Profile view properties

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-vu-prprtis-begin.dwg
   3. Open

Two ways to open profile view properties

1. Open profile view properties in Toolspace
   1. Toolspace > Prospector tab > expand Alignments > expand CthE (host alignment) > expand Profile Views > right-click PV - (1) > select Properties...

      Tip: From the right-click menu, select Zoom to to verify the profile is the one you want.

   2. Profile View Properties dialog box
2. Open profile view properties in Contextual ribbon
   1. Left-click and select profile view.

      Info: Only select the grid, not the data or labels withing the grid.

   2. Contextual ribbon > Modify View panel > select Profile View Properties
   3. Profile View Properties dialog box

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Continuing from previous exercise.

Profile View Properties dialog box

1. Information tab
   1. Name: The name of profile view
   2. Description: Create a short description of the profile view.
   3. Object style: Controls the appearance of the objects in the grid; this includes the lines, how often the major and minor grids are displayed, how often the major and minor elevations are displayed, what the elevation styles look like, the text size and color, and how the band will look.

      Warning: If the profile view is split, the object style information will be ignored.

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Continuing from previous exercise.

Profile View Properties dialog box

1. Stations tab
   1. Alignment name: Uneditable, has the name of the alignment.
   2. Automatic radial: When selected, the grid will show the full length of the alignment, start station to end station.
   3. User specified range radial: When selected, stations can be entered manually or with Pick from Screen button. Select Apply to see changes.

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Continuing from previous exercise.

Profile View Properties dialog box

1. Elevations tab
   1. Elevation range
      1. Automatic height radial: When selected, minimum is lowest height and maximum is the highest height.
      2. User specified height: When selected, height can be manually entered. Select Apply to see changes.
         1. Select radial User specified height
         2. Maximum: type 910
         3. Apply
   2. Split profile view check box: This is useful for printing on multiple sheets or if there's a height requirement.
      1. Automatic radial: When selected, it will detect where the paper ends and should auto cut it for you.
      2. Manual radial: When selected, you select where you want the adjustments to take place.
         1. Check box Split profile view
         2. Select radial Manual
         3. Split profile view data:
         4. Select + button
         5. Specify station: turn on OSnap, left-click at 1150 (or type 1150) Enter
         6. Specify elevation: type 900Enter
         7. Select + button
         8. Specify station: OSnap, left-click at 1700 (or type 1700) Enter
         9. Specify elevation: type 880Enter
         10. Apply
      3. Elevation range
         1. Change height to 25
         2. Apply
         3. Change height to 30
         4. Apply
      4. Split profile view data
         1. Line No 1 > Adjusted Datum: change to 880
         2. OK

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Continuing from previous exercise.

Profile View Properties dialog box

1. Profiles tab
   1. Draw: check box, controls which Profiles are shown in the view.
      1. Uncheck box Exist - Surface 20.00'
   2. Clip Grid: radial, used to clip the grid at one of the profiles.
   3. Split At: radial, for when you are using automatic split view which then splits at the first major, minor, or exact station of the assigned profile.
   4. Offset: Lists offsets
   5. The other stats that are important to verify are Style and Labels values.

Video: prfl-vu-prprtis-06.mp4 1:39

Continuing from previous exercise.

Profile View Properties dialog box

1. Bands tab

   Lists all the band information displayed at the bottom of the grid.

   1. Band type: > Table
      1. Style: Elevation Left (Exist)
         1. Profile 1: leave as CthE-Exist
         2. Profile 2: leave as CthE-Exist
      2. Style: Elevation Right (Proposed)
         1. Profile 1: change to CthE
         2. Profile 2: change to CthE
      3. Apply
2. Hatch tab

   Used for cutting or adding material in the space between the existing and proposed.

   1. Cut Area, Fill Area, and Multiple boundaries are buttons displaying the hatch options.
   2. The table contains editable stats, such as styles.