To create an alignment using elements

To define a new alignment, you can key in the definition or select items in the map and then create the alignment from the selected items. When working from the map you can select points, lines, or arcs in the job or in DXF, STR, SHP, or LandXML files.

Once an alignment is defined, you can edit it as required.

The Putkistot software provides complete functionality for managing alignments, including handling transitions and superelevations. Only the most common features used for pipelines are documented here. For information on the less common features you can use for pipeline alignments, refer to the Roads section of the Trimble Access Help.

  1. Tap and select Key in / Alignment by elements.

  2. Tap New.

  3. Enter a name for the RXL file.
  4. To define a new road from an existing RXL definition, enable the Copy existing road switch and then select the file to copy from. The file must be in the current project folder.

  5. To define a new RXL, select the method you will use to key in each component.

    1. To define the horizontal alignment you can use the:

    2. Select the transition type. For details on supported transition types, refer to the Trimble Access Roads Help.

    3. To define the vertical alignment or the vertical geometry of additional strings you can use the:

  6. Tap Accept.

    The list of components that can be defined for the road appears.

    If the list of components shows only Horizontal alignment, Vertical alignment, and Station equations.

    To change the entry method or the transition type, tap Options. However, once you have entered two or more elements defining the horizontal or vertical alignment definition, the entry method and transition type cannot be changed.

  7. Select each component and define it as required.

  8. To save your changes at any time, tap Store.

    The RXL definition screen closes and the software shows the map.

  1. If the items you want to select are not visible in the map, tap in the map toolbar to open the Tasonhallinta and select the Karttatiedostot tab. Select the file and then make the appropriate layer(s) visible and selectable.

  2. In the map, tap the items that will define the horizontal alignment.

    The order in which items are selected and the direction of the lines, arcs, or polygons defines the direction of the horizontal alignment.

    If the items have elevations, then the elevations are used to define the vertical alignment.

  3. Tap and hold in the map and select Key in alignment.
  4. Enter the alignment name, start station, and station interval.

  5. Tap Accept.

  • The Putkistot software treats all distances, including station and offset values, as grid distances. The value in the Distances field in the Cogo Settings screen has no effect on the alignment definition or the way alignment distances are displayed.
  • If a ground coordinate system is defined in the job, the grid coordinates are, in effect, also ground coordinates.