Prerequisite: None
Keyboard Command: tape_bline
This command creates points or linework along a baseline that is defined by two points. After specifying the baseline start and end points by either entering point numbers from the coordinate file or screen picking points, the program has a dialog with different methods for creating the points. The Tape method creates points at the specified chainage (distance) and offset from the baseline. reports the cut or fill between your current position and a design surface. The design surface can be one flat elevation, a grid file, a triangulation file, a road design file, or a section file. The Rectangle method draws a rectangle as a closed polyline using two points specified by chainage and offset from the baseline. The Square method draws a square as a closed polyline with a starting point at a baseline endpoint and the other corner specified by a distance along the baseline. The Divide method creates points at an interval between the baseline endpoints.