Profile and Section Views

Profile Views

Scale

The scale must be 1”=10’, 1”=20’, 1”=30’, 1”=40’, 1”=50’, 1”=60’, 1”=80’, 1”=100’, 1”=120’, 1”=150’, etc… It must be something engineers in the field can use their ruler to scale up from the profile view.

Spacing

Make the cross section spacing equal so that the cross sections fit within the viewport (e.g. 1”=40’ works well for ANSI D).

Quality Checking 

Make sure only things that should be in a cross-section are there and that everything that needs to be there is there:

• ground surface profiles
• boring ID (PDI, waste characterization, etc...) points
• The boring ID should be the original surveyed elevation of the boring
• Do not alter the boring ID elevation
• sample (specific analyte, TCLP, etc...) data points
• 3D solids (lithology, waste characterization, etc...) from geotechnical module
• Waste characterization 3D solids should be sent to back and have a transparency of 50.
• Set the "show transparency" option to yes when publishing figures.
• labeled terminal excavation 3D polylines
• labeled hatching and annotation
• To help determine exact locations, add PVIs to where the feature intersects with alignment:
• roads
• alleyways
• buildings
• etc...

Make sure the visual makes sense:

• There should be a boring ID above all of the associated 3D solids and data points.
• The boring IDs should be in the appropriate profiles.
• Make sure all of the boring ID and data labels are visible.
• Make sure everything in the plan and profile view has a corresponding key in the legend.
• Layfrz features in plan view that should only be in profile view.

Make sure all of the data is accurate and up-to-date. Question the data and think through the process.
Make sure all of the information on the title block is accurate and up-to-date.

Formatting 3D Solids for Publishing

Change the 2D wireframe visual style to 500 contour lines from 0 contour lines (the last step before publishing because this will slow down CAD):

Click on the view ribbon

Select the down/right arrow at the bottom of the visual styles tab

Change the contours from 0 to 500

 

Adding Hatching

Open the individual profile view properties.
Go to the “Hatch” Tab.
Add new "fill area" hatches (landfill example):

• Consolidation
• Upper: Subgrade
• Lower: Existing
• Material: Fill Material
• Cover
• Upper: Final Grade
• Lower: Cover Bottom (Subgrade pasted into Existing)
• Material: Multiple Boundary Material

Section Views

Adding Materials To Section Views

Materials are added through the sample lines.
Navigate to the alignment – sample line groups – sample line group in Toolspace.
Right-click on the sample line group and select properties.
Go to the “Material List” Tab.
Click “Add New Material.”
Cut: materials are oriented with the surface as the bottom and the end depth as the top
Add new materials (landfill example):

 

• Consolidation (Fill Material)
• Above: Existing
• Below: Subgrade
• Cover (Multiple Boundary Material)
• Above: Cover Bottom (Subgrade pasted into Existing)
• Below: Final Grade