topic Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates in Civil 3D Forum

Vertical profile co-ordinates

M_c3d — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:17:00 GMT

Hi all,

Query has come in from a contractor asking if we can provide co-ordinates for the start and end of curves on the vertical profile long section.

I had a look through the vertical geometry options and couldn't see any way.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

MMcCall402 — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:01:30 GMT

You should be able to label these locations with coordinates in the plan view with a reference text component for the profile geometry within an alignment label style.

New: I may have read that wrong ... my brain went to vertical curve start and end cordinates.

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

MMcCall402 — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:10:37 GMT

Reference text component for an alignment within a Horizontal Geometry profile label. That should do it.

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

tcorey — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:09:46 GMT

Starts and ends of horizontal curves or vertical curves?

"Provide coordinates..." In a list? As labels in a drawing?

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

M_c3d — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:14:50 GMT

Hi @tcorey @MMcCall402 vertical profiles, i.e. vertical curves

They were looking for co-ordinates within the profile bands.

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

MMcCall402 — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:47:47 GMT

Ok, this is do-able, pseudo band looking text.

Make a vertical curve label style(s). in it make two reference text components for an alignment showing the northing and easting coordinates. Anchor one to the Anchor Curve Start Dimension and the other to the End Dimension. Label the profile, select them and give them the reference alignment name in the properties window. At the bottom of the properties window in a place to set their dimension anchor. Set this anchor location to coincide with the band location.

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

M_c3d — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:08:24 GMT

Hi @MMcCall402

I've created this however it only gives the high point of the curve co-ordinates at either end;

Thanks,

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

MMcCall402 — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:33:54 GMT

Those locations are the start and end points of the vertical curves, yes?

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

M_c3d — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:34:50 GMT

@MMcCall402 yes

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

MMcCall402 — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:44:24 GMT

I thought that was what you were looking for.

Can you show us what you need and we can figure out if and how to get it.

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

M_c3d — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:49:45 GMT

Hi @MMcCall402

Yes that is what I'm needing. The vertical profile label needs to show the start and end co-ordinates of the curve (i.e. in plan view setting out of the actual curve on site.).

The previous image gives duplicate co-ordinates and actually relates to the crest of the curve, i.e. the high point, rather than the start and end point of the curve.

Thanks.

Re: Vertical profile co-ordinates

wfberry — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:28:48 GMT

You have the beginning and ending stations of the vertical curves along the alignment. That should be easy enough to get the coordinates.

Bill