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    *John Mayo

    Re: EG Profile

    05-06-2010 05:39 PM in reply to: bgriffin291
    It could also be that a 'hide' boundary is applied to the surface. If this
    is the case remove the boundary & apply a mask. A mask will still show the
    data in profile.

    John
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    *Jeff Mishler

    Re: EG Profile

    05-06-2010 05:48 PM in reply to: bgriffin291
    I replied to this earlier, but it isn't showing up for some reason....

    Create a new surface profile for 25+00 to 26+00.

    When you create a surface profile, and specify the stations to use, you
    cannot later change the sampled stations.

    Jeff

    "bgriffin291" wrote in message news:6387200@discussion.autodesk.com...
    > When I originally created the surface profile I stopped it at 25+00. The
    > surface continues to 46+00, I just didn't need all that extra profile.
    > I'm only designing 1000' of road.
    >
    > You cannot modify an EG profile using the layout tools either. I believe
    > that because it is surface dependent using the line command is not an
    > option.
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    Re: EG Profile

    05-07-2010 05:17 AM in reply to: bgriffin291

    You most certainly can change the sampled stations in a surface profile. Just grip edit the alignment to make it longer and the corresponding sampled EG profile will increase proportionally. (Providing, of course, there exists viable EG surface under the increased alignment length, as pointed out by others here.)

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    *Jeff Mishler

    Re: EG Profile

    05-07-2010 10:26 PM in reply to: bgriffin291
    Sorry, but that ONLY works when you sample the entire alignment to begin
    with. When you specify a station range to sample, as the OP noted was done,
    you cannot later change it.

    "castled071049" wrote in message news:6387506@discussion.autodesk.com...
    > You most certainly can change the sampled stations in a surface profile.
    > Just grip edit the alignment to make it longer and the corresponding
    > sampled EG profile will increase proportionally. (Providing, of course,
    > there exists viable EG surface under the increased alignment length, as
    > pointed out by others here.)
    >
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    Re: EG Profile

    05-10-2010 09:17 AM in reply to: bgriffin291
    Jeff: You are right and I stand corrected. I missed that the OP had only sampled part of the alignment at the start. To be honest, I have never sampled less than the full alignment, feeling like I can size the PV accordingly if I need less.
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    rkmcswain
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    Re: EG Profile

    11-21-2012 04:05 AM in reply to: bgriffin291

    I have seen multiple cases in C3D 2013, where the full alignment was sampled, but yet stretching the alignment after the EG profiles are drawn - does not automatically stretch the EG profiles.

     

    The fix for this is to go into Profile Properties, on the Profile Data tab, change the Update Mode to Static, press Apply, then change it back to Dynamic and press Apply.

     

    Having said that, I just created an alignment and profile in a dummy drawing and it works like you would expect, maning that you stretch the alignment, and the EG profiles stretch. So I can't recreate the problem on demand, but I know I have seen it on multiple occasions.

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    johnm
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    Re: EG Profile

    11-21-2012 08:04 AM in reply to: rkmcswain

    Thanks for the update on this Randy.

     

    Could this be one of those issues that only appears when you open an previous version file on 2013?

     

    John Mayo, PE
    C3D 2012, RD 2012
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    6 GB RAM, Quadro FX 1700
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    rkmcswain
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    Re: EG Profile

    11-25-2012 01:48 PM in reply to: johnm

    johnm wrote:

    Could this be one of those issues that only appears when you open an previous version file on 2013?

     


    That is very possible. I don't think the drawing with the problem was started in an earlier version --- but with cut+paste, etc., you never know what strange things can get carried over from DWG to DWG....

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