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CadTools General Category => Civil Corner => Topic started by: Steve b183 on July 21, 2015, 11:38:05 AM
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hi lars
ive been using CAD Tools for a few weeks now for ground profiling thru topo surveys and profiling 3D polylines (surveyed below ground cables) ......all good and very simple ( I like simple)
i'm now attempting to create cross sections at 5m intervals to show a ground level and the position of the below ground cables......without much success
how would you advise I can produce a section showing cable positions ?.....I have a 3D polyline representing the top the cables
ive converted the cables to separate surfaces and a combined surface but the results are not what I was expecting
initially it was the polyline directions, fixed that but still results are not ideal
or is what i'm attempting not possible with CAD Tools ?
steve b
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Hi!
Hope I got it right. I think you should use "Display Reference" for the cables.
First you add your ground surface and the use the "Display Reference" on your 3D lines (Cables). The cables need to be real 3D polylines (with elevation) in a plan view.
/Lars
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hi lars
thanks for that, I now understand what the Display References are for and that's exactly what i'm after
however, i'm selecting 3 reference lines now which are all 3D polylines but for some reason the results are still a bit hit and miss.......only displaying 1 of the Reference lines in the results preview window if any and results from plotting have most of the sections missing the reference line information
I can email a dwg file if that would help
steve b
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You need to select and add them them one by one!
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99% certain I did ......but i'll check and let you know
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lars
selecting Reference lines individually has made no difference
for example a 575m length split into 100m sections selecting 3 reference lines
I get the ground level profile and level ok.........I assume ticking the display alignment with elevation box then displays the actual crossing point of the section line and the reference line
as for the reference lines out of the 3 selected only 1 of them appears in 1 of the sections drawn ?
S
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Hi!
Could you please send me a DWG with your lines and some explanation, also add yor surface file.
Send it to: Lars.karlsson@glamsen.se
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lars
thanks again for all your help on this
just produced 1st set of cross sections for the Client this morning, no problems at all now
steve b
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That's great!
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lars
just had a question regards the cross sections
would it be possible to show the depths ie vertical offsets from the ground surface to the refence line......similar to how the horizontal offsets are displayed ?
saves time calculating each depth
steve b
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I'm sorry but that isn't possible. However you can use the "Drafting", "Place Profile/Cross Section Note" to annotate without calculating.
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lars
could you possibly provide an example showing how the Drafting ....Place Profile/Cross Section note dialogue works.........does that need t be done individually for each section ?
steve
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Yes, You can only work in one cross section at a time. You first select BasePoint and type in the elevation (BasePoint Elevation) and then pick point to annotate.