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XYZ REPORT:
This brings up the XS Report palette. Click User and fill out the Report Header Dialog box. This Report Header information can be saved by clicking on File and selecting the path and file name to be saved. When finished, press Blue & Red Top on the XS Report palette.
This brings up the Blue & Red Top Report Dialog box as shown
below:
Toggle the type of report to be generated, (located at the left of
the directory path) to XYZ.
- Key in the Job number and Chain.
- If you want notes for the entire chain, highlight the Beg Sta. field and press delete. The application will automatically set this field to the beginning station of the chain. Repeat this for the End Sta. Field. You may also simply key in a desired station range.
- Enter all the appropriate Existing Ground Line element symbology, either manually or by using the Select button, and identifying the elements graphically.
- Enter all the appropriate Proposed Finish Grade element symbology, either manually or by using the Select button, and identifying the elements graphically, including your desired pavement layer symbology. See "Proposed Finish Grade Element Symbology Tips" below.
- If the Span toggle is activated, the user can specify whether the Top or Bottom of a roadway feature is traced.
PROPOSED FINISH GRADE ELEMENT SYMBOLOGY TIPS:
1. For Blue Tops:
NOTE: In Western Federal Lands, we refer to Blue Tops as Subgrade.
- Select the element symbology path that follows subgrade.
In Central and Eastern Federal Lands, they refer to Blue Tops as "Top of aggregate base".
2. For Red Tops (or other surfacing layers):
NOTE: In Western Federal Lands, we refer to Red Tops as "Top of aggregate base".
- Select the element symbology path that goes up and over the top of pavement.
- Also select the element symbology for the desired surfacing layer, (the application has recently been rewritten to follow the lowest symbology path).
In Central and Eastern Federal Lands, they refer to Red Tops as Subgrade.
Click on the Text button: This brings up the Blue and Red Top Text Set dialog box.
If you're using FHWA criteria... you will have text placed on your cross sections on levels 50 and 60. Review your cross sections and key in the text to search for and it's description. Press Add or Delete after each entry. To Modify an entry, simply highlight the entry, adjust the values in the white fields and click Modify. When finished ... these entry's can be saved for recalling later, by clicking on the File pulldown. Select the path and filename to save this information.
Optionally... each text string may be stored (as a point) in the GPK file, by toggling ON "Store in GPK". These may be of use to you later, in a variety of other reports.
Back at the XYZ Report Dialog box, click on File and select the path and file name for your XYZ notes.
I recommend that you toggle the Pause on Each XS option to ON.
When finished... Click Apply.
A sample of the notes are shown below:
11/20/2000 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Page# 1 XYZ Center Folding Notes (Example) Vancouver, Washington 11/20/2000 Station X Y Z Offset ID SLOPE -------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- ------ ----- 10+060.000 R 1 159345.590 558450.295 2261.284 -5.665 Shoulder -2.000% 159347.048 558448.832 2261.325 -3.600 ETW -2.000% 159349.589 558446.283 2261.397 0.000 Centerline 0.622% 159352.131 558443.733 2261.420 3.600 ETW 0.620% 159353.439 558442.420 2261.431 5.454 Shoulder ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10+080.000 R 1 159359.613 558464.434 2261.853 -5.722 Shoulder -2.620% 159361.134 558462.953 2261.909 -3.600 ETW -2.619% 159363.714 558460.442 2262.003 0.000 Centerline 2.622% 159366.293 558457.931 2262.097 3.600 ETW 2.617% 159367.526 558456.731 2262.142 5.320 Shoulder ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10+100.000 R 1 159373.104 558478.884 2262.448 -5.740 Shoulder -2.799% 159374.696 558477.454 2262.508 -3.600 ETW -2.800% 159377.374 558475.048 2262.609 0.000 Centerline 2.800% 159380.052 558472.642 2262.710 3.600 ETW 2.798% 159381.323 558471.501 2262.758 5.309 Shoulder ________________________________________________________________________________________________
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