DaylightProfileControlled workshop

Standards discussion and subassembly features

The flexibility of the DaylightProfileControlled (DaylightPC) subassembly allows a wide range of slope editing and slope configuration changes without having to change assemblies or regions. This workshop is focused on showing the capabilities of the subassembly, not on the practical implementations of it.

For instance, while it is completely possible to change a side slope from 6:1 to 2:5:1 over a distance of 25 FT, that doesn't mean it will meet standards or is easily constructable. Links can also be made that are very narrow. Generally speaking, slopes that can be constructed with an 8 FT wide bulldozer blade are what should be designed. However, modernization projects can have different requirements than perpetuation and rehabilitation projects.

All of this is to say, designers must be mindful of standards and constructability when designing side slopes and their transitions. Below are some of the FDM sections that discuss side slopes and ditches:

DaylightProfileControlled features

Has multiple link logic
Can control slope values by targeting control profiles
Can force fill and ditch logic as needed

Subassembly logic

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A daylight subassembly is built to intercept a surface. DaylightPC does that with a number of optional interior links.

Normally the sub's daylight link (final link) logic is determined by it's insertion elevation with regards to target surface (Exist)

goes down if insertion is above Exist (fill logic)
goes up if insertion is below Exist (cut/ditch logic)

Warning: Depending on link slope values and existing ground, it is easy for any Daylight sub to NOT intercept existing ground. If nothing gets drawn on a section, check Panorama for error status.

Daylight subs typically cannot be forced to switch between fill and ditch logic. They will always go up if below Exist and down if above Exist.

Tip: DaylightPC can switch between fill and ditch logic. This means that no matter where the sub is inserted, it can have a positive (up) or negative (down) daylight link.

See Please see help on the web at DaylightProfileControlled for images of different slope situations and for full documentation of sub behavior.

Fill logic options (from outside to in)

1 down daylight link (fill slope)
OPTIONAL: 1 down link (recoverable slope (clear zone))

Ditch logic options (from outside to in)

1 up daylight link (ditch backslope)
OPTIONAL: 1 up link (traversable ditch backslope)
OPTIONAL: 1 flat link (flat-bottom ditch)
OPTIONAL: 1 down link (ditch slope)
OPTIONAL: 1 down link (connecting slope) used when ditch point elevation is managed by a ditch profile and the start of the ditch slope is beyond the recoverable foreslope.
OPTIONAL: 1 down link (recoverable foreslope) used when ditch point elevation is managed by a ditch profile.
AND Berm logic
1. Berm logic kicks in if all the logic up to this point puts you above Exist and you need to go down to daylight. A flat link (berm width) and a down daylight link (fill slope) are inserted after ditch backslope

Multi-intercept options for both fill and ditch

Daylight link option for multi-intercept on both fill and ditch logic.

Multi-intercept can be controlled by:

Minimum offset distance controlled by horizontal target Minimum offset to intercept
Minimum offset distance controlled by control profile Minimum offset to intercept from profile
Number of intercepts from control profile Number of target surface intercepts from profile

Common input and target parameters

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Warning: This is not a complete list of parameters for DaylightPC. Please refer to DaylightProfileControlled for full documentation.

Input parameters

Input parameter	Usage
Set min offset >/= to clear zone or recoverable slope offset?	If Yes, this parameter will force the sub to follow it's logic at least out to the clear zone offset and then attempt to daylight afterwards. If No and the sub finds a daylight intercept before the clear zone, it will daylight and stop. Functionally, if a project's scope is to ensure recoverable slopes out to the clear zone, setting this parameter to Yes will make sure grading happens at least that far out. If a project's scope requires daylighting as soon as possible, No will make that happen.

Input parameter

Usage

Set min offset >/= to clear zone or recoverable slope offset?

If Yes, this parameter will force the sub to follow it's logic at least out to the clear zone offset and then attempt to daylight afterwards. If No and the sub finds a daylight intercept before the clear zone, it will daylight and stop. Functionally, if a project's scope is to ensure recoverable slopes out to the clear zone, setting this parameter to Yes will make sure grading happens at least that far out. If a project's scope requires daylighting as soon as possible, No will make that happen.

Target parameters

Target parameter	Usage
Ditch/Fill Switch	Controls whether the sub follows ditch or fill logic 1 = Automatic Greater than 1 = Force fill logic Less than 1 = Force ditch logic
Ditch backslope from profile and Fill slope from profile	The final slope of the sub in ditch and fill logic
Offset to measure recoverable slope from	The offset to start the clear zone measurement from. Typically this is the farthest out edge of travelled way.
Clear zone width from profile	The width where the slope breaks from the Recoverable value to the Ditch backslope or the Fill Slope.
Recoverable foreslope from profile	The recoverable slope. This is only in effect if the clear zone offset is greater than the insertion point of the subassembly.

