3D-Office User`s Manual -- Ch6-8
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1. CSOSCSCts Visible Yes v Layer Visible Starting station 0 00 000 Ending station f 1 83 151 Starting station 0 00 000 Ending station f 1 83 151 OK Cancel Figure 6 16 Copy and Name Alignment 3 Make layer and visibility changes to the selected new alignment as applicable Or rename it if needed 4 If needed select the new alignment and click OK to view it on the Plan View P N 7010 0684 6 13 Alignment Files Deleting an Alignment Only delete an alignment when the data it contains will never be needed again If necessary save a backup copy of the file before deleting alignments E gt Deleting an alignment will also delete all of its contents 1 On the Alignments dialog box select the alignment to delete and click Delete Figure 6 17 2 Click OK to confirm the deletion Figure 6 17 Alignments Divided Highway Divided Highway _Plan2 New Copy Selected alignment Name Divided Highway_Plan2 a owe it Visible Yes v Topcon 3D Office Starting station 0 00 000 Ending station f 1 83 151 hs Confirm the deletion of this alignment i Cancel Cancel Figure 6 17 Delete Alignment To undo the deletion click Edit gt Undo edit alignments or press Ctrl Z 6 14 3D Office User s Manual Horizontal Elements Horizontal Elements Horizontal elements define the location of2. select the display to use for grid surface information Multi color elevations will show colored elevation contours at the entered interval Number of passes will show a different color for each pass of a machine Previous pass height difference will how the elevation difference between the previous pass and the current pass e Multi color elevation for this display enter the origin the elevation that appears as center the center contour and the interval the elevation difference between contours of the 8 6 3D Office Users Manual Grid surfaces Viewing Grid Information colored contour sections Click Best Fit to use the highest and lowest elevation within the grid to calculate the optimal color origin interval to cover the grid surface evenly Number of passes for this display click the button select the color to display for each machine pass Difference from previous pass for this display click the button to change the color for up to four passes Enter the step difference size of elevation change between each stage between passes Copy Delete Selected Grid Parameters Display Name Layer Visible Origin x Origin Y Dimension amp Dimension Y P N 7010 Copy Delete Selected Grid Parameters Display 1835295 804 Orientation n x Display Multi color elevations v Popart Interval Multi color elevations 30 Extenta Xi 299 99
3. 3D view and Profile View Menu Bars on page 1 13 for details on the menus and menu items See 3D view and Profile View Toolbars on page 1 14 for details on the 3D view toolbar 3D Office 6220 A12 Grade Work rd3 2 TBR File Edit wiew Theme Machine Motion Window Help afe Dad FAR x 1944216 73 Y 23959717 Z 1268 79 5 7 FPS Figure 6 40 Alignment Simulation Solid Model P N 7010 0684 6 35 Alignment Files Viewing a Profile of the Alignment The profile view is a powerful tool for visualizing cut and fill heights along a line through the alignment road surface and can be used for the following e to check clearances between the design surface and existing gas lines or other utility lines of known depth e to determine the grade of the design or existing surface along a line The profile can be viewed statically or dynamically by dragging the profile line across the field 1 To view a profile of the field click Alignment gt View profile A check mark displays next to the menu option 2 Inthe Plan View click a location at which to begin the profile Stretch the line across the field and click once to end it Figure 6 41 Figure 6 41 Select Area to View in Profile The Profile View displays Figure 6 42 the following information e elevation tic marks on the left of the view window e across section of the current TIN e a pop up box showing XY point coordinates TIN Z coordinates a
4. Creating a Polyline An alignment can be created from either a newly drawn polyline or imported linework e If drawing a polyline see Creating Linework on page 4 5 If importing linework see Importing and Opening Linework on page 4 1 1 With the selection tool select the polyline or linework and click Linework gt Convert polyline s to alignment 2 Enter a name for the new alignment and the connectivity tolerance for multiple polylines then click OK Figure 6 7 Selected polylines whose end points are within the tolerance from each other will be linked in the new alignment definition Convert polyline s to alignment Name of new alignment FrontageRoad Connectivity tolerance multiple polylines 0 10 Cancel Figure 6 7 Set New Alignment Parameters P N 7010 0684 6 7 Alignment Files Creating Feature Line Templates 1 Click Alignment gt Templates and click Add on the Road templates dialog box Figure 6 8 Road templates Templates Template placement Name Delete Cancel Figure 6 8 Add Feature Line Template 2 Enter a name for the template and click Add on the Edit template dialog box Select the first element type as Offset from CL enter the H Dist and V Dist values and click OK Figure 6 9 Edit template Element type Offset from CL o Offset from CL ue H Dist hooo p Cancel Figure 6 9 Set First Template Element 6 8 3D Office User
5. pl3 v Cancel Figure 7 1 Open 3D Plane Surface File Importing from Pocket 3D Follow these steps to import a Pocket 3D controller plane file into a 3D Project file 1 Connect the Pocket 3D controller to the computer and turn on the controller See Appendix A for details Run Pocket 3D on the controller With a 3D Project file open click Plane gt Import plane gt From Pocket 3D controller 3D Office connects with the Pocket 3D controller and retrieves p 3 files On the Pocket 3D files dialog box select the file to import and click Open Figure 7 2 The file type is automatically selected The information from the selected file is added to the 3D Project file Pocket 3D files Created 0 4 Thursday April 1st 2004 7 37PM Plane surface files PL3 hd EE Cancel Figure 7 2 Select and Open Pocket 3D Plane File 7 2 3D Office Users Manual Importing and Opening a Plane Surface Opening a Plane Surface in 3D Office To open a 3D plane file click File gt Open 2 On the Open dialog box navigate to the location of the file select the file type as 3D Plane p13 select the desired file and click Open Figure 7 3 Look in 3 PP_topo pp_topo_noyv4 pl3 Filename pp toponovap8 oo Files of type Topcon PL3 files pI3 M Cancel Figure 7 3 Open 3D Plane Surface File Opening a Pocket 3D Plane File If a Pocket 3D controller is connected to the computer 3D Offi
6. S Brk 4 000 4 000 ESP 4 000 4 000 EPR 24 000 2 000 EP 10 000 4 000 ESP 12 000 16 667 Wilo 8 000 25 000 S Brk 27 200 100 000 2 ea Delete OK Cancel Figure 6 31 Select Template and Element to Edit 3 On the Template element dialog box edit the desired parameters and click OK Figure 6 32 The fields differ depending on the element type selected Template element Element type Feature name ESP Offset from CL 22000 H Dist 00e Grade 4 000 Cancel Figure 6 32 Edit Element Parameters and Update Template 6 28 3D Office User s Manual Templates 4 Click OK to update the template Review the elements as needed and click OK to update the template on the template list Figure 6 33 Road templates Templates Template placement S BrKESEP OK lS Cancel Figure 6 33 Update Template 5 Click OK on the Road templates dialog box to apply the changes to the file Deleting an Element 1 To delete an element from a template select the template and click Edit Then select the element and click Delete Figure 6 34 on page 6 30 2 Repeat step 1 to delete any other elements in the selected template 3 Click OK to apply the changes to the template then click OK to apply the changes to the file P N 7010 0684 6 29 Alignment Files Edit template Name 88500R 4 000 4 000 ESP Delete 4 000
7. s Manual Creating and Editing an Alignment in a 3D Project File 3 Click Add to enter further elements selecting from the Grade H Dist amp V Dist Curb and Side slope as needed Figure 6 10 Click OK to save the element Template element Element type Template element Element type Feature name Template element Offset from CL Element type Feature name H Dist Grade E Offset from CL Righte dge Feature name Grade H Dist Offset from CL Y Dist H Dist 5 000 Grade 2 300 coca Figure 6 10 Add Templates Elements 4 Click OK to save template Click OK again to save the template to the file Figure 6 11 Road templates Edit template Name EOP Elements Offset 10 000 2 000 Grade 10 000 2 000 Center H Dist amp Dist 5 000 1 500 InnerEdge Grade 5 O00 2 150 eh aerial InnerEddeeftEdgeCenter Center Figure 6 11 Save Template P N 7010 0684 6 9 Alignment Files Placing a Road Template 1 Click Alignment gt Templates and click the Template placements tab Then click Add Figure 6 12 Road templates Templates Template placement Station Name Applied Cancel Figure 6 12 Place Road Templates 2 Select the Template the Side of centerline to apply it to and the Station to start at Then click OK Figure 6 13 Edit template placement Templa
