Create Station Points and Sectors

Use the Distance Profile Properties and Sector Profile Properties dialogs to position activities on the distance axis, you can enter distance coordinates or define station points. These station points can additionally be used as entries in distance scales and grid lines. If you position activities using station points, an activity can be subsequently relocated. This is just a helper for entering data. You need to select a station point for the start and end of the Activity. If an activity is allocated to a sector, it can no longer be moved in distance, only if you relocate the section, then all activities related to this sectors get moved.

Ways to access

  • In the Tilos Explorer, expand Project Data > Distance Axis Definitions > Distance Profiles and double-click an existing profile to edit it or click the Add icon to create one.

  • In the Tilos Explorer, expand Project Data > Distance Axis Definition > Sector Profiles. Double-click an existing sector profile to edit it or click the Add icon to create one.

Steps

Create station points

  1. Open the Project data in the Tilos Explorer.

  2. Open the folder Distance Axis Definitions > Distance Profiles.

  3. Make a new entry using the button Add .

  4. Open the details of the new entry with a double mouse click.

  5. Enter a name.

  6. Activate the options Show in distance drop-downs. The station points will then be offered as coordinates for Activities.

  7. Add an entry per station point into the list and enter the destination location.

  8. Additionally, you can enter a name and description to the station points.

  9. Close the dialog using OK.

Create sector profiles

  1. Open the Libraries in the Explorer.

  1. Open the folder Sector Profiles in the folder Distance axis definition with a #double mouse click.

  2. Make a new entry using the button Add . The details dialog of the new entry is shown.

  3. Enter a name for the sector profile.

  1. Add a new sector using the button add .

  2. Enter a name and/or description for the section.

  3. Enter a start loc and end loc for the distance.

  4. Set the Sector Type of the new line created.