Create Connect Instructions
The Connect instruction defines a line segment between two nodes in a template.
To create a new Connect template instruction:
- Display the Edit Corridor Template command pane for the template for which you want to create a new Connect instruction as described in Create Corridor Template Instructions.
- If instructions are displayed in the Instructions list, do the following. Otherwise, proceed to step 3.
- In the Instructions list, select the instruction after or before which you want to insert the new instruction.
- Click the Add Instruction button located at the top of the Edit Corridor Template command pane.
- In the Instruction Type drop-down list, select Connect Nodes.
- In the From node drop-down list, select the node at which you want the new line segment to start.
Tip: You can also pick the 'from' or 'to' node in the graphic pane of the template editor. To make the locations of nodes more obvious, select Options > Show node labels at the bottom of the editor.
- In the To node drop-down list, select the node at which you want the new line segment to end. Or, select the node in the template view.
- In the Material layers list, check boxes for the material layers on which you want the line segment created by the instruction to appear. Selecting a layer is optional. However, if you do not select a layer, no line segment is created. Corridor line segments are displayed in the Plan View and 3D View. If you export the corridor, they are used to create the exported corridor surface. For additional information on material layers, see Create, Edit, and Delete Material Layers.
- If you have any of the boxes for subgrades checked in the Material layers group, the Material above list is enabled. Select a pre-defined material as the material above the instruction that you are editing, or select <New> to open the Material and Site Improvement Manager where you can define materials. If shrinkage, bulkage, or compaction factors have been specified for an earthen material, they will be used in any corridor volume calculations. For additional information on material layers, see Understanding Corridor Material Layers and Corridor Surfaces and Create, Edit, and Delete Material Layers.
Note: The use of material layers requires a 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.
- Do one of the following:
- Click the Add After buttonto insert the new instruction after the selected instruction in the Instructions list.
- Click the Add Before buttonto insert the new instruction before the selected instruction in the Instructions list.
Note: If there are no instructions in the Instructions list, click either button to insert the new instruction as the first instruction in the list.
The new instruction is inserted into the Instruction list. The new line segment (if created) is displayed in the template view. The fields are cleared and you can repeat this procedure to create and add more instructions to the template.
Note: Once you have created corridor template instructions for one side of a corridor centerline, you can use the Mirror Instructions command button (located at the top of the Edit Corridor Template pane) to copy them to the other side of the centerline with reversed offsets. This can save you time and help you avoid errors when creating a corridor template. See Mirror Corridor Template Instructions for more information.
