Project Alignment Centerline Chainage to an Offset Alignment

RE: Project Alignment Centerline Chainage to an Offset Alignment

caddcop — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:30:19 GMT

The reports use XML data and reformat it to an HTML document. Often, the XML document contains more information than the report uses. When that is the case, it is possible to modify the XSL file to add columns or rows to report on the supplied, but unused data. And sometimes, there are other reports that do use the data which at the very least can be used as a guide to your modifications.

While it is not rocket science, it is a learning experience. Here are some starting tips:

Always work on a copy of an existing report. Best if it is close to your desired results.
Get Notepad++ with its XML Tools plugin.
As you modify your report - make one change and test. XML error messages are often not much help and often tell you what it found that it was not expecting, but the error is caused by something nowhere near the reported error.
Look for any guidance on XSL and XSLT. But be ready for a lot of information that is not applicable to Open Roads Reports.
Books on XML usually have a chapter on XSL, but on occasion you will find a book on XSL only.
Look in clearance areas of anyone who sells books. Often you can get a $40 book for less than $10.

RE: Project Alignment Centerline Chainage to an Offset Alignment

Jitendra Singh — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:36:17 GMT

Thanks, Mike -I will explore these options.

RE: Project Alignment Centerline Chainage to an Offset Alignment

Mike Longstreet — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:31:25 GMT

I am able to select more than one offset geometry and it reports on both. There are several types of reports depending on what you need. I used the Station Offset, there is a Station Base report type, then within the report's browser there are StationOffset and StationBase Coordinate reports depending on what you need. It is possible to create custom report combining these but typically cutting and pasting to a spread sheet works well.

RE: Project Alignment Centerline Chainage to an Offset Alignment

Jitendra Singh — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:29:13 GMT

Hi Mike, yeah, this looks like the closest available solution. If there's a way that multiple offset alignments could be added (I tried adding multiple offset alignments (ex. a left offset alignment and a right offset alignment) though only one offset alignment seems to show up in the report) and also if the xy coordinates of the alignments at the stations listed could be displayed that would be optimal.

RE: Project Alignment Centerline Chainage to an Offset Alignment

Mike Longstreet — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:14:36 GMT

Would the Station Offset Report get that. It seems to be what you are looking for. The station and off set from one alignment relative to an offset alignment. The report below show the Station and off set of my "Offset Agligment" at the 25 FT station interval along my "Mainline" alignment. You can switch it up and do several variations of this with the reports.

Station Offset Report

Report Created: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time: 12:03:28 PM

Project:	Default
Description:
Baseline (Active) Alignment:	OffSet Alignment
File Name:	C:\Projects\Dummy\5-ProfileMainLine.dgn
Last Revised:	3/21/2023 12:02:37
Input Grid Factor:		Note: All units in this report are in feet unless specified otherwise.

- - - - - - - - Baseline Alignment - - - - - - - (OffSet Alignment)				- - - - - - - - Offset Alignment - - - - - - - - (Mainline)
Station	Type	Distance to Offset Point	Radial Direction	Station	Type	Distance to Offset Point	Radial Direction
500+00.000	POB	250.0000000	S0.000°E	100+00.000	POB	0.0000000	S26.565°E
500+22.361	POT	238.8196601	S0.000°E	100+25.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°E
500+44.721	POT	227.6393202	S0.000°E	100+50.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°E
500+67.082	POT	216.4589803	S0.000°E	100+75.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°E
500+89.443	POT	205.2786405	S0.000°E	101+00.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°E
501+11.803	POT	194.0983006	S0.000°E	101+25.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°E
501+34.463	POT	183.5507941	S0.000°E	101+50.000	POC	0.0000000	S22.651°E
501+57.909	POT	174.8945855	S0.000°E	101+75.000	POC	0.0000000	S17.877°E
501+81.994	POT	168.2199769	S0.000°E	102+00.000	POC	0.0000000	S13.102°E
502+06.551	POT	163.5732932	S0.000°E	102+25.000	POC	0.0000000	S8.328°E
502+31.409	POT	160.9867842	S0.000°E	102+50.000	POC	0.0000000	S3.553°E
502+56.397	POT	160.4784014	S0.000°E	102+75.000	POC	0.0000000	S1.222°W
502+81.340	POT	162.0516732	S0.000°E	103+00.000	POC	0.0000000	S5.996°W
503+06.066	POT	165.6956805	S0.000°E	103+25.000	POC	0.0000000	S10.771°W
503+30.402	POT	171.3851322	S0.000°E	103+50.000	POC	0.0000000	S15.546°W
503+54.181	POT	179.0805412	S0.000°E	103+75.000	POC	0.0000000	S20.320°W
503+77.236	POT	188.7284980	S0.000°E	104+00.000	POC	0.0000000	S25.095°W
503+99.640	POT	199.8201482	S0.000°E	104+25.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°W
504+22.001	POT	211.0004881	S0.000°E	104+50.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°W
504+44.362	POT	222.1808280	S0.000°E	104+75.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°W
504+66.722	POT	233.3611678	S0.000°E	105+00.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°W
504+89.083	POT	244.5415077	S0.000°E	105+25.000	POT	0.0000000	S26.565°W