This command assigns profile (.PRO) files to template point ID's
like
EP (edge of pavement), SH (shoulder) or DL (ditch line), storing this
information
in a template point profile (.TPP) file which can be used by the Process
Road Design and Road Network
commands. The purpose of the profile assignments is to allow
separate
profiles for template points that are independent of the centerline
profile.
For example, a ditch grade could have a different profile than the
centerline.
Multiple template point profiles can be assigned so the amount of
control
is unlimited. The Template Point Description corresponds to the name
set
in the Design Template command.
If you want the
template
ID point to follow a special slope or vertical alignment, use Assign
Template
Point Profile. The combination of using template point
centerlines
and profiles applied to particular template ID points is a design
method
sometimes referred to as "strings", where template elements string
along
special horizontal and vertical alignments. The rules of the
template
in terms of distances and slopes to the next point in the template will
resume
after the template point centerline and profiles are applied.
First you are prompted to create a new Template Point Profile
(.TPP), or edit an exisitng one.
Now Process the road design emplying the
newly defined Template
Point Profile assignment. This is the Process Road Design main
dialog. Pick the Template Point Profile button to select the new
file (.TPP). You could also create a new Template Point
Profile file directly from this dialog box.
Viewing the road sections with the Input-Edit Section
File command on the Section menu shows the effect of
the Template Point Profile assignment.
Pulldown Menu Location: Roads
Keyboard Command: tppset
Prerequisite: Profile file (.PRO)
File Name: \lsp\eworks.arx