8. gt By selection polygon 3D office generates a new boundary for the existing plane surface based on the selection polygon Figure 7 11 TIN Alignment Plane Equipment Tools Window Help s TIN Alignment Plane Equipment Tools Window Help a RAQAM LOE RAQAM O Figure 7 11 Define Boundary and Apply 7 10 3D Office Users Manual Working with Plane Surfaces Define a Boundary by Selecting an Existing Polygon This function uses an existing polygon to create a boundary This may be useful when a project already contains one or more closed polygons such as building pads that mark the edges of regions that must be graded to planar surfaces 1 Using the selection tool select a closed polygon using one of the following methods e If creating a polygon closed polyline see Creating a Polyline on page 6 7 e Click an existing polygon 2 Click Plane gt Define plane boundary gt By selected closed polyline 3D Office calculates a plane surface and applies a boundary based on the chosen polygon Figure 7 12 TIN Alignment Plane Equipment Tools Window Help RAQAM LO Figure 7 12 Select Polyline and Define Boundary Notice that the chosen polygon changes color to indicate that it overlays a plane surface boundary P N 7010 0684 7 11 Plane Files Deleting a Plane Surface Only delete a surface when the data it contains will not be needed again If necessary save a backup copy of the file before dele
9. lt no layer gt v visible Yes z Origin 1835025 645 Orientation osoooo Origin 770829 665 Inkervall 10 000 Dimension x 18 Extents 180 000 Dimension Y 2 Extents Y 250 000 Cancel Figure 8 4 Enter New Grid Parameter Information 4 Enter the following display information for the grid Figure 8 5 on page 8 5 e Display select the display to use for grid surface information Multi color elevations will show colored elevation contours at the entered interval Number of passes will show a different color for each pass of a machine Previous pass height difference will how the elevation difference between the previous pass and the current pass e Multi color elevation for this display enter the origin the elevation that appears as center the center contour and the 8 4 3D Office Users Manual Creating a Grid Surface interval the elevation difference between contours of the colored contour sections Click Best Fit to use the highest and lowest elevation within the grid to calculate the optimal color origin interval to cover the grid surface evenly Number of passes for this display click the button select the color to display for each machine pass Difference from previous pass for this display click the button to change the color for up to four passes Enter the step difference size of elevation change between each stage between passes Parameters Disp
10. 1 Click Grid gt Grid surfaces gt From selection rectangle or Grid gt Grid surfaces gt From rotated rectangle 2 On the Plan View click and draw a rectangle around the area to create a grid surface from The width and height of the new grid display in the pop up box Figure 8 3 When done the New Grid dialog box displays 3D Office Project4 File Edit View Project Points Linework TIN Alignment Plane Grid Equipment Tools Window Help De SR FARAQA MLO Width 300 233 Height 173 175 Figure 8 3 Draw Rectangle for New Grid Surface 3 Enter the following parameters for the grid Figure 8 4 on page 8 4 e Name enter a name for the new grid surface e Layer select a layer in which to store the grid surface e Visible select whether or not the grid surface is visible or if it will be visible by layer P N 7010 0684 3 3 Grid Files e Origin X Origin Y enter the X and Y origin of the grid surface This is the point that represents the bottom left corner of the rectangle Dimension X Dimension Y enter the X and Y dimensions of the grid These values determine the size of the grid surface and affect the Extents X Extents Y values Orientation enter the orientation of the grid surface from the bottom left to bottom right corners This should be the same line drawn for a rotated rectangle grid Interval enter the interval for grid lines Parameters Display Name Grid3 Layer
11. 27 Spiral TS SC Curve PC PT Spiral SC ST Straight Straight Spiral TS SC Curve PC PT Spiral SC ST Straight Right Right Right 350 00 1076 84 350 00 154 71 300 00 1546 99 300 00 209 12 1637 02 1637 02 1637 02 2291 83 2291 83 2291 83 1943023 03 194320700 1944069 61 1944411 25 1944411 26 1944563 44 194485723 1946123 44 1946294 19 1946409 46 967 67 39 Spiral TS SC Left 350 00 1637 02 2324 POB 840 44 94 TRR Ws 915 05 58 B 918 Sta 864 22 91 x 1937913 20 Y 243820 97 Figure 6 19 Insert New Element See Editing a Horizontal Element on page 6 18 for editing the element s fields P N 7010 0684 6 17 Alignment Files Editing a Horizontal Element The editable cells of the horizontal alignment table contain either drop down lists or text entry boxes for editing horizontal element components Editable cells highlight in yellow static cells highlight in red Except for the first record Start Station Start X Start Y and End station cannot be directly changed however they could be changed indirectly when editing fields they are based on To edit a horizontal element double click or select and press F2 to place the table cell in edit mode Figure 6 20 e For drop down lists click the selection Element types include Straight Curve PC PT Spiral TS SC and Spiral SC ST Curve directions are either Right and Left e For text entry
12. 4 000 EP 24 000 2 000 EP 10 000 4 000 ESP 12 000 16 667 flo 8 000 25 000 S Brk 60 000 100 000 Edit Cancel Figure 6 34 Delete Element Deleting a Template 1 To delete a template select the desired template and click Delete Figure 6 35 2 Click OK to apply the changes to the file Road templates Templates Template placement 89889 91R end normal sect 89450L Figure 6 35 Delete Template 6 30 3D Office User s Manual Placing a Road Template Placing a Road Template Once a template has been created it is available for placement along the road alignment Placing a template along the road defines where the various cross sectional designs begin and end See Templates on page 6 25 for creating a template To view add or edit the placement of road templates click Alignment gt Templates The Templates placement tab displays the following information about the template used at each station Figure 6 36 e Station the station at which the template is placed e Name the name of the template used e Applied the side to which the template is applied either Left Right or Left right of the alignment left and right are based on the direction of increasing stationing Road templates Templates Template placement 88150A Right 887 50 000 887 50L 882 00 000 88200A 882 00 000 ag200L 8855 00 000 88500A 8855 00 000
13. 500 Sta 912 77 93 Grade Figure 6 24 Insert New Element 6 000 0 000 1 500 4 500 3 000 See Editing a Vertical Profile Element on page 6 23 for editing the element s fields 6 22 3D Office User s Manual Vertical Profile Elements Editing a Vertical Profile Element The editable cells of the vertical profile table contain either drop down lists or text entry boxes for editing element components Editable cells highlight in yellow static cells highlight in red Grade PVT and Grade PVC cannot be directly changed however they can be changed indirectly by editing fields that they are based on To edit a vertical profile element double click or select and press F2 the desired cell to place the cell in edit mode Figure 6 25 e For drop down lists click the selection Elements include Vertical point and Sym parabola e For text entry boxes type the value and press Enter Any changes are reflected in the plan view below the vertical curves table Sta PVI Elev ai Curve Length Grade PYT Grade PYC Vertical point 840 44 oF Sym parabola Sym parabola 947 18 1 R50 88 1000 00 Sym parabola 976 79 76 K 46 1600 00 Vertical point 985 79 76 Element Elev PVI Curve length an STA PVi Figure 6 25 Edit Element P N 7010 0684 6 23 Alignment Files Deleting a Vertical Profile Element To delete an element select the desired element from the vert
14. Alignments dialog box Figure 6 15 lists all existing alignments in the 3D Project e Select an alignment to view its name layer information and station properties in the lower part of the dialog box e Click OK to display the selected alignment in the plan view Alignments Divided Highway New Copy Delete Selected alignment Name Divided Highway Layer lt no layer gt Wisible Yes v Starting station 0 00 000 Ending station i 1 83 151 Cancel Figure 6 15 Alignments in 3D Project The Alignments option is only available in 3D Project files not 3D Alignment files 6 12 3D Office User s Manual Viewing and Editing Alignments Copying an Alignment The copy function is useful for creating a new alignment that has components common to an existing alignment Selecting an alignment and clicking OK will display that version on the Plan View From there the current alignment can be edited and exported for use in other files 1 On the Alignments dialog box select the alignment to copy and click Copy Figure 6 16 2 Type a unique name for the new alignment and press Enter or click elsewhere on the screen Figure 6 16 Alignments vided Highway Divided Highway_Plan2 Delete New ae Selected alignment Divided Highway Name New Cory Delete Selected alignment Name Divided Highway Laver kno layer ss ti tst lt
