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4. COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC

DESIGN
4.1 Creating New File in AutoCAD Land Development.
File
the

New

location to save the file

project

in project path

Browse select

then select Create

then put the name in project information

then put name of Drawing name

OK

the window create point Database

OK

Load Settings

(metric1:1000)

next.

next.

in the categories select Country

Orientation

Border

Show

Horizontal (1:1000) & Vertical (1:100)

Text Style

next.

Sheet size (594 * 841)

Zone

OK

in profile name select

Unit at the best is default information

Scale

in proto type select default meters

next.

next.
next.

next

Save setting by name

finish
at last show the
specified the following settings for the drawing.

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4.2 Importing data points.

The data should be text file
Save as file

open the excel file

Select type

text (lab delimited)

Import

open window format manager import points

points to point group

from source file

Import / export points

format select (PENZD) Space delimited

option

save.

Then go points
point

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put the name

OK

show window COGO data base import

OK

then click the Add

show the points

from display properties .

progress

insertion progress

then can change the properties

4.3 Creating the Surface.

At first create the boundary of the points
Go Points

Import / export point

Select (PENZD) space delimited

point to point Group

Put the name

the Source file select the file text Data

show the points.

Import points

Select Add

Then from
OK

4.4 Putting all Importing data points in the boundary by the

ployline after creating the Surface.

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Terrain

Terrain model explorer

the Terrain

right click on

Select Create the new surface

Surface point groups

right click on point groups

then select the name of the point group

OK

Show the name of Group on the right window

Right
click on the boundary Select the Add boundary Definition

then Select polyline for boundary

make

break line along edge

Then click enter

then right click on the build

open build surface1

select the NO

Done building surface

Surface

OK

Build progress

then right click on the

Select the surface Display

quick view

select

show the surface .

4.5 Creating the Contour Map.

Terrain
OK

Create contours
Enter

Create contour

Show the Contours.

4.6 Creating the Alignment.

At first

Points

select Yes
Define from object

Alignment

Then go

Alignment

Select the

inter the reference station

Define Alignment

OK

remove from drawing

The

Alignment name

Alignment Should be polyline in the

command line write PE Select the part of Alignment right click

select join

Alignment

then select the all parts of the

close.

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4.6.1 Putting the offset of Alignment.

Alignment

Settings

Create offsets

Alignment offset

Put the value of left offset e.g. 3.650 m & right

offset e.g. 3.650 m.

4.6.2 Putting the Station on the Alignment

Alignment

Select station label settings

Alignment station label settings

put the station label

increment & tick increment & station label offset

then select create station labels

station

layers

Ending station

OK

beginning

delete existing stationing

then select Yes

show the Station in

the Alignment .

4.6.3 Showing the Horizontal Alignment PI Station Reports.

Alignment

Edits

Select Alignment

Show the window of Horizontal Alignment Editor Select the

Setting

Then Select the Out file name

Then Select the Station

Alignment PI Station Reports.

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Show the

OK

Horizontal

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4.6.3 Showing the Horizontal Alignment Curve Reports.

Alignment

Edits

Show the window of Horizontal Alignment Editor

Select Alignment

Curve

Show the Horizontal Alignment Curve Reports.

4.6.4 Putting the information in the horizontal Curves.

Put the PI1 & PI2 the create the table put the information of
the horizontal curves. PI station, Curve, Length, Radius, Delta
Angle, you can edit the table.

4.7 Making profile.

After finishing the surface and alignment
completely, then we can do profile.
Go Profile
surface

OK

then

beginning

OK

Vertical Alignment edit

Yes. Profile

Alignment

Surface

Then go profile

Tangent

select starting

Existing Ground

grid.

select full profile

delete existing profile layer

Edit vertical Alignment

Centerline

station

go profile

open window profile generator

Sample from

open window profile sampling settings

then ending station

point

Existing Ground

Create

make the

FG

tangents

Select the first station

we make grid according to balancing the cut & fill volume

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then select the other station

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Select Print

Right click on the layout

page setting manager.

4.8 Making of Vertical curve between two different curve

grids.

Profile
curves

G vertical curves

show window vertical

Select passing sight

then select the grid

sight distance

continuous

select Yes

with the

put minimum passing

put the height of eye

height of object

then Passing sight

then select incoming tangent

curve design

OK

then put

put the length of curve

Select incoming tangent

At last show the curve .

4.9 Edit Vertical Alignments.

Profile

Edit Vertical Alignments

Alignment

Alignment

Select

Open widow Select the name of the

OK

then select the finished ground

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Select the Surface

Center

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Then Show Vertical Alignment Editor

Select the Reports

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open the window on

show the information of vertical Alignment .

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Then