Command Description
The Inspect Line Nodes command allows the user the ability to select a line and report the elevation, chainage, azimuth, and grades for all the nodes along the line. Annotate results to a text layer and/or create an Excel report.
Measurement Tab
- Select a line to report.
- Check the Add text on measurement box to place the measurements directly on the screen as you select each location. The settings for text display are on the Text tab.
- The Configure columns button allows the user to nominate which measured values are displayed in the measurements text box and reported.
- Press the Create Report button to create an Excel file of the data in the Measurements text box.
- Press the Clear button to clear the measurements text box.
Text Tab
- Go to the Text tab to draw the measurements taken and recorded in the measurement tab to text.
- Define the Layer – A layer called “Text – InspectLineNodes” is automatically created.
- Choose a Colour.
- Choose a text Style.
- Enter a text Height.
- Enter a Gap between the location and the start of the text (moves to the left or right).
- Check the Draw leader line with gap box to add a leader line when a gap has been used.
- Check the Draw grade arrows box to annotate direction arrows and grade text on each segment.
- Check Align text square to line to draw text perpendicular to the line selected.
- Check Include data prefix to include the “Data” type as a prefix to the text on screen. The values available will depend on the mode chosen.
- Chainage – Chainage of nodes along the line.
- Elevation – Elevation of nodes along the line.
- Segment Grade – Horizontal Slope between nodes on the line.
- Segment Azimuth – Azimuth between nodes on the line.
- Segment Slope Dist – The 3D slope distance between nodes on the line.
- Create Text button will create text of all the measurements taken and currently active on the Measurement tab.
- Clear Layer button will delete everything on the selected layer that contains the text.
Example: Report & Visual in TBC