About Alignment Reports

The report consists of detailed alignment information that are displayed in a table. The information is exported to an output XML file.

The report can be a .html file or an .xls file that consists of the summary and details of a single created alignment. An alignment report is generated based on the date and time. Generating a new report overwrite the previous one. If you modify an alignment, for which a report was created you must generate a new report to account for the modifications. The report displays the following information under specific nodes:

• Position including stationing values
• Geolocated position
• Cumulative distance: The cumulative distance along alignment from start station
• Distance: The distance from previous point
• Elevation: The Z elevation of the point.
• Terrain elevation: The Z elevation of the terrain at this point (only if terrain curve has been selected, else 0).
• Difference elevation: The elevation difference between the point and the terrain. If positive it is embankment (fill) else if it is negative it is excavation (cut).
• Horizontal alignment geometry types and parameters: Alignment lines and curves: types of geometry (line, arc, transition) on horizontal alignment along with geometrical parameters values such as length and radius
• Vertical alignment geometry types and parameters
• Slopes and gradients: Types of geometry on vertical alignment (line, arc) on vertical alignment along with geometrical parameters values such as gradient (in case of line type) and radius.

The Table command enables you to create a 2D layout view along with 2D layout data stored in the 3DEXPERIENCE under the 3D shape that contains the alignment.

• : The vertical alignment curve
• : The reference terrain curve (if previously selected)
• : Vertical reference lines on each characteristic point: stations from horizontal alignment and transition points between geometries on vertical alignment.
• : The alignment table

The report and the directory containing support files are saved on the local drive at the specified location. By default, the report directory is created in the AppData directory as AlignmentReport.

The directory, for example C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Temp\AlignmentReport contains the following support files:

• XSL files that contain presentation information (for html and Excel)
• A full output xml report: FullReport.xml, regardless the selected format. This xml file contains information related to the selected alignment. The data is displayed under main nodes and child nodes.
• The report files (xls and or html files)

You can save and export alignment data in different output file formats as well as generate a 2D layout table that can be filtered.

The Export Alignment Report and Table functions are based on the XSL technology. HTML and Excel formats are provided along withExport Alignment Report by default (circled in yellow in the figure below). XML and XSL files are combined to generate various output formats:

The BIM manager can modify:

• Export Alignment Report function so the output format proposed may be different or he can customize the layout by filtering alignment data.
• Table function available in the Alignment Sketcher (vertical) using the TableFilter.xsl to filter alignment data.