Adding a PVI with vertical curve

[RalphBrown99]

Hi:

In this moment I am trying to add to my profile line a PVI -which I know how to do it- with the capability of modify the criteria for the vertical curve. In this moment every time that I add a PVI the tangents do not have a vertical curve and if I open the Panorama Profile Grade View Window it does not allow me to change either the length or radius so their values in these cells are empty.

How is possible then to edit -create- the vertical curve for a PVI that was not created in the first shoot?

Thanks

Rafael Moreno

[mathewkol]

Make the PVI and then add the appropriate curve, the button for which you wil find in the Profile Geometry Editor toolbar.  This bar appears when you right click a profile and choose Edit Profile Geometry.

TIP:

Use a free vertical curve.  You can use the others, but the free one is the most popular.

[RalphBrown99]

Hi Mathewk:

Thanks for your answer. Just a question. Which version are you using? I am using 2011 and I do not have the same options you have or maybe we can keep communication in order to see how to add the vertical curve.

Another question: How much do you know about banding?

Thanks

Rafael Moreno

[mathewkol]

You have the same options as me regardless of the version.  This toolbar has not significantly changed since the first version of Civil 3D.

[RalphBrown99]

Hi Mathewk:

Thaaaaaank you very much for your help. No I can edit my vertical curves more easily.

Another question: How do you know about bands?

Cheers

Rafael 

[csevers]

Yes, but you cannot edit those curves like the others. What you want is Free Vertical Parabola (PVI based), it's under the "More Free Vertical Curves" drop down. Don't ask me why they hide all the popular functions.

Also, that toolbar is very buggy. Sometimes it will just stop working. I have found that regen usually fixes it (C3D 2013), but in older versions (2010-2012) sometimes you have to close and re-open the drawing.

[justinoremington]

Yeah Banding is wicked...