Create sample lines

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We're now going to create a drawing to produce cross

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sections along the Mcallister Boulevard Design Corridor for publishing.

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When we create cross sections,

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we can read information through an X ref for surfaces and corridors.

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So we can use our plan and profile sheet master

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to provide the section information we need

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from the insert ribbon tab

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reference panel. Choose attach

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browse to your project production drawings folder,

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select the plan profile master drawing and choose open

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in the attached external reference dialogue.

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Make sure specify on screen is not selected for any of the options

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and then click, OK.

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Use zoom

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exense to view the inserted X

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ref

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to create our sample lines. We need the centerline alignment.

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We cannot use this through the X

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ref

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to

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bring in the alignment from prospector,

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expand data shortcuts,

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then expand alignments

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and then the centerline alignments collections.

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Select mcallister boulevard, right click and choose create reference,

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accept the default styles and click. OK.

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Now from the home ribbon profile and section views panel,

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select sample lines,

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press enter to select the alignment from a list.

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There is only one choice so select the alignment and click. OK.

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In the crate sample line group dialogue,

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change the name to mcallister boulevard cross sections.

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We will accept the default sample line and label style defaults

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the select data source to sample list shows the objects that were found in the X

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ref

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note, all of them are selected for sampling,

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change the style of the finished ground surface

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to finished ground

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set. The codes set style of the corridors to line work only.

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This code set includes shape styles that we use in our cross sections.

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We will use solid color fill for our sections.

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But for a traditional line work drawing,

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you may want to swap this for hatch patterns.

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Click OK to save the styles.

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Now as I move the mouse in the drawing,

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you can see a red line is anchored to the alignment

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and it's asking on the command line for us to pick

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a station on the alignment where we want a section,

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we want to create our sections using an interval.

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Click on the sample line creation button, pull down as shown

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and choose by range of stations

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in the station range dialogue. You can set the frequency and width of the sections.

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We are creating sections along the entire length of the alignment from start to end,

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set, the left swathe width and right swathe

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width to 100 ft.

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Set the sampling increments to 100 ft along tangents and curves.

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We will add additional sections at the start and

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end of ranges and at horizontal geometry points,

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click OK. And the sample lines are added to the drawing

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press escape to end the command.

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Now review the sample lines and their labels.

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Now we will generate our cross section views.