To Create a Rail Alignment

The default alignment Type is set to rail by default.

• Site

  Specify a site with which to associate the alignment or accept the default <None>. For more information, see About Sites.

• Alignment Style
• Alignment Layer
• Alignment Label Set

This design speed is applied to the entire alignment. Additional design speeds can be applied at other stations after the alignment has been created. For more information, see To Change Alignment Design Speed and Design Criteria Properties.

On the Design Criteria tab, specify the following settings:

• Use Design Criteria File

  Select this check box to associate a design criteria file with the alignment. The default design criteria file location and the Default Criteria properties becomes available when you select the check box.

  Note: For rail alignments, the first design criteria file found in the following folder is used by default when the criteria-based design feature is used.

  • Rail alignments: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D <version>\enu\Data\Railway Design Standards\<units>

  Specify the default criteria values by clicking in the Value column under Default Criteria.

• Use Design Check Set

  Select this check box to associate a design check set with the alignment. The design check set list becomes available when you select the check box. Select a design check set from the list.