V15 P02 Plot - Sections

12d Model Training Manual
P02: Sections and Plotting
Version 15.0
16 November 2022
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12d Model V15.0 P02: Sections and Plotting Manual
V15.0 November 22
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Table of Contents
1.0 CREATE A NEW PROJECT 1
1.1 New Project 1
1.2 Environment Configuration File 3
Selecting the Environment Configuration File 3
1.3 Project Details 4

Project Details Panel 4
1.4 Import Data 5
2.0 CREATING SECTIONS 6

2.1 Cross Sections Along a String 6
3.0 PLOTTING LONG SECTION PLOTS 7

3.1 Viewing Alignment Long Section 7
3.2 Section Plotting Steps 7
3.3 Select Plot Type 8
3.4 Select Long Section Plot Parameter File (PPF) 8
3.5 Load the Plot details from a View 9
3.6 Choosing a Plotter Type 10
3.7 Plotting to Model 12
3.8 Errors and Find 13
3.9 14
3.10 Title Blocks and User Title Data 15
3.11 Saving Changes to the PPF File 17
4.0 PLOTTING CROSS SECTION PLOTS 18

4.1 Viewing Cross Section String 18
4.2 Select Plot Type 19
4.3 Select Cross Section PPF 19
4.4 Load the Plot details from a View 20
4.5 Plotter Type 20
4.6 Layouts & Margins 22
4.7 X-Section Filtering 24
4.8 Cuts 25
4.9 Paired Cuts 27
Creating paired cut strings 27
4.10 Save Changes to the PPF File 30
NOTES: 32
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1.0 CREATE A NEW PROJECT

1.1 New Project
• Launch 12d Model 15 from the desktop icon
Select <New>
• Use the Folder icon to navigate to the folder C:\12d\[COURSE NAME]

• Create a 12d Model project named “PLOTTING”.
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4.When setup
5.Select the is complete
Standard theme. <Select> to
Create new
project.
1.Browse to the
shown path.
2.Type name of
the project.
3.Select configuration required.

See Section 1.2 for steps.
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1.2 Environment Configuration File

A configuration can be set up for this project and can be used for other projects where the
parameters, such as linestyles, symbols and plotting files are defined for a particular client.
The configuration simply points to the environment file, which in turn defines the location of the
User, User Library, Customer User and Customer User Library files amongst other settings.
This is documented in more detail in 12d Model Training Manual “T01: TINs”
Selecting the Environment Configuration File
Select <Settings>
4.<Select>
to save
settings
2.<Select>
1.Select and <Browse> to
training folder’s 1CUST folder.
Select the env_config.4d file. 3.<Select> if
using a local
dongle
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1.3 Project Details

The Project Details are used to automatically populate referenced items in the title block
when plotting.
Project Details Panel
Panel Field Description.

Enter details as required
<Set> to save <Finish> to

details close the panel
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1.4 Import Data

Import or “Drag and Drop” the following 12dxml files ready to start work, if data has not been
imported previously;
1. Customer Library → T01-SURVEY COMPLETE.12daz,
2. Customer Library → A02-ALIGNMENTS COMPLETE.12daz and
3. Customer Library → T01-CADASTRAL.12daz.
• Select File => Input 12d
T01-SURVEY
COMPLETE.12dxmlz
is selected by hovering
over the [Customer
Lib] and selecting the
file.
Select <Read>
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2.0 CREATING SECTIONS

There are multiple ways to automatically create sections in 12d Model. In this exercise we
will use one of these methods to create sections along an alignment string
2.1 Cross Sections Along a String
• Select Design => X-sections => X-sections along a string
Select Tin
Enter Section Distance
Enter Left and Right Section length
Choose colour
Key in Model for Sections
Select RS2B01 super alignment string
Select <Section>
• Add the models Sections/RS2B01 and ALIGNMENT/2/ROADS to the DESIGN plan

view.
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3.0 PLOTTING LONG SECTION PLOTS

3.1 Viewing Alignment Long Section
• Profile the RS2B01 super alignment in the ‘LS’ Section View.
• Add the Model tin/Existing/SURVEY to the view
3.2 Section Plotting Steps

There are five steps to plotting a section plot from 12d Model. These steps are the same
regardless of the data being plotted, these are:
1. Profile the String to be plotted
2. Add any additional Models to be included in the plot
3. Select Plot Type (i.e. Long plot, X plot or Drainage/Sewer)
4. Read in a plot parameter file (PPF) of the plot settings
5. Load the plot details from a View
Steps 1 and 2 have already been completed. Continue and produce a long section (Long
Plot) of the profiled string.
•
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3.3 Select Plot Type
• Select ‘Plotting’ From the View Toolbar of ‘LS’ Section View.
Select <Long plot>
•
3.4 Select Long Section Plot Parameter File (PPF)
A Plot Parameter File (PPF) in 12d Model contains all the necessary settings to produce a
plot. These PPFs contain numerous settings to enable the resultant plot to look exactly how
the User requires. Select the
Select and walk-right

over [Lib]. Choose the
file
‘longsection_PW_A1
_basic.lplotppf’
•
• Select <Read>
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3.5 Load the Plot details from a View

