Create profiles in Civil 3D

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In Civil 3D, the main purpose of a profile is to show surface elevations along a horizontal alignment.

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In this example, you view and design the elevation profile of land surfaces.

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On the Home tab, in the Create Design panel, expand the Profile drop-down and select Create Surface Profile.

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In the Create Profile from Surface dialog, specify the Alignment,

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and from the Select Surface list, select the reference surface—NGL, for this example.

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Click Add.

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To create the Profile View, select Draw in Profile View from the bottom of the dialog box.

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The Create Profile View wizard appears.

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Click the various links to go through the options and edit as desired or select Next to cycle through these same options.

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When finished, click Create Profile View.

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Click the desired location to insert the profile view.

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The surface profile and view are now created.

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With the surface profile complete, a vertical profile for the road can be created.

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On the Home tab, in the Create Design panel, expand the Profile drop-down and select Profile Creation Tools.

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Click on the grid of the profile view, and then press ENTER.

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In the Create Profile – Draw New dialog, specify the profile name, style, and label set, as desired.

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To check vertical design compliance, select the Design Criteria tab, and enable the design checkboxes.

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Click OK.

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In the Profile Layout Tools toolbar, expand the Draw Tangents drop-down and select Draw Straights/Tangents With Curves.

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Draw the desired vertical alignment by clicking or typing the desired points or coordinates.

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Using the Profile Layout Tools, profile points can be added or subtracted, and vertical curves can be inserted.

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For this example, warning symbols indicate that the profile is not design-compliant for a speed of 60 kmh.

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This can be fixed or edited by adjusting the geometry of the road or by clicking the Profile Grid View toolbar option.

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Once the design is compliant, the warning symbols disappear.

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Band sets, or profile view band styles, contain elevation and other geometrical information pertaining to the alignment.

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These band sets are displayed at the top or bottom of a profile view and can be customized as desired.

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Select the profile view grid, and from the Layout tab, Modify View panel, select Profile View Properties.

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On the Bands tab, the band type and style can then be selected or added, as required, with options to import and save band sets.

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Click OK, and the selected bands appear on the profile view.