Autodesk 23703-010008-1600A - Civil 3D 2006 Essentials, Manual

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Create a Proposed Profile from Scratch Using the
Editor
By clicking the button on the Profile Layout Tool toolbar, you open a
dialog box where you can create the profile by typing in PVI stations, elevations
and vertical curve information. If you look at the top of this dialog box, you’ll
notice that you can now create asymmetrical vertical curves.
Create a Proposed Profile from Scratch
Graphically
You use the Profile Layout Tools to create the geometry. You can not draw it
using AutoCAD and then convert it into a profile later as you could in Land
Desktop.
By clicking the button, you can select either Draw Tangents or Tangents
with Curves. On the drop-down menu, you can also select Curve Settings to
set the defaults. Once the command is initiated, you can simply draw the
Proposed Profile. As the profile is drawn, all of the necessary annotation is
created automatically.
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