AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 Essentials: Autodesk® Official Training Guide: Essential

Displaying Profiles in Profile Views

In Civil 3D, you must use a profile view to display a profile. A profile view is basically a grid that represents stations in the x direction and elevations in the y direction. The stations along the alignment and their corresponding elevations are plotted on this grid, and the resulting line represents changes in the terrain along the alignment. The profile view also includes various types of labels such as axis labels and axis titles to provide context to the display of the profile. Profile views can be further augmented with bands, which is something that will be covered a bit later in this chapter.

To display ...