PRELSECT Macro
BackMetric Sample
MOSS
SECTION DRAW FILE 11/00
**US RTE. 302**
MOSS
NEWDPF,PSECTMC1M
DRAW,PSECTMC1M,PDESIGN
900,PRELSECT
FD='',HS=100,VS=100,LR=MC1M,CS=E,PS='',FS=D,
PROJ='HARTS PDESIGN',TITLE='US RTE. 302',IN=10,
LV='',GBK='',AD=ABS,OL=-30,OR=30,XS=11400,XE=11620,
YT=3,TR=TRUN,SL=140,SW=85,YO=3
806,RED
808,4=.1
868,X,4=5,11400,,.5,11620,,270
999
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Imperial Sample
MOSS
EASTON-WOODSTOCK 12971
NEWDPF,PSECTMA02
DRAW,PSECTMA02,PALIGN
900,PRELSECT
FD='',HS=10,VS=10,LR=MA02,CS=E,FS=D,PS='',
IN=50,GBK='',TR=TRUN,SL=400,SW=32.5,
ML=1,MR=1,MT=1,MB=1,CSC=CYAN,TITLE='NH 112',
PROJ='EASTON-WOODSTOCK',XS=126300,XE=127300,LV=''
805,RED
806,RED
868,D,4=5,126300,,.5,127300,,270
999
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Metric values are shown in italics
NOTE: All strings to be drawn must be in the SAME MODEL and created from identical reference strings !
Required variables are shown in bold.
PV = Positive value
NV = Negative value
CV = Character value
|
Description |
Alt. |
Default |
| Indicates that this is the first drawing on a sheet | '' | 000 |
| This drawing is to be overplotted on the previous drawing | '' | 000 |
| Note: Either FD or OD must be set to '' | ||
| Sheet length (inches/cm) | PV | 36/100 |
| Sheet width (inches/cm) | PV | 24/85 |
| Frame | FRAM | NOFR |
| Left margin (in/cm) | PV | 1/2 |
| Bottom margin (in/cm) | PV | 1/2 |
| Right margin (in/cm) | PV | 1/2 |
| Top margin (in/cm) | PV | 1/2 |
| Horizontal scale (in:ft/m:m) | PV | --- |
| Vertical scale (in:ft/m:m) | PV | --- |
| Paged or non-paged drawing | NOPA | PAGE |
| Horizontal dist. between sections (in/cm) | PV | 1/2.5 |
| Vertical distance between sections (in/cm) | PV | 1/2.5 |
| Direction of station increment | DOWN | UP |
Model Details: Existing Strings
| XS and/or YS | Start point on reference string (S.P.R.D.) | PV | 1st pt. |
| XE and/or YE | End point on reference string (S.P.R.D.) | PV | last pt. |
| XO | Displacement between the left most point of the section and the left edge of the grid in the model's units | PV | '' |
| YO | Displacement between the bottom most point of the section and the bottom of the grid in the model's units | PV | 30/10 |
| NOTE : Specify either (XO, YO) or (HDL, VDL). | |||
| YT | Displacement between the top most point of the section and the top of the grid in the model's units per the number of strings | PV | 20/10 |
| HDL | Horizontal datum on line | PV | 1st point |
| VDL | Vertical datum level on section NOTE: When using VDL also include YO='' |
PV | lowest point |
| DAT | Datum level option | 000 | '' |
| PA | Paged or non-paged drawing | PAGE | NOPA |
| TITLE | Title option | CV | '' |
| PROJ | Project identification annotation | CV | '' |
| TS | Text size for both 'TITLE' & 'PROJ' (in/cm) | PV | 0.45/1 |
Section Placement And Annotation
| Number of rows of sections per sheet | PV | 20 |
| Number of columns of sections per sheet | PV | 20 |
| Text color | CV | BLAC |
| Level text size | PV | .09/.23 |
| Station text size | PV | .25/.65 |
| Project identification annotation | CV | '' |
| Title option | CV | '' |
| Displacement between the bottom most point of the section string and the bottom of the grid in the models units (cannot be used if VDL is defined). | PV | 20/5 |
| Displacement between the top most point of the section string and the top of the grid in the models units | PV | 10/4 |
