Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
4.
In the upper-right viewport, click the right-lane subassembly.
When prompted to select an attachment point for the highlighted
subassembly, click the upper-left point of the curb and gutter, as
shown in Figure 9.11
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You can also click the
word Replace on the
command line instead
of typing
R
.
FiGuRE 9.11
Choosing the attachment
point for the curb and gutter subassembly
5.
Repeat the previous two steps for the left-lane subassembly. This
time, pick the upper-right corner point of the left curb and gutter
subassembly.
As the name implies,
the Hold Grade, Change
Offset setting maintains
the cross grade of the
lane (which happens
to be 2 percent) while
widening or narrow-
ing it to the specified
distance.
6.
Press Esc to clear the current selection. Click the assembly baseline
(the vertical line to which the subassemblies are attached), and then
click Assembly Properties on the ribbon.
7.
In the Assembly Properties dialog box, do the following:
a.
Click the Construction tab. Click Group (1) twice to edit the
name. Type
Right
, and press Enter. Use the same procedure to
change the name of Group (2) to
Left
.
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b.
Under the group now named Right, rename the two subas-
semblies
Right Lane
and
Right Curb
. Do the same for the Left
group, naming the subassemblies
Left Lane
and
Left Curb
.
The assembly
now contains two
BasicLaneTransition
subassemblies in
place of the BasicLane
subassemblies. This
enables targeting so
that you can create
a turning lane in the
next exercise.
c.
Click Right Lane. Then, under Input Values, scroll down and find
the Transition value. Change it to Hold Grade, Change Offset.
d.
Repeat step
C
for Left Lane.
Figure 9.12 shows the Assembly Properties dialog after completing
all the tasks in this step.
8.
Click OK to close the Assembly Properties dialog box and return to
the drawing.
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9.
On the Basic tool palette, click BasicSideSlopeCutDitch.
