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XYZ REPORT:
APPLICATIONS > GEOPAK ROAD > CROSS SECTIONS > REPORTS... or from the Road Tools icon as shown below:
The XS Report dialog will appear as shown below. 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 dialog.
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,
by clicking the button to the left of the Display button and
identifying the elements graphically, using the Match button as shown
below:
- Enter all the appropriate Proposed Finish Grade element symbology,
by clicking the button to the left of the Display button and
identifying the elements graphically, using the Match button as shown
below, 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. I leave this option toggled off.
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 as shown below:
The Blue and Red Top Text Set dialog box appears as shown below.
If you're using FHWA criteria... you will have text placed on your cross sections on a level named X_Text_Search. 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 ON.
When finished... Click Apply.
A sample of the notes are shown below:
07/29/2004 PRA-YELL 13(2) Page# 1
EAST ENTRANCE ROAD
....ANYTHING ELSE HERE....
Station X Y Z Offset ID SLOPE
-------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- ------ ------
50+000.00R1[MAIN] 445186.269 287902.540 1789.503 -5.230 SHLD
-2.000%
445185.459 287901.125 1789.536 -3.600 ETW
-2.000%
445183.669 287898.002 1789.608 0.000 CL
-2.000%
445181.880 287894.878 1789.536 3.600 ETW
-2.000%
445181.069 287893.463 1789.503 5.230 SHLD
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50+020.00R1[MAIN] 445203.623 287892.599 1789.201 -5.230 SHLD
-2.000%
445202.813 287891.184 1789.234 -3.600 ETW
-2.000%
445201.024 287888.061 1789.306 0.000 CL
-2.000%
445199.234 287884.937 1789.234 3.600 ETW
-2.000%
445198.424 287883.522 1789.201 5.230 SHLD
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50+040.00R1[MAIN] 445220.978 287882.658 1789.003 -5.230 SHLD
-2.000%
445220.167 287881.243 1789.036 -3.600 ETW
-2.000%
445218.378 287878.119 1789.108 0.000 CL
-2.000%
445216.589 287874.996 1789.036 3.600 ETW
-2.000%
445215.778 287873.581 1789.003 5.230 SHLD
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