Sections from Profile

This command creates or adds data to a .SCT file from the station-elevation data in a profile file (.PRO). For every matching station in the profile and section file, the profile elevation is applied to a specified offset in the section file. For example, consider a profile for the edge of pavement that is a constant 12 to the right side of the centerline. The elevations from this profile could be added to offset 12 in the section file. The program will assign the elevation at station 1+00 from the profile to the elevation at station 1+00 and offset 12 in the section file. When creating a new section file, an .MXS file is needed to define the station interval.

Prompts

Section offset of profile <0.0>: enter the offset Negative for left, positive for right.
Choose SCT File to Append/Write dialog choose new or append existing .SCT file
Choose MXS file to process dialog choose existing
Choose Profile file to process dialog choose existing .PRO file
Created 11 section points.

Pulldown Menu Location: Sections
Keyboard Command: pro2sct
Prerequisite: A profile .PRO file and .MXS file