DESIGN PROFILE TO PLAN GRAPHICS IN EAGLE POINT 1

[01MIKE]

Can anyone help me with this eagle point question. After making a ground profile from an existing conditions surface model, I then draw a design profile in the profile graphic. My problem is in taking this design profile and turning it into a 3D polyline in the plan view so I can make a new TIN, or surface model, to merge with the existing surface model and draw contour lines.

 

[RTavarez]

These Software use only a 2d polyline for the design profile (atr least ´til 2004 version).

If You want a surface model for the finished ground, You will need to apply a template and then build the TIN (or surface model) as a new surface.

If You want to see the cut/fill slopes applied to the original ground surface model then You wil need to merge the finished ground model to the existing ground. You can merge both to a new surface model.

You will nedd to use the SURFACE MODELING module at the OUTPUT menu.

Luck!

Ramón E. Tavárez

 

[01MIKE]

Thanks Ramon,
You've got me going in the right direction but in the "extract cross section dialog box" in road calc, it asks for a surface to extract the cross section to along with the surface model to extract from. I uderstand the original surface model is where I extract from but which surface should I extract to? Thats just the begining of me sorting this program out. I'm sure i'll have more questions as I go through. Any help is very appreciated. thanks again, Mike