create profile layout from feature line

[henryosegueda]

Hello everyone

Here is my situation: I want to create a profile layout by feature line. Is it possible?

I have a pipe about 3 miles long, an alignment along the pipe, and a provie view showing the exisitng surface and pipe network. The pipe network was created from a feature line. I projected the feature line to the profile.

This is why I want to do this: I need to label the horizontal and vertical angle points of the pipe in plan view. I crated a style that shows the station and elevation. I want the elevation to reference the profile. But it only gives me the elevation of the surface and I need the top of pipe elevation.

I tried crate profile by layout and traced over the top of the pipe in profile but its 3 miles and it will take a long time.

Does anyone know how to get what I want done faster?

Thanks for your time

Currently using Civil 3D 2012 and 2013.

[emelendez · Accepted solution]

oh man, you are sooooo close. just use the feature line you created and offset it 10 feet to either side and the add those to a surface as breaklines. Ta DAAA!!!! "surface" created at the elevation of the top of pipe.

[tcorey]

Here's one way that would work:

Use stepped offset to offset your feature line five or ten feet on each side, in plan view. Make a surface using the the three feature lines as breaklines. Add to your Surface View a surface profile made from this new surface.

To your label, add a reference text that references a profile. When you place the first label, you'll be asked to pick the reference profile.

[henryosegueda]

IT WORKED!!

That was so easy.

Thanks for your help.