Guide Path
Summary
This feature creates guide paths.
How to Run
Ribbon Menu > [Base] Tab > [Layout] Group > Layout > Guide Path
Explanation
By Station Method
Enter the station value and the offset value at that location to create a guide path.
Guide paths can be used to create variable models where the road border changes along with changing section width.
[Select Layout]
Select the layout to use as reference for guide path placement.[Horizontal Offset]
Enter the station and its offset to create a guide path. The created guide path is dependent on its layout.
By Select Method
Select an existing wire body to use its geometry for creating a guide path.
Guide paths can be used to create variable models where the road border changes along with changing section width.
[Select Layout]
Select the layout to use as reference for guide path placement.[Select Wire Body]
When creating a Guide Path, select the Wire Body object from which to extract the shape. If the Wire Body exceeds the path of the layout, a Guide Path is created after cutting out the range that exceeds the path of the layout.
By Offset Method
Create a copy of an existing guide path at an offset.
Guide paths can be used to create variable models where the road border changes along with changing section width.
[Select Guide Path]
Select the guide path object to copy at an offset.[Offset Distance]
Enter the offset distance.
By Division Method
Create a guide path by dividing an existing guide path into segments.
[Select Layout]
Select the layout to use as reference for guide path placement.[Select Guide Path]
Select the existing guide path.[Number of Divisions]
Enter the number of segments between the two selected guide paths. If 5 is entered, 5 segments are created between the two guide paths to create 4 guide paths.[Target Station]
Enter the station vlue to save the guide path. Once the station is entered, a normal line is output from each station.
Reference Materials