Using Control Profile Editor and data setup

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How to set up slope/width control profiles

Use Profile - Control Profile Editor

Tip: Many subassemblies in the WisDOT sub library use control profiles to target parameters not available for targeting in the default Civil 3D interface. Control profiles are just station-based "buckets" to hold and manage whatever parameter values you need. Slopes, widths, heights, and other parameters can all be controlled with control profiles and then targeted for easier manipulation of parameters.

All slopes are entered in decimal values. Common slopes and their decimal equivalents

Slope (run:rise)	Decimal equivalent
10:1	0.1
6:1	0.167
4:1	0.25
3:1	0.33
2.5:1	0.4

Add begin station with default value
Add end station with default value
Save the profile
Target the profile

How to use the slope/width control profiles #use-cntrl-prfl

When there is an edit to a default value to make

Enter a station and default value for the end of the default and resuming the default

Enter a station and new value for the range of the change. This can be one station or many.

Here is an example of changing the default final slope for 200 FT

Station	FinalSlp (Fill Slope, Ditch backslope)
20+00	0.25
20+50	0.4
22+50	0.4
23+00	0.25

Here is an example of forcing a fill for one station

Since this a logic switch and not a linear transition, the bounding stations of the default value are brought right next to the custom value station.

Station	Ditch/Fill Switch
10+99	1.0
11+00	1.5
11+01	1.0

XREFs
1. Topo-Ex.dwg (unloaded)
Surfaces
1. Exist (DREF from Surf-Ex.dwg)
Alignments
1. Centerline (all DREF from AliProf-25.dwg)
  1. 25
  2. Lcl-4thAve
2. Offset (all DREF from AliProf-25.dwg)
  1. 25-L-EGS
  2. 25-L-EPS
  3. 25-L-ETW
  4. 25-R-EGS
  5. 25-R-EPS
  6. 25-R-ETW
Profiles
1. 25-Exist
2. 25-Prop
Assembly
1. 25-Full Section
Model views
1. 3D-25-Crdr
2. Top-25-Asmbly
3. Top-25-Crdr

Create control profiles and corridor

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Info:

The following steps use a number of custom tools to quickly build and target the corridor, it's target parameters, and the resulting corridor surfaces.

The inputs for these tools can be customized for specific project needs. The defaults will not apply to every project scope.

All of these steps can be done manually and many will likely need to be at some point in a project.

WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor
1. Create tab
  1. Alignment: 25
  2. Multiple - Use WisDOT Default: checked
  3. Create
    Review control profiles created
The assembly 25-Full Section has already been placed, renamed, labeled, and bookmarked with model view Top-25-Asmbly. The following steps
1. WisDOT Design tab > Design Palettes panel > WisDOT Subassemblies
  1. INTERSECTION ASSEMBLIES tool palette > Rural Full Section Place assembly in modelspace
2. Select assembly in modelspace > Contextual ribbon > Modify assembly panel > Assembly Properties
  1. Information tab
    1. Name: 25-Full Section
    2. OK
3. WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Assembly dropdown > Assembly - Label Assembly
  1. Press Enter to accept the current text size of 0.0700, or type new text size Enter
  2. For global labeling press [All] : For single labeling press <Enter> A Enter
Home tab > Create Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor
1. Name: 25-DLPC
2. Corridor style: RDWY Proposed
3. Alignment and profile: selected
  1. Alignment: 25
  2. Profile: 25-Prop
4. Assembly: 25-Full Section
5. Target Surface: Exist
6. Set baseline and region parameters: checked
7. OK
8. 25-DLPC Corridor Properties > Parameters tab
  1. Start Station: 398+25
  2. End Station: 402+00
  3. Frequency dialog
    1. Set all distances to 25
    2. Set all yes/no options to Yes
    3. OK
  4. OK No need to rebuild at this time.

Assign corridor targets

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WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Assign Corridor Targets
1. Corridor: 25-DLPC
2. Baseline: 25 - 25-Prop
3. Region: 398+25 - 402+00
4. Targets
  1. Assign: selected
  2. File open CrdrTrgtAssgn-FullSection.csv Open
    Tip: This file was pre-copied from C:\WisDOT\Stnd\C3D20XX\Components\Assemblies to the same folder as the corridor file to save time. You will need to do this on your own in production projects.
  3. Excel
    1. File Save As... C:\Civil 3D Projects\trn-dalitpc-wrkshp-c3d22\dsgn\crdr\CrdrTrgtAssgn-FullSection.csv
      1. Save
  4. Assign > File Open C:\Civil 3D Projects\trn-dalitpc-wrkshp-c3d22\dsgn\crdr\CrdrTrgtAssgn-FullSection.csv
  5. OK Close
Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Rebuild

