Cross Section Element

The Cross Section element is used for visualising a slice cut through the terrain, and displaying both the existing and the proposed layers. The Cross Section can be viewed in the software, and also will be presented in exports.

The properties that are exposed for the Cross Section element are summarised below.

	Centrelines The Boundary Edit button provides access to the editor where the definition points can be defined for the points which define the cross section. Graph Click the View button to display the cross section graph. Reverse Direction The direction that the cross section is viewing will be indicated by the section arrows on the screen. You can reverse the direction by clicking this button.

Centrelines
The Boundary Edit button provides access to the editor where the definition points can be defined for the points which define the cross section.
Graph
Click the View button to display the cross section graph.
Reverse Direction
The direction that the cross section is viewing will be indicated by the section arrows on the screen. You can reverse the direction by clicking this button.

When you click on the 'View' button, a screen will open, similar to the one shown below. You can use the mouse to zoom in and out and pan around this section. As you move the mouse, the cursor will present the levels, and the cut/fill information. It is worth noting that the sections presented in this view will use the vertical exaggeration from the main window. If you find the section difficult to visualise because it is too flat, you can increase the vertical exaggeration before viewing the section.

Measurements - Cross Sections demonstrates drawing long sections and cross sections across a phase, before highlighting various viewing and export options.