Profile from 3D Polyline

To create a profile (.PRO), Profile from 3D Polyline uses X-Y distances between the points of a 3D polyline for sequential stations and the Z values at these points for profile elevations. In the options dialog, Profile Name is an optional description for the profile. The Prompt For Elevations option will prompt for the elevation at each polyline vertex to use for the profile instead of using the polyline elevations. The Station By Another Reference Centerline method locates the station for each polyline vertex along a reference centerline and uses this reference station instead of the polyline distance for the profile stationing. The reference centerline can be defined by another polyline or centerline file (.CL). When using the reference centerline, the Combine Multiple Polylines Into Profile option allows you to select multiple 3D polylines and put the data into a single profile. For example, you can use these two options to create a profile of curb elevations with road centerline stationing by selecting multiple 3D curb polylines and the road centerline as the stationing reference.

After the options dialog, the program prompts for the .PRO file to create and then the 3D polyline to process.

Prompts

Profile From 3D Polyline dialog
Profile File to Write dialog Specify a profile file name to create
Select polyline to profile: pick a 3D polyline
Created 72 data points for profile C:\sample\abc.pro
The new profile is then stored.

Pulldown Menu Location: Profiles
Keyboard Command: pro3dpl
Prerequisite: A 3D polyline