Cross Sections ReportCross Sections Report

This functionality is available with the Profiles and Design Module.

Produces a report on the points defining the selected cross section. This report is only available when from a cross section window.

The Report/Cross Sections command is selected from the Cross Section View Utilities task.

Cross Section Point Report dialog box

Item Used to
Cross Section Set Select the cross section set which the report will refer to.
Start Chainage or Start Distance Select the cross section starting chainage or distance for the report.
The name of this field is dependent on what has been set as the Data Input By type in the Configure/Alignment dialog.
End Chainage or End Distance Select the cross section end chainage or distance for the report.
The name of this field is dependent on what has been set as the Data Input By type in the Configure/Alignment dialog.
Project Header Select whether header information is to be in the report.
Header information includes the details of the current data base at the head of the report. These details may also be viewed or edited in the Utilities/Edit/Details command.
Chainage Header Select this if you wish the chainage to form part of the header for each cross-section.
Distance Header Select this if you wish the distance to form part of the header for each cross-section.
Select Points By Select whether you wish 'All' points in the cross sections to be included in the report or alternatively if you select 'As Displayed', only those points defined by the currently displayed drop-lines will be included.
Note: Interval points will only be included in the report if they are currently displayed and 'As Displayed' is selected.
Comma Delimited Select that the reported data be comma delimited suitable for opening in spreadsheets.
Position Select which attributes are to be in the report and their column order.
Note: the crossfall reported is always the grade of the cross section segment in the direction from offset zero toward the edge of the cross section (Refer to the example below with explanatory notes). The crossfall reported is the grade between successive points in the report, and may not match the the actual cross section, unless all cross section points are selected for the report.

Chainage Offset Elevation Crossfall Explanatory Note
20.000 -10.000 100.000
20.000 -5.000 97.500 50% crossfall is from offset -5.000 to offset -10.000 (rising 2.500)
20.000 0.000 98.000 -10% crossfall is from offset 0.000 to offset -5.000 (falling 0.500)
20.000 5.000 98.500 10% crossfall is from offset 0.000 to offset 5.000 (rising 0.500)
20.000 10.000 96.000 -50% crossfall is from offset 5.000 to offset 10.000 (falling 2.500)