Create profile with lines and curves

Open drawing file

1. Quick Access > Open
2. Open File dialog box
   1. Look in: browse to folder dataset is saved.
   2. Select AliProf-CtyE-prfl-lin-crv-begin.dwg
   3. Open

Create profile

1. Ribbon > Home tab > Create Design panel > Profile dropdown > left-click Profile Creation Tools
2. Select profile view to create profile: Left-click on profile view
3. Create Profile dialog box
   1. Alignment: CthE
   2. Name: Cty-E-Proposed-2
   3. OK

Add fixed tangent to slope on left side (incoming)

Info: Eyeball your own points.

1. Profile Layout Tools toolbar > Tangent Line dropdown > left-click Fixed Tangent (Two points)
2. Specify start point:Shift + right-click > OSnap menu > select Endpoint Left-click a point near the low vertical point on left side, before curve.
3. Specify end point: Left-click a point near the high vertical point on left side, before curve.
4. Right-click to end command

Add fixed tangent to slope on right side (outgoing)

Info: Eyeball your own points.

1. Profile Layout Tools toolbar > Tangent Line dropdown > left-click Fixed Tangent (Two points)
2. Specify start point:Shift + right-click > OSnap menu > select Endpoint Left-click a point near the high vertical point on right side, after curve.
3. Specify end point: Left-click a point near the low vertical point on right side, after curve.
4. Right-click to end command

Continue from previous exercise.

Create free vertical curve

1. Profile Layout Tools toolbar > Vertical Curve dropdown > Left-click Free Vertical Curve (Parabola)
2. Select first entity: Left-click tangent on incoming slope.
3. Select next entity: Left-click tangent on outgoing slope.
4. Specify curve length or [Radius, Passthrough, K]: type REnter
5. Specify radius or [Length, Passthrough, K]: type 1000Enter
6. ESC to end command

Create floating vertical curve

1. Profile Layout Tools toolbar > Vertical Curve dropdown > Left-click Floating Vertical Curve (Parameter, through point)
2. Select entity to attach to: Left-click tangent on outgoing slope.
3. Specify radius or [K]:Enter to accept default of 5000'
4. Specify end point: Left-click a point to the right of tangent.
5. Right-click to end command.

Create floating tangent

1. Profile Layout Tools toolbar > Tangent Line dropdown > left-click Floating Tangent (Through point)
2. Select entity to attach to: Left-click on last curve.
3. Select through point: Left-click near the end on existing alignment.
4. Right-click to end command.

Create fixed vertical curve

1. Profile Layout Tools toolbar > Vertical Curve dropdown > Left-click Fixed Vertical Curve (Three points)
2. Specify start point:Shift + right-click > OSnap menu > select Endpoint Left-click endpoint of floating tangent.
3. Specify second point: Left-click a point to the right.
4. Specify end point: Left-click a point to the right.
5. Right-click to end command.