(This functionality is available with the Profiles and Design module)
This dialog box is used to specify the format of the ASCII file to be imported.
| Item | Used to |
| Number of Header Lines: | Key in the number of lines at the top of the file that are to be ignored in the import process. Any lines that do not contain valid data must be ignored in this manner. |
| By Chainage: | Specify that the ASCII file to be imported is either in chainages or distances along an alignment. |
| Format Free: | Specify that the file structure is free format. Free format means that the data fields are not column dependent. |
| Format Position: | Specify that the file structure is position format. Position format means that the data fields are column dependent. |
| Free Format Field Order: | Specify the order that the data fields {Chainage (or Distance), Offset, Elevation, Code, Description}
appear in the ASCII file to be imported. Use these fields only if you selected the Free Format radio button. The number corresponding to each field indicates its position in the record. The field order may be altered by clicking the arrows on the appropriate horizontal scroll bars. A value of zero for a field order indicates that field is not present in the ASCII file. |
| Free Format Separator Space: | Specify that the fields are separated by spaces. |
| Comma: | Specify that the fields are separated by commas. |
| Line Feed: | Specify that each field is on a separate line. |
| Position Dependant Start Column: | Specify the starting column of each of the data fields {Chainage (or Distance), Offset, Elevation,
Code, Description} in the ASCII file to be imported. Use these fields only if you selected the Position Format radio button. The number corresponding to each field indicates its starting column. These values may be altered by clicking the arrows on the appropriate horizontal scroll bars. A value of zero for a field starting column indicates that field is not present in the ASCII file. |
| Position Dependant Column Width: | Specify the column width of each of the data fields {Chainage (or Distance), Offset, Elevation,
Code, Description} in the ASCII file to be imported. Use these fields only if you selected the Position Format radio button. The number corresponding to each field indicates its column width. These values may be altered by clicking the arrows on the appropriate horizontal scroll bars. Column width will be zero for any field that is not present in the ASCII file. |
| Valid Z Values Range From: | Key in the minimum elevation condition. Points in the ASCII file with elevations below this value will be imported without an elevation. |
| To: | Key in the maximum elevation condition. Points in the ASCII file with elevations above this value will be imported without an elevation. |
| Import Set: | Select the Import Format to be used. The settings in the dialog box will be altered to the settings last used for the set chosen. This feature may be used to set and recall up to ten different formats. |
| Cancel: | Close the dialog box without saving the settings. |
| OK: | Close and save the settings in the dialog box. |