15. Fas Export versions of the file to track progress Exporting to an Alignment File 1 With a 3D Project file open click Alignment gt Export current alignment gt To 3D alignment file rd3 2 On the Save As dialog box do one of the following Figure 6 46 e To export to another alignment file navigate to the location of the file and select it then click Save This will overwrite the content of the existing file e To save to a new file navigate to the desired folder type a name for the new file and click Save Save As Save in O PP_topo 5 6220 A12 Grade Work rd3 AB A RD3 A Inner perimeter of lake rd3 File name pp_topo_Nov18 0 K Save as type Topcon RD3 file rd3 Cancel Figure 6 46 Save Alignment File The selected alignment overwrites the existing file or creates a new alignment file P N 7010 0684 6 41 Alignment Files Exporting to a Pocket 3D Controller To use the alignment file in the field export it to a Pocket 3D controller 1 Connect the Pocket 3D controller to the computer and turn on the controller see Appendix A for details Run Pocket 3D on the controller 2 With a3D Alignment file or 3D Project file open click Alignment gt Export alignment gt To Pocket 3D controller or Alignment gt Export current alignment gt To Pocket 3D controller 3 On the Pocket 3D files dialog box do one of the following and click Save Figure 6 47 e Select an existing f
16. Ipe Topcon PL3 file pl3 kd Cancel Figure 7 18 Save Plane File P N 7010 0684 7 17 Plane Files Exporting to a Pocket 3D Controller To use the plane surface file in the field export it to a Pocket 3D controller 1 Connect the Pocket 3D controller to the computer and turn on the controller see Appendix A for details Run Pocket 3D on the controller 2 With a plane surface file open click Plane gt Export plane surface gt To Pocket 3D controller for 3D Plane files or Plane gt Export current plane surface gt To Pocket 3D controller for 3D Project files 3 On the Pocket 3D files dialog box do one of the following and click Save Figure 7 19 e Select an existing file to replace e Enter a new file name or keep the default file name Pocket 3D files Name Size kB File name pp_topo_plane Files of type Plane surface files PL3 v Figure 7 19 Save Plane Surface File to Pocket 3D Controller 7 18 3D Office User s Manual Chapter 8 Grid Files A grid surface represents elevation at a specific interval and can display changes in elevation and passes by a machine using a range of colors Importing and Opening a Grid File 3D Office provides an interface for working directly with grids through grid files gd3 Using a grid you can add edit or delete grids as well as view grid information 3D Office imports grids into 3D Project files from 3D grid files gd3 Impor
17. ag500L 887 00 000 88700L 892 00 000 89200L 692 50 000 69250L 693 00 000 B9300L 8995 50 000 B9300L 897 13 910 89713 91L end normal sect 8508 00 000 S8800 8922 00 000 89200A 8993 00 000 89300A 8994 00 000 89400A 894 00 000 89400A 2gR RA AAN SOAANA Add Edit Delete Figure 6 36 Road Template Placement P N 7010 0684 6 31 Alignment Files Adding a Road Template Placement 1 Onthe Template placement tab click Add 2 Select and enter the following on the Edit template placement dialog box and click OK Figure 6 37 e Select a Template e Select the Side of centerline to apply the template to either Left Right or Left right e Enter the Station value Enter the value as a single number 3D Office will automatically convert to the station type selected on the Units dialog box See Figure 6 37 for an example Edit template placement x Edit template placement Template 89550A hi Side of centerline Lett right ka 896 00 00 Side of centerline Station Figure 6 37 Enter Template Placement Information 3 Click OK on the Road template placement dialog box to apply the changes to the file 6 32 3D Office User s Manual Placing a Road Template Editing a Road Template Placement 1 On the Template placement tab click Edit 2 Edit the desired information on the Edit template placement dialog box and click OK Figure 6 38 e Select a Template e Select the Sid
18. along the main fall and cross fall directions Grid interval sets the spacing between grid lines Grid orientation rotates the grid Changing the grid orientation value will also change the main fall and cross fall directions shown in the Plane parameters dialog box Changing the grid orientation value in this dialog box will not alter the location or orientation of the plane in 3D space e Enable Show boundary to display the boundary Plane options Plan view V Show main fall amp cross fall grid lines Grid interval 25 00 Grid orientation o oo oo lv Show boundary Cancel Figure 7 17 Set Plane Surface File Options 7 16 3D Office User s Manual Exporting a Plane Surface Exporting a Plane Surface If you made changes to a plane file you can export the changed plane surface to a new plane file or replace a current file with the revised information This function is the same as the Save as function l Fas Export versions of the file to track progress Exporting to a Plane File 1 Click Plane gt Export plane surface gt To 3D plane file for 3D Plane files or Plane gt Export current plane surface gt To 3D plane file for 3D Project files 2 On the Save As dialog box type a name for the new plane surface file or select a plane file to replace Click OK to export the file Figure 7 18 Save As Save ir i PP_topo A pp_topo_nov4 pl3 File name pp_topo_nov1 4 pl3 save as
19. boxes type the value and press Enter Any changes are reflected in the plan view below the table Start station Element Curve Dir Length Radius Start x Start Start Azi End station 898 01 91 Spiral TS SC Right 330 00 2291 83 1941170 69 242360 42 107 43 22 901 31 91 901 31 91 Curve PC PT Right 1373 67 2291 83 1941482 45 242252 48 111 50 52 915 05 58 915 05 58 Spiral SC ST Right 330 00 2291 83 1942533 81 241400 5 4 146 11 22 918 35 58 918 35 58 Straight 627 66 1942704 03 241117 92 150 18 52 924463 24 924463 24 Straight 16 48 1943014 87 240572 63 150 18 52 924479 72 924 79 72 Spiral T5 5C Left 350 00 1637 02 1943023 03 240558 32 150 18 52 928 29 72 928 29 72 Curve PC PT Left 1076 84 1637 02 1943207 00 240260 77 144 11 22 939 06 56 ee 939406 56 Spiral SC ST a Left ernes mem tO 37 02 1944069 61 0 239648 99 EO 10693000 942 56 56 42456 56 Straight aa ze 1944411 25 239573 78 Ss _100 22 30 942456 57 942 56 57 Straight 71 1944411 26 239573 77 100 22 30 944411 28 944411 28 i Right 0 00 2291 83 1944563 44 239545 91 22 30 947 11 28 947 11 28 P Right X99 2291 83 1944857 23 239485 47 07 30 962 58 27 962 58 27 Spi Right 1 2291 83 1946123 44 238648 58 47 59 965 58 27 965 58 27 ight YY 1946294 19 238401 98 16 32 59 967 67 39 M Straight Curve PC PT Radius Figure 6 20 Edit Element 6 18 3D Office User s Manual H
20. selection tool see Editing a Plane s Boundary on page 7 8 1 Click Plane gt Planes and click New Figure 7 8 on page 7 8 2 Type aname for the copied plane surface and press Enter Figure 7 8 on page 7 8 If needed click pause click a plane surface name to rename a plane surface P N 7010 0684 7 7 Plane Files Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM NewPlaneSurface CopiedPlaneSurface Planes Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM CopiedPlaneS urface NewPlaneSurface New k Copy Delete Selected surface Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10 Name Layer New Copy Delete Selected surface Name Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM Layer knolayes o l Wisible Visible Point on surface North 770983 609 Orientation Yes East 1835292 200 Main fall Elev 910 538 Cross fall Point on surface North 770983 609 Orientation 10 00 00 East 1835292 200 Main fall 1 959 Elev 910 538 Cross fall 0 478 ca Figure 7 8 Create a New Plane Surface Editing a Plane s Boundary The boundary of a plane defines the extents of the region to use in volume comparison calculations In order to compare the volume between two plane surfaces at least one of the planes must have a boundary 3D Office provides two ways to define the boundary of a plane surface using the polygon selection tool or choosing an existi
