I'm looking for 3D inverse report option of as-built points in reference to centerline file and profile. I'm trying to avoid to create points manually from CL/Pro and then list slope dist between pairs that's available under cogo/inverse. I'm dealing with couple of hundred points. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Don't you get thee report from cl offset command?
As suggested, it's likely the Centerline -- Calculate Offsets routine should be able to get you the desired information:
Once the CL and PRO files are established, you can use the SS (Selection Set) option to bulk select points in your drawing and the Report Formatter can be used to create highly customized output.
Ladd,
This method still lists offsets as hz dist. I need slope distance.
Tech support told us that this option is not available at this moment, but it's on the wish list.
> This method still lists offsets as hz dist. I need slope distance.
I'm logging an improvement request with the Carlson programming team related to the Report Formatter for the Edit User Fields to handle this scenario but you can obtain the same result by exporting the report to something like Excel:
Once in Excel, you can can use a formula to derive the slope distance through the "Value" of the offset and the elevation difference ("cut") reported (C cells are the Offset, D cells are the Cut):
>=SQRT(VALUE(MID(C2,2,7))^2+D2^2)
Thanks, we cam up with different method, but we'll use your idea as a check. Thanks again!