Modifying aligned hardscapes with profile lines
The hardscape surface geometry can be modified with profile lines. The hardscape profile commands can be accessed from the Object Info palette or from a hardscape drop-down context menu.
To add a profile line for modifying the hardscape surface:
Switch to Top/Plan view.
Select the hardscape. From the Object Info palette or the drop-down context menu, click Add Profile.
Draw the profile line. Click to start the profile, click again to set the end, and click a third time to specify the direction to look toward.
From the Object Info palette, click Edit Profile.
Alternatively, right-click on the hardscape and select Edit Profile from the context menu, or select Edit Profile from the hardscape profile drop-down context menu.
In hardscape profile mode, available tools display in a special Profile Edit palette. This palette is only available within the hardscape profile mode. The view switches to a Front view; the X axis represents the vector indicated by the profile line in Top/Plan view, and the Y axis represents elevation changes along the profile line.
Use the tools on the Profile Edit palette to modify the profile shape. The Reshape tool can add vertices and move them to reshape the profile; see Reshaping objects. The end vertices can only be moved vertically; interior vertices can be moved along the profile and adjusted vertically. Unnecessary vertices can be deleted.
The hardscape profile can be edited from the Object Info palette.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Show Elevations |
Displays profile line elevation values |
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Show Grades |
Displays profile line grade values |
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Show Slope Arrows |
Displays the direction of the slope |
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Grade Def |
Select the type of display for the slope (percent, rise/run ratio, or angle) |
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Vertex parameters |
When the hardscape profile has been modified, click Exit Hardscape Profile (or select the identically-named command from the Modify menu) to apply the changes and return to the drawing.
From the hardscape Object Info palette, control the appearance of the profile displayed in Name (scroll through the Profile list by clicking on the arrows to display the profile name to edit).
Select the various Show options to enable the display of the profile labels, and the profile itself, on the hardscape. The profile line and its parameters always display when the hardscape is selected.
Profile appearance can be adjusted by clicking Profile Line Marker Styles to add markers at one or both ends of the profile line.
In Profile Line Class, select <Hardscape Class> to place the profile in the same class as the hardscape; select a class, or create a new class, to control profile line appearance and visibility.
Reverse the direction of the profile line by clicking Reverse Direction.
Delete the selected profile line completely by clicking Delete Profile.
On the drawing, move the control points at either end of the profile line to reposition them.
