A style uniquely defines how a feature is represented and determines the symbology for its display. Once defined, the style is one-to-many; meaning any one style can be used to display many features. For example, a feature style for centerline could be used for both the roadway centerline as well as for any other secondary road centerline.
When you select Tools > Style Manager, any predefined styles currently in the XIN preference file are displayed.
Click New to create additional styles.
A feature style controls how and where Surface
Features, Geometry Features, and Survey Features are displayed throughout the various Bentley Rail Track products and commands. The syle includes a unique name, description (optional) and named symbology for each data type. You can choose a named symbology that was predefined for this feature style; modify an existing named symbology and rename it; or create a new one.
When creating a new style, you first must specify what type of Bentley Rail Track data that style will be used A feature style controls how and where Surface
Features, Geometry Features, and Survey Features are displayed throughout the various Bentley Rail Track products and commands. The syle includes a unique name, description (optional) and named symbology for each data type. You can choose a named symbology that was predefined for this feature style; modify an existing named symbology and rename it; or create a new one.
When creating a new style, you first must specify what type of Bentley Rail Track data that style will be used each data type. You can choose a named symbology that was predefined for this feature style; modify an existing
for (surface features, geometry elements, or survey features).
When you look specifically at the surface feature settings, you will define how the feature is to be represented in the graphic view (as a line segment, point, annotation or attached tag). For example, to see the features using this style displayed in cross section, turn on Points in the Cross Section Display section.
Newly created feature styles are listed in the Style Manager and stored in the XIN file.
Styles can be created or modified from any of the buttons that appear on most
commands.
Styles can be created or modified from any of the Style buttons that appear on most Surface > Design Surface commands.
View Surface Features
Features that are a part of the active surface can be displayed for review. To see the features, use the Surface
> View Surface > Features command.
After choosing a surface, you can select individu features from the list, select all of the features or click Filter to build a feature selection set to view.
Viewing Surface Features using the Feature Selection Filter
After choosing a surface, you can select individual features from the list, select all of the features or click
to build a feature selection set to view.
Viewing Surface Features using the Feature Selection
The Filter option on the View Feature dialog box is a shortcut to the Surface > Feature > Feature Selection Filter command. This command allows you to quickly specify a feature selection set.
By clicking
saved and associated with a
By clicking Save As, the filtered selection-set can be saved and associated with a name for future reference.
Note: Before OK is applied, make sure the Feature Filter Lock is on. If the filter lock is not on, filters are not applied. Turn on this lock by clicking Tools > Locks >
Feature Filter Lock.
When you click View Features
features are displayed.
Once features are in the surface, you can display and modify feature properties.
Feature Properties
The Surface > Feature
allows you to edit feature properties. Use this command to change the feature name, modify the description or style, and set the criteria for triangulation. You can take action against all features in the surface, against a filtered feature
features.
When you click OK, selected features are listed in the View Features dialog box. When you click Apply, these features are displayed.
Once features are in the surface, you can display and modify feature properties.
Surface > Feature > Feature Properties command allows you to edit feature properties. Use this command to change the feature name, modify the description or style, and set the criteria for triangulation. You can take action against all features in the surface, against a
iltered feature-selection set, or against selected
allows you to edit feature properties. Use this command
take action against all features in the surface, against a
Once features are defined or modified and displayed, you can annotate them within the design file.
Annotating Features
The Surface > View Surface > Annotate Feature command allows you to annotate features within the DTM.
Click Apply
Preferences
Preferences allow you to define everything from general operating parameters (li
places to display, stationing format, and symbology) to specific instructions as to which settings apply to a particular design surface. In Bentley Rail Track, preferences are now a flexible system that could be considered as
simply defined in four different ways: