HIGHWAY/ ROAD DESIGN C) SURFACE LABELS

 Annotate → Add Labels → Surface →

A) POINTS Contour Singles
 Click Home
 Create Ground Data D) TRAVERSE
 POINTS  Starting from Station 0+000 connect the
 Point Creation Tools centerline (CL) points
 Connect the CL points using a polyline
(PLINE)
 If any segment was broken or disconnect
 Import Points (JOIN)
 Add points (Green + button)  Go to Home
 File should be in .csv format  Create Design Tab
 Specify point file format (PNEZD comma  Click Alignment (NEAR Sta. 0+000)
delimited)  Create Alignment from Objects → Enter →
Enter
 This will appear:

B) SURFACES
 Home
 Create Ground Data
 Surfaces → Name: Surface
→ Style: Contours 1m and 5m (Design)
→ Render Material: ByLayer
 Refer to Table 3-1 Minimum Design
Standards for Philippine Highways –
excluding Tourism roads from PDF of
Assessment of Highway Project
 Name: __________ TRAVERSE
 Type: Centerline
 General → Conversion Options
Radius (Table 3-1): ________ m
 Design Criteria
Starting Design Speed (Table 3-1): ___ km/h

☑Use criteria-based design

 Prospector View (Left Side)
 Surfaces (+) drop down → SURFACE (+) ☑Use design criteria file
 Definition (+) → Point Groups Default Criteria:
 Right click Point Groups → Add… Min. Radius Table – AASHTO 2004 Metric
 If points have Exclamation Mark → Point eMax 8%
Groups (+) → Right Click → UPDATE Transition Length Table – 2 Lane
 CTRL SELECT POINTS → Apply → OK Attainment Method – AASHTO 2004
SELECT: SURFACE, CULVERT, CANAL, Crowned Road
CENTERLINE, EDGE

 An alignment is generated:
 Left-click alignment
 Right-click alignment → Edit alignment
labels
 Change Increments:
Major Station → 100.000m
Minor Station → 20.000m
Geometry Pts. → OK
 Left-click alignment → Right-click → Edit
Alignment Geometry
 Feel free to add or delete P.I.
 Adjust the alignment such that it follows
along the CL or centerline points
E) ALIGNMENT LABEL (PVI)
 Click Annotate
 Click Add labels (dropdown)
 Feature Line → Multiple Segments
 Click Add labels (not the dropdown)
 Feature: Alignment
 Label Type: Multiple Segment
 Line Label Style: Invisible
 Curve Label Style: PI-TAG
 Spiral Label Style: Invisible
 Table Tag Numbering: ALL 1
F) ELEMENTS OF A CURVE
 Click Annotate
 Add Tables (dropdown)
 Alignment → Add curve
 Table Creation Appears:
 Click green box “No Tags Selected”
 Click all the PI-TAG labels → Enter
 Convert labels to Tag Mode → Table
Creation → OK
G) PROFILES
 Home → Create Design → Profile
 Profile (dropdown) → Create profile from
surface
 Select Surfaces → Highlight SURFACE →
ADD
 Draw in profile view
 General:
Select Alignment: ______ TRAVERSE
Profile View Name: ______ PROFILE
Description:
Profile View Style: Land Desktop Profile View
Profile View Layer: C-ROAD-PROF-VIEW
→ Next
 Station Range → Automatic
 Profile View Height → ±2 or 5 of minimum
and maximum
 Profile Display Options: Keep settings
 Data Bands: EG-FG Elevations and Stations
 Profile Hatch Options: Keep settings
 Profile View of NGL is generated!
  General:
 Locate existing concrete pavement Alignment: ______ TRAVERSE
 Find the elevation of the CL point on existing Name: FG
concrete pavement → hover over a point Profile Style: Design Profile
and elevation will appear Profile Layer: C-ROAD-PROF
Profile Label Set: Complete Label Set
 Design Criteria → Use Criteria-based design
→ Use design Criteria file
 Click three dots |…| → AASHTO 2004
 Use Check design set → Basic
 Profile Layout Tools appears!
 Draw Tangents without curves (click the
boxed icon)

 Connect two points from existing concrete

pavement and a point from the road profile
 Find the distance of the two points

H) PROFILES
 Home → Create Design → Profile
 Profile (dropdown) → Create profile from
surface
 Create a horizontal line from NGL profile out
 Select Surfaces → Highlight SURFACE →
of the distance of the two points
ADD
 Out of the elevation of the point from the
existing concrete pavement, create a vertical
line from a point on the NGL profile. If the
elevation is 115.918 the length of the vertical
line must be 9.18 starting from 115 on the
NGL profile
 Create your design profile of the road using
a polyline. Make sure the road is leveled
according to the elevation of the vertical line.
It should look like this:

 Note: Make the road profile realistic and

serviceable.
 Profile Creation Tools → Select Profile View