Creating sample lines along alignments

With our Utility Model.dwg file currently open, let’s begin familiarizing ourselves with the Cross Section tools available to us within Civil 3D. When we think about Cross Sections, we quite often think about roadway sections as these are where they are most often displayed within a construction drawing plan set. Since we currently have surfaces, corridors, and utilities designed, all of which are currently available within our Utility Model.dwg file, we’ll want to set ourselves up to include all of these objects in the sampling of the Cross Section sample lines we create; this will become a little clearer in a little bit.

For us to get to the point where we can create Cross Sections, we’ll first need to create sample lines along our alignments. These sample lines will be placed so that they are perpendicular to our alignments at specified stations and/or intervals and will be used as a reference for linking our Section...