Inspect Line Nodes

The Inspect Line Nodes command enables you 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 create an Excel report.

  1. In the Measurement tab, select a line to report.
  2. Check the Add text on measurement box to place the measurements directly on the screen as you select each location.

    Note: The settings for text display are on the Text tab.

  3. Click Configure columns to nominate which measured values are displayed and reported.
  4. Click the Create Report button to create an excel file of the data in the Measurements text box.
  5. Click the Clear button to clear the measurements text box.
  6. Select the Text tab to draw the measurements taken and recorded in the Measurement tab.
  7. Define the Layer. A layer called Text – InspectLineNodes is automatically created.
  8. Select a Color.
  9. Select a text Style.
  10. Enter a text Height.
  11. Enter a Gap between the location and the start of the text. This moves the text to the left or right.
    • Check the Draw leader line with gap box to add a leader line when you add a gap.
  12. Check the Draw grade arrows box to annotate direction arrows and grade text on each segment.
  13. Check Align text square to line to draw text perpendicular to the line selected.
  14. Check Include data prefix to include the data type as a prefix. The values available depend on the mode.
    • 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.
  15. Click Create Text to create text of all the measurements taken and currently active on the Measurement tab.
  16. Click Clear Layer to delete everything on the selected layer that contains the text.

Example: