This command is a spreadsheet type editor for profile (.PRO) files.
Besides editing a profile,
this routine can be used to just view the contents of a profile. Also,
a new profile can be entered by
editing a previously empty or non existing file.
The command starts by prompting for the profile file to edit.
Alternately, you can run Input-Edit Profile by double-clicking on a
profile polyline that is drawn on a profile grid.
The opening dialog below shows the layout of this editor. At the top
of the dialog, you can dynamically see the profile and vary its
appearance by using zoom and pan. You can change the look of the
profile more by using the vertical exaggeration multipliers. The
station,
elevation and slopes are also shown at the lower left of the dialog,
fluctuating with the movement of the cursor. Then there are between
five and nine columns for the possible fields in a profile.
Which columns are active
depends on the type of profile: generic, road, sewer, pipe, crossing or
circular.
Six rows are visible at a time. To
view different rows, use the scroll bar on the right. When a greater
amount of columns are in use, use the scroll bar at the bottom. The
Profile Name
edit box is an optional
identification name used by multiple profiles in Draw Profile. The Add
Row and Remove Row buttons, when used, will dynamically and immediately
make changes to the profile image at the top.
On the right is a column for Check Stations which report the elevation at the specified stations. The Check Stations are not stored in the profile. This is a design tool for viewing the elevations at certain stations while adjusting the profile data. The last line has eight action buttons.
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Add Row: Adds a new row into the profile after the current
row.
Remove Row: Removes the current row.
Type of Profile: Choose. Column titles and the amount of
columns will change accordingly.
Hold Next Slopes: A toggle that may applied or left blank.
Use K-Value: Toggles between displaying
K-Value and Sight Distance in the fifth column for road profiles.
Select Reference profile: An option to show a second profile as
reference. When a reference profile is active, the Check Stations and
graphic window report the cut/fill with the current profile and the
elevation of the reference profile. Also with a reference profile
active, the spreadsheet adds a column for depth.
Vertical Speed Tables: This button is enabled only when you
edit a road profile. Please refer to the documention on Input-Edit Road
Profile for the information on Vertical Speed Tables.
Next: Used for navigation when editing a .PRO file containing
multiple profiles, loads the
next profile.
Previous: Used for navigation when editing a .PRO
file containing multiple profiles, loads the previous profile.
Transform: Allows you to either Translate or Scale the profile.
Translate globally adds or
subtracts value to stations and/or elevations within the specified
range of stations, while Scale will apply
the specified scale factor to stations and/or elevations within the
specified range of stations.
Load: Used for loading another, existing .PRO file for
editing.
Save: Saves the profile using the current profile file
name. The current profile file name is displayed in the top title
bar of the dialog box.
SaveAs: Allows you to save the profile under a
different profile file name.
Keyboard Command: profedit
Prerequisite: None
File Names: \lsp\profile.dcl, \lsp\profedit.arx