Drainage and Utilities CONNECT Edition Help

Engineering Profile Options

This dialog allows you to change various display options for engineering profiles. It is divided into the following tabs:

Axis Tab

This tab contains the following controls:

  • Scale: Allows you to define the horizontal and vertical scale of the engineering profile view.
  • Direction: Allows you to choose the direction in which elements are displayed in the engineering profile view.
  • Axis Labeling: Allows you to choose where to place the labels along the axis of the engineering profile view.
  • Automatic Scaling: When this box is checked the scaling is handled automatically and the Minimum and Maximum fields are not editable. When this box is not checked you can define the Minimum and Maximum fields.
  • Minimum: The left-most station. When Automatic Scaling is checked this field is not editable.
  • Maximum: The right-most station. When Automatic Scaling is checked this field is not editable.
  • Increment: The length between intermediate values.

Drawing Tab

This tab contains the following controls:

  • Text Height Multiplier: Increases or decreases the size of the text by the factor indicated.
  • Ground Elevation Line Width: This field allows you to define the width of the ground elevation line in the engineering profile view.
  • Structure Line Width: This field allows you to define the width of structure lines in the engineering profile view.
  • HGL Line Width: This field allows you to define the width of the hydraulic grade line in the engineering profile view.
  • EGL Line Width: This field allows you to define the width of the energy grade line in the engineering profile view.

Layers Tab

This tab allows you to select the color and/or change the visibility of the various elements of the profile view. Uncheck the Is Visible box to turn the corresponding element off in the engineering profile view. Click the Layer Color to access the color menu to change the color of the corresponding element in the engineering profile view.