OpenRail Designer Help

Feature Definitions

The feature definitions can be used to define the symbology and display of the feature in all viewing possibilities, element naming, automatic selection of templates, attributes for quantity calculation of areas, and other attributes.

Feature Definition Section

As each element type has different parameters, the Properties dialog varies for each. However, the Feature Definition section is common to all.

Parameter

Description

Name

Name of Feature Definition

Description

Description

Name Seed

Used for default naming. If there are multiple elements in the file, the name seed is incremented.

Creating New Feature Definition

You can create or edit a Feature Definition by right-clicking on the listed Items.

New Feature Definition

Or You can select the Feature Definition Wizard to edit or copy the existing feature definition properties.

Open Feature Definition Wizard

Feature Definition Wizard

The Feature Definition wizard consists of Library and Local Lists of Feature Definitions, Feature Symbologies and Feature Definition Properties. Feature Definition Wizard allows you to edit or copy the existing feature definitions.

Note: You can create a new Feature Definition template or use the existing template.

Feature Definition Wizard

Linear Feature Symbology

In the Linear Feature Symbology when you select a new template it allows you to select parameters like Name, Path, Level, Color, Line Style, Line Weight, and Points and all the other property definitions like Default, Plan, Profile Intersection, 3D, and Dynamic Cross Sections.

Note: You can create a new Feature Definition template or use the existing template.

Linear Feature Symbology Dialog

Profile Feature Symbology

In the Profile Feature Symbology when you select a new template it allows you to select parameters like Name, Path, Level, Color, Line Style, Line Weight, and Points for all the Feature Definitions like Annotation Group, Default, Profile, Profile Intersection, and Profile Projection.

Note: You can create a new Feature Definition template or use the existing template.

Profile Feature Symbology Dialog

Feature Definition Properties

Feature Definition Properties allows you to define properties of Feature Definition, Alignment, and Items.

Note: You can create a new Feature Definition template or use the existing template.

Feature Definition Properties Dialog