Run a Station Offset Elevation Report

Use the Station Offset Elevation Report to create a list of the station, offset, and elevation for any of the following (in relation to an alignment):

Named, unconnected points
Stored cross-section nodes
Surface cross-section nodes

Results in the report are sorted first by station, then by offset (from left to right, based on the direction of the alignment), and then by elevation (from highest to lowest).

Prerequisites:

License; See the Subscription Plans page. For a license matrix by command, see the License page in the TBC Community. Also see View and manage licensed features.
Alignment
Points, stored-cross-sections, or a surface (or corridor surface)

To access the command:

Select Reports > Report Options in the Quick Access Toolbar and double-click Station Offset Elevation Report.

To run a Station Offset Elevation Report:

Select a horizontal alignment (HAL) in the Alignment box.
In the Start station and End station boxes, enter the station range within which you want to report on points and nodes. These settings default to the first and last stations of the alignment.
In the Type group, select an option for the type of objects you want to report on:
- Points and lines - Select this to report the station, offset, and elevation of selected points and reference lines in relation to the alignment. You can then opt to include key alignment points as well.
- Stored cross-sections - Select this to report the station, offset, and elevation of nodes in stored cross-sections that reside on a specific layer. Skip to step 5.
- Surface cross-sections - Select this to report the station, offset, and elevation of nodes in surface cross-sections ('slices'). You can then specify where to slice the surface. Skip to step 6.
If you selected the Points and lines option:
1. From the Points and lines box, pick points (in the Plan View) to report on, or click Options for additional selection methods. Any points that you select that fall outside of the station range you specified above will not be reported. Do not select the alignment.
2. Include key horizontal alignment points - Check this box to report on key HAL points.
3. Compute points at C/L - Check this box to report an additional point at the centerline of the alignment.
4. Include key vertical alignment points - Check this box to report on key vertical alignment (VAL) points.
  Note: When duplicate alignment points occur at the same station, they are only reported once.
  Note: The codes for the alignment points appear report's in the Feature code column.
1. Include line points - Check this box to report the elevation, station, offset, and depth of a selected line relative to the corridor. Then select a surface and specify a station interval. The depth will be from the surface to the line. The station interval is measured along the corridor. The points reported will also include the nodes of the line.
If you selected Stored-cross-sections:
1. In the From layer list, select the layer on which the cross-sections reside (the list is filtered to include only layers that contain stored-cross-sections). Alternately, you can click one of the stored cross-sections and all the other cross-sections on the same layer will be selected.
If you selected Surface cross-sections:
1. Select the surface you want to slice and report on in the Surface list.
2. In the Left width and Right width boxes, specify how far to extend the surface slices on either side of the alignment. You can pick in the plan view to set the widths.
  Note: Since the alignment itself denotes a zero offset, the left offset value typically should be a negative number.
- Station interval - Specify the distance you want between surface cross-sections along the alignment. The surface is sliced at the interval you specify to create the cross-sections. The nodes that will be reported on are where the cross-section intersects with surface triangle edges.
- Slice at even stations - Select this to round where the surface is sliced to the nearest station interval from 0+00. For example, if you specify a starting station of 0+10 and an interval of 50:
  - with the box checked, the surface is sliced at 10, 50, 100, etc. (subsequent slices are incremented from 0+00)
  - with the box unchecked, the surface is sliced at 10, 60, 110, 160, etc. (subsequent slices are incremented from the start station)
- Slice at horizontal alignment points - Select this to report on nodes sliced at key HAL points.
- Slice at vertical points - Select this to report on nodes sliced at key VAL points.
- Report on the template - Select this to report the points along the actual template rather than the surface that gets created from the template. When a surface is created along an arc, there can be a slight difference between what is interpolated on a chord versus the points that would be created if the template is applied at that station.
Make choices in the Report Options group:
- To report on the slope between points or nodes (going from left to right based on the alignment's direction) when your selected data includes a stored or surface cross-section, check the Include slope box.
- Check the Include northing/easting box to report on the grid coordinate of each selected point/node.
  Note: The coordinate format is based on your Coordinate Display Order as set in the Units section of Project Settings.
- Check the Include elevation change box to report the elevation difference between the centerline and the point being reported.
Choose an Output option:
- Load data into Excel - Select this to open the unformatted data in Microsoft^® Excel.
- Save data into CSV file - Select this to save the report as a comma separated file without opening it in Excel or the Report View.
- Display data in Report View - Select this to show the formatted report within Trimble Business Center.
Click OK. The report appears in the Report View or Excel.


Selected Report Components
Point ID	For stored cross-section nodes, point IDs are listed as "stored" For interpolated surface nodes, point IDs are listed using the name of the surface, or (if the slice crosses a named breakline) the name of the breakline.
Station Offset Elevation	Thes show the 3D location of the point being reported, either along the alignment or relative to the alignment at the same station.
Slope	The first point or node at each station will have no slope because slopes are reported in relation to the previous point/node (from left to right in relation to the direction of the alignment) Reported slope values are based on your Project Settings > Unit > Vertical Angle (run-to-rise or vice-versa). Note: For corridor surface cross-sections, slope reporting is generally relative to the centerline. If a segment slopes down from the centerline, the slope is negative. For any of the three types (points, stored cross-sections, or surface cross-sections), when the points/nodes stretch across the centerline, the centerline point is interpolated. This allows the slope to change from negative to positive.
Elevation change	Shows the delta elevation as measured between the elevation of the centerline and the elevation of the offset point, not from offset point to offset point.
Depth	For the Surface cross-sections option, this reports the vertical distance between the point and the reference surface.
Feature code	For points, any associated feature codes (or codes for key alignment points) are listed in the report's Feature code column. For stored cross-sections, the codes from the Names column in the Stored Cross-section Editor are listed.
Station equations	Station equation zones (with start and end stations) are reported automatically so that you can understand changes in station values for reported points/nodes.
Superelevation	Coordinates (not station, offset, elevation information) for superelevation points (begin superelevation, begin maximum superelevation, end maximum, and end superelevation) are reported automatically.

To change report settings:

Select Reports > Report Options in the Quick Access Toolbar.