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grading slope

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Message 1 of 15
garbageguy
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grading slope

when I create a grading by slope in C3D07, I get the same thing whether I give a slope of 3:1 or 1:3 - is that right?
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Message 2 of 15

I think the program changes the value to match what is in the Edit Drawing Settings under slope, the program assumes you made a mistake since you told it you wanted to use it one way. If you want to have 0.33:1 you can use 3:9 and it will do the correct math.
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Message 3 of 15
garbageguy
in reply to: garbageguy

the drawing's slope format is set to "run:rise", why won't 1:3 give me that slope?
Message 4 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: garbageguy

In my experience there is no need to type in the 1. For example, I would type a 3:1 slope in simply as 3. Seems to work every time.

Fred Mitchell
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Message 5 of 15

Because that's the way it was programmed. If you want 1:3 you need to enter 0.33333 or 3:9 or 6:18 or some other numerical value. The program assumes you made a mistake and converts it to the way you have it in the settings if you use a 1:x value.
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Message 6 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: Civil3DReminders_com

which one is the horizontal or vertical?

Message 7 of 15
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

may you explain in a widey way,.... i want to know how it is (H:V) OR (V:H) AND THE (3) VALUE FOR WHICH ONE?

Message 8 of 15
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: garbageguy

Hello @Anonymous 

 

Call me silly they always meant the same to me 

1 unit drop every 3 units

 

are you really looking to grade a slope 

3 unit drop every 1 unit?

 

sounds like a wall is in order

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Joe-Bouza
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3on1.png

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Message 10 of 15
rl_jackson
in reply to: garbageguy

Agreed, 2:1 is 2 for every 1, 4 to 1 the same... (and can be looked at in reverse based on situation). Soon we will have those rockets to mars.


Rick Jackson
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Message 11 of 15
jmayo-EE
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1:3

 

Isn't this convention rise over run?

 

Either way don't waste your time typing a full ratio. Just type 3 and hit enter if you want 1:3. 

John Mayo

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Message 12 of 15
fcernst
in reply to: garbageguy

No, take a look at the Input Parameters in the Help for the subassemblies.

 

You will see the slopes need to be in run/rise or percent format.

 

If you give a daylight slope of 3:1 you will get a run/rise design slope of 3:1.

 

If you give a daylight slope of 1:3 you will get a run/rise design slope of 1:3

 

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Fred Ernst, PE
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Ernst Engineering
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Message 13 of 15
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: jmayo-EE

exactly. ... that being said. aside from   1 run to 3 rise being impractical ... can the input even accept 0.33?

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jmayo-EE
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Yes

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Joe-Bouza
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there were two parameters in the question/statement (lol)

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