yes I know I can do profiles in c3d, but ocassionally I need to just show a quick profile, based on some 3dpoints that my surveyors take. I have in the past drawn a 3dpoly between these points and had 3d part lisp that would profile for me. This program is no longer supported and I was hoping someone might have something similar. It doesn't have to be c3d profile, just line and polyline entities will work. ANy ideas would be greatly appreciate.
MKH
Maybe this will suit your needs.
https://lispbox.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/quick-profile-creator/
You would need a program that could, from a selected 3dpoly, extract the Z coordinate and convert the x and y coordinates to stationing (distances from POB for others following the thread), put those in a list and then draw a 2d polyline in X,Y plane, exaggerating the elevation by a selected factor. I don't have a program but you would need to buy one, commission one, or find a freebie.
Back-in-the-day before I had Civil 3D, I had to do the same thing, and this is what I used to do manually:
Hope this helps
@murray-clack Flatten would project the geometry. It only works with 3d geometry. A profile program, essentially unfolds the geometry. This can be done manually but must be programmed or offered built-in for competitive production prices.
@MKH-VB I have one for unfolding a surface but not for profile development. I teach the manual profile development and Civil3d automated methods, which work very well. I am pretty sure that hiring me to develop the program would cost more than you want to spend. If you visit, the customization newsgroup, you might find someone to do it for you for free. Virtual chili donuts don't pay the bills around here though. 🙂
Hi @MKH-VB,
It sounds like you once had a routine that did this for you in AutoCAD. Perhaps if you post it in the Customization forum you will find some solutions to make it current and usable.
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