topic Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views in Civil 3D Forum

Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:04:08 GMT

I'm trying to create multiple section views (SV) that contain two surfaces but am having difficult getting reasonable elevation ranges. I've tried many different combinations when adjusting the elevation settings in the multiple SV wizard with no luck. For example, I've selected automatic and user specified (all options) ranges. The alignment elevation change is only 2 feet (978 to 980) but the SVs have a range from 950 to 1000 which makes them difficult to read. The cross sections also don't have more then a 3 foot elevation change. I've used a vertical exaggeration of 5 but I'm not sure if that matters. See attached picture for screen shot.

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

ilia.borisov — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:10:39 GMT

Set that setting to 10 and try again

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:35:15 GMT

@ilia.borisov Still doesn't work. I've tried adjusting the profile view using multiple heights and the elevation still starts at the same place, 950. So when I change height to 10 I don't even see the surfaces. I've tried this with the height measured from mean and lowest section elevations and follow a section options. The attached screenshot is with a height of 10 from mean section elevation.

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

ilia.borisov — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:34:43 GMT

Can you attach the file

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:37:12 GMT

Yes but i am new to using forums. Our drawings use multiple basefiles so do you need all the basefiles or just the one with the section views?

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

ilia.borisov — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 18:38:04 GMT

Just one wit SV

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:29:48 GMT

can't attach b/c it has proprietary info

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

ilia.borisov — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:40:57 GMT

Check if you have section view with very low elevation

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:00:48 GMT

The minimum elevation in all the section views are 950 (see screenshots from previous posts). The sections elevations are around 978 to 980 +/- 3 feet. My problem is that i cannot seem to change the range for the multiple section views (SVs) to something closer to the actual section elevation ranges. Thanks

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

wfberry — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:06:23 GMT

Save your drawing to another name.

Delete all entities and post that drawing. Someone can probably find your error in your settings and styles.

Bill

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:20:43 GMT

Here is the drawing with all entities deleted.

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

wfberry — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:39:49 GMT

I am not familiar with the standards you are using in Texas but do you really want a vertical exaggeration of 5? Perhaps you do. Just checking. See what happens if you use one (1).

That would be your Standard_MJS.

Bill

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:46:10 GMT

Unfortunately a vertical exaggeration of 1 doesn't effect the elevation range of 950-1000. FYI- the vertical exaggeration of 5 was used because the area is pretty flat and i needed to see the surface details.

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

wfberry — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:53:03 GMT

OK, perhaps someone else may be of some help. It is really difficult without seeing the actual drawing, at least for me. Good Luck! I thought I might be able to see something with just the styles, etc.

Normally I like to just have cross sections in a drawing by themselves. I set the model space scale to either 1"=10' or 1"=20' to plot on a 36x24 sheet using an exaggeration of one or perhaps 2.

Bill

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

ilia.borisov — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:59:13 GMT

Did you try last setting from my attached screenshot

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 21:07:33 GMT

yes

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

vandenoosterkamp — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 08:02:21 GMT

Maybe before we get to C3D 2040 autodesk will add the essential missing field in wich we can set the max elevation for multiple section views. It is unbelievable that for over 10 years people keep asking the same question and it's never solved by autodesk.

To answer this: just make the section views and after that adjust them all manually. This is by far the fastest way to solve this. I hope you have less than 100 section views...

I will do this exercise now as well but I am 'lucky' because it's only 25 section views.

btw: I really, really love to be able to see in my properties screen the min and max elev when selecting the section view. Maybe in C3D 2030 it will turn into an editable property Autodesk? That way we can do this insane workaround way faster and still leaves you 10 years to build those min and max elevation fields.

Why on earth am I still paying RIBS for this...

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

can — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:14:02 GMT

Hi All,

You should try to change horizontal and vertical axes intervals from Section view style

Please find attached screenshot.

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

sboon — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 04:51:27 GMT

Many years ago I did a class at AU which may be helpful. I suspect that the major grid settings in your section view style are part of the issue.

Page 4 in the handout.

https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Stack-Your-Sections-Tips-Building-Section-Sheets-Efficiently-2013#handout

Re: Elevation issues when creating multiple section views

Amy.taylor — Fri, 19 May 2023 13:28:24 GMT

Can confirm this is the solution I needed.
Adjusted major intervals for all axis and it adjusted immediately.
Thank you so much