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Designing Roadway Slopes with Templates and Cross Sections
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To change the depth slope settings
1 From the Cross Sections menu, choose Design Control ä Depth Slopes to
display the Depth Control Editor dialog box along with the current depth
control values.
These values are used in conjunction with the depth control slope type set
using the Edit Design Control command. Depths are measured relative to the
existing ground. The first depth should always be zero (0). The slopes that are
entered are applied from the depth they are associated with, to the next depth
below. Depths are always presented in a sorted order. When you add a new
depth, the command automatically inserts it in the proper place.
The typical and maximum slopes for depth slopes work the same as with simple
slopes. The typical slope value is used except when ROW control is selected and
the slope catch point exceeds the ROW offset. The slope is increased so that the
catch point is located at the ROW offset unless it exceeds the maximum slope,
in which case the maximum slope is held and the catch point exceeds the ROW
offset.
The information generated in the Depth Control Editor dialog box is stored in
an ASCII file named after the current alignment with the .dcn file extension.
This file is saved in the \align subfolder of the project folder. The information
saved in this file can be edited using any text editor, provided it is saved as
ASCII text and can be used with any other cross section command. Comments
can also be added to the data. Use a semi-colon (;) or a pound sign (#) to
indicate the beginning of a comment.
2 Use the Vertical Depth Measure check box to determine how the depth is
measured for depth control slopes.
By default, the Vertical Depth Measure check box is cleared:
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When the Vertical Depth Measure check box is cleared, the depth is
measured between the connection point out of the template and the catch
point. To do this, the typical slope that is entered in the Slope Control dialog
box with the Edit Design Control command is used as the initial slope. A
depth is calculated along the typical slope then the slope is adjusted based