QUICK START GUIDE (for Eagle Point software)

PROFILES
QUICK START GUIDE (for Eagle Point software)
Construct - Profile From Surface Model
This option will extract elevation data from a surface model (i.e., must have previously used Surface Modeling, Make
Surface model to have created a surface model).
MENU: Profiles, Construct, Profile from Surface Model COMMAND: prfromsm ICON:
Select type of object selection (usually complex object)
Choose either Preview or Place in CAD
Select the surface model(s) to use.
Click OK .
Select the object (i.e., line, polyline, etc.) to profile.
If RoadCalc PCS is the active PCS,
the RoadCalc centerline alignment will be used to base stationing on;
otherwise,
you will be prompted for the object to base stationing on. This will usually be the same entity that is being profiled.
However, it can be different. For example, if you are profiling the channel upstream and want to base the
stationing on the centerline of the dam, you can select the centerline alignment for stationing.
If the selected object to base stationing on is not an alignment,
you are asked to click near the beginning of the alignment and enter the starting station (BOP).
The profile should be created and placed according to the current PCS. You may need to zoom or pan to see the profile.
Construct - Profile From Object
This option will extract the elevations directly from an entity in the drawing. This requires the entity to be 3-D (e.g., 3D
polyline [3DPOLY] instead of a 2D polyline [PLINE] ).
MENU: Profiles, Construct, Profile from Object COMMAND: prfromobj ICON:
Select the entity (i.e., 3D polyline) to profile.
If RoadCalc PCS is the active PCS,
the RoadCalc centerline alignment will be used to base stationing on,
otherwise
you will be prompted for the object to base stationing on. This will usually be the same entity that is being profiled.
However, it can be different. For example, if you are profiling the channel upstream and want to base the
stationing on the centerline of the dam, you can select the centerline alignment for stationing.
If the selected object to base stationing on is not an alignment,
you are asked to click near the beginning of the alignment and enter the starting station (BOP).
The profile should be created and placed according to the current PCS. You may need to zoom or pan to see the profile.
05/2008 CADD Note 3 3.29