Profile view base point

[jbear0000]

I have an alignment that is 46,000' long for a gas pipeline. I have to create profile views at areas where it crosses streams and roads. When I create a profile view for a 200' section in the middle some place and click to place the profile view the place I click is used as station 0+00 and the profile view jumps way over to the right where its station would be. Is there a setting that will place the profile view exactly where I click?

[mathewkol]

When you click, you're not specifying where 0+00 will be. You're specifying where the bottom-left corner of the view will be. If your style is such that there are extra grids or padding, 0+00 will be somewhat to the right. If you want 0+00 there, you need to remove the extra grids or padding. Or just move the view afterwards.

[jbear0000]

There is no padding on my profile views, it is not offset just a 50 or 100 feet, but thousands of feet. It is because the point I click is considered 0+00, but the profile view is for station 205+00 - 207+00, so it is moved over 20,500' from where I clicked and I then have to go find it and move to where I want it. See the attached image for what I am talking about.

[blt]

You could make subset alignments of your mainline where you have crossing and then the profile would be only of that subset.

[jbear0000]

It isn't worth the trouble having 30 alignments in 1 drawing just to solve this problem. I would much rather just go find the profile view than to create a bunch of extra alignments and profiles for each one and then make sure that their stations match the main profile.