21. the layer in which the plane surface exists Click the drop down box to change the layer for the currently selected plane surface Visible whether or not plane surface is visible or if the surface is visible by layer Point on surface the unique definition of a planar surface Changing any of these parameters affects the location and slopes of the plane surface Point on surface enter the coordinates through which the plane passes P N 7010 0684 7 5 Plane Files Direction of mainfall enter the direction of mainfall slope Main fall enter the percentage of slope along the plane in the direction of the main fall Enter a positive value if the plane rises along the main fall direction Cross fall enter the percentage of slope in the direction that is 90 clockwise from the main fall direction Enter a positive value if the plane rises in the cross fall direction To view a plane surface select the surface from the list and click OK Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM NewPlaneSurface CopiedPlaneSurface New Copy Delete Selected surface Name Layer Visible Point on surface North East Eley Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM lt no layer gt sa Yes v 770983 609 Orientation 10 00 00 1835292 200 Main fall 1 959 910 538 Cross fall 0 478 Cancel Figure 7 6 Plane Surfaces Copy a Plane Surface The copy function provides a way to produce mult
22. type Element type Grade H Dist amp V Dist Feature name RidgeLine Feature name RightLane Offset from CL 85 000 Offset from CL Element type Offset from CL Feature name InsideShoulder Offset from CL H Dist H Dist W Dist Dist Template element Element type Element type Side slope Curb l ue Feature name Canal Feature name RightE dge Offset from CL 35 000 Offset from CL 35 000 Ditch width fi 5 000 Di 32 000 Cut slope 0 230 Di 5 000 Fill slope 0 1 60 Cancel Cancel Figure 6 29 Template Element Dialog Boxes 5 To add other elements to the same template click Add on the Edit template dialog box and repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Review the elements as needed and click OK to add the template to the template list Figure 6 30 Road templates Grade 85 00 0 120 H Dist amp Dist 32 00 5 00 89889 91R end normal sect 89450L OK Cancel Figure 6 30 Add Template to List 7 Click OK on the Road templates dialog box to apply the changes to the file P N 7010 0684 6 27 Alignment Files Editing a Template 1 On the Road templates dialog box select the desired template to edit and click Edit 2 Select the element to edit and click Edit Figure 6 31 Road templates Edit template 88200R at K 1 Delete H Dist amp Dist 0 070 4 000 H Dist amp V Dist 21 990 3 670
23. 3 Af Fie Edit View Element ld Element Sta PVI Eley PYI Curve Length Grade PYT Grade PYC vertical point 840 44 94 1571 08 3 000 Sym parabola 947 18 21 1250 88 1000 00 3 000 1 500 Sym parabola 976 79 76 1206 46 1600 00 1 500 4 500 vertical point 985 79 76 1246 96 4 500 100 000 985 79 77 1246 97 100 000 i Sea 262 oO r m T co C 1218 46 968 79 76 PYI 1571 08 PVI 1206 46 976 79 76 P y 1354 089 Sta 912 77 93 Grade 3 000 Figure 6 23 Add New Element See Editing a Vertical Profile Element on page 6 23 for editing the element s fields P N 7010 0684 6 21 Alignment Files Inserting a Vertical Profile Element An inserted curve is placed above the curve Inserting an alignment element will affect all elements following the new element On the vertical profile table window select an element to insert the new element before and click Insert Figure 6 24 amp File Edit View Element Li Element a E Sta PVI Elev PVI Curve Length Grade PYT Grade PVC vertical point Sym parabola Sym parabola vertical point SESAT 262 D b g T m T co to _ Ww a 840 44 94 893 81 58 947 18 21 976 79 76 985 79 76 1571 08 1250 89 1250 88 1206 46 1246 96 893 81 58 t PYI 1250 89 1354 089 6 000 1000 00 0 000 1600 00 1 500 4
24. 9 Color Origin 310 763 Color Interval E 001 F as a ass fis oo Extents Y 180 000 Number of passes aea Difference from prev pass 4 Figure 8 6 Grid Surfaces 0684 8 7 Grid Files Editing a Grid Surface 1 On the Grid surfaces dialog box select the grid surface to edit Figure 8 6 2 Change or edit the following parameters as needed The name of the grid surface The layer in which the grid surface exists If the grid surface is visible not visible or visible by layer The color of the triangles perimeter or contours of the TIN surface click the element s button and select a new color The origin of the grid surface The size of the grid surface the also affects the extents The orientation of the grid surface The interval of the grid lines 3 Change or edit the following display information as needed e If using multi color elevation display type the color origin and or interval e If using the number of passes display type the color for up to four passes e f using the difference from previous pass display type the color for up to four passes Enter the step difference between passes 4 Click OK to save the changes and apply then to the selected surface Copying a Grid Surface The copy function provides a way to produce multiple versions of a grid surface which may be useful for reducing an existing grid into one or more sub regions Selecting a grid surfa
25. Chapter 6 Alignment Files An alignment defines the route of a road utility line water way etc and is typically comprised of both horizontal and vertical elements Also an alignment may include cross sectional information This chapter describe creating alignments and how alignments are used in 3D Office Importing and Opening an Alignment 3D Office opens three dimensional alignment files for viewing and editing horizontal centerlines and vertical profiles creating and applying templates viewing a vertical profile or 3D simulation exporting an alignment or setting alignment options 3D Office imports alignments into 3D Project files from three file types e 3D alignment files rd3 e Pocket 3D controller files See Importing from Pocket 3D on page 6 2 for details e LandXML files See Importing a LandXML Alignment File on page 6 3 for details P N 7010 0684 6 1 Alignment Files Importing an Alignment Follow these steps to import an alignment from a 3D alignment file into a 3D Project file 1 With a 3D Project open click Alignment gt Import alignment gt From 3D alignment file rd3 2 On the Open dialog box navigate to the location of the desired file select it and click Open Figure 6 1 The alignment from the selected file is added to the 3D Project file Look in DB PP_topo e t ek 3 6220 12 Grade Work rd3 A RD3 Inner perimeter of lake rd3 File name Inner perimet
26. Enable or disable Show road feature lines Show horizontal transition points and Show vertical transition points as needed e Enable Show regular station lines at intervals of to display station lines at a certain interval along the route Enter the interval in the field provided Road options Plan view Profile view 3D simulation i Show road feature lines Show regular station lines at intervals of kW Show horizontal transition points Show vertical transition points Cancel Figure 6 43 Set Plan View and Profile View Options 3 Click the Profile view tab and select the desired parameters Figure 6 44 on page 6 39 e Enable or disable the Show vertical transition points Show vertical transition point labels and Show tangent lines as needed e Enter a Default vertical scale exaggeration factor to set the amount the vertical scale is magnified as compared to the horizontal scale 6 38 3D Office User s Manual Setting View Options Road options Plan view Profile view 3D simulation W Show vertical transition points W Show vertical transition point labels Show tangent lines Default vertical scale exaggeration factor i Cancel Figure 6 44 Set Plan View and Profile View Options 4 Click the 3D simulation tab and select the desired parameters for wire frame simulations Figure 6 45 on page 6 40 e Select the Machine type either Bulldozer Motor grader or 3 track curb machine e
27. Select the Road feature to steer to and the Machine steering point e Select either Start simulation at start of road or Start simulation at specific station along road If starting at a specific station enter the station number e Select either Travel in direction of increasing stations or Travel in direction of decreasing stations e Enable Loop indefinitely to have the simulation restart when the virtual machine reaches the end of the road P N 7010 0684 6 39 Alignment Files Road options Plan view Profile view 30 simulation Machine type Bulldozer h Road feature to steer to Centerline r Machine steering point Middle of blade h Start simulation at start of road Start simulation at specific station along road Ea 50 00 Travel in direction of increasing stations Travel in direction of decreasing stations Loop indefinetly Cancel Figure 6 45 Set 3D Simulation View Options 5 Click OK to apply the view options to the alignment file Setting Unit Options The Project options dialog box sets the type of units to use for various quantities and is the same as for 3D Project files See Setting Project Units on page 2 15 for details on the Units tab 6 40 3D Office User s Manual Exporting an Alignment Exporting an Alignment If you made changes to an alignment you can export the modified alignment to a new alignment file or overwrite a current file with the new information l
