Hi,
I have a question regarding templates and the template creation tool. I have successfully created a levee at a set crest elevation, sloping 2:1 in both directions towards an existing bathymetry. I am trying to build in a toe on the waterward side of the levee (left side when looking at cross section). The toe needs to be 3' thick from existing ground and needs to provide a 5' bench from the 2:1 main slope.
Point 2 (the point with the box around it) has 2 end conditions. First, 3' vertical from "1L" and second Project to Design/Closest Element so it intersects the main slope. Am I reading this wrong? When I drop this template on my corridor I get the next image:
I was hoping to see the red outline, instead you can see what Im getting. If I change parent from "1L" to "1R" then it draws it correctly but it does not conserve the 3' vertical because it is taking the right side toe and offsetting 3' from there. I'm rather new to the tool so I may be missing tons of details but any help will be greatly appreciated.
Also, what is that yellow line? Its in a layer called corridor graphics.
Thank you!!!!!
Daniel
What happens if you change the "Project to Design" constraint on point 2_L to a "Vector Offset" between points 1_L and _L with a value of 0?
Thank you very much Steven!!! This did help A LOT!!! Now I just have to dig in and understand how the constraint works. Much appreciated.
No problem. Vector-Offset is amazingly useful. All it does is put your point on the imaginary line between the two points that you specify. Those two points don't actually need to be connected by a component; they can be any points whatsoever. The "value" of a Vector-Offset constraint specifies how far left/right your point will be measured perpendicular to that imaginary line between the two points. 99.9% of the time I use a value of zero though.