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Chapter 4 Working with Cross Sections
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Overwrite File: To overwrite a file, either select the Overwrite File check box
to overwrite a file if it already exists, or clear the Overwrite File check box to
append new information to the end of an existing file.
4 Under Output Format, specify the following information:
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Page Length: Type the number of rows of type you want to have on each
page in this box. The spacing is measured in characters. This setting only
applies if the Page Breaks check box is selected and applies to File output.
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Page Width: Type the number of characters you want to have across each
page in this box. This setting only applies to File output. If the report is set
up to report information in columns, this setting is ignored.
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Left Margin: Type the number of characters you want to have as a left
margin in this box. This setting only applies to File output.
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Right Margin: Type the number of characters you want to have as a right
margin in this box. This setting only applies to File output.
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Top Margin: Type the number of characters you want to have as a top
margin in this box. The margin is inserted between the page number (if you
select the Page Numbers option) and the report title. This setting only applies
to File output.
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Bottom Margin: Type the number of characters you want to have as a
bottom margin in this box. This setting only applies to File output.
5 Enter the Output File Name in the text box next to the Output File Name
button.
NOTE
Each time you create a new report, be sure to change the default output
file name so you do not overwrite the previous report.
6 If needed, you can click Output File Name to specify a folder for the output file.
If you do not specify an output folder, then the file that is created is placed in
the current project folder.
7 Click OK to exit the Output Settings dialog box.
Outputting the Section Data for a Range of
Stations to an ASCII File
The Sections command outputs a station range of sectional data for a single
alignment to an ASCII file. All of the data represents the existing ground,
subsurface, and proposed template surfaces as applied.
To output the section data for a range of stations to an ASCII file
1 From the Cross Sections menu, choose ASCII File Output
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Sections.
A prompt similar to the following is displayed:
Directory to output to <c:\Land Projects R2\<project name>\align\>:
NOTE
If you do not currently have an alignment selected, you are prompted to
select one. Press ENTER to display the Alignment Librarian dialog box,
select an alignment, and then click OK to display the followoing prompt:
Directory to output to <c:\Land Projects R2\<project
name>\align\>: