So with all the restrictions to speaking of particulars in place...
Is it a safe assumption on my part that something like what I dreamed up
would be possible in the near future?
Snip>OK, following your hypothetical illustration;
Knowns:
Lot Corner Point
Horizontal Alignment
Vertical Alignment
To my understanding of C3D the second two data strings know their
relationship to one another. The first data bit can be assigned a
relationship to the two strings through the magic of Label Styles. I haven't
heard specifically, but can we assume that the folks in NH are wise enough
to include a function that would add/subtract a user-supplied amount from
the Z value produced at a certain station (that station calculated by said
Label Style relationship on the Point) on said alignment data string
relationship, and then apply that Z offset calculation as the Z coordinate
value at said Point?
--
Don Reichle
"King of Work-Arounds"
Ifland Engineers, Inc.
"Glen Albert" wrote in message
news:40573441$1_3@newsprd01...
> Steve,
>
> Being in development I can't speak on when features will be released, but
we
> are going to support grading from alignments. It will be up to Dave as to
> when the features of the next release can be announced.
>
> Alignments do have more complexity then feature lines - with vertical
> curves, spirals, multiple vertical alignments, vertical alignemnts that
> don't run the entire length of the alignment.
>
> Glen
>
> "Steve Cannon" wrote in message
> news:405713ac$1_1@newsprd01...
> > Glen,
> >
> > That is good news! This means it should be pretty easy for Manchester
to
> > tie gradings to alignments! Should we see this in the next C3D release?
> >
> > sc
>
>