Dropline Display

Description

Configure the droplines display in a long section view or a long section viewport.

Access

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Display Properties
Control Description
By Layer Do one of the following:
  • Select the checkbox to the use the long sections layer settings.
  • Clear the checkbox to configure the droplines independently from the long sections layer.
Section Marker Select the checkbox to include droplines from section markers.
Horizontal Key Points Select the checkbox to include droplines from the start and end vertices in the horizontal alignment, and at the start and end or each straight, circular arc or transition curve.
Vertical Key Points Select the checkbox to include droplines from the start and end point in a long section, and at any change of grade or transition points.
Vertical Sag/Crest Points Select the checkbox to include droplines from the lowest or highest point on a vertical curve.
Custom Interval Type the interval to display any additional droplines.
Notes
  • Use the dropline display options that you set for the layer, or in the Attributes tool window, click Browse in the Droplines control to override the layer settings.
  • Droplines for Vertical Key Points and Vertical Sag/Crest Points are only displayed if a height, height difference, chainage or distance row is displayed in the long section view.
  • The rounding for chainage and distance rows in a long section view is used as a tolerance to filter duplicate droplines.
  • Values are computed for all visible droplines in the long section view.
  • Click the Display tab, in the long section view Properties Properties, to change the appearance of the droplines.
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