It seems like it would be very simple but in 2 different projects I have a need to compare the profiles of multiple lines. I select a line, then right click, then select “open in profile viewer”. Perfect, I can see the profile of my line, now I try to add a second line, it opens in a new profile viewer tab on its own.
One project I have engineer told me ignore contours where they cross features, instead all features are dependent on existing pavement grade at the future EOP/face of gutter pan line. I took a rover and shot on existing top pavement every 2-3 foot along this line. I created a linestring using those points. From that line I offset to create flowline, TBC, both edges of sidewalk etc. I don’t want a break point every 2-3 foot so I turn line markings on and analyze which vpi to remove/ average out.
I would like to be able to see my TBC and parallel sidewalk in the same profile viewer to see if their profiles match or if I have staggered breakpoints.
Second project my operator called and told me he thinks the top of a culvert pipe that goes under a road will be close to the surface. I brought it up in TBC and found the top pipe to be lower than top of pavement, but higher than sub base. I would like to screenshot a profile view to RFI the engineer and show where it crosses. Is this possible?
Ho;d the Shift key down when you select the second profile - then it gets computed in the stationing of the first line and added to the Profile Viewer for the first line.
Video covering this can be found at this link
Search Profile Viewer on community and it is the first hit!
Thank you very much, I apologize but I don’t see a link to a video. I tried the shift 20 times before posting, but I was trying to hold shift before clicking the second line. If holding shift while/ before right clicking, profile viewer doesn’t show as an option. I have gotten it to work after reading your response.
If the link was to the post you made in june 2020, the videos appear blank for me. Possibly my organization firewall is blocking? Is there anyway someone could email me the videos? jradke@vasiteworks.com
Thanks.
I emailed the post link to myself and there is 2 videos in your 2020 post on tips and tricks. The first video is blank but the second plays on mobile and is 3:06 min.
Took me few time also to get the trick down. This helps me when I use the Adjust line elevation command. To check that the line adjust to match another line. Now, Im waiting for a Vertical Hal viewer command to view a Val and a Line profile together or two Vals.
the second question. This would be best in corridor and create a cross-section view. The corridor you can add those 3D lines which will show up (top pavement, pipe, etc.) I have found that creating a Dynaview (screen shot) and paste to a plot sheet work and even quicker if you have a PDF viewer like Bluebeam to do the mark up.
just one of those one quick cross section view with some quick annotations. I think its fast to print/plot and make some quick annotation for some redline or exhibit work.
I use markups to callout issues or questions in certain areas. I use markups to show elevations of something that would be overly congested if I had that layer turned on when creating a .jpg using a plotbox.(either to many lines or vpi labels would overlap) Many times if I have to stake out something, I create my offset points in Trimble Business Center. I use markups to give the offset and what it’s too. (In attached example, where the points are was pavement. I placed nail in road for each offset, but I couldn’t place stakes, and paint gets covered with dust. It’s especially helpful when something lines up so one group of offset points can be used to horizontally find multiple points. It gets confusing to write on the stake off 5’, cut 1.3’ to object A and off 15’ fill 3.2 to object B. Using plotbox and bluebeam markups lets the field guys visualize how the points relate to what they are to install/ build.
