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label cross-sections with irregular stations

  • 1.  label cross-sections with irregular stations

    Posted 09-29-2020 07:10

    Hello,

    how can I label the stations of cross-sections in planview, if the cross-sections have irregular station distance (for example 0.05m, 1.243m, 20.604m)?

     

    best regards

    Frank Pötschke



  • 2.  Re: label cross-sections with irregular stations

    Posted 09-29-2020 09:32

    You can use the Create Text Command and then use the Smart Text function to label the Station from the alignment, you will have to label each one manually - for the orientation of the text you can extract the orientation from a line using  SHIFT and Click near the end of the line that has the desired orientation for the text.

     

    The Station Value for the Smart Text is @<S,T,F>@

     

    Alternatively you can use the Label Points routine having created a Label Style called "Stations" that references an alignment for the stationing, and defines the labels to draw at right angles to the alignment  at selected point locations. I would use the Create from CAD command to create a point at the end points of the lines that you are using to reference the location of the cross sections. If you need to draw those lines, then the quickest way today is to use the Create Linestring Command and use the Station and Offset method of data input vs the Coordinate method of input. 

     

    The video shows you how

     

     

    Alan 



  • 3.  Re: label cross-sections with irregular stations

    Posted 09-30-2020 02:19

    Thank you Alan for your anwer.

    Now the question arises to me, how to get/show these cross section cutting lines. Is there for an automatic method. Can you please help me here too.

     

    Frank



  • 4.  RE: Re: label cross-sections with irregular stations

    Posted 10-08-2022 05:54
    Hello Trimble devteam,

    I would like to renew here wish for a function that automatically grabs the cross profile stations from the corridor template and labels them in the plan view. Many customers ask for this function. Is this function thought of by Trimble?

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    Frank Poetschke
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