With this command you enter station and elevation profile data and pipe data which is stored in a file and can then be used by Draw Roadside Ditch. The roadside ditch consists of ditch, pipe and road profiles for the left and right side of a road centerline.
The program first asks whether to read an existing file. This option allows you to add data to an existing file so that you don't have to enter all the data in one run. Before entering the profile data, the program asks for the names for the profiles on the left and right side such as shoulder and edge of road. There can be any number of named profiles. Ditch and pipe profiles do not need to be named because the program always includes these. Along with the profile name, the program also asks for a layer name to use with each profile. The layer name is used in Draw Roadside Ditch to put the profiles in different layers that can give the profiles different colors and linetypes.
Then the program begins a cycle of asking for stations and elevations. First you need to specify whether the next data is for the left or right side by entering L or R. Then enter the station followed by the profile type (either Ditch, Pipe or Roads). The ditch profile type prompts for the ditch elevation. The pipe profile type prompts for pipe elevation, ending pipe station and elevation, pipe size, pipe type, and data about what the pipe is going under. The roads profile type prompts for the elevations for each of the named profiles. If there is no elevation for one of them, just press Enter. Once all the station and elevation information is entered, enter End at the next station prompt. Then specify a file to save the roadside ditch data. The file has a .RDS extension and is a text file that can be edited if necessary.
Add to existing roadside file (Yes/<No>)?
press Enter
Left profile name or Enter for none: EDGE OF ROAD
Layer name for EDGE OF ROAD <ROAD1>: press
Enter
Additional Left profile name or Enter to continue: LT.
SD. SHLDR.
Layer name for LT. SD. SHLDR. <ROAD2>: press
Enter
Additional Left profile name or Enter to continue:
press Enter
Right profile name or Enter for none: CL OF ROAD
Layer name for CL OF ROAD <ROAD1>: CLINE
Additional Right profile name or Enter to continue: EDGE
OF ROAD
Layer name for EDGE OF ROAD <ROAD2>: ROAD1
Additional Right profile name or Enter to continue: RT.
SD. SHLDR.
Layer name for RT. SD. SHLDR. <ROAD3>:
ROAD2
Additional Right profile name or Enter to continue:
press Enter
Right/Enter Left station <0.00>: 1305
Assign (<Ditch>/Pipe/Road)? R
EDGE OF ROAD elevation or Enter for none: 31.2
LT. SD. SHLDR. elevation or Enter for none: 30.8
End/Undo/Right/Enter Left station <1305.00>:
press Enter
Assign (<Ditch>/Pipe/Road)? press
Enter
Enter ditch elevation: 29.2
End/Undo/Right/Enter Left station <1305.00>:
1307
Assign (<Ditch>/Pipe/Road)? P
Enter pipe elevation: 28.48
Enter ending pipe station: 1318
Enter ending pipe elevation: 28.45
Pipe size in inches <15.0>: press
Enter
Pipe name <RCP>: press Enter
Enter flare width: 2
Enter flare length: 10
Drive type <TOP CONC. DWY.>: press Enter
Drive id <100>: 211
Drive elevation: 30.79
Drive starting station <1307.00>: press
Enter
Drive ending station <1318.00>: press
Enter
End/Undo/Right/Enter Left station <1307.00>:
R
End/Undo/Left/Enter Right station <1307.00>:
1321
Assign profile (<Ditch>/Pipe/Road)? press
Enter
Enter ditch elevation: 30.2
End/Undo/Left/Enter Right station <1321.00>:
E
Dialog to Specify a File to save the entered data.
Pulldown Menu Location: Profiles > Profile
Utilities
Keyboard Command: rdside1
Prerequisite: None