Full

Display Object and Point Details

The Full option provides detailed information on objects and their points, for example enclosed area of an object, coordinates of vertices in both section and plan, grade of segments. The information displays in the Report Window.

You can select an object and have its details reported and then select a line segment on the object to expand the information displayed.

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Instructions

Click Full on the Analyse toolbar .

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On the Analyse menu, point to Details, and then click Full.

Select the object for detail information. The object is highlighted and its details displayed through the Report Window.

These details are specified when creating objects or when editing the object's attributes (see the options under the Design menu). Also shown are the total number of points in the object, the total length and the area. The area is shown even though you may not have joined the start and end points (as far as Vulcan is concerned, a string of points forms a polygon and therefore has an area). The length and area are given as measured in normal plan and rotated view. For closed polygons the actual perimeter length in 3D and in view is also shown.

Select a line segment on the object. The points at each end of it will be highlighted and their X, Y, Z and W values will be added to the display in the Report Window. Also listed will be the length of the line segment, its bearing, and gradient. The gradient displays as a ratio, angle of inclination (degrees or gradients) and percentage.

Continue selecting line segments or right-click to select another option (right-clicking twice will exit the option).

Vulcan supports specification of grades, slopes and crossfalls in three ways: as decimal angular units; as a ratio grade specification; or as a percentage grade. For example, the grades 4.573921, 1:12.5 and 8% all represent the same physical gradient.

To represent a gradient we can use:

• Angle notation (decimal degrees or gradians depending upon your preferences), that is, angle = A.
• Ratio notation where the grade is specified as the ratio of the sides a and b, that is, a:b where a/b= tan(A).
• Percentage rise/fall notation where the grade = D%, that is, a/b* 100%.

The following strings are all valid specifications of grade:

4.56446, 0.03, -34.7, 1:10, 10:1, 1:123.4, 1:-10, 5%, 6.9%, -4.0%