Output Profile Elevations
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Output Profile Elevations tool creates a text report which contains surface model elevations along an alignment element. The elevation positions for the output can be at fixed intervals or only at locations where there is a change in the shape of the surface model. You can view the report, print it out, or save it as a text file.
To output elevations along an alignment:
1. Select the Output Profile Elevations tool.
2. Identify the alignment to output elevations along.
3. Accept the highlighted alignment.
This opens the Output Profile Elevations dialog:
4. Define settings.
5. (Optional) Click on the Format button to select options controlling the Profile Output format.
6. Click OK to the Output profile elevations dialog.
Depending on the selected Write to option this either stores the report to a file or opens a report window which contains the output information. Use the commands from the File pulldown menu to print the report or save it into a text file.
Setting |
Effect |
|---|---|
Write to |
Result destination: •Text file - store the results directly to a text file. More efficient with large output. •Report window - open report window displaying the results. The results can be printed or saved through the window. |
Surface |
Name of the surface for which a report is created. |
Alignment name |
Descriptive name for the alignment in the report. |
Start station |
Station value at the start point of the alignment element. |
End station |
End station value defined by the length of the alignment element: •Increasing - station values are increasing from start to end station. •Decreasing - station values are decreasing from start to end station. |
Output at fixed intervals |
If on, output surface elevations at a fixed interval. The Step field value determines the size of the interval. |
Output at surface changes |
If on, output surface elevations at locations where there is a change in the surface model: •All triangle edges - locations where the alignment intersects a triangle edge. •Breakline edges - locations where the alignment intersects a breakline edge. •Slope changes - locations where the slope changes more than a given limit. •Peaks and pits - local maximum and minimum elevations. |
The Profile Output Format dialog provides some choices for formatting the output of the Output Profile Elevations tool.
The output file may contain some starting rows including Header, Surface name, and Alignment name. Each generates one output line if selected.
Each elevation position is written in one line. You can select what information fields are included in the output: Station, Easting, Northing, and Elevation.
When using Output at fixed intervals, the application computes elevation positions at fixed intervals along the alignment. Some of these positions may be outside the surface model. The Outside field determines if outside positions are written and what text is used for the output.
When using Output at surface changes with All triangle edges as locations, the application generates output positions only at triangle edges. The alignment may go outside the surface model in between the generated positions. If Write row is on, the application outputs a line between the positions to indicate that the alignment is outside the surface model or goes through a hole in the model.
