Edit feature line geometry

Most edits in the Edit Geometry panel are X,Y not Z.

Most tools are very similar to the polyline editing tools.

In some of the tools, there will be station information. This is internal stationing that corresponds directly to the length of the feature line. It should not be confused with alignment stationing that can start at any value and contain station equations.

1. Select blue feature line
2. Contextual ribbon > Modify panel
   1. Edit Geometry: visible
   2. Edit Elevations: visible
3. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Insert PI New PI location will start rubber-banding between existing PIs
   1. INSERTFEATUREPI Specify point or [Distance Increment]: Click new PI between first and second PIs
   2. INSERTFEATUREPI Specify elevation or [Surface]: 1618 Enter
   3. Right click > Enter to stop command
4. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Delete PI
   1. DELETEFEATUREPI Specify point: Click PI that was just created
   2. DELETEFEATUREPI Select object or [Name]: Right click > Enter to stop command

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The following tools are in the top row of buttons in the Edit Geometry panel

Break

1. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Break
   1. BREAKFEATURES Select an object to break or [Name]: Click on feature line

   2. BREAKFEATURES Specify second break point or [First point]: Click second point on feature line

      

Join

2. Grip edit south feature line to meet north feature line

   

3. Select the south feature line
4. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Join
   1. JOINFEATURES Select the connecting feature line, polyline or 3D polyline or [Multiple]: Click adjoining feature line Enter

Trim

5. Home tab > Draw > Polyline > Draw a polyline across the feature line
6. Click feature line to select
7. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Trim
   1. TRIMFEATURES Select cutting edges: Click on polyline Enter
   2. TRIMFEATURES Select an object to trim or [Name]: Click on feature line on side of polyline to remove
   3. Right click > Enter

Reverse

8. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Reverse This command reverses the direction of a feature line. This function is not often needed, but it's good to know it exists.

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The following tools are in the middle row of buttons in the Edit Geometry panel

Edit Curve

1. Select blue feature line

2. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Edit Curve

   1. Select feature line curve to edit or [Delete]: Click feature line curve
   2. Radius: 87'
   3. Apply OK

Fillet

3. Select blue feature line

4. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Fillet
   1. FILLETFEATURE Specify corner or [All Join Radius]: R Enter
   2. FILLETFEATURE Specify radius: 25 Enter
   3. FILLETFEATURE Specify corner or [All Join Radius]: Right click Enter to stop command

   The All command will insert fillets between all line segments with the same radius

Fit Curve

5. Select blue feature line
6. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Fillet
   1. FITCURVEFEATURE Specify point or [Points Options]: pEnter
   2. FITCURVEFEATURE Specify the start point: Click northernmost point
   3. FITCURVEFEATURE Specify the end point: Click the next point on the feature line
   4. FITCURVEFEATURE Specify the start point: Click the next point on the feature line
   5. FITCURVEFEATURE Specify the end point: Click the next point on the feature line

   6. Esc This will create best fit curves at the end of the feature line

      

      Quick Access Toolbar > Undo to remove the curves

Smooth

7. Select blue feature line

8. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Smooth will create a spline with the feature line vertices

   

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The following tools are in the bottom row of buttons in the Edit Geometry panel

Weed

1. Select magenta feature line
2. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Weed
   1. Angle: checked, 5 d
   2. Grade: checked, 1%
   3. Length: checked, 3'
   4. 3D distance: checked, 0.4' Points that will be weeded out will highlight in red. The number of points to be weeded will be reported in the dialog prior to the action.
   5. Esc

Grading objects have difficulty with very short segments. Weeding can help with that.

Stepped Offset

3. Select blue feature line

   1. Contextual ribbon > Edit Geometry panel > Stepped Offset
   2. OFFSETFEATURE Specify offset distance or [Through Layer]: Click a point near the feature line
   3. OFFSETFEATURE Specify second point: Click a point further away from the feature line to define the offset distance.
   4. OFFSETFEATURE Specify side to offset or [Multiple]: Click on the left side of the feature line
   5. OFFSETFEATURE Specify slope or [Grade Elevation Difference Variable]: -3 Enter to use a -3:1 slope
   6. Esc to stop the command

Exercise files: fl-grdg-edit-geomtry-data-end-c3d18.zip