It would make site modelling much easier if it were possible to create sections along a path. Highroad by Creative Engineering used to do this .by drawing a typical section as a series of links offset from a control line. The links could be slopes, kerbs, retaining walls etc. but would always end in a batter that would attach itself to the ground at the specified slope. It was also possible to have a split point at the end of a link with alternative sections, one with an upward batter at the end and the other with a downward batter.. That way you would automatically get different sections depending if it were cut or fill. You would specify the sections at a particular chainage along the control line and interpolation would take place between them. This made the design of earthworks or roads very simple and extremely fast. By running the control line around the sides a pad different slopes could specified for these as well. I have not seen a better system. Could we have something similar in VW please?
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Malcolm Woodruff
It would make site modelling much easier if it were possible to create sections along a path. Highroad by Creative Engineering used to do this .by drawing a typical section as a series of links offset from a control line. The links could be slopes, kerbs, retaining walls etc. but would always end in a batter that would attach itself to the ground at the specified slope. It was also possible to have a split point at the end of a link with alternative sections, one with an upward batter at the end and the other with a downward batter.. That way you would automatically get different sections depending if it were cut or fill. You would specify the sections at a particular chainage along the control line and interpolation would take place between them. This made the design of earthworks or roads very simple and extremely fast. By running the control line around the sides a pad different slopes could specified for these as well. I have not seen a better system. Could we have something similar in VW please?
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