CadTools and xTurn (Vehicle Turning Software) Forum

Well, thanks again! I somehow missed that great drape function. I used combination of few functions to drape polylines onto surface, and had lisp for draping points, I wasn't aware cadtools can drape even text entities.So now I tried solution 2 and it is great!
For solution 1 i was thinking about adding one step, a lisp  routine to move text (number of section) to nearest hatch center. To be sure that exported station names and  hatch area annotations are of same coordinates on each profile, so hopefully they are extracted the exact same way. I am not yet sure if that step would bring any new benefits
Of course, before extraction do a quick visual inspection if they are moved properly.

Thanks Lars! I was on track to something similar to what you suggested as first way to do it cause I have cross section numbers.

For the second idea, wow! it is great ! I will try it as soon as possible, I only have to find a lisp to lift texts to surface. I already can imagine this surface, height difference from first to last in one direction must be lower than height difference from fist to second in perpendicular direction.

Hello everyone, I am user of cadtools for a long time, somewhere around 8 years. I used it on numerous projects as a contractor and it has helped me alot!
 This is one thing that bothers me a little.
I have design of road from designer company, and on one drawing there are more than thousand cross-sections. These cross-sections are placed for example in 50 rows and 20 columns. Cross-section one is in first row and first column. Section two is below it on drawing... so first 50 sections are in first column, 21.st section is in second column and so on... Lets say i want to extract hatches of sub grade in cross sections but in order they are placed in drawing. So when i use selection window in auto cad and select them, they are usually extracted the opposite way, from last to first, but some percentage is extracted without apparent rule. So first i have to reverse data in excel, and I have to locate manually all which are out of order and place them where they should be. Which is sometimes a pain and time consuming.
Also, sometimes, sections are drawn different way, first 20 in first row than21.st in second row an so on.
Is there an easy way for me to extract them in proper order, or at least to align them in excel afterwards in proper order.  Any help would be useful. Thanks.

Thanks for your prompt reply.
So, is it possible to see that data in the properties window? Can the line be moved, extended or otherwise modified without altering the data pertaining to the profile? Just curious.

Yes, this command is often used to create holes in a surface. You can create a polyline, drape it on to the surface and then triangulate all your input data plus your draped polyline (draped line as breakline). The draped polyline clips triangels and makes it possible to delete all triangles inside the polyline.