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- posted 03/21/07 by Ove Cervin Editing a segment of an Alignment
- Hi again,
This week we noticed that some users might make use of a tips regarding editing a segment of an Alignment.
When you need to change the length of an alignment, that consists of just one tangent, to a specific value you have a few options. Below I'm presenting one way to do it - in a fairly simple way - and the Alignment is still dynamic.
In the example, the line should maintain its direction but the length must be 70 meters.
Use the following steps
1. Select the Alignment
2. Left click the first grip-point
3. Right click the same grip-point
4. Select Scale
5. Type “R” (Reference) on the Command line and hit Enter
6. Left click the first, then the second grip-point (gives the reference length)
7. Now – just type in the length you want on the segment and hit Enter again.
The result is now 70m!
Until next time - have a great week!
Cheers! / Ove C