Drawing Setup Configuration

Use this tool for the following:

To create user-defined presentation styles for alignment
To customize alignment presentation styles (user-defined and pre-defined)

New alignment styles are created by adding drawing style elements from a list and/or selecting the drawing style elements from another style (pre-defined or user-defined).

Alignment styles (pre-defined) are provided with a preview
Style elements are also provided with a preview
The style elements can be turned off instead of removing the elements from the style
The style is created on a base scale factor and it automatically adjusts to the actual 'detailing scale' when presenting the alignment
- The style can be simulated to various scales in the creating/customizing phase
The segment types (alignment element types - line/spiral curve/circular curve) can be presented in desired colors
Visibility Condition: Conditional customization is also possible and is based on segment type and length
- If the length is less than the specified value, the labels associated with the segment types shall not be presented
The placement of labels can be Inside/Outside (effective for reverse curves) or Left side/Right side of an alignment
View Direction:
Sample Alignment: The style being created/customizing can be viewed on three sample alignments - 2D Alignment (horizontal geometry details), 3D Alignment (horizontal and vertical), and Railway Alignment (railway-specific details, horizontal, and vertical)

User-defined drawing styles can be used as “Company Standards” and can be reused in other projects as well. These new styles will be available in the alignment presentation function.

Run the function from the following locations:

MOUS_ICO Toolbar: Landscape > Construct lines and polygons: Drawing setup configuration…

MOUS_ICO Menu: Landscape > Construct lines and polygons: Drawing setup configuration…

The dialog <Style Name> [<Source>] - Alignment Style Editor will pop up.

Customization Environment

Before customizing or creating styles, familiarize yourself with the customization environment. Once familiar with the environment, take advantage of the flexibility of this function.

A style is composed of elements and each element is a group of CAD entities.
The dialog is having panels arranged in the order of customization as mentioned below:
Elements View - Tree view of elements and their entities
Style Parameters View - Basic values on which the style is intended to customize and simulation options
- Simulate the style for scale value other than base scale and view direction and check the influence on the style
Element Parameters View - The active element's parameters
- These parameters apply to the whole group (entities)
- CAD Properties View - The active entity's CAD properties
Tree view of style elements and its entities of the active style
Add/Remove these elements using the toolbar, shortcut menu, or menu
- Add elements from another style or the list of configuration elements
Toggle (On/Off) - Double-click the element to turn on/off
- The elements are parametric and the values are defined at 'Element Parameters View' and 'CAD Properties View'

Here is a tutorial for alignment style

Elements View

Notes:

Style elements will be drawn in the order as they are in the panel 'Elements View'.
Drag and Drop to change the order of style elements.

Tip:

Style elements can be used multiple times with different parametric values (element and/or entity) as per the requirements.
E.g., Tick marks along the alignment, Grid lines (major and minor), etc.

Entities

The entities that are not desired can be removed from the style using the shortcut menu.

Note:

It is not possible to bring back the removed entities.
Alternatively, remove the style element and add it again.

Style Parameters View

Scale Factor

The base scale value is the basis for the parameters in the lower levels.

All parameter values such as height/length, offset, shift, radius, text height, etc., are defined for this base scale
Conditional parameter values (e.g. Visibility Condition) are an exception
The function reads the actual drawing scale and adjusts the style to the drawing scale while presenting the objects (alignments), ASCII files, and CAD entities

Sample Situation

Simulation options for scale and view direction.

Use these options to check the style for various scales and view direction values.
View Direction: Define the view direction (decimal degree) and check its influence on the style.

Style Parameters

Basic values are set to the elements when the elements are added.

If required, the basic value(s) of each element can be modified at 'Element Parameters View' by selecting a desired value from the pull-down menu
This basic value is also available in the pull-down menu
Style Interval: The basic interval that is set as 'Interval' for the elements when they are added

Sample Data

Simulation options for the style being created or customizing. The style that is being created/customized can be viewed on these sample alignments. Three sample alignments with critical segment combinations are available

2D Alignment - only the horizontal geometry details can be viewed on this sample data
- If the style is intended for alignments with vertical geometry, this sample data will simulate the situation of using this style on alignments without vertical geometry
3D Alignment - both horizontal and profile details can be viewed on this sample data
- This sample data simulates the style for alignments with vertical geometry
Railway Alignment - details specific to railway alignments (cant, speed profile, etc.), horizontal, and vertical can be viewed on this sample data
- This sample data simulates the style for alignment with railway-specific details

Element Parameters View

The active style element's parameters can be customized in this panel.

These parameters control the entire group of entities of this style element
All style elements need not have element parameters
Context help is available for each parameter at the bottom of the panel

Parameters Terminology

Parameters

Description

Choice

Visibility Condition

Minimum Segment Length

Specify the minimum length of alignment segments (line/circular curve/spiral curve). The segment parameters (labels for segments - length/radius/clothoid parameter/fixed label) shall not be drawn if the 'Visibility Condition' is true. This condition can be further customized to desired segment type(s) instead of applying it for all the segments - see 'Segment Type'.