28. c 6220 012 Grade Work rd3 AZ A RD3 2 Inner perimeter of lake rd3 File name Inner perimeter of lake rd3 Files of type Topcon RD3 files 1d3 M Cancel Figure 6 5 Open 3D Alignment File P N 7010 0684 6 5 Alignment Files Opening a Pocket 3D Alignment File If a Pocket 3D controller is connected to a computer 3D Office can open alignment files directly from the controller Once opened the file can be exported to other files or saved to the computer 1 Connect the Pocket 3D controller to the computer and turn on the controller See Appendix A for details Click File Open Pocket 3D file On the Pocket 3D files dialog box select the file type rd3 and the desired file then click Open Figure 6 6 The Pocket 3D alignment file opens in 3D Office Pocket 3D files Size kB Created TEST SITE ROAD 2 8 Monday March 1st 2004 4 40PM File name TEST SITE ROAD Files of type Road surface files AD3 v Figure 6 6 Select File and Click Open 6 6 3D Office Users Manual Creating and Editing an Alignment in a 3D Project File Creating and Editing an Alignment in a 3D Project File The following sections give details on creating an alignment in a 3D Project file using imported linework or user drawn polylines Steps for creating and applying basic road templates are also given A layer must exist before creating an alignment E gt See Managing Layers on page 2 5 for layer information
29. ce and clicking OK will display the grid in the design view 1 On the Grid surfaces dialog box select the grid surface to copy and click Copy Figure 8 7 2 Type a unique name for the new grid surface and press Enter Figure 8 7 8 8 3D Office Users Manual Viewing Grid Information 3 Make any desired changes as described in Editing a Grid Surface on page 8 8 4 To view or edit the copied grid surface select it and click OK From here you can make changes to the grid surface then export it for use in another file Grid surfaces Grid surfaces Baur Delete Selected Grid Delete tag aE Selected Grid Name Parameters Display Layer lt no layer gt oe Grids d3 eg i Y Visible es z o E ff Origin x 1835295 804 Orient Yes Visible Origin Y Origin 1835295 804 Orientation forogoo Dimension Origin Y 770893 743 Interval 10 000 Bime emt E Dimension x E Extents x 299 999 Dimension 18 Extents 180 000 Oo Cancel pi Figure 8 7 Copy and Name Grid Surface P N 7010 0684 8 9 Grid Files Deleting a Grid Surface Only delete a surface when the data it contains will never be needed again If necessary save a backup copy of the file before deleting surfaces E gt Deleting a surface will also delete all of its contents 1 On the Grid surfaces dialog box select the grid surface to delete and click Delete 2 Click OK
30. ce can open plane surface files directly from the controller Once opened the file can be exported to other files or saved to the computer See Appendix A for details on connecting a computer and controller 1 Click File gt Open Pocket 3D file 2 On the Pocket 3D files dialog box select the file type pl3 and the desired file then click Open Figure 7 4 The Pocket 3D plane file opens in 3D Office P N 7010 0684 Pocket 3D files Name Size kB Created PAD 0 4 Thursday April 1st 2004 7 37PM File name PAD1 R Files of ype Plane surface files PL3 Cancel Figure 7 4 Select File and Click Open 7 3 Plane Files Calculating a Plane Surface When 3D Office calculates a best fit plane surface it produces a single planar surface based on the input point and line data that most closely fits the data point elevations A best fit design computation 1s often a good starting point for a user customized design The plane parameters point on surface mainfall crossfall slopes and boundary can be easily modified after completing a best fit computation 1 If needed import points into a 3D Project file Select the desired points from which to create a plane surface Figure 7 5 2 Click Plane gt Calculate new plane surface gt Best fit through selected points 3D office calculates a plane surface and applies a boundary Figure 7 5 3D Office Project2 Planes Calculat
31. e Edit View Cut Fill Window Help GAP ARALD N 771270 53 E 1835288 24 Figure 7 14 Cut fill View for Compared Surfaces P N 7010 0684 7 13 Plane Files 3 View the cut fill information See Cut Fill Files on page 10 1 for details on cut fill surface files e If needed re compare the surface files after making desired adjustments in the original 3D surface files for example changing the Direction of mainfall for a plane file e Save the cut fill file Click File gt Save as navigate to the desired located type a name for the file and click Save Comparing Surfaces in Different Files l Click Plane Compare plane surface gt With 3D surface file for 3D Plane files or Plane Compare current plane surface gt With 3D surface file for 3D Project files On the Open dialog box navigate to the folder in which the file resides select the Files of type from the drop down list either TN3 files PL3 files or RD3 files select the desired file and click OK Figure 7 15 Look in i FP_topo aa pp_topo_novd tn3 File name pp_topo_nov4 tn3 Files of type Topeon TN3 files tn3 r Cancel Figure 7 15 Select Surface to Compare The selected surfaces must overlap otherwise no comparison is possible NOTE O o gt 7 7 14 3D Office Users Manual Comparing Surfaces 3D Office compares the two surfaces and opens a Cut Fill file displaying the compared information Fi
32. e new plane surface gt Best fit through selected points Define plane boundary SRiPARAAR Import plane gt Export current plane gt Compare current plane surface gt Options x 1835598 19 Y 771168 86 Figure 7 5 Import and Select Points then Calculate Surface To edit the main fall and cross fall slopes of the plane surface see Working with Plane Surfaces on page 7 5 7 4 3D Office User s Manual Working with Plane Surfaces Plane surfaces can also be created or copied from existing surfaces using the Planes dialog box See Working with Plane Surfaces on page 7 5 for details Working with Plane Surfaces Once you have a Plane surface you can edit it for project requirements A plane surface can also be compared to other surfaces within the job for volume computation purposes Making copies of plane surfaces is also useful for project management and design The following sections describe e Viewing copying and deleting existing plane surfaces e Creating a new plane surface e Editing plane parameters and defining plane boundaries Viewing Plane Surfaces To view the plane surfaces in a 3D Project file click Plane gt Planes The Planes dialog box displays the following information about the selected plane surface Figure 7 6 on page 7 6 Plane surfaces a listing of all plane surfaces in the 3D Project file Name the name of the selected current plane surface Layer
33. e of centerline to apply the template to either Left Right or Left right e Enter the Station value Enter the value as a single number 3D Office will automatically convert to the station type selected on the Units dialog box See Figure 6 37 on page 6 32 for an example Edit template placement fx Template 88800A z Side of centerline Right r Station 888 00 00 Cancel Figure 6 38 Enter Template Placement Information 3 Click OK on the Road template placement dialog box to apply the changes to the file Deleting a Road Template Placement 1 To delete a template placement select the desired template placement on the Road template placement dialog box and click Delete 2 Click OK on the Road template placement dialog box to apply the changes to the file P N 7010 0684 6 33 Alignment Files Viewing a 3D Simulation of the Alignment The 3D views in 3D Office use lines and colors to give a three dimensional perception of a field or pad on a two dimensional screen Using the 3D view will help you to visualize what the project terrain looks like Any changes made in this view using the Road options menu selection will also be saved in the Plan view To view a wireframe simulation of the alignment click Alignment gt View 3D simulation gt Wire frame A new window opens displaying an interactive 3 dimensional simulation of movement along the alignment Figure 6 39 For wire frame simulations lines ma
34. elements table Figure 6 18 Af File Edit view Element BW AA S a M Start station Element Curve Dir 942 56 56 Straight i 1944411 25 944 11 27 Spiral TS SC Right 300 00 2291 83 1944563 43 9474 11 27 Curve PC PT Right 1546 99 2291 83 1944857 22 962 58 26 Spiral SC ST Right 300 00 2291 83 1946123 43 965 58 26 Straight 209 12 1946294 18 967 67 38 Spiral TS SC Left 350 00 1637 02 1946409 45 9714 17 38 Curve PC PT Left 734 10 1637 02 1946612 55 978 51 48 Spiral SC ST 350 00 1637 02 1947189 48 982 01 48 Straight 100 00 1947516 83 1947611 60 Doek TARLA o1 915 05 56 x 1945735 54 Y 242778 84 Figure 6 18 Add New Element See Editing a Horizontal Element on page 6 18 for editing the element s fields 6 16 3D Office User s Manual Horizontal Elements Inserting a Horizontal Element An inserted element is placed above the selected element Inserting an alignment element will affect all elements following the new element On the horizontal alignment table select an element to insert the new element before and click Insert Figure 6 19 3D Office 6220 A12 Grade Work rd3 2 f Fie Edit View Element W FAaga D S Start station Element CurveDr gt length Radus Statz 918 35 58 Straight 627 66 1942704 03 924 63 24 Straight 16 48 1943014 87 924 79 72 928 29 72 939 06 56 942 56 56 942 56 57 9444 11 28 947 11 28 962 58 27 965 58