Loading the View details enables 12d to set the following:
• The string profiled to plot as the Primary String
• Any other Models to plot as ‘Corridor Models’
• The current vertical exaggeration of the View
Select and choose

View ‘LS’
The parameters from

the LS view will be
loaded into the
‘Section parameters’
section
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3.6 Choosing a Plotter Type

There are many variations of plotters in 12d Model. User defined plotters can be added and
specified in the plotters.4d file. There are base plotting engines that can be selected.
Select and choose

Plotter Type
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Plotter Types
A brief description of the base plotter types in 12d Model are below:
windows Selecting this plotter brings up the Users installed printers list for selection
and settings. No images will be printed with this plotter.
Choosing this plotter will pen mapping from the base pmf.4d file
windows_mono Selecting this plotter brings up the Users installed printers list for selection
and settings. No images will be printed with this plotter.
Choosing this plotter will plot greyscale with weights the base pmf.4d file
raster Selecting this plotter brings up the Users installed printers list for selection
and settings. Images will be plotted using this plotter to the DPI setting set
in the env.4d file
raster_mono Selecting this plotter brings up the Users installed printers list for selection
and settings. Images will be plotted using this plotter to the DPI setting set
in the env.4d file
Choosing this plotter will plot greyscale with weights the base pmf.4d file
xps_writer Selecting this plotter will use the in-built xps writer installed with 12d Model.
This will create an xps file type for opening, viewing and plotting
model Selecting this plotter will plot the printed data into a Model in 12d. These
Model(s) can be added to a View for preview, changing and exporting.
Choosing this plotter will pen mapping from the base pmf.4d file for colours
only, it will not map string weights
PDF Options Selecting these plotters will use the in-built pdf writer installed with 12d
Model. This will created an pdf file type for opening, viewing and plotting
Choosing this plotter will pen mapping from installed custom files with a
.pmf extension
DWG Options Selecting these plotters will print to a dwg file type into the working folder.
The drawing version is determined by the engine set in the plotters.4d file.
This can be changed to suit the User’s needs.
Choosing this plotter will either use pen mapping from the base pmf.4d or
installed custom files with a .dwg extension depending on the type chosen.
XPS Options Selecting these plotters will use the in-built xps writer installed with 12d
Model. This will created an xps file type for opening, viewing and plotting
Choosing this plotter will pen mapping from installed custom files with an
.xps extension
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3.7 Plotting to Model

If plotting to a model, the User can choose what to do with multiple sheets of sections. These
can either be plotted to individual models in the same paper position or automatically
translated and merged into a single model for preview and export.
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3.8 Errors and Find

When plotted, there may be times where errors are reported of the PPF. These will appear in
panels or in the output window.
Should errors occur, 12d Model PPF editors have a ‘Find’ option for the most common
settings that require changing or selecting from project to project.
These settings can be found by selecting the <Find> button.
Select <Find>
Select <Tins>
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The expected name of

the existing surface TIN
when using this PPF is
listed in this field.
3.9
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3.10 Title Blocks and User Title Data

Standard or Custom Title blocks can be produced automatically from 12d Model PPF to
specify that a title block is to be used. Choose the TBF.
Tick to use Title Block

File
Additional Model data can be

automatically added to the
resulting plotted sheets. Such
as standard notes etc.
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Text items in a title block can be manually entered,

populated from a drawing register, populated from
project details, or populated using project attributes.
Refer to 12d Training Manual P01: Plot Labelling
for more information.
• Select <Plot>
• Create a new plan view named PLOT and add model PLOT/LS RS01 001 to View ‘1’
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3.11 Saving Changes to the PPF File

When you have changed the PPF parameters to suit your project, it can be saved and with
the Project, or alternatively moved to the User Library so it can be shared among a
workplace.
Type in a new PPF name and select <Write> to write to the Working Folder.
Enter a project file name

for the PPF
Select <Write>
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4.0 PLOTTING CROSS SECTION PLOTS

4.1 Viewing Cross Section String
• Profile a string on the model Sections/RS2B01 in the XS Section View.
• Change the vertical exaggeration of the view to 2x.
To plot a cross section type plot, we can follow the five steps to plotting a section from 12d
Model.
1. Profile the String to be plotted
2. Add any additional Models to be included in the plot
3. Select Plot Type (i.e. Long plot, X plot or Drainage/Sewer)
4. Read in a plot parameter file (PPF) of the plot settings
5. Load the plot details from a View
Step 1 has already been completed. For step 2, add the Model tin SURVEY to the view.
Continue and produce a Cross Section (X plot) of the profiled string.
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4.2 Select Plot Type
• Select ‘Plotting’ From the View Toolbar of ‘XS’ Section View.
Select ‘X plot’
4.3 Select Cross Section PPF