Segment Type

Choose the segment type(s) for which the 'Visibility Condition' is to be applied

All, Circular & Transition, Line & Transition, Circular & Line, Transition, Circular, and Line

Properties

Interval

Interval for the entities of the active element group

5,10,20,…,StyleInterval

Chainage Source

Source for the interval at which the entities are to be placed

Interval Only, Interval+Start/End, Interval-Start/End, Start, End, and Start+End

Text Orientation

Position of labels (text) relative to a tangent to the alignment

Tangent Forward, Tangent Backward, Tangent+90, and Tangent-90

Arm Length

Length of the element along the alignment

Length

Length of the line entity of the active element group

Radius/Circle Radius

Radius of the circle entities of the active element group

Offset Type

Entities can be positioned (laterally) based on either alignment (left/right side) or circular curve (inside/outside). The latter type is effective in the case of reverse curves.

Left/Ride Side and In/Out Side Curve

Label Offset

Specify the offset for the entity (label) from alignment. If the element group is having the option 'Offset Type', based on the choice at 'Offset Type' and the +/- value the label shall be positioned either left/right side or in/outside. For further details, see 'Offset and Shift'.

<+/- value>

Endline Offset

Offset for end point of line entity (leader line for the label). Based on the choice at 'Offset Type' and the value the line shall be positioned either left/right side or in/outside. For further details, see 'Offset and Shift'.

Offset

See 'Label Offset'

Symbol Offset

See 'Label Offset'

Chainage Offset

See 'Label Offset'

Slope Text Offset

Offset for the text from the 'Arm Length'

Slope Text Shift

Specify a value to move the text along the 'Arm Length'

Symbol Height

Width (left/right side of alignment) of element across the alignment. If the element group is having the option 'Offset Type', based on the choice at 'Offset Type' and the +/- value the label shall be positioned either left/right side or in/outside

<+/- value>

Arrow Size

Specify the length of the arrow

Direction Type

Specify the reference direction for angular measurement. The choice 'Angle' follows the direction of the CAD system. The choice 'Azimuth' present the whole circle bearings (north-based azimuths)

Angle and Azimuth

Flag Properties

See 'Properties'

Label Position

See 'Properties'

Label Source at Start Segment

Choose the detail that is to be presented as a label at the start of segments.

Circular Curve

Choose the detail that is to be presented as the label for circular curve segments

Fixed Circular Label, Segment Length, Deflection (or Chainage), and Curve Radius

Transition Curve

Choose the detail that is to be presented as the label for spiral curve segments

Fixed Clothoid Label, Segment Length, Deflection (or Chainage), and Clothoid Parameter

Straight Line

Choose the detail that is to be presented as the label for straight line segments

Fixed Line Label, Segment Length, and Chainage

Label Source at End Segment

See Label Source at Start Segment

Label Source

See Label Source at Start Segment

Fixed Label

Designers can define their own character string for the segment types and represent them as labels by choosing 'Fixed <segment type> Label' at 'Label Source at Start Segment' and/or 'Label Source at End Segment'

Chainage Formatting

Unit

Measurement unit

Meter or Kilometer

Preview

Preview of chainage text for the chainage formatting options

Nil

Sample

Sample value for formatting and preview

Format Type

Specify the unit type for representing the value

Decimal, Integer, and Chainage

Positive Sign

Plus sign for positive values can be turned on

None and Plus

Precision

Select the number of decimal places/fractional size to be shown

0,1,2,…,8

Prefix

Key in the desired character as a prefix for the value. Control Codes (% %d, % %p, % %c, etc.), Unicode Strings (\U+00B1, \U+00B1, \U+2205, etc.), can be directly used. ASCII codes are to be used with the prefix ~ (e.g. ~237)

Suffix

See 'Prefix'

Decimal Symbol

Specify the separator for decimal format in 'Format Type'

System, Dot, and Comma

Separator

Specify the symbol for separating the digits of value (chainage) for the decimal and integer formats in 'Format Type', e.g. 72,495.0 (Comma is the separator)

Station Separator

Specify the symbol for separating the digits of value (chainage) for chainage format in 'Format Type', e.g. 72+495.0 (Plus is the separator)

Grouping

Grouping of digits for separator, e.g. 72,495.0, 72+495.0 (grouping value is 3). Select the number of digits before which the 'Separator'/'Station Separator' is to be used

1,2,3,…,6

Move Decimal

Move the decimal symbol to increase or reduce the value

-5,-4,…,0,…,4,5

Trailing

Omits trailing zeros (false) for the format types 'Decimal' and 'Chainage'

