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Chapter 4 Working with Cross Sections
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To import the catch points and daylight lines into the drawing
1 Process the cross sections with the Edit Design Control command, if you
haven't done so already.
2 From the Cross Sections menu, choose Point Output ä Catch Points To DWG.
3 Specify whether to import catch points and/or daylight lines in the next two
prompts.
The catch points and daylight lines are broken into separate prompts so you can
bring them in together or individually.
4 Specify the range of stations to import for the catch points and/or daylight
lines.
The catch points are brought in for every cross section station within the
specified range.
5 Enter the current point number. This is the point number the command uses as
the starting point number for the imported points. The default is the current
point number in the Point Settings dialog box. The command imports the catch
points and/or daylight lines into the drawing.
The daylight lines that connect the catch points are automatically placed on the
DAYLIGHT layer and the catch points are placed on the current layer or the
layer specified in the Description Key menu if description keys are used. The
catch points are given the description CPT.
The following illustration details imported catch points and daylight lines:
Imported catch points and daylight lines detail
Outputting the Catch Point Data to a File
The Tplate Points to File command produces an output file 80 characters wide.
This file contains the station, offset, and elevation information for each catch
point.
To write the catch point data to a file
1 Process the cross sections with the Edit Design Control command, if you
haven't done so already.
2 Configure the output settings, if you haven't done so already.
The Tplate Points To File command ignores the Screen and File check boxes in
the Output Settings dialog box since it always sends information to a file.