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Contents:
Obtaining CMI Tools
Import Styles
Station / Offset / Elevation
Point Table Creation
Shift Profile
Mark Key Points From an Alignment on a Profile
Alignment Staking
Export Surface to XYZ
Create Profile From 3D Polyline Or Points
Dview Twist Utilities

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This routine will allow you to label the station, offset, and elevation along a Civil 3D defined alignment. This command is infinitely flexible with the ability to label and/or set a point; use an AutoCAD leader, polyline leader, or no leader at all; and add any prefix or suffix to the label contents:

Possibly the best feature of this utility is the ability to grab the label elevation value from the profile for the alignment. Do you need to label a top of curb point that is 0.17’ below the centerline profile elevation? We can do that too. Enter the elevation difference from the road centerline to the top of curb.

Here are some samples of how the station / offset / elevation utility can be used:

In this example, the station and TC elevation are labeled for each lot line. The TC elevations are determined automatically based on the difference between the finished ground profile elevation and the TC.

Labels are very flexibe with regard to text style, layer, position, leader, suffix, and prefix.

Create a table within your AutoCAD drawing that shows point information – northing, easting, elevation, description. You can even include stations and offsets to a reference alignment: 

Stretch a profile positive or negative station within a certain station range while maintaining the elevations.  This routine can save a lot of time when making changes to the alignment and need to update the profile to compensate.

Mark points on a profile using the stations of an alignment.  Obtain the elevations from a neighboring profile.  Create superimposed profiles where you are in control.

Alignment staking creates Civil 3D points for your alignment based key geometry. These points can be used for reports, used in the drawing or in the field.

This command quickly creates an ASCII text file that contains all the eastings, northings and elevations for all the points used to build a surface.  This command is great for creating modified large text files that spreadsheet software would not be able to handle.

If you do not need an entire existing ground DTM, you can use this utility to create a profile from a 3D polyline or point objects.  It’s perfect for using an alignment and profile as a cross section. CMI Tools will calculate the station of each vertex or point and add this information to a layout profile.  

These utilities will allow you to set a dview twist angle simply by picking two points.  You can also automatically rotate text or point objects such that they “line up” with the current twist angle.