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We want to set elevations. Note: make sure you set endpoint elevations on the Display dialog. END STEP PARAMETER misc cmdDisplay PARAMETER display labelenable 4 BIGPAUSE PARAMETER display ok MESSAGE _________________________________________ First we will set elevations at the end of the branches. END STEP ORIG 4 65 11 COMMAND Elevation PARAMETER elev mode 0 PARAMETER elev value 0.000 MESSAGE _________________________________________ We'll select the end of the top branch and set the Elevation to 4" First, click on the End-Point. END STEP MOUSE 2 73.895 20.474 MOUSE 4 73.895 20.474 MESSAGE Next, pick Defined on the Elevation dialog Radio box. END STEP PARAMETER elev mode 1 MESSAGE And set the Elevation to 4. END STEP PARAMETER elev value 4.000000 #REDRAW BIGPAUSE MESSAGE _________________________________________ Now, select the other branch and set it's elevation to 2" END STEP MOUSE 2 74.263 14.263 MOUSE 4 74.263 14.263 BIGPAUSE PARAMETER elev mode 1 BIGPAUSE PARAMETER elev value 2.000000 BIGPAUSE #REDRAW MESSAGE _________________________________________ We can move the Elevation label by using Ctrl-Left-Drag END STEP KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 2 74.307 14.173 #MOUSE 3 74.227 13.453 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 4 74.227 12.453 #PARAMETER elev ok MESSAGE _________________________________________ Now, we set the Elevation at one end of the Siding. END STEP ORIG 3.000 34.000 3.000 #COMMAND Elevation #PARAMETER elev mode 1 #PARAMETER elev value 3.000 MOUSE 2 38.160 4.320 MOUSE 4 38.160 4.320 BIGPAUSE PARAMETER elev mode 1 BIGPAUSE PARAMETER elev value 0.500000 BIGPAUSE REDRAW BIGPAUSE KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 2 38.320 4.280 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 3 38.240 3.480 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 4 38.240 3.480 #PARAMETER elev ok BIGPAUSE MESSAGE ========================================= END STEP ORIG 3 21.0 5.0 CLEAR MESSAGE We want to find the elevations where the 2 tracks cross. END STEP #COMMAND Elevation #PARAMETER elev mode 0 #PARAMETER elev value 0.000 MOUSE 2 27.320 8.320 MOUSE 4 27.320 8.320 MESSAGE _________________________________________ We picked an End-Point on the upper track. XTrackCAD has computed the Elevation (2.33") at this point based on the Elevation at the siding and a combination of the of the first Elevations. We create a Computed Elevation here that will be automatically adjusted whenever the other Elevations are changed. END STEP PARAMETER elev mode 3 BIGPAUSE KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 2 27.400 8.240 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 3 28.480 7.840 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 4 28.480 7.840 BIGPAUSE MESSAGE _________________________________________ The Compute Elevation is based on Elevations at end of both of the branches. We may want to base the Elevation on only one branch. For example if one branch was the mainline we don't want the other branch affecting this Computed Elevation. We do this by Ignoring the branch we don't want. We'll ignore the lower branch. END STEP #ORIG 3 26 8 MOUSE 2 34.200 12.600 MOUSE 4 34.200 12.600 PARAMETER elev mode 6 REDRAW MESSAGE _________________________________________ Notice at the endpoint where the tracks cross, we see the elevation has changed from 2.33 to 2.64. END STEP MESSAGE _________________________________________ Now we want to know the elevation of the lower track. END STEP #ORIG 3 23 6.0 #COMMAND Elevation #PARAMETER elev mode 3 #PARAMETER elev value 2.641 MESSAGE _________________________________________ There is no endpoint on the lower track here. Use Shift-Left-Click to Split the track and create an endpoint we can use for an elevation, END STEP KEYSTATE 2 MOUSE 2 26.480 8.520 KEYSTATE 2 MOUSE 4 26.480 8.520 STEP MESSAGE and create another Computed Elevation point. END STEP PARAMETER elev mode 3 BIGPAUSE #REDRAW KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 2 26.480 8.640 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 3 25.320 10.000 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 4 25.320 10.000 BIGPAUSE #PARAMETER elev ok MESSAGE _________________________________________ Now we want to label the grade on this section of track. END STEP #COMMAND Elevation #PARAMETER elev mode 3 #PARAMETER elev value 0.835 MESSAGE _________________________________________ Again, since there is no endpoint nearby, we split the track to create an endpoint we can use, END STEP KEYSTATE 2 MOUSE 2 24.280 6.240 KEYSTATE 2 MOUSE 4 24.280 6.240 MESSAGE and create a grade marker. END STEP PARAMETER elev mode 4 BIGPAUSE KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 2 24.240 6.360 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 3 25.680 5.1 KEYSTATE 4 MOUSE 4 25.680 5.1 BIGPAUSE #PARAMETER elev ok MESSAGE _________________________________________ Note the marker has an arrow pointing in the upwards direction. ========================================= END STEP CLEAR ORIG 3 45 2 MESSAGE _________________________________________ The last thing we want to do is to create a Station label that we'll use in the command. END STEP #COMMAND Elevation #PARAMETER elev value 0.000 KEYSTATE 2 MOUSE 2 55.080 5.320 KEYSTATE 2 MOUSE 4 55.080 5.320 MOUSE 2 55.080 5.320 MOUSE 4 55.080 5.320 MESSAGE _________________________________________ Now, set the Elevation to Station and enter the its name. 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