test7.dgnOriginal Ground.dtmHello, I have a drawing where I am creating an intersection over terrain. I am in the process of creating alignments with profiles at each of the 4 corners for each of the flowlines and back of sidewalks (shown in red).
I have figured out how to drop a template on each of the alignments (one for curb and gutter and one for sidewalk). Unfortunately I am running into 2 issues: i) Curb and Gutter is generating backwards (gutter extending toward sidewalk)ii) Sidewalk is not wide enough
I have selected Edit Template Drop to try and mirror the Curb and Gutter template, but it was unresponsive to the Mirror or Reflect checkbox (below image).
I have attached the drawing file and terrain file. It would be greatly appreciated if I can be provided step by step instructions on how to do this properly.
Thank you so much for clarifying, Mary. How do I create an additional "pre-reflected" template?
Thanks. Using "Apply Linear Template" allows me to mirror/reflect. Ultimately my goal is to implement a curb and sidewalk template. My library has one or the other. It would be ideal if there was a template available that combined curb and sidewalk.
The curb as shown in your initial post is drawn to the right side of pavement, so I'm going to call it CURB_R (If you are going to have mirrored templates, you will want to prefix or affix so that you can keep track of which is which).
In that same template Library, create a new blank template named CURB_L. Drag over CURB_R to place it in this new template, except while you are dragging, right-click and check on "Reflect". Finish placing the curb into the template. Now you have a left curb, "pre-reflected" from your right curb. Basically a new template generated by a reflection of your original template.
Yes, this is a pain, because now you have to keep up with two templates if your standards change. You can get around some of that with parametrics (Curb Height, Gutter Width, -Gutter Slope, etc.). But it's the only way I know of at this point to have a template that works on the left, and a template that works on the right when creating side slope corridors.
I like to use sideslope corridors when my backbone is going to remain constant, but my sideslope treatments vary. I also prefer them to linear template applications around approach radii if there are any sideslope changes there as well. Because corridors do not allow template reflection the same way linear templates do, I have to have a specific Lt. & Rt. version.
MaryB
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Hi Mary, thanks a lot for this explanation in detail. I ended up using the linear template as it provides the highest degree of freedom.