AlignDB User Guide TOC

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to AlignDB. 9

Creating Toolbar and Pull Down Menu in AutoCAD.. 9

Add AlignDB to Support Path in AutoCAD.. 9

Add AlignDB CUI File to AutoCAD: Pull Down Menus & Toolbar Icons. 10

Add AlignDB to the AutoCAD Startup Suite. 11

Creating Toolbar in ArcGIS. 11

Starting AlignDB - AutoCAD.. 11

Starting AlignDB - ArcGIS. 12

Seed File. 14

Location of Seed File. 14

Changing Seed Files. 15

Editing Seed File. 15

Chapter 2 Projects 17

Create Project 17

Select Existing Project 19

Relocate Project 20

Deleting Projects 20

Chapter 3 Project Utilities 21

Project Utility Tables 21

Chapter 4 Codes and Sub-Codes 25

Removing Codes from the Project File. 25

Adding Codes to the Project File. 28

Modifying Codes in the Project File. 30

Define Sub-Codes 30

Chapter 5 Layers 33

Layers – AutoCAD.. 33

Removing Layers from the Project File. 33

Removing Setup Layers from the Project File. 34

Populating Layers in the Project File. 34

Auto-Populating Setup Layers in the Project File. 35

Auto-Add Code Layers. 36

Contours 36

Layers – ArcGIS. 37

Adding Layers. 37

Auto-Add Crossing Layers. 37

Removing Layers. 38

Chapter 6 Borders 39

Editing Borders in the Project File. 39

Viewing Border Properties 39

Removing Borders from the Project File. 39

Adding Borders to the Project File. 39

Create New Border 39

Opening Border Drawing. 40

Set Band Locations. 41

Define the Draw Area. 41

Draw Area. 42

Set Border Dimensions (BDR Info) 42

Set North Arrow Location. 42

Set Material Table Location / Event Features / BOM Table. 42

Set Bearing/Dist. Table Location. 43

Set Ownership Table Location. 43

Set PI Table Location. 43

Attribute Tags. 44

Set the User Defined Tags. 47

Set the User Defined Bands Locations. 47

Chapter 7 Symbols 49

Adding Symbols 49

Editing the Symbol 50

Deleting a Symbol 51

Chapter 8 Event Features 53

Event Feature Categories 53

Add Event Features Categories. 53

Edit Event Feature Categories. 54

Delete Event Feature Categories. 55

Event Feature List 55

Add Event Feature List Items. 55

Edit Event Feature List Items. 55

Delete Event Feature List Items. 55

Feature Tables 55

Chapter 9 User Points 57

Add User Points 57

Edit User Points 58

Delete User Points 58

Add Sub-Code Points 58

Chapter 10 User-Defined Bands 59

Add User Defined Bands 59

Edit User-Defined Band. 66

Delete User-Defined Band. 66

Define User Band Sheet Location. 66

Chapter 11 Error Log. 67

View Error Log. 67

Chapter 12 Import Data Dictionary. 69

Import Data Dictionary. 69

Chapter 13 Importing Data. 71

Import Data. 71

Working with Survey Files. 72

Separate By Sub-Code. 73

View Data. 73

Import Points. 74

Generate Linework. 75

Clear Import Table. 76

Chapter 14 Other Import Utilities 77

Linear Descriptions 77

Annotate Point 78

Convert Map Data. 79

Asbuilt Tools 80

Import Asbuilt Survey. 80

Create Asbuilt Alignment 80

Change Alignment 80

Create Material Events on Current Alignment 80

Chapter 15 Create Alignment 81

Alignment Setup. 81

Select an Alignment 81

Add an Alignment 81

Delete an Alignment 83

Edit Material List 83

Alignment Properties 83

Alignment Utilities 83

Chapter 16 Scanning Utilities 87

Scanning Utilities 87

Scan for Point Blocks. 88

Scan for User Points. 89

Scan for Points. 89

Scan for Feature. 89

Scan for AEC Points. 89

Scan for Crossings (Xings) 90

Scan for Object Data. 90

Scan Property. 90

Scan Environmental 91

Scan Sub-Code Tables. 91

Synchronize Database. 91

Chapter 17 Alignment Utilities 93

Regenerate Alignment 94

Reverse Alignment 94

Annotate Alignment 95

Station Alignment 96

Redefine. 98

Chapter 18 Set Utilities 99

Equations 100

Adding Equations. 100

Editing Equations. 100

Deleting Equations. 100

Applying Equations. 100

Event Features 101

Ownership / Property Feature. 101

Workspace. 101

Profile Feature. 101

Environmental Feature. 101

Chapter 19 Populating Event Features 103

Alignment Features 103

Data Field in Event Feature. 103

Add Event Feature. 103

Delete Event Feature. 104

Edit Event Feature. 104

Insert Polyline Representation. 104

Utilities field in Event Feature. 104

Delete All Reps. 104

Edit Description List 105

Select Features. 105

Write to Point 105

Delete Current Rep. 106

Feature Categories. 106

Copying Events. 106

Calculate LL. 107

Stationing Type. 107

Chapter 20 Properties / Ownership. 109

Property. 109

Adding Properties 109

Editing Properties 110

Deleting Property. 111

Mapping Object Data. 112

PlatDB Utilities 112

Chapter 21 Environmental Features 113

Environmental Feature. 113

Adding Environmental Features 113

Editing Environmental Features 115

Deleting Environmental Features 115

Chapter 22 Miscellaneous Utilities 117

ReCalc FT Station (LL) 120

Insert PI Table. 121

Material Gen. 122

Tables 122

Import Point Features 123

View Feature Tables 124

Import Map Linear Data. 124

ReCalc FT Station (XY) 124

Asbuilt Tools 125

Layouts 125

Chapter 23 Template Utilities 127

Insert Templates 128

Align To Template. 129

Reset UCS. 129

Chapter 24 Import Point Features 131

Import Point Features 131

Chapter 25 Import Map Linear Data. 133

Import Map Linear Data. 133

Chapter 26 ProgenDB - Defining a Surface. 135

Defining a Surface. 135

Chapter 27 Define a Group. 143

Defining a Group. 143

Adding Groups 144

Editing Groups 145

Deleting Groups 146

View Properties of Groups 146

Chapter 28 Customize Sheets 147

Defining Custom Sheets 147

Modifying the Stations of the Custom Sheets 148

User Tags. 148

Manually Modifying the Location of the Custom Sheets 149

Chapter 29 Sheet Extraction. 151

Setting Up the Main Parameters 151

Setup Info. 152

Save Individual Drawings. 152

Other ArcGIS Options. 166

Chapter 30 Images & Diagrams 169