Option

Description

Road Name

Specify a name for the active road.

Layer Name

Select a drawing layer for the road layout to be displayed in.

Data Type

Specify the type of Road Strings data that will be stored in the selected road.

Default Template

Name

Specify the name of the road template for this road.

Path

This box shows the path to the road template file. Click ... to select a template using the file browser.

Road Type

The road type is read from the template file and displayed.

Crossfalls

Specify the left and right carriageway crossfalls. These may be changed using the Edge Level Editor.

Widths

Specify the left and right carriageway widths. These may be changed using the Edge Level Editor.

Single Carriageway only.

CL - Pivot

Specify the distance between the centreline and the pivot point for the left and right carriageways. These may be changed using the Edge Level Editor.

Dual Carriageway only.

Pivot - Edge

Specify the distance between the pivot point and the outside edge of the left and right carriageways. These may be changed using the Edge Level Editor.

Dual Carriageway only.

Pivot - MBP

Specify the distance between the pivot point and the median break point (MBP) for the left and right carriageways. These may be changed using the Edge Level Editor.

Dual Carriageway only.

Kerbs

Specify the kerbs for the left and right edges of the carriageway(s). Click on the [...] button to display the Kerb Selector.

Single Carriageway:

Dual Carriageway:

Terrain Extraction Surface

Select which DTM surface must be used to extract natural ground levels for the cross-sections.

Super Development

Select the super elevation development method.

Subtract Kerbs

Select this checkbox to subtract kerbs from the generated design cross-sections.

Design Criteria File

Specify a design criteria file.

• If you specified a VDC file in the Design Criteria dialog, it will be reflected here, and vice versa.

• If you create a new road, the last design criteria file that you used will be used for the new road so it will work the same as with all the other default settings on this dialog.

Load from Disk

Click to load an existing road profile from disk.

Save to Disk

Click to save the current road settings as a road profile.