To create an alignment using points

You can define an alignment using points in the job or from features (points, lines, and arcs) in a file.

  1. Tap and select Key in / Alignment by points.
  2. Tap New.

  3. To enter the point names that define the alignment:

    Enter... To...
    1,3,5 Create a line between points 1 to 3 to 5
    1–10 Create lines between all points from 1 through 10
    1,3,5–10 Create a line between points 1 to 3, to 5, and 5 through 10
    1(2)3 Create an arc between points 1 and 3, through point 2
    1(2,L)3

    2 (Center point), L (left) or R (right)

    Create a Left hand arc between points 1 and 3, with point 2 as the center point
    1(100,L,S)3

    1 to 3, radius=100, L (left) or R (right), L (large) or S (small)

    Create a Left hand Small arc between points 1 and 3 with a radius of 100

  4. Select Store alignment and enter an Alignment name.

    This is the name used for the RXL file created when the alignment is stored.

  5. Enter the String name.
  6. Enter values for the Start station and the Station interval.
  7. To offset the alignment, tap Offset. See To offset an alignment.
  8. Tap Store.

When you define an alignment using features in a file, the alignment has a vertical component if the linework has elevations.

  1. Select the file that contains the features you want to use.

    1. Tap in the map toolbar to open the Layer manager and select the Map files tab.

    2. To add the file, tap Add and select the file. Tap Accept.
    3. In the Map files tab, tap the file twice to make features in the file visible and selectable in the map. A check mark inside a square indicates the features are selectable.
    4. Tap Accept.
  2. In the map, select the features that will define the alignment.
  3. Tap and hold in the map and select Key in alignment.
  4. Select Store alignment and then enter a Name, Start station, and the Station interval.
  5. Tap Store.