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Click Select
on the vertical toolbar.
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On the horizontal ribbon, set the Locate Filter box to Shape, and then select a prismatic shape.
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On the Place Prismatic Shape Ribbon, select a cross-section type in the Cross- Section Type list.
If you select Sketch in the Cross-Section Type list, you must sketch the cross-section using the Path commands before you can edit properties.
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Click Properties
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On the Prismatic Shape Properties Dialog, click the Cross-Section tab.
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Define values for each dimension of the cross-section. Letters such as A, B, and C represent the cross- sectional dimensions.
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To see what each lettered dimension represents on the cross-section, click Display Cross-Section Image
to view a graphic of the selected cross-sectional type if one exists in the reference
data.
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Cross-sectional images show the dimensions that you can define for the cross-section type, the default cardinal points for the cross-section type, and the angle for the cross-section. For example, the following graphic contains the dimensions and cardinal point for a standard road cross-section.
Not all cross-section types have images associated with them.
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Select the cardinal point for the cross-section in the Cardinality list.
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The cardinal point is the point where the software attaches the cross-section to the path.
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If you click Display Cross- Section Image
to see a graphic of the cross-section, you can view where each cardinal point is
located by selecting each cardinal point in the list.
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Type an Angle for the cross-section, if needed.
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Click OK.
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If you sketch a cross-section, the properties for the cross-section include the X-, Y-, and Z-coordinates, the turn type, and values for each point that define the cross-section path.
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You cannot modify the properties of a sketched cross-section on the Prismatic Shape Properties Dialog. Instead, you must make changes to the path that defines the cross-section sketch. See Modify a sketched cross-section.