edit modus.
Only terrain surface and subsoil surface details can be edited.
Road surfaces and pavement surfaces can be modified in the dialog Road Surfaces.
Offset of the breakpoint from the centerline can be modified.
Elevation of the breakpoint can be modified.
Break point can be deleted.
Elevations of the breakpoints can be viewed as absolute elevations or relative (to the centerline elevation) using the option Show total heights.
In whichever way the heights are display; the output drawing will be in accordance with the active cross-section setup.
The option Show total heights is limited to the info displayed in the dialog only.
Select Terrain from the pull down menu.
The option Edit modus will be activated.
To edit the terrain/subsoil surface, activate the surface from the pull down menu and mark the check box.
A cross-mark will be displayed in the graphic. The location of the cross-mark is the active break point.
To browse to other breakpoints, highlight the breakpoint in the right pane list.
To edit the elevation and/or offset from centerline of a breakpoint, highlight the breakpoint in the right pane list and edit the value(s) in the edit fields below the option Edit modus.
To delete the breakpoint, highlight the breakpoint in the right pane list and use the button Delete.
This removes the terrain height point only from the standard cross-section dialog but not from the database (Digital Terrain Model).
If it is desired to draw cross-sections of more than one chainage, mark the check box, which repeats the function till cross-sections at all desired chainages are drawn one by one. To exit the function, use the button Close.
Draws the active cross-section.
Command prompt for:
Insertion point:
Pick the insertion point. The insertion point is the upper surface mid point of the carriageway (centreline). The cross-section profile will be drawn to the active drawing scale settings.
After the profile has been drawn, the dialog Cross sections will be displayed again allowing to select the other chainage to be drawn if the check box Start dialog after drawing has been marked. If the check box is not marked the function draws the selected profile and exits.
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