Create corridor surfaces, shrinkwrap surfaces

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WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Create Corridor Surfaces
1. DOTCREATECORRIDORSURFACES Select Corridor Surface definition file [Default browse Current browse Last]:D Enter
WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Shrink Wrap Corridor Surface
1. Surface: Crdr-25-DLPC-Datum
2. Select By Surface Definition
3. OK
4. Surface: Crdr-25-DLPC-Top
5. Select By Surface Definition
6. OK
7. Close

Set up views for corridor editing

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Select 25-DLPC in modelspace > Contextual ribbon > Modify Corridor Sections panel > Section Editor
Set up views to see Section Editor, plan view, and 3D view
1. Plan view: Top-25-Crdr
2. 3D view: 3D-25-Crdr

Remove slope break by changing clear zone control profile

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Notes

Info: Exercise steps found below

Get a single daylight link down

Fill logic only has 1 or 2 links.

To always only have one link:

Input parameters
1. Offset to measure recoverable slope from: set to design standard
2. Clear zone distance: 0.0 FT
3. Reduced recoverable distance: 0.0 FT

If you have Offset to measure recoverable slope from set, you usually want 2 slopes, but you want 1 slope for some stations, there are 2 options:

Target Recoverable slope from profile with a slope control profile and set the value the same as fill slope. This is the easiest method. It will still have a point at the Clear Zone, but that can be removed from cross sections with label control if necessary.
To completely remove the recoverable slope link
1. Create a Clear Zone horizontal target (alignment) at an offset that will eliminate the slope break (inside sub insertion). The recommendation here is to only create it for the length of need, not the entire roadway length.
2. Target Clear Zone offset with the horizontal target

Get a single daylight link up

Ditch logic by default will create a single link down (ditch foreslope), and possibly 2 links up (traversable ditch backslope and ditch backslope). We need to zero out the ditch foreslope and traversable ditch backslope to get a single daylight link up.

Assuming we want ditch foreslope and traversable ditch backslope throughout most of the corridor region, we accomplish this through target parameters

Create a slope/width control profiles for Ditch foreslope width from profile
Create a horizontal target for Clear zone offset
For the station to have a single daylight link
1. Ditch foreslope width value: 0.0 FT
2. Clear zone target object: inside sub insertion

Exercise steps to change some stations to have single slope instead of two slopes

Section Editor > Select Station: 400+25
1. Zoom to right side
WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab
1. Alignment: 25
2. Control Profile: ZCP-25-R-CZWidth
3. Add the following values
  Station Right CZ width
  400+00 30
  400+25 50
  400+50
  30
4. To update the boundary, rerun WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Shrink Wrap Corridor Surface
  1. Surface: Crdr-25-DLPC-Top
  2. Select By Surface Definition
  3. OK
  4. Close

Station	Right CZ width
400+00	30
400+25	50
400+50	30

Force fill logic

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Force a fill slope (daylight slope that goes down) and match it to subgrade

Target Ditch/Fill Switch with a control profile.
Ditch/Fill Switch value: 1.5 (anything greater than 1 will force Fill)
Make sure Recoverable foreslope from profile is targeted
Recoverable foreslope control profile value: 0.02

Exercise steps

Section Editor > Select Station: 400+50
1. Zoom to left side
WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab
1. Alignment: 25
2. Control Profile: ZCP-25-L-DFS
3. Add the following values
  Station Left Ditch/Fill Switch
  400+49 1
  400+50 1.5
  400+51
  1
  Tip: A Ditch/Fill Switch does not have a linear transition, so the bracketing stations are very close
4. Close
Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Rebuild
1. After this edit, we have forced fill, but the slope is too steep to intercept Exist. Next we'll flatten the slope.
WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab
1. Alignment: 25
2. Control Profile: ZCP-25-L-RcvrFslp
3. Add the following values
  Station Left Recoverable Foreslope
  400+25 0.25
  400+50 0.02
  400+75
  0.25
4. Close
Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Rebuild
To update the boundary, rerun WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Shrink Wrap Corridor Surface
1. Surface: Crdr-25-DLPC-Top
2. Select By Surface Definition
3. OK
4. Close

Station	Left Ditch/Fill Switch
400+49	1
400+50	1.5
400+51	1

Station	Left Recoverable Foreslope
400+25	0.25
400+50	0.02
400+75	0.25

Force ditch logic

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Notes

Force a ditch

Target Ditch/Fill Switch with a control profile.
Ditch/Fill Switch value: 0.5 (anything less than 1 will force Ditch)

Forcing a ditch means that the insertion is above Exist surface, a ditch foreslope is being created, and the ditch backslope link is going up to intercept Exist surface.

If no surface is found, a berm is created and the intercept slope goes back down.

