Exercise 5: Editing Superelevation Parameters Graphically - Autodesk CIVIL3D - CIVILDESIGNCOMP 2007 SLM CD Tutorials Manual

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Exercise 5: Editing Superelevation Parameters
Graphically
In this exercise, you will use grips in a superelevation view to modify the
superelevation cross slopes and critical station values.
For more information, see Creating and Editing Superelevation Views.
This exercise continues from
Stations (page 269).
Examine the grips
1 Open Align-Superelevation-5.dwg, which is located in the
folder
2 In the Curve.4 portion of the superelevation view, click any of the red
or blue lines.
A series of grips appears at each of the superelevation critical stations
along each line, as well as on the superelevation view. You will learn the
purpose of the grips later in this exercise.
3 Press Esc.
Move a critical station graphically
1 Near station 0+900.00, Ctrl+click the green Shoulder text.
Only the grips of the selected superelevation region are displayed.
2 Hover the cursor over the
The cursor snaps to the grip, and a menu of options is displayed. You
can use this grip to either change the station value, or add or remove a
critical station.
3 Select Move End Normal Shoulder.
4 Enter 900.
The transition in region is updated.
NOTE The new station value is also shown in the Superelevation Tabular
Editor and Superelevation Curve Manager.
272 | Chapter 8 Alignments Tutorials
Exercise 5: Editing Superelevation Parameters
(page 272).
Exercise 4: Adding and Modifying Superelevation
(page 819).
grip at station 0+909.34.
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