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Inserting Daylight Points in the Drawing
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7 Specify the fill grade or slope, using the same options in step 6.
The command calculates the daylight points for each vertex on the polyline you
selected, and draws temporary Xs to indicate the locations of the points. It
stores the daylight information within the entity you selected.
NOTE
The Xs that are placed in the drawing with this command indicate the
daylight points are temporary. You can use the REDRAW command to erase
them.
After the daylight match line has been calculated, you can use the Daylight
Points, Daylight Breaklines, Daylight Polyline, or the Daylight All command to
draw the daylight information in the drawing.
If a daylight point cannot be located for one or more vertices, it is because the
point cannot be found based on the vertex elevation and slope information you
have specified. To correct this, you can vary the slope, or adjust the elevation or
location of the polyline footprint. You may also need to add additional data to
the surface definition.
The following illustration is an example of how daylight points are located by
the Create Single command:
Daylight points based on a single slope
Inserting Daylight Points in the Drawing
After you have applied Single or Multiple slope criteria, you can create COGO
points with elevations that are added to the drawing and point database. These
points are inserted at each vertex on the polyline and at each daylight point,
using the current point settings. You are also prompted to place intermediate
points between the polyline vertices and their associated daylight points.
After the points are created, you can add them to a point group and use them in
Terrain Model Explorer to generate a surface. If necessary, you can add
additional points to better define the area within the polyline footprint.
To insert daylight points in a drawing
1 Use the Create Multiple or Create Single command to calculate daylighting for a
polyline using multiple or single slopes.
2 From the Grading menu, choose Daylighting ä Daylight Points.