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Create cross sections in a separate drawing

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johnwilson0805
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Create cross sections in a separate drawing

I want to create cross sections in a blank drawing via a Data shortcut Project.

My intent is to keep my file size to a minimum. I can include surface, alignment and profile per data shortcut

but not my corridor. My corridor is 3000 feet long and when I do cross sections in the

same drawing, it runs real slow.

 

Thanks John Wilson

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Jeff_M
in reply to: johnwilson0805

Xref the corridor drawing into the sections drawing. You still need the alignment Dreffed, and possibly the surfaces, but the corridor will be picked up through the xref.

Jeff_M, also a frequent Swamper
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GZE
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in reply to: johnwilson0805

You can also create the crosssections in three separate files say 1000 feet each. Just dref the alignment and the design profile and xref the corridor in each file. No need to dref surfaces c3d will extract them from your corridor file.
Humphrey GZE
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BrianHailey
in reply to: GZE

No need to bring in your profile for cross sections either as cross sections don't care about profiles. 

Brian J. Hailey, P.E.



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johnwilson0805
in reply to: Jeff_M

Thanks Jeff it works great That what others have said too

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Thanks Brian. I learned alot. it works great

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johnwilson0805
in reply to: GZE

Thanks Humphrey

 

It sure saves me time it runs fast

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