Provide band values to specific chainages in profile

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

Hi,

I want to create bands for my profile view but want to give values to specific chainages or corresponding chainages only. (see the below screensnap for reference). Please suggest some way to do this.

[brian.strandberg]

I'm not seeing any obvious way.  You can add a standard profile view label, drag it down to the band area, and edit the style to suppress the drag leader.  

The other method would be to add at a close interval and use CTRL+PICK then delete to remove the ones you don't need.

Neither of these are great ideas, I'm hoping someone has a better one.

[ianjchap]

Hi,

How about trying a ghost profile just for those labels. Add a VP in, puting verticies where you need them, and get your bands to pick up information from that profile, just turn it off or non plotable for presentation. Then overlapping the position of the band with your regular chainage band if need be.

Could work.

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

Thank You for the responses @ianjchap and @brian.strandberg . I'll try both ways and see if it helps.

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

@ianjchap . I have a doubt in this. Even after i create a dummy profile and put the vertices where i need them, how do i get values specific to those vertices in bands? My band takes values at specific intervals and not at specific vertices.

Please elaborate on this.

[ianjchap]

Step 1 - Create a new band copying the Station Band Style - give it a different name (Ghost Chainage - see step 1 image).

Step 2 - Remove Major and Minor Ticks from new band and values (see step 2 images)

   

Step 3 - Add Geometry points to Ghost Profile where needed - (see step 3 images)

Step 4 - Add gemetry points to the Band and include the new Ghost Profile (see step 4 images
Finally, you should have a bamd with chainage station at given/decided points. Tou could also set elevations to this for other profiles. And for completness you could overlap your station bands.

Hope this helps, there are some minor steps between these instructions that I assume you could be ok with, if not, let me know. And if I've misunderstood any part of what you're after.

Thanks

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

understood step 1 and 2 but have difficulty in step 3. None of the elements are visible in this new band after i hide the band values of specific intervals.

can you pls check in my file (attached). I am not sure what's the issue in this.

[ianjchap]

Looking at your DWG, you haven't created a Ghost VP in any of the profiles. 
Which Profile View are you using (there are mutiple), I'll add it in and resend back for your reference.

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

Please check this file. I have created ghost profile names "LR", "RR" etc. I am able to add station band to one of the ghost profile but not able to add the elevation values.

Please help with regard to this.

[ianjchap]

You are only two clicks away! 🙂
In your Level Band, you just need to open the Geomery Points:-

And then select Points of Vertical Intersection:-

[ianjchap · Accepted solution]

You are only two clicks away! 🙂
In your Level Band, you just need to open the Geomery Points:-

And then select Points of Vertical Intersection:-

Apologies, I cant post screen grabs as I think we've reached the post limit. Maybe delete the DWGs from ealier posts.

[ianjchap]

I've also realised you could do this by adding Geometry points to your alignment, then you should be able to link the levels to whichever profile you choose. Could be an easier option.

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

yeah, got this part. Thank You for the help.

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

can we avoid creating dummy profile in this case?

[ritesh_trivedi885J6]

I think these are the only geometry points that we can assign the bands data.

 If i add additional geometry points (like COGO points) then can i assign band values respective to those particular points.

[ianjchap]

I think if you add verticies on your Alignment where you want band labels to be picked up on your Profile View, you could do it that way also. Then referencing a Profile for the Elevations. That should work too, and may be easier than the Ghost Profile.
I somehow think you can do this using custom labels directly on the Profile View. Something to explore.