Sections Preferences

The Section Preferences in the Civil Module allow users to customize and optimize cross-section visualization. These settings define scales, line types, text styles, grid parameters, and legends, ensuring sections are drawn consistently across projects.

1. Setting Up Section Preferences

✔ Save Multiple Configurations – Different projects may require different section styles. Save customized configurations under unique names for future use.
✔ Use Templates for Efficiency – It is recommended to set up preferences in a template or a standard project .mdb for easy import into new projects.
✔ Modify Styles – The modify button allows for precise adjustments to line styles, text appearance, and grid formatting.

2. Default Section Parameters

✔ Horizontal Scale (Hor. Scale) – Defines the default horizontal scale for section drawings.
✔ Vertical Scale (Vert. Scale) – Sets the default vertical scale for elevation visualization.
✔ Section Lines – Determines line types for outlining sections.

3. Grid Settings – Frame, Offsets, and Elevation Intervals

Grid Frame & Markers

• Outline Line Type – Specifies line style for the grid boundary.

Offset Grid Settings

• Interval – Controls primary and secondary marker spacing for offsets.

• Line & Text Options – Customize whether offset markers are drawn and labeled.

• Decimal Precision (Decim.) – Defines number of decimal places for offset labels.

• Distance & Tics – Adjust spacing and size for tic marks under the grid.

Altitude Grid Settings

• Interval – Determines elevation marker spacing in gridlines.

• Line & Text Options – Toggle whether altitude markers are drawn and labeled.

• Decimal Precision (Decim.) – Specifies the precision level for elevation labels.

• Distance & Tics – Adjusts spacing and tic mark size to the left of the grid.

4. Legend Customization

✔ Legend Text – Enables chaining and volume details in the grid legend.
✔ Legend Line – Optionally frame the legend as a table or underline chaining values.
✔ Grid Distances – Controls the horizontal and vertical spacing between section grids.
✔ Legend Placement – Position the legend at the bottom or to the right of the section.

5. Best Practices for Section Preferences

✔ Set up standardized section preferences in templates for consistency.
✔ Adjust horizontal and vertical scales based on project requirements.
✔ Enable decimal precision for highly accurate elevation representation.
✔ Use the legend to enhance clarity without overcrowding the drawing.
✔ Customize tic marks and grid intervals to match professional or regulatory standards.

🚀 Enhance Section Visualization with Custom Preferences in VisionLidar!

By leveraging grid, offset, altitude, and legend settings, users can streamline section analysis and reporting for transportation, civil engineering, and land development projects. 📊📏🏗️