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Generate Station

The action Generate Station enables to generate marks alongside of line-like objects. The station’s distance specified refers to the distance from station to station. Stations can be generated either via the command Generate Station on the context menu, or on the dialog Modify Object, action „Generate Station“.

This feature is convenient, e.g. for placing kilometer or distance-marks at roads:

  • To this end, click the road with the right mouse button, and select Generate Station from the context menu.
  • In the dialog that opens, specify the distance between the individual stations.

Upon closing the dialog by clicking OK, CadnaA generates stations along the road with the specified distance between stations.

Road with stations

Indicated distance

The distance indicated at each station is the total of preceding distances summed up from station to station. On the example, the stationing starts at 50 m and continues from station to station summing up the values.

To display values with reference to road kilometers, specify this by entering in kilometers on the Geometry-dialog of that road („Station“).

  • Open the Road dialog by double-clicking the road axis.
  • Click the „Geometry“ button.
  • At the bottom of the dialog, enter the starting point of the stationing in metres.
  • Furthermore, the counting order (ascending/descending) can be selected from the list box.

Stationing starts from 10 km = 10000 m

Update Station

Upon closing the dialog by clicking OK, you have to update the dimensioning in kilometers via the menu command Extras|Update Station.

The station mark then displays the kilometres and metres separated by a plus sign. If you wish to insert only single stations, use the pertinent toolbox icon, and click at the desired locations.

Parallel Object between defined station marks

For every line source stations can be defined via the dialog Geometry, option „Station“. The default setting for the initial point is 0. However, this can be defined by the user (in meters).

With the Parallel Object command from the context menu you can define a starting and an end point related to the Station Range.

Example

  • Insert a road and enter on the Geometry dialog a station start point of 12,000 m ascending. The starting point of the road is now 12 km.
  • Close the dialog with OK.
  • Generate the station marks for the road (click onto the road with the right mouse button and from the context menu choose Generate Station).
  • Define a distance of 10 m and confirm with OK.

The station marks are generated.

  • Choose Parallel Object from the context menu.
  • Enter „right from the active object“ at a distance of 10 m and a height of 4 m.
  • Activate the option „Station Range“ and enter values from 12,020 to 12,050 m.
  • Click OK.

A barrier will be generated at a distance of 10 m from the road’s axis (seen from the first point) with a height of 4 m and a length of 30 m between station marks 12,020 and 12,050 m.