35. er of lake rd3 Files of type Topcon RD3 files 1d3 Y Cancel Figure 6 1 Import 3D Alignment File Importing from Pocket 3D Follow these steps to import an alignment from a Pocket 3D controller into a 3D Project file 1 Connect the Pocket 3D controller to the computer and turn on the controller See Appendix A for details Run Pocket 3D on the controller 2 With a 3D Project open click Alignment gt Import alignment gt From Pocket 3D controller 3D Office connects with the Pocket 3D controller and retrieves alignment files 3 On the Pocket 3D files dialog box select the file to import and click Open Figure 6 2 on page 6 3 The file type is automatically selected The alignment information from the selected file is added to the 3D Project file 6 2 3D Office Users Manual Importing and Opening an Alignment Pocket 3D files Size kB TEST SITE ROAD 2 8 Monday March 1st 2004 4 40PM i a File name TEST SITE ROAD a Files of type Road surface files AL3 hi Cancel Figure 6 2 Select and Open Pocket 3D Alignment File Importing a LandXML Alignment File Follow these steps to import an alignment from a LandXML file into a 3D Project file 1 With a 3D Project file open click Project gt Import alignment gt From LandXML file 2 On the Open dialog box navigate to the location of the desired file select it and click Open Figure 6 3 Look in PP_topo o s e EB 2 CAICE De
36. gure 7 16 3D Office CutFill3 File Edit Yiew Cut Fill Window Help D a el Ba FARKRRAG F108 62F108 08F107 99F 107 68 4 n O F108 91F108 35F107 82F107 49F 107 72 107 88F106 94F102 21 F109 26F108 68F108 07F107 48F107 33F 107 33 107 34F107 57F107 10F106 41F 106 68 da 76 F109 24F108 47F107 65F107 23F106 87F106 42F106 32F106 33F106 19F 106 18F106 76F107 14F107 14F107 Y 1 F109 15F108 43F107 78F107 17F106 48F106 21F105 85F105 74F 105 68 105 96F106 65F107 81F108 01F 108 44 ei a F107 84F107 73F107 95F108 22F108 33F 108 4 E 08 7 1 Figure 7 16 Cut fill File for Compared Surfaces 3 View the cut fill information See Cut Fill Files on page 10 1 for details on cut fill surface files e If needed re compare the surface files after making desired adjustments in the original 3D surface files for example changing the Direction of mainfall for a plane file e Save the cut fill file Click File gt Save as navigate to the desired located type a name for the file and click Save P N 7010 0684 7 15 Plane Files Setting Plane Options The Plane Options dialog box sets grid lines for showing the orientation of the mainfall and crossfall and determines if the plane s boundary will display on the Plan View 1 Click Plane gt Options 2 Select and enter the following information then click OK Figure 7 17 e Enable Show main fall and cross fall grid lines to show a grid oriented
37. ical profile table and click Delete or click Element gt Delete gt Current record Deleting an element will affect all following elements Click Edit gt Undo delete element to return the deleted element to the list Printing Vertical Profiles When the vertical profile table window displays the File menu contains specific options for previewing and printing the table or profile view Figure 6 26 Save Chrl 5 Save as text File Print Ctrl P Print Preview Print Setup Figure 6 26 File Menu for Vertical Profile View To print either view click in the view to make it active then click File gt Print Before printing view the display using the Print Preview Saving the Vertical Profile Table as a Text File The File menu contains an option to save the vertical profile table as a text file Click File gt Save as text file then save the file to the desired location using the Save As dialog box The text file will include all information shown in the table as well as the date file name and road name 6 24 3D Office User s Manual Templates Templates Templates provide a way to design and view the cross sectional profile of a road or channel To view add or edit current road templates click Alignment gt Templates The Road templates dialog box displays the following information about the available templates Figure 6 27 e Name lists the available templates e A graphical representation of
38. ile to replace e Enter a new file name or keep the default file name Pocket 3D files Name Size kB File name 6220 412 Grade Work Files of type Save EM Cancel Figure 6 47 Save Alignment to Pocket 3D Controller 6 42 3D Office User s Manual Chapter 7 Plane Files A plane file defines a planar surface with a particular location and orientation in three dimensional space Planar surfaces are frequently used to define a design surface Importing and Opening a Plane Surface 3D Office opens any three dimensional plane surface file p13 for setting plane parameters exporting to another plane surface file comparing with another plane surface or setting plane options 3D Office recognizes plane surfaces from two file types e 3D plane files pI3 e Pocket 3D controller files See Importing from Pocket 3D on page 7 2 for import details Importing a Plane Surface Follow these steps to import a plane surface from a 3D plane file into a 3D Project file 1 With a 3D Project open click Plane gt Import plane gt From 3D plane file pI3 2 On the Open dialog box navigate to the location of the desired file select it and click Open Figure 7 1 on page 7 2 The plane surface from the selected file is added to the 3D Project file P N 7010 0684 7 1 Plane Files Look in O PP_topo e aea Ppr topo_nov4 pi3 File name pp_topo_nov4 pl3 Files of type Topcon PL3 files
39. iple versions of a plane surface which may be useful for monitoring job progress Selecting a plane surface and clicking OK will display that version on the Plan View From there the plane surface can be edited and exported for use in other files k Click Plane gt Planes to view all available plane surfaces in the 3D Project Select the plane surface to copy and click Copy Figure 7 7 on page 7 7 3D Office Users Manual Working with Plane Surfaces 3 Type a name for the copied plane surface and press Enter Figure 7 7 If needed click pause click a plane surface name to rename a plane surface Planes Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM Planes Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM CopiedPlaneSurface Selected surface Name Layer New Copy Delete Selected surface Visible Name Thursday May 25th 2006 4 10PM Point on surface Layer lt no layer gt v North 770983 609 Orientation Visible Yes X East 1835292 200 Main fall Elev 910 538 Cross fall Point on surface North 770983 609 Orientation 0 00 00 East 1835292 200 Main fall 1 959 Elev 910 538 Cross fall 0 478 Cancel Figure 7 7 Create a Copy of a Plane Surface Create a New Plane Surface This process will create a plane surface without a boundary After creating the surface you can define a boundary using the polygon
40. l profile table displays along with the profile view The table contains the following information about the vertical alignment Figure 6 22 Element the type of the vertical element Sta PVI the station at the point of vertical intersection Elev PVI the elevation at the point of vertical intersection Curve Length only for vertical curve elements the length of the vertical curve Grade PVT displays the grade at the point of vertical tangency Grade PVC displays the grade at the point of vertical curve 3D Office 6220 A12 Grade Work rd3 2 AF File Edit View Element WH D H zs Sta PVI Elev PVI Curve Length Grade PYT Grade PYC vertical point 840 44 94 1571 08 Sym parabola 947 18 21 1250 88 1000 00 Sym parabola 976 79 76 1206 46 1600 00 vertical point 985 79 76 1246 96 AeA 6 Oo bo t co co gt iw me M 1218 46 968 79 76 PVI 1571 08 PVI 1206 46 976 79 76 P y C 1354 089 Sta 912 77 93 Grade 3 000 Figure 6 22 Vertical Alignments To import a vertical profile see Importing Alignment Features on page 6 5 6 20 3D Office Users Manual Vertical Profile Elements Adding a Profile Element When adding a new vertical profile element 3D Office places the new record at the end of the table and highlights it for editing On the vertical profile table click Add The new element is added to the end of the table Figure 6 2
