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Chapter 4 Working with Cross Sections
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NOTE
These options do not control the use of these components in cross
section and volume calculations.
4 Under Grid Values, enter the grid values for the following options:
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Offset incr: Enter a value in this edit box for the horizontal grid spacing.
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Elevation incr: Enter a value in this edit box for the vertical grid spacing.
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Offset prec: Enter a value in this edit box to set the precision for the
displayed offsets.
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Elevation prec: Enter a value in this edit box to set the precision for the
vertical grid text.
5 Under Miscellaneous Values, enter the view factors and text size:
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Text size: Enter a value in this edit box to set the relative text size in pixels.
This is the height of the text in the display.
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Vertical factor: Enter a value in this edit box to set the vertical scale factor
for the view. The vertical scale set in the drawing setup has no effect on the
cross section view.
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Zoom factor: Enter a value in this edit box to set the scale factor for
zooming in and out. For example, if you set a Zoom factor of 0.2, then the
Zoom In (to increase the view size) option uses a scale factor of 1.2 and
Zoom Out (to reduce the view size) a factor of 0.8. For more information, see
Zooming to Cross Sections in this chapter.
NOTE
If you set the zoom scale factor to one, then the Zoom In and Zoom
Out options are not effective.
6 Click OK to close the Template View Settings dialog box.
Zooming to Cross Sections
To zoom to cross sections
1 From the Cross Sections menu, choose View/Edit Sections to display the cross
section for the first station and the following prompt:
Actual/Design/Edit/Id/Next/Previous/eXit/Sta/View/Zoom <Next>:
2 Type Z for Zoom to display the following prompt:
Zoom (All/In/Out/Point/eXit/View/Window) <In>:
3 Do one of the following to select a zoom option:
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Type A for All to return the screen to the original size and location.
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Type I for In to zoom in to the center point of the screen. This option uses
the scale factor set in the view defaults to zoom in on the section.
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Type O for Out to zoom out from the center point of the screen. This option
uses the scale factor set in the view defaults to zoom out of the section.
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Type P for Point, and then select a point to zoom to. When you select a
point, this option moves the selected point to the center of the screen. Use
the Point option to zoom in on any area of the section or pan around the
section.
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Type X for eXit to exit the Zoom option and return to the previous menu.