Calculation Stages
- Initial selection stage,
where start and end locations are selected with mouse.
- Point addition/removal
stage; after first selection is done, you can fine tune the selection with
using the dialog, by manipulating start and end points using Nudge Point
buttons.
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Single Element Nudge stage, where single element nudge tool is displayed. This stage is for doing final adjustments to the geometry before adding to the model, including radius values. In this stage the movement of the ends of the geometry is done with Geometry Extend buttons and uses Nudge Offset property, so does not jump to the next point as in the previous step (Nudge Point). Also, when used on vertical alignment Nudge tool displays Maximum Lower value for moving the vertical element up to remove any lower sections. For details, please see Single Element Nudge. Single Element Nudge tool can also be used after creating the geometry Geometry Tools > Single Element Nudge.
Tool can work both on the plan view or on the curvature view. While it is possible to create a geometry in parts, using both plan view and curvature view, to switch from one view to other, tool should be restarted. When used in the curvature diagram, tool does not go through additional (2nd and 3rd) stages, and creates the element as soon as selection is done. Point selection in the regression diagram is done with a box selection, enabling skipping the outliers in the data.
