Generating a 2D Layout Table

You can generate a table that contains all alignment-related information for a single alignment, including points, curves, stationing, elevations, slopes in a 2D Layout view in the Sketcher Alignment app for vertical alignment design.

Before you begin:
  • Create a vertical alignment.
  • To account for the terrain elevation in the computation, select a terrain under the vertical alignment node. If you do not select a reference terrain, the generated table will neither display the terrain reference nor the elevation values related to the terrain.
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About Alignment Reports
  1. Open the Sketcher Alignment app for vertical alignment design. Either:
    • Double-click an existing vertical alignment in the tree or
    • Create a vertical alignment.
  2. From the tree or in the work area, select a vertical alignment instantiated in an alignment node under an alignment set.
    Alternatively, select the terrain under the vertical alignment node in the tree.
  3. Optional: In the Alignment options section of the Alignment assistant, select Additional points in table check box to add additional points in the 2D layout view with a regular spacing based on minor stationing interval.
  4. From the Alignment section of the action bar, select Table .


    The 2D Layout for 3D Design app opens. A 2D layout view that contains a sheet and an auxiliary view is created. The view contains the alignment table, the vertical sketch geometry and the terrain reference curve. The scale of the view is automatically computed based on the sheet size and alignment length to fit the sheet format.
  5. Optional: Filter the table content by customizing the TableFilter.xsl sample file provided along with Civil Engineering 3D Design in win_b64\resources\Civil\Alignment. For more information, see Procedure to customize the Export Report command.
  6. Optional: From 2D Layout for 3D Design, generate a drafting of the current alignment 2D layout view provided that you have the required license.