Select the Cross Section PPF from the Library.
Select and walk-

right over [Lib].
Choose the file
‘xsection)_PW_A1
_basic.xplotppf’
•
• Select <Read>
•
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4.4 Load the Plot details from a View
Select the XS
View
The
parameters
from the XS
view will be
loaded into
these section
Change
horizontal
and vertical
scales to
values
appropriate
for plot
4.5 Plotter Type
Select Plotter type

icon
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4.6 Layouts & Margins

For 12d Model Cross Section and Drainage Long Section plots, the number of strings and
the calculated datum is determined by the available plotting area. This is determined by the
following parameters:
• Sheet Size
• Available Plotting Height
• Margin Values
• Sub-plot Gaps
These values can be found and manipulated under the ‘Plot sheet layout’ item of the PPF
tree.
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4.7 X-Section Filtering

Filtering cross sections allows the user to only plot the cross section strings required, rather
than ALL the strings in a Model. Filtering by chainage separation can be done under the ‘X
section filtering’ item of the PPF tree.
Tick to filter x-sections
Enter value for filtering

interval
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4.8 Cuts
Cuts can be used to automatically label and symbolize where another string cross or ‘cuts’
the string being profiled. This can be used even for strings which fall outside the profiles
string, as long as extension values have been set.
Setting up cuts can be found under the ‘Cuts’ item of the PPF tree.
Update model to
Cadastral/Proposed/
BOUNDARIES
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In the ‘Labels’ item of the PPF tree under ‘Cuts’.
In the ‘Symbols’ item of the PPF tree under ‘Cuts’.
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4.9 Paired Cuts

Similar to cuts, paired cuts are a way of labelling the space between two cut strings on a
section. These can be labelled a number of ways, including distance between, 3d distance
etc.
Creating paired cut strings
We will duplicate two strings from the Cadastral boundary Model so we can set up these
names in the paired cuts area.
• Select String => Strings edit => Duplicate
• Select the road reserve boundary on the left side of the road:
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• Select the road reserve boundary on the right side of the road:
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Enter start and

end pair names
Right-click and
select a Model
of cuts
In the ‘Lines and Symbols’ item of the PPF tree under ‘Paired cuts’.
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In the ‘Labels’ item of the PPF tree under ‘Paired cuts’.
4.10 Save Changes to the PPF File

When you have changed the PPF parameters to suit your project, it can be saved and with
the Project, or alternatively moved to the User Library so it can be shared among a
workplace.
Type in a new PPF name and select <Write> to write to the Working Folder.
Enter a project file name

for the PPF
Select <Write>
• Select <Plot>
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5 Sheets of plots should be plotted to PDF.

• View Sheet 1
Cuts ‘Symbols’ Paired Cuts ‘Labels’
Cuts ‘Labels’ Paired Cuts ‘Lines

and Symbols’
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NOTES:
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1.3 Project Details 4

1.4 Import Data 5

2.0 CREATING SECTIONS 6

3.0 PLOTTING LONG SECTION PLOTS 7

4.0 PLOTTING CROSS SECTION PLOTS 18

4.10 Save Changes to the PPF File 30

1.0 CREATE A NEW PROJECT

• Launch 12d Model 15 from the desktop icon

• Use the Folder icon to navigate to the folder C:\12d\[COURSE NAME]

3.Select configuration required.

1.2 Environment Configuration File

1.3 Project Details

Panel Field Description.

<Set> to save <Finish> to

1.4 Import Data

• Select File => Input 12d

2.0 CREATING SECTIONS

Enter Section Distance

Enter Left and Right Section length

Key in Model for Sections

Select RS2B01 super alignment string

• Add the models Sections/RS2B01 and ALIGNMENT/2/ROADS to the DESIGN plan

3.0 PLOTTING LONG SECTION PLOTS

3.2 Section Plotting Steps

3.3 Select Plot Type

• Select ‘Plotting’ From the View Toolbar of ‘LS’ Section View.

Select <Long plot>

Select and walk-right

3.5 Load the Plot details from a View

Select and choose

The parameters from

3.6 Choosing a Plotter Type

Select and choose

3.7 Plotting to Model

3.8 Errors and Find

The expected name of

3.10 Title Blocks and User Title Data

Tick to use Title Block

Additional Model data can be

Text items in a title block can be manually entered,

3.11 Saving Changes to the PPF File

Enter a project file name

4.0 PLOTTING CROSS SECTION PLOTS

4.2 Select Plot Type

• Select ‘Plotting’ From the View Toolbar of ‘XS’ Section View.

4.3 Select Cross Section PPF

Select and walk-

4.4 Load the Plot details from a View

4.5 Plotter Type

Select Plotter type

4.6 Layouts & Margins

4.7 X-Section Filtering

Tick to filter x-sections

Enter value for filtering

In the ‘Labels’ item of the PPF tree under ‘Cuts’.

In the ‘Symbols’ item of the PPF tree under ‘Cuts’.

4.9 Paired Cuts

Enter start and

In the ‘Labels’ item of the PPF tree under ‘Paired cuts’.