Target a custom ditch profile

Forced ditches are very situation-dependent, but some common things to do might be:

Force ditch point below Exist surface
1. Create custom ditch profile
2. Target Ditch elevation with it
Then flatten out backslope
1. Create a slope control profile for Traversable ditch backslope from profile or Ditch backslope from profile
2. Target the control profile
3. Slope control profile value: 0.1 or 0.05 or whatever!

Exercise steps

Section Editor > Select Station: 398+75
1. Zoom to left side
WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab
1. Alignment: 25
2. Control Profile: ZCP-25-L-DFS
3. Add the following values
  Station Left Ditch/Fill Switch
  398+74 1
  398+75 0.5
  398+76
  1
  Tip: A Ditch/Fill Switch does not have a linear transition, so the bracketing stations are very close
Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Rebuild

Let's shorten up the non-recoverable slope while we're here
WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab
1. Alignment: 25
2. Control Profile: ZCP-25-L-FinalSlp
3. Station Left Final Slope
  398+50 0.333
  398+75 0.4 (Enter 2.5: and it will convert)
  399+00
  0.25
4. Close
Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Rebuild

Station	Left Ditch/Fill Switch
398+74	1
398+75	0.5
398+76	1

Station	Left Final Slope
398+50	0.333
398+75	0.4 (Enter 2.5: and it will convert)
399+00	0.25

Custom ditch profile

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Create ditch profile

Modelspace > Zoom into profile view

Home tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile Creation Tools

CREATEPROFILELAYOUT Select profile view to create profile: Click on profile view
Create Profile - Draw New dialog
1. Name: <[Alignment Name]>-L-Dtch-1
  Warning: You need to add a counter or location info in the name because you need a separate ditch profile object for each custom range. You cannot have a gap in profiles.
2. Profile style: PROF Ditch Flow Line
3. Profile label set: _No Labels
4. OK
Profile Layout Tools > PVI dropdown > Draw Tangents Click two points anywhere in the profile view

Profile Layout Tools > Profile Grid View

Station	Elevation
400+75	1186.52
402+00	1184.00

Target ditch profile

Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Properties...
1. Parameters tab > Set Targets > DaylightProfileControlled-L > Ditch Elevation : 25-L-Dtch-1
2. OK
OK
Rebuild corridor
To update the boundary, rerun WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Shrink Wrap Corridor Surface
1. Surface: Crdr-25-DLPC-Top
2. Select By Surface Definition
3. OK
4. Close

Adding missing point codes for surfaces for edited corridor

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Adding a ditch profile has added a point code that wasn't included in the creation of the Top corridor surface. This point needs to be added manually.

To see point codes in Section Editor

Section Editor contextual ribbon > View Tools panel > View/Edit options
1. View/Edit Corriodr Section Options dialog
  1. Code Set Style: CRDR Proposed - Point codes
  2. OK
2. OK

Add point code to corridor surface

Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Properties...
1. Properties dialog > Surfaces tab > Crdr-25-DLPC-Top: Add data, Feature Lines, Break_Point
2. OK
Section Editor contextual ribbon > Close

Flat bottom ditch

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WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab

Alignment: 25
Control Profile: ZCP-25-L-DtchBtmWdth

Add the following values

Station	Left Ditch Bottom Width
400+75	0
4010+00	8
401+75	0

Close

Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Rebuild
Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Properties...
1. Properties dialog > Surfaces tab > Crdr-25-DLPC-Top: Add data, Feature Lines, Ditch_Out
2. OK
Section Editor contextual ribbon > Close
To update the boundary, rerun WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Shrink Wrap Corridor Surface
1. Surface: Crdr-25-DLPC-Top
2. Select By Surface Definition
3. OK
4. Close

Multi-intercept parameters, number of surface intercepts

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WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab

Alignment: 25
Control Profile: ZCP-25-L-IntNum

Add the following values

Station	Left Intercept Number
400+44	1
400+45	2
400+55	2
400+56	1

Close

Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Properties...
1. Parameters tab > Set Targets > DaylightProfileControlled-L > Number ot target surface intercepts : 25-L-Int-Num
2. OK
OK
Rebuild corridor

Multi-intercept parameters, minimum offset

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WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Profile dropdown > Profile - Control Profile Editor > Edit tab

Alignment: 25
Control Profile: ZCP-25-L-MinOs

Add the following values

Station	Left Minimum Offset
400+44	0
400+45	-55
400+55	-55
400+56	0

Close

Toolspace > Prospector > Corridors > Right-click 25-DLPC > Properties...
1. Parameters tab > Set Targets > DaylightProfileControlled-L > Minimum offset from profile : 25-L-MinOs
2. OK
OK
Rebuild corridor
Section Editor contextual ribbon > Close
To update the boundary, rerun WisDOT Design tab > Design panel > Corridor dropdown > Corridor - Shrink Wrap Corridor Surface
1. Surface: Crdr-25-DLPC-Top
2. Select By Surface Definition
3. OK
4. Close