41. lay Display Multi color elevations x Multi color elevations Color Origin 10 000 Color Interval T 001 Number of passes Pa ass 3 as J Difference from prev pass a Step Cancel Figure 8 5 Enter New Grid Display Information 5 Click OK to save the grid surface P N 7010 0684 9 5 Grid Files Viewing Grid Information To view the 3D Project and 3D Grid grid surfaces click Grid gt Grid surfaces or Grid gt Grid properties The Grid surfaces dialog box displays parameter and display information about the selected grid surface Figure 8 6 on page 8 7 The Parameters tab displays the following settings e Name enter a name for the new grid surface Layer select a layer in which to store the grid surface Visible select whether or not the grid surface is visible or if it will be visible by layer Origin X Origin Y enter the X and Y origin of the grid surface This is the point that represents the bottom left corner of the rectangle Dimension X Dimension Y enter the X and Y dimensions of the grid These values determine the size of the grid surface and affect the Extents X Extents Y values Orientation enter the orientation of the grid surface from the bottom left to bottom right corners This should be the same line drawn for a rotated rectangle grid Interval enter the interval for grid lines The Display tab contains the following settings e Display
42. nd grade at the point of the crosshair e a horizontal scale bar 6 36 3D Office User s Manual Viewing a Profile of the Alignment e cross hair coordinates in the status bar The vertical exaggeration is shown as a ratio next to the elevation in the status bar on the far right View Point N 240801 484 E 1942775 782 TIN Z 1331 945 Grade 41 560 N 240801 484 E 1942775 782 2 1320 414 2 1 Figure 6 42 Profile View 3 On the View dialog box Figure 6 42 use the toolbar to manipulate the view See 3D view and Profile View Toolbars on page 1 14 for information on the toolbar buttons 4 To change the position of the profile view click in the Plan View then click grab and drag the start or end point of the profile line in the Design View to a new position The grabbed point is green while being moved The Profile View changes accordingly Or you can grab the line and shift it without changing its direction or length Closing the Profile View quits the profile function Repeat steps 1 through 3 to display the profile view again 5 To quit this function press Esc P N 7010 0684 6 37 Alignment Files Setting View Options The Road options dialog box sets the parameters to use for the various alignment views plan view profile view simulation view 1 Click Alignment gt Options 2 On the Plan view tab select the desired parameters Figure 6 43 e
43. ng closed polygon Remove a Current Boundary A boundary clips a plane surface to a defined perimeter Removing boundary detaches and deletes the boundary from the plane a plane s infinitely extending the plane surface in 3 dimensional space To remove the boundary from the current plane surface click Plane gt Define plane boundary gt Remove current boundary 3D Office User s Manual Working with Plane Surfaces Figure 7 9 illustrates this process The arrows along the grid lines indicate main fall and cross fall direction 45 5 APIa 46 43 5 m Y r z572 65 she ik TY Ue f g tj 6 4 7939 40 41 gt D 3 578 55 B7 Beg 63 69 h2 6o 61 APIA AB 44 co 43 38 ag AoH Figure 7 9 Removing the Boundary of a Plane Surface Define a Boundary using the Selection Polygon The selection polygon may be used to define the boundary of an existing polygon Use this tool to re define the boundary of a plane or to apply a boundary to a plane To create a plane surface see Calculating a Plane Surface on page 7 4 1 Using the polygon selection tool trace a polygon around the area for which to define a boundary When the polyline becomes a thick white border click once to close the polygon Figure 7 10 P N 7010 0684 7 9 Plane Files TIN Alignment Plane Equipment Tools Window Help 2 RAAM Figure 7 10 Trace Polygon and Calculate Best fit Surface 2 Click Plane gt Define plane boundary
44. orizontal Elements Deleting a Horizontal Element To delete an element from the file select the desired element from the horizontal alignment table and click Delete or click Element gt Delete gt Current record Deleting an alignment element will affect all following elements Click Edit gt Undo delete element to return the deleted element to the list Printing Horizontal Elements When the horizontal alignment table displays the File menu contains specific options for previewing and printing the table or graph Figure 6 21 Save Chrl 5 Save as text File Print Table Ctrl P Preview Table Print Graph Preview Graph Print Setup Figure 6 21 File Menu for Horizontal Elements List Previews Faa Before printing view the display using the Saving the Horizontal Alignment Table as a Text File The File menu contains an option to save the horizontal elements list as a text file Click File gt Save as text file then save the file to the desired location using the Save As dialog box The text file will include all information shown in the table as well as the date file name and road name P N 7010 0684 6 19 Alignment Files Vertical Profile Elements Vertical profile elements define the height component of the alignment The elements are either constant grade lines or parabolic vertical curves To view add edit or copy vertical profiles click Alignment gt Vertical profile The vertica
45. rid gt Remove all grid data Click OK at the confirmation P N 7010 0684 9 11 Grid Files Exporting a Grid Surface If you made changes to a grid surface you can export the changed surface to a new grid surface file or replace an existing file with the new information l Pas Export versions of the file to track progress Click Grid gt Export current grid gt To 3D grid file gd3 2 On the Save As dialog box do one of the following Figure 8 11 e To export to an existing TIN file navigate to the location of the file and select it then click Save the contents of the existing file are replaced e To save to a new file navigate to the desired folder type a name for the new file and click Save Save in O 3dme v A Gridi gd3 A Grid2 gd3 File name Grid3 gd3 Save as type Topcon GD3 files gd3 v Cancel Figure 8 11 Save Grid Surface File The selected grid surface overwrites the existing file or creates a new 3D Grid surface file 8 12 3D Office Users Manual
46. rk the centerline horizontal alignments vertical curves and stations The arrow keys on the keyboard control the motion of the machine up arrow is forward go down arrow is slow down stop Use the Alignment gt Options menu to set the type of machine used in the simulation and simulation steering details see Setting View Options on page 6 38 for details See 3D view and Profile View Toolbars on page 1 14 for details on the 3D view toolbar 3D Office 6220 A12 Grade Work rd3 2 Fie Edit View Alignment Window Help Dee AA aeri OVA x 1939651 22 Y 242846 01 Z 1459 35 Sta 882 06 51 Figure 6 39 Alignment Simulation Wire Frame 6 34 3D Office User s Manual Viewing a 3D Simulation of the Alignment To view a solid model simulation of the alignment click Alignment gt View 3D simulation gt Solid model A new window opens displaying an interactive 3 dimensional simulation of movement along the alignment Figure 6 40 Click and hold on the screen to have the pointer rotate the view The arrow keys on the keyboard control the motion of the machine up arrow is forward down arrow is backward left and right arrows rotate the ground accordingly On a mouse with a scroll wheel the scroll wheel zooms in out Use the View menu to display contour or grid lines the road alignment or a cross section of the road Use the View gt Options menu to set grid and contour intervals See
47. sSectSurl gt entities as TIN surfaces 3D Difice layer name Orig _ Surface Divided Highway Ong_Surface001 pavement Divided Highway pavement 001 shoulder Divided Highway shoulder001 base Divided Highwaybase007 sub grade Divided Highway sub grade 001 Cancel Figure 6 4 Select LandXML Alignment s 6 4 3D Office Users Manual Importing and Opening an Alignment Importing Alignment Features A 3D Project file can import horizontal centerlines vertical profiles and cross sections from other files types To import a horizontal centerline click Alignment gt Import alignment gt Horizontal centerline gt From CLIP file plt Navigate to and select the plt CLIP file and click Open To import a vertical profile click Alignment gt Import alignment gt Vertical profile gt From CLIP file alz Navigate to and select the alz CLIP file and click Open To import a cross section click Alignment gt Import alignment gt X section gt lt file type gt Navigate to and select the desired file and click Open Cross sections can be imported from ISPOL files scl CLIP files trv and InRoads files soe Opening an Alignment in 3D Office Click File gt Open to open a 3D alignment file 2 Onthe Open dialog box navigate to the location of the file select the file type as Alignment rd3 select the desired file and click Open Figure 6 5 Look in QPPtpe lt OSC amp fs e
