Create Line By Segment DistanceLine by Segment Distance

Availability: Computations module.
Menu Selection: From the Computations task, select the Create/Line command and the Method/Segment Distances command.
Functionality: points
Controls:
Actions:
  • The OK Button creates the line and segment points.
  • Next
Notes:
  • The Elevation Drop Down will only be available if the elevation attribute is active.
  • If the elevation difference control is selected from the Elevation Drop Down, the elevation difference entered will be applied to each new point progressively.
  • The points created will be given the attributes of the currently defined point attribute .
  • The new line created will be given the attributes currently defined line attribute.
  • The segment distance entered defines the distance between successive new points in the line.
  • The new points will be created at equal segment distances from the start of the reference line. If the distance along the reference line is not an exact multiple of the segment distance, the last segment will be less than the segment distance.
  • The identifier in the new point identifier control will be used for the first new point and any subsequent new points will automatically use the next unused point identifier.