True and False

Radius Formatting

Format options for the label representing radius. See Chainage Formatting

Kv Formatting

Format options for the label representing K-value (for parabolic vertical curves). See Chainage Formatting

Transition Formatting

Format options for the label representing the parameter of spiral curve segments. See Chainage Formatting

Length Formatting

Format options for the label representing the length of segments. See Chainage Formatting

Deflection Formatting

Format options for the label representing deflection angle between segments at horizontal tangent points. See Chainage Formatting

Speed Formatting

Format options for the label representing Speed details. See Chainage Formatting

Section Number Formatting

Format options for the label representing section numbers. See Chainage Formatting

Level Formatting

Format options for the label representing elevations. See Chainage Formatting

Vertical Slope Formatting

Format options for the label representing gradients. See Chainage Formatting

PVI Formatting

Format options for the label representing chainage at PVI. See Chainage Formatting

E value Formatting

Format options for the label representing elevations of PVI. See Chainage Formatting

Offset and Shift

A= Alignment

B=Data Points (interval, tangent point, etc.). The insertion point of entity when the offset and shift value is 0

C=Insertion point of the entity with offset/offset and shift

D=Tangent to alignment at data point

E=Offset (perpendicular to tangent)

F=Shift (along the tangent)

CAD Properties View

The active entity's CAD properties and geometry can be customized in this panel.

Context help is available for each parameter at the bottom of the panel

Properties Terminology

Properties

Description

Choice

General

Layer

Define the layer on which the entity is to be drawn. Click the field *Current and select an existing layer, create a new layer from the dialog 'Layer Properties Manager'. *Current - to draw on the current layer when the alignment is actually drawn. The properties of the layer such as Color, Linetype, and Lineweight can also be defined from this dialog. Click the field to define the property

Color

Define the color for the entity. Click the field and select the desired color.

Linetype

Define the line type for the entity. Click the field and select the desired line type from the dialog

Linetype scale

Specify the line type scale factor

Lineweight

Define the line weight for the entity. Click the field and select the desired line weight from the dialog

Geometry

Global Width

Specify the constant width for the entity

Linetype generation

Specify whether the line type generation is to be continuous or discontinuous through the tangent points (alignment)/vertices (break points of entities other than alignment). In the case of an entity other than alignment (polyline), the option 'closed' can also be availed.

Disabled, Enabled, Closed, and Enabled and Closed

Offset

Specify the offset for the entity from alignment

<+/- value>

Shift

Specify a value to move the entity along the alignment (tangential). Offset and Shift will move the entity parallel to the tangent of alignment. Offset and shift define the insertion point of the entity. For further details, see 'Offset and Shift'.

<+/- value>

Radius

Specify the radius of the entity

Text and Geometry

Offset

See 'Geometry'

Shift

See 'Geometry'

Style

Define the text style. Click the field and select an existing text style or create a new text style from the dialog 'Text Style Manager'. Click the field font to select the font for new text styles.

Rotation

Specify whether or not the text labels are to be rotated to adjust as per the view. The 'View Direction' and its angle is enabled and defined in the 'Draw Horizontal Alignment'.

View Related and View Not Affected

View Related: If the 'View Direction' is enabled and the angle defined at 'View Direction' and the tangent (alignment) at the entity insertion point meet the condition, the text will be rotated by 180 degrees

View Not Effected: View Direction settings have no effect and the entity will always be rotated to tangent and additional rotation, if any

Add Rotation

Specify the additional rotation angle for the text labels

<+/- value in degree>

Justify Horizontally

Choose the horizontal justification for the text labels. Auto Left Right is meant for the 'Offset Type' In/Out Side. If 'View Direction' is enabled, 'AutoLeftRight' justification can be availed.

AutoLeftRight, Left, Center, and Right

Justify Vertically

Choose the vertical justification for the text labels. If 'View Direction' is enabled, 'Auto Top Base' can be availed.

Baseline, Bottom, Middle, Top, Auto Top Base

Height

Specify the text height

Scale Relate

Specify whether or not the text height has to be adjusted as per the setting in 'Drawing Scale'

True or False

Width factor

Specify the text width factor

Obliquing

Specify the text inclination angle (slant)

<+/- value in degree>

Default Horizontal Justification

Specify the horizontal justification of text that is to be used for the value 'Auto Left Right' of the property 'Justify Horizontally'

Left, Center, and Right

Default Vertical Justification

Specify the vertical justification of text that is to be used for the value 'Auto Base Top' of the property 'Justify Vertically'

Baseline, Middle, and Top

Drawing Setup Configuration

Customization Environment

Elements View

Entities

Style Parameters View

Scale Factor

Sample Situation

Style Parameters

Sample Data

Element Parameters View

Parameters Terminology

CAD Properties View

Properties Terminology

Related Topics

Cross-Section Presentation Function