Carlson survey 2011: lines by station & offset

There isn't an ability to do that yet. I have wanted that since I was using the software over 12 years ago. I can do that all day long in C3D. It is a very useful command to add. I'm using Carlson on a daily basis, and it's very frustrating having to place nodes or points to then play dot to dot.

> I've defined a centerline alignment & stationed it. Now, I'd like to draw the boundaries of several appropriations, the limits of which are described by sta. & os., without creating points and then connecting the dots.
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> There was a nifty command to do this in LDD, but I can't find it in Carlson.

Can you provide me with the name of the command in LDD and/or provide me with a sample data set of the type of data you have to work with? I'll see what I can do to assist.

Ladd,

In LDD 2000r, it's under the "Lines/Curves" menu as "Line by Station/Offset"

After defining an alignment and setting it as current, like say from Sta.2+50 at Az. 45° to Sta. 4+25, thence at Az. 135° to Sta.9+00, etc., one then enters Sta. & O/S values for the endpoints of the segments;

Sta. O/S
2+85 33' rt.
3+65 50' rt.
Etc. etc.

and the software draws the lines in the appropriate locations.

Thanks for responding, Ladd!

I'm not sure for whom you're a bigger asset, your employer or us Beer-leggers, but you're a peach in any case (even if the programmers back at the batcave don't add this routine).

SS

Check to see if the Draw -- 2D Polyline routine will get you what you need:

When you hit the Command line aspect of the routine, you'll want to enter:

>[Continue/Extend/Follow/Offset/OPtions/]: o
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>CL File/: c (pick your CL file)
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>[Exit/]: 285
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>[Exit/]: 33
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>[Exit/Undo/]: 365
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>[Exit/Undo/]: 50
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>Segment length: 81.79, Total length: 81.79
>[Exit/Undo/]: e

I hope this helps.

As my daughter says, "Suhweeeeet...."

Thanks again! U da man!

SS