Feature lines

[Anonymous]

I have created a feature line on the Back of Curb, Which basically has the Gutter elevations. I have to build the Top of curb to it. How can I do this. I am using Civil 3d 2006.

[Anonymous]

sujirash wrote:
> I have created a feature line on the Back of Curb, Which basically
> has the Gutter elevations. I have to build the Top of curb to it. How
> can I do this. I am using Civil 3d 2006.

Are we talking about typical curb and gutter? If so, I'm scratching my
head head over the fact that your BOC has gutter elevations.

I'm trying to remember if 2006 had the stepped offset command (it will
be in the edit feature lines menu) If not, you can still do it.
Here's how:

using the AutoCAD offset command, offset your gutter line horizontally
some small distance (I use 0.01' or something like that) to give it a
slope and not a vertical face. Now, go into the feature line elevation
editor for the new feature line that you just created, and raise each
PVI (you can do them all at one time) the correct distance (around here,
0.5') You can now offset THAT feature line 0.5' horizontally to get
your back of curb.

Stepped offset command takes all those steps and combines it into one
command - I like it berrer.

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Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

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[Anonymous]

So Basically you are telling me to offset the back of curb by some small distance and change the elevation of that line by elevation editor. and once again offset that line by 0.5' to get the back of curb. Am I correct in my way understanding

[Anonymous]

sujirash wrote:
> So Basically you are telling me to offset the back of curb by some
> small distance and change the elevation of that line by elevation
> editor. and once again offset that line by 0.5' to get the back of
> curb. Am I correct in my way understanding

That's what I'd do if the stepped offset command wasn't available.

--
Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

www.civil3d.com