Automatically assign unique colours to profiles within profile view?

[autoMick]

Hi, I have around 20 alignments that I need to present about 20 surface cross-section profiles for. All surface profiles for a given alignment need to displayed at once (the client wishes to select a reference alignment from all historical beach monitoring data). Is there anyway to just automatically assign a unique style or colour to a range of profiles within a profile view?

thanks

Mick

[autoMick · Accepted solution]

Well, specifically it would be great if there was some way that I could associate a profile to its own specific layer when it is created - much in the same that surfaces are.

So far I've worked out how to create a new layer when profile is created (I've attached a snip in case anyone wants to know), but I can't find how to edit the default profile style such that the new profile will be controlled by this new layer.

I'm sure I'm close - but can't find it! Help.

Cheers

Mick

[Neilw_05 · Accepted solution]

Will you be using this process frequently or is it a one time occasion? I would create a profile style that has the color set to "By Block". Then I'd manually select and apply a color to each profile as needed. If you expect to be doing this often then you might want to consider a custom tool. As far as I know, there is no Out of the Box funcionality that controls layer or display symbology based on the profile source data properties.  

[autoMick · Accepted solution]

OK worked it out. Ensure that the default style for profile creation has the layers for the various profile components set to Layer 0. I hope this helps someone.

Cheers

Mick

[autoMick]

thanks Neil, you were probably typing as I was on my own little voyage of discovery. The combination of those command settings and layer style works for me. thanks for the reply

Mick