Cross section corridor labels
Last updated: 2026-01-06
Total video time: 48:45
Code set style basics 1
Exercise files: xsec-lbl-01-data-c3d16.zip
Start with 090201-xs.dwg and Crdr-Sth25.dwg
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Code Set styles are a set of tools that control visualization and labeling for point, link, and shape codes in corridor cross section views.
Open example files Crdr-Sth25 and 90201-xs
In Crdr-Sth25,
Left click on corridor>Contextual ribbon>Modify Corridor Sections panel>Section Editor
Section editor ribbon>View Tools panel>Viewport Configuration
OK
Yes
Left Click in plan view viewport
Toolspace>Prospector tab>Assemblies>Rural Full Section>Right Click>Zoom to
In drawing file 90201-xs Left click on a section view
Contextual ribbon>Modify View Panel>View Group Properties
In the Section tab under the style column, left click XS Sheets With Links
Select XS Sheets
OK
OK
In the Crdr-Sth25 drawing, In the top viewport, left click on the assembly marker
Contextual ribbon>Modify Assembly panel>Assembly Properties>Assembly Prperties dialog>Codes tab
Change Code set style to XS Sheets With Links
OK
Esc
Left Click on corridor>Contextual ribbon>Modify Corridor panel>Corridor Properties>Corridor properties dialog>Codes tab
Change the code set style to XS Sheets
OK
Rebuild Corridor
Left Click on corridor>Contextual ribbon>Modify Corridor panel>Corridor Properties>Corridor properties dialog>Codes tab
Change the code set style to Basic
OK
Rebuild Corridor
Close Section Editor
Code set style basics 2
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Toolspace>Settings tab>General>Code Set Styles>Right Click on XS Sheets> Copy
On the Information tab, rename to XS Sheets-MainlineStage2
Apply
Left Click on the Codes tab
Change the Datum link code label style to Slope Percent
OK
OK
Left Click on a Section view
Contextual Ribbon>Modify View>View Group Properties>Section View Group Propeties dialog>Sections tab
Change the Crdr-Sth25 style to XS Sheets-MainlineStage2
OK
OK
Esc
Switch over to Crdr-Sth25 drawing
Toolspace>Prospector tab>Assemblies>Rural Full Section>Right Click>Zoom to
Left Click on the left hand shoulder Subassembly
Contextual ribbon>Modify Subassembly>Subassembly Properties
On the Parameters tab of the Subassembly Properties dialog
Scroll down in the Input values winday to [L108] Datum and add ,Custom to the default input value
Cancel
Adding code set style labels during multiple view creation
Home tab of ribbon>Profile & Section Views panel>Section Views dropdown>Create Multiple Views
In the Create Multiple Views dialog, Section Display Options section
Change the Crdr-Sth25 code set style to XS Sheets
OK
Create Section Views
Left click to place
Adding/changing the code set style for an existing section view
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Left click on a section view
Contextual Ribbon>Modify View panel>View Group Properties
On the Sections tab of the Section View Group Properties dialog
Change the Crdr-Sth25 code set style to XS Sheets
OK
OK
Repeat and choose a different code set to view display options
Editing the code set style labels
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Left Click on a point code label
Contextual ribbon>Labels panel>Edit Code Labels
On the Codes tab, scroll down to ETW
Left Click in the Labels column
Select ElevOff-RoRxt-NoLead045
OK
OK
Esc
Modifying code set styles: Grip edits
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Left Click on a label
Notice all the labels are selected
Esc
Hold Ctrl and left click on a label
Only the label is selected and a grip point appears
Left Click on the grip and move the label to the desired location
Esc
It is helpful to toggle off OSNAP for the placement of labels
To reset the label,
Left click on a label
Right click and select Reset Label
Modifying code set styles: Label properties
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Left click on a label
Right click and select Label Properties
In the Label Properties dialog, Left click in the Style column
Select ElevOff-RoTxt-ExtLead090
OK
OK
Left click another label
Right Click and select Label Properties...
