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Changing the Profile Settings
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Changing the Profile Settings
Before you work with profiles, you should set up the profile settings.
Profile settings include the following:
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Sampling settings, which control how the existing ground data is sampled.
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Existing ground layer settings, which control the layers on which the
existing ground profile graphics and labels are placed.
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Finished ground layer settings, which control the layers on which the
finished ground profile graphics and labels are placed.
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Labels and prefix settings, which control the layer prefix to use for profile
layers as well as the text that is used for profile labels.
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Values settings, which control label increments and vertical curve K and
passing and stopping sight settings, as well as label precision.
Changing the Settings for Sampling Existing
Ground Data for Profiles
Before you sample the existing ground to retrieve profile data, you can set up
the profile sampling settings. The sampling settings are only used when you
sample the existing ground by using the Sample From Surface command on the
Profiles
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Existing Ground menu.
The sampling settings control:
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how often curves and spirals on the alignment are sampled, if the existing
ground is sampled to the left and right of the centerline
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whether sample lines are created that show the limits of the sampled area
To change the settings for sampling existing ground data for profiles
1 From the Profiles menu, choose Profile Settings
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Sampling to display the
Profile Sampling Settings dialog box.