Point Offset Report/Plot

This command, which is step 3 in the Points on Section procedure, labels the tight/clear distances between points and a polyline on the section. Tight points are inside or to the right of the polyline while clear points are outside or to the left of the polyline. The polyline should be drawn in a clockwise direction. The points can be picked on the section or located from a .CRD file with the station and offset data in the description fields as described under Points on Section.

Prompts

Enter the horizontal scale <1.0>: press Enter
Enter the vertical scale <1.0>: press Enter
Coordinate File to Process Dialog Box pick a file Select the coordinate file for clear/tight report.
Write report to file (Yes/<No>)?
Y
Enter the report file name to write: 117060.XS
Write report to printer (Yes/<No>)? Y Make sure the printer is on-line and connected to the printer port.
Press Enter to continue
press Enter
Write report into drawing (Yes/<No>)? Y
Enter the report title <Tight/Clear Report>: press Enter
Pick location for report: pick starting location for Tight/Clear report
Use manual or automatic label placement (Manual/<Automatic>)? press Enter Automatic draws the arrow leader lines perpendicular a set distance prompted next. Manual allows picking each leader lines location.
Label offset distance <1.00>: press Enter
Enter station to process: 117060
Enter search zone <1.0>: Search zone applies to survey data collected in an approximate range plus or minus a small distance for a known station.
Pick Center of Grid [int on]: Pick a known elevation on the centerline and on the next prompt enter that elevation.
Enter base elevation of grid:
278
Select polyline: pick template polyline
Number/<Pick Point>: N You can pick offsets or use point numbers.
Pick point/<point number or range>: 8-13

Station      Offset   Elev    Pt#   North        East         TIGHT CLEAR
1170+60.00 L9.20 282.38 8 443246.7039 785285.7725 +0.11
Station Offset Elev Pt# North East TIGHT CLEAR
1170+60.00 L9.15 271.98 9 443246.7118 785285.7231 +0.57
Station Offset Elev Pt# North East TIGHT CLEAR
1170+60.00 L1.10 289.28 10 443247.9877 785277.7749 -0.04
Station Offset Elev Pt# North East TIGHT CLEAR
1170+60.00 R4.30 288.13 11 443248.8436 785272.4431 -0.19
Station Offset Elev Pt# North East TIGHT CLEAR
1170+60.00 R9.00 281.18 12 443249.5886 785267.8025 -0.32
Station Offset Elev Pt# North East TIGHT CLEAR

1170+60.00 R9.30 272.48 13 443249.6361 785267.5063 +0.66

Pick point/<point number or range>: press Enter
Enter more point numbers or pick more offsets or press return for no more.
Enter station to process (Enter to End): Enter next station or press Enter to end.
With Point Offset Report/Plot completed the finished product with points plotted on the cross section can be plotted to a printer or plotter with Tight/Clear or Cut/Fill report included as shown.

Pulldown Menu Location: Sections > Points on Section
Keyboard Command: sctoffset
Prerequisite: Drawn section sheet