48. sign 20Project xml 2 Jetport 201nterch E2 Campground xML L2 OlympusSubdivisior 2 CarlsonSurvCADXML XML 2 Parcels xml Ei pipework xml 2 InFrasoft 20MX26 20Demo 20landxml 20data xml 2 rail xml Inroads existing xml L ROUTE202 XML lt Filename DivideHw xML Files of type LandXML XML files xml v Cancel Figure 6 3 Open LandXML File 3 On the Import LandXML alignment s dialog box select the desired alignment s Figure 6 4 on page 6 4 e Click the desired alignment s Hold down the Shift key to select groups of alignments Hold down the Ctrl key to select separate alignments P N 7010 0684 6 3 Alignment Files e Click Select All to select all available alignments The button becomes a Select First button to select only the first alignment When selecting all alignments any cross section surfaces associated with the selected alignments will display in the bottom pane 4 If the alignment selected in the top pane contains cross section surfaces click Import lt CrossSectionSurf gt as TIN surfaces to select de select the desired surfaces in the bottom pane By default all cross section surfaces will be imported as TIN surfaces Uncheck the box to prevent the surface from being imported The selected alignments from the LandXML file are added to the 3D Project file Import LandXML alignment s Road Alignments Divided Highway Select All I Import lt Cros
49. te EOP Side of centerline Leftright 0400 00 Figure 6 13 Apply Template to Centerline 3 Click OK on the Road template placement dialog box to place the template and view the result on the Plan View Figure 6 14 on page 6 11 If needed set view options to view template information see Setting View Options on page 6 38 for details 6 10 3D Office User s Manual Creating and Editing an Alignment in a 3D Project File Figure 6 14 Alignment with Templates Editing Templates Click Alignment gt Templates Select the template and click Edit 3 Click Add to add more elements or select an element and click Edit to change its parameters 4 When finished click OK until the main screen appears The changes are automatically applied to the alignment file Using Multiple Templates Use multiple templates for a complicated project with frequent or sudden changes for example when the road narrows and widens at spots along the way or in grade changes 1 Follow the steps in Creating Feature Line Templates on page 6 8 for each new template 2 When finished apply the templates as seen in Placing a Road Template on page 6 10 All templates within a single alignment must have the same number of elements on the respective road sides P N 7010 0684 6 11 Alignment Files Viewing and Editing Alignments To view an existing alignment in a 3D Project click Alignment gt Alignments The
50. the alignment in the horizontal plane Horizontal elements consist of straight segments curves and spiral curves Each segment has an associated beginning and ending station beginning and ending coordinates and curve parameters if it is a curve To view add or edit horizontal elements click Alignment gt Horizontal centerline The horizontal alignment table displays along with the plan view The table contains the following information about each horizontal element in the alignment file Figure 6 18 on page 6 16 Start station the starting station of the element Element the element type either Straight Curve PC PT Spiral TS SC or Spiral SC ST Curve Dir the direction of the curve either left or right Length the length of the element in the project units Radius the radius of the curve or spiral Start E X Start N Y the horizontal coordinates of the beginning point of the element Start Azi the starting azimuth direction of the element End station the ending station of the element To import a horizontal centerline see Importing Alignment Features on page 6 5 P N 7010 0684 6 15 Alignment Files Adding a Horizontal Element When selecting elements on the horizontal alignment table fields highlighted in yellow can be edited fields highlighted in red cannot be edited On the horizontal alignment table click Add The new element is added at the end of the horizontal
51. the selected template Road templates Templates Template placement flo SlBrk Figure 6 27 Road Templates Adding a Template The following procedure create a new template definition Once added the template is available to place along the horizontal alignment 1 On the Road templates dialog box click Add 2 Type aname for the new template on the Edit template dialog box and click Add to add elements to the new template Figure 6 28 on page 6 26 P N 7010 0684 6 25 Alignment Files Edit template ae Edit Delete coca Figure 6 28 Enter Template Name and Add Element 3 On the Template element dialog box select the type of element and enter the required information The fields differ depending on the element selected Figure 6 29 on page 6 27 Element type the type of element either Offset from CL Grade H Dist amp V Dist Curb or Side slope Offset from CL the offset from the centerline the first element will always have zero for the offset H Dist the horizontal distance of the element V Dist the vertical height of the element Grade the grade of the element Curb grade the curb grade Ditch width the ditch width Cut slope the cut slope Fill slope the fill slope 4 Click OK to add the element to the template 6 26 3D Office Users Manual Templates Template element Template element Template element Element
52. ting surfaces 1 Click Plane gt Planes to view all available plane surfaces in the 3D Project Select the plane surface to delete and click Delete 3 Click OK at the confirmation then OK on the Planes dialog box to apply the change to the file Comparing Surfaces When comparing surfaces 3D Office creates and opens a cut fill file Surface comparisons are useful for monitoring excavation or for determining the quantity of material that has been imported to or exported from the job site Comparing Surfaces in the Current File The compare surfaces in current file option is only available in 3D Project files not 3D Plane files 1 Click Plane gt Compare current plane surface gt With other surface in this project 2 On the Surfaces dialog box select the following and click OK Figure 7 13 on page 7 13 The Surface of type from the drop down list either TIN surface Road alignment surface or Plane surface Only the surface types that exist in the project will be available from this list e The desired surface in the surface list 7 12 3D Office User s Manual Comparing Surfaces Surfaces Surfaces of type TIN surface Nove20 TOPO Surface details Name NO vw20 TORO Number of tangles 365 Number of paints 159 Figure 7 13 Select Surface to Compare 3D Office compares the two surfaces and opens a Cut Fill view displaying the compared information Figure 7 14 3D Office CutFill2 Po Fil
53. ting a Grid Follow these steps to import a grid from a 3D Grid file into a 3D Project file 1 With a 3D Project file open click Grid gt Import grid gt From 3D grid file gd3 2 On the Open dialog box navigate to the location of the desired file select it and click Open Figure 8 1 on page 8 2 The information from the selected file is added to the 3D Project file P N 7010 0684 8 1 Grid Files Look in 3dme e Ee Grid1 gd3 File name Gridt gd3 Files of type Topcon GD3 files gd3 M Cancel Figure 8 1 Open 3D Grid File Opening a Grid File 1 To open a control point file click File gt Open 2 Onthe Open dialog box navigate to the location of the file select the file type as Grid surface gd3 select the desired file and click Open Figure 8 2 Look in 9 PP_topo File name Grid2 gd3 Files of type Grid surface gd3 v Cancel Figure 8 2 Open Grid File 3D Office User s Manual Creating a Grid Surface Creating a Grid Surface A grid surface represents elevation at specific intervals and two type of grid surfaces can be created in 3D Project files Using the selection rectangle option a rectangle is drawn on the surface that is aligned north south and east west Using the rotated rectangle selection a line is first drawn to show the orientation from start to end then a rectangle can be drawn with that same orientation
54. to confirm the deletion Figure 8 8 To undo the deletion click Edit Undo edit grid surfaces or press Ctrl Z Topcon 3D Office 2 Confirm the deletion of this surface i Cancel Figure 8 8 Delete Grid Surface Loading a Grid Surface from a TIN Surface 3D Office can load the 3D Grid surface with interpolated data from a TIN surface A TIN surface must exist in the 3D Project file You can select to either match the color origin interval from the TIN file or to enter a new color origin interval for the Grid surface 1 Click Grid gt Load current grid gt Load from TIN surface 2 Select the TIN surface to load grid data from 3 Select the coloration to apply to the grid and click OK Figure 8 9 on page 8 11 e Match to TIN color origin and enter the color origin e Match to TIN color interval and enter the color interval 8 10 3D Office User s Manual Loading a Grid Surface from a TIN Surface Load grid from TIN surface TIN surface Thursday May 25th 2006 5 58PM Coloration V Match TIN color origin V Match TIN color interval Color origin 910 763 Color interval 1 001 Figure 8 9 Load Grid Information from TIN Surface The Grid surface will load with information from the TIN surface Figure 8 10 gt JD Office Projoct4 Figure 8 10 Grid Surface Loaded with TIN Information Removing Grid Data To clear loaded TIN surface grid information click Grid gt Load current g
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