| Datum level (can't be used if YO is defined) on section | PV | lowest pt. |
| Specify width of section as offset from centerline (ABS) or offset from first and last point on section (ADD). | ADD | ABS |
| If AD=ABS then: | ||
| Maximum offset left of centerline. | NV | -105/-35 |
| Maximum offset right of centerline. | PV | 105/35 |
| If AD=ADD then: | ||
| ( The values of 'OL' and 'OR' MUST be changed! ) | ||
| Absolute value of offset to be applied to the left of the leftmost point on each section. | PV | 105/35 |
| Absolute value of offset to be applied to the right of the rightmost point on each section. | PV | 105/35 |
MODEL DETAILS: EXISTING STRINGS
| Reference string on which sections are based (MUST BE IN SECTION OR REFERENCE MODEL) | CV | --- | |
| CS | Initial character of cross-section set | CV | --- |
| Start point on reference string (S.P.R.D.) | PV | 1st pt. | |
| XE and/or YE | End point on reference string (S.P.R.D.) | PV | last pt. |
| IN | Station interval at which sections are to be drawn | PV | '' |
| LV | Draw the centre line level annotation | '' | 000 |
| NOTE: Elevation extracted from the REFERENCE string LR not from the section | |||
| CSC | Line color of first section set and station annotation | CV | Blue |
MODEL DETAILS: PROPOSED STRINGS
| Option to draw proposed section string(default, off) | '' | 000 | |
| FS | Initial character of proposed section strings to be drawn | CV | '' |
| L | Option to annotate the proposed section with labels of points intersected by sections | '' | 000 |
| FSC | Line color of proposed section string | CV | BLAC |
MODEL DETAILS: EXTRA FEATURES
| XSD | Add detail strings created by XSDETAIL UPM | '' | 000 |
MAJOR GRID VARIABLES:
| G | Grid option (default, grid on) | |
| Grid type | NOGR/EDGE/CROS | FULL |
| Horizontal grid interval (ft/m) | PV | 10/2 |
| YG | Vertical grid interval (ft/m) | PV |
| NOTE: Only positive values for 'HG' and 'YG' will be accepted. | ||
| Option to draw a window around each section (default, on) | 000 | '' |
| Grid text color | CV | BLAC |
MINOR GRID VARIABLES:
GBK |
Background grid option (default, grid on) | 000 | |
|
NOTE: Use GBK=000 when you want to display the sections at the terminal. |
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| GBI | Background grid interval | NV | -1/-0.2 |
| NOTE: The value of 'GBI' should always be negative. | |||
| GBKC | Background grid color | CV |
ODD STATIONED SECTIONS AT FIXED INTERVAL :
| OS | Option to specify reference interval from which intervals are measured | '' | 000 |
| RIN | Reference Interval | PV | 100 |
NOTE: Sections will be drawn at a station only if that station minus the Reference interval is a multiple of the specified stationing interval (i.e. IN ).
Example: Without the OS option, incremental odd stations cannot be drawn.
I.E with XS= 3+00 , XE= 9+00 , IN= 200 ; sections will be drawn at 3+00 , 4+00 , 6+00 etc. BUT with XS= 3+00 , XE= 9+00 , IN= 200 , OS= '' , RIN= 100 sections will be drawn at 3+00 , 5+00 , 7+00 etc. (because STA - 'RIN' is a multiple of 'IN' [ 5+00 - 100 = 4+00])
Default variables defined in this MACRO are appropriate for plotting sections at 1" = 10' for Imperial projects and 1:100 for metric. Listed below are suggested variables to use for 1" = 5' (1:50) scale plots.
Imperial: HS=5, VS=5, HG=5, YG=5, YO=10, YT=5, GBI=0.5
Metric: HS=50,VS=50,HG=1,YG=1, YO=2, YT=1, GBI=-0.1