Erosion control sheet

1. 1. Create a new dwg using design template.
   1. Application menu > New > design-start.dwt
   2. or WisDOT Sheets > 02 > Drainage and Utilities Palette > Startup Main > Design & Production
2. Save as SheetsPlan\022001-ec.dwg
3. Add WisDOT AutoCAD components
4. Xref tools - Load Xref on Layer Load Xref on Layer
   1. Edgelines file, SI (slope intercept), Topo-Ex, Wetlands-Ex.
5. Data shortcuts
   1. Data shortcut alignment
   2. Create single plan view frames and group #create. One VFG can be used for multiple types of 02 Detail Sheets.
   3. DREF VFG into file and Modify sheet set to get fields correct in title block #modify
6. Create sheet files with layouts from view frame groups
7. Place north arrow
8. Save the 022001-ec.dwg

Used to access drawing objects and styles for use on erosion control sheets. See Drainage and Utilities Palette here: 02 Details

1. Double click inside viewport.
2. Type UCS ENTER
3. Type V for View.
4. Set active layer to desired Hatch Pattern (P_EC_MatClass1).
5. Home Tab > Draw Panel > Hatch
   1. Scale: 10
6. Boundaries > Select boundary objects
   1. Select the polyline
7. Palette alternative hatch
   1. WisDOT Sheets > Support > Palettes ON/OFF
   2. WisDOT Sheets > Sheet Creation > Drainage and Utilities palette > Erosion Control tab.
8. Draw hatch area limits
   1. Home > Layers > layer pull-down > P_MISC_NoPlot
   2. Draw the shape of the area to be hatched.
      1. Use C to Close the polyline shape area.
9. Select a point inside the closed polyline to hatch the area.
10. Select the hatch.
11. Contextual ribbon > Properties panel > Scale: 10

1. Add blocks 
   1. Open the 04 layout tab
   2. UCS Enter V Enter
   3. WisDOT Sheets > Support > Palettes ON/OFF
   4. WisDOT Sheets > Sheet Creation > 02 pulldown menu > Drainage and Utilities palette > Erosion Control tab
   5. EC Inlet Protection
      1. Scroll down to Blocks area, select the EC Inlet Protection block.
      2. R Enter for the Rotate command.
         1. Place the block insertion point, which is the point to rotate around
         2. Select a starting point
         3. Select a point to end the rotation
      3. Scale the block to the file
         1. Select block > Right-click > Properties
         2. Properties palette > Scale X field: 0.5
      4. Repeat the above steps for all other erosion control blocks:

   6. Wetland (Marsh) block

      Warning: This next step requires permission from the individual responsible for the Wetland-Ex.dwg file. As an alternative, this process could be done in the Topo-Ex file, with similar permission required.

      1. Select the wetland delineation line.
      2. Contextual ribbon > Edit panel > Open Reference
      3. WisDOT Sheets > Sheet Creation panel > Topo palette > ExistingEdgeofAreas tab
      4. Select Wetland/Marsh Area Symbol button and drag to wetland area locations.
      5. Save and close the Wetland-Ex.dwg.
      6. In the 022001-ec.dwg, reload the Wetland-Ex XREF.
2. Add Lines
   1. Erosion Control Palette > EC – Silt Fence
   2. Draw location of the silt fence
3. Add Labels
   1. Slope Intercept, Delineated Wetlands Typ., Silt Fence
      1. Multileader style: WisDOT Sheets > Standard Components panel > Components Palettes pulldown > Multileader Palette > Plan Sheet tab > WETLANDS
   2. EC Inlet Protection Type
      1. WisDOT Sheets > WisDOT Annotation panel pull-down > Set WisDOT Textstyle/Size
         1. Style: Calibri Light
         2. Size: 0.100”
      2. Annotate tab > Text panel > Multiline Text
      3. Create a text box near the inlet block.
         1. B
      4. Click outside the text box.
      5. Select text > Right-click > Properties 
         1. Justify: Middle Center
         2. Text Frame: Yes
   3. Road name
      1. WisDOT Sheets > WisDOT Annotation panel pull-down > Set WisDOT Textstyle/Size
         1. Style: Calibri Light
         2. Size: 0.100”
      2. Annotate tab > Text panel > Multiline Text
      3. Create a text box in the roadway.
         1. USH 51
      4. Click outside the text box.
      5. Move and rotate text appropriately for the area.
   4. Alignment R/L
      1. Select the alignment.
      2. Context ribbon > Labels & Tables panel > Add Labels drop-down > Add Alignment Labels
         1. Label Type: Single Segment
         2. Line label style > General Line Label Style: Alignment Name [from Desc]
         3. Curve label style > General Curve Label Style: Alignment Name [from Desc]
         4. Add
      3. Select the segment of the alignment.
      4. Select label > Right-click > Edit Label Text. Select the label text again.
      5. Before the <alignment Description> tag type R/L
         1. Repeat these steps for each R/L label.

1. WisDOT Sheets > Support > Palettes ON/OFF
2. WisDOT Sheets > Sheet Creation > Drainage and Utilities palette > Erosion Control tab
   1. Scroll down to Blocks area and drag EC Legend into the sheet.
3. Insert the EC Legend block from the palette, Right-click block > Edit Block in Place > OK 
   1. Delete the items and text not represented in this sheet.
   2. Move blocks and related text to fill in gaps in legend.
   3. Edit Reference panel > Save Changes
   4. OK
4. Select the viewport edge and select the polyline.
5. Hover over the rectangular grip at the midpoint of a viewport edge and choose Add Vertex.
6. Shift so the viewport is not displaying over the legend.
7. Repeat this as necessary to get a box around the legend.