Change Flip Label to True
OK
Left Click on a the same label
Right Click and select Label Properties...
Change the Label Visibility to False
OK
Left Click on a label
Right Click and select Edit Corridor Section Properties...
On the Codes tab Reset Labels
OK
Adding view labels manually
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Left click on the section view
Contextual ribbon>Labels panel>Add View Labels dropdown>Offset Elevation
Shift+Right Click Endpoint
Select Daylight endpoint
Contextual ribbon>Labels panel>Add View Labels dropdown>Grade
Use Endpoint object snap to select 2 points
Projecting/changing project objects to section views
Toolspace>Prospector tab>Data Shortcuts>Surfaces
Right Click on EXIST and Create Reference...
OK
Home tab of ribbon>Profile & Section Views panel>Section Views dropdown>Project Objects to Multiple Section Views
Left click one sample line
The Project Objects To Multiple Section Views dialog appears
Uncheck all objects except Feature Lines
Edit Output Display > ...
Elevation Options: EXIST
Crossing Label Style: <None>
OK
Insert survey database objects to project to multiple views
Toolspace>Survey tab>SD12345678>Survey Queries
Left click, hold and drag UtilityFigures into the drawing space
Toolspace>Prospector tab>Data Shortcuts>Surfaces
Right Click on EXIST and Create Reference...
OK
Home tab of ribbon>Profile & Section Views panel>Section Views dropdown>Project Objects to Multiple Section Views
Left click one sample line
The Project Objects To Multiple Section Views dialog appears
Uncheck all objects except Survey Figures
Edit Output Display > ...
Elevation Options: EXIST
Crossing Label Style: <None>
Left click the watermain WVM survey figure
Contextual ribbon > Modify panel > Figure Properties dropdown > Edit Figure Style
On the Sections tab change the Marker Style to XS Water
Edit projected objects in views
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Home Tab of ribbon>Profiles & Section Views panel>Section Views dropdown>Project Objects to Multiple Section Views
Left click one sample line
The Project Objects To Multiple Section Views dialog appears
Uncheck all objects except Feature Lines
In the Elevation Option column, select EXIST
In the Label Style column, change the label style to <None>
OK
Override with new settings
Add custom point code labels to code set
WisDOT Design tab of the ribbon>Assemblies & Subassemblies panel>Subassembly Help
Expand WisDOT-Lanes and Shoulders
Left Click on ShldGeneric
Left Click Coding Diagram
Scroll down to view the codes. In this case, we are after the P2 or ESP code
Close the HTML Help dialog
Left Click the ShldGeneric-L subassembly
Contextual ribbon>Modify Subassembly panel>Subassembly properties
On the Parameters tab in the Input values window, scroll down to [P2] Top
In the Default Input Value column, key in EPS, ElevOff-Ext045
Warning: It is important to type the exact code label name
OK
Tooplspace>Prospector tab>Corridors>Crdr-Sth25
Right Click and select Rebuild
Clear any warnings in the Panorama
Save your drawing
Open 09020a-xs.dwg
Select the Manage Xrefs icon in the lower right
Right Click on Crdr-Sth25 and select Reload
Close the EXTERNAL REFERENCES panel
Add/edit section labels (non-code set labels)
Left Click the section view
Contextual Ribbon>Labels panel>Edit Section Labels
Left Click the Top surface section
Import Label Set
Select WisDOT Standard
OK
OK
ESC
Left Click on the label text
Contextual ribbon>Modify panel>Edit Label Group
Change the Weeding of Segments to 10
Apply
Left Click on Segment and Left Click the red X
Apply
Left Click on Grade Breaks
Change the Weeding to 30
Apply
Change the Grade Breaks weeding to 10
Left Click on label text
Contextual ribbon>Modify panel>Edit Label Group
Change the Grade Breaks Start offset to -25, change the End offset to 25 and change the Weeding to 5
OK