CadTools and xTurn (Vehicle Turning Software) Forum

Hi,

I'm sorry but there is tool for annotating distance between vertices of two lines. However you can export the line coordinates to Excel an calculate the differens and in Y (plus the midpoint) and then X value. Finally use "Draw from Coordinates" to annotate the midpoint with the difference (length) at the midpoint x. If there is a even distance between the all X value you can use "Transverse 3D Polylines Between 3D Polylines" to annotate direct. If it is a uneven space in the beginning you can always break the line at the first vertex to get it to start at your first vertex and join the polyline afterwards.
 
Draw two or three 3D Polylines in same profile? Yes if you use the "Surface Profile" tool. If you use the surface profile tool you can project 3Dpolylines from the DWG into the profil while creating the profile. In the top menu of the Surface Profile Window you have "Display Reference". If you plot the Surface Profile to the DWG the reference lines will be placed at same layer as they had when picked. Remember this is is a projected line! Projected lines that lies beside your selected alignment is viewed as a perpendicular view from your alignments vertices.

You can display multiple surfaces in the Surface Profile, if you have a Excavation surface and a Existing ground you can also offset a pipe invert level to booth sides (radius) and then triangulate. This surface can be added in the surface profile and displayed in the final result. If there are gaps in the line you would know that the gaps represents parts of your alignment where the pipeline is not aligned with the Profiles selected alignment.

I don't think there is a option for changing color of the axis. This is left to the user

Hope this helps!

/Lars

There are no reports of that kind of error. You can try to do it in a clean DWG. Add a polyline and try the command (could it be something with a Layer?)

First you select the polyline and after that you select any position in the drawing with your crosshair (you don't need to select a point Object). That point need to be in a place where it is possible to get a perpendicular line between your position and the polyline.

The Error is thrown when CadTools expect a certain object but gets another type. e.g a number is expected but user provides a letter.

Thanks Lars, that will help me.

Regards,
Matthias

Why can't I select a boundary polygon when creating a surface? (See image.)

Or is it possible to clip the surface at a boundary polygon afterward?

Regards,
Matthias