12.2.6. Crowns

This option gives the possibility to establish a different value to the slope in the final section of contact with the natural terrain, in the case of cutting. Different parameters are available for defining the performance of the crown. The different configuration parameters are described below:

[FNM1] [SM2] Type: Method of defining the crown slope.

· Normal: A single slope which will be defined in the slope box.

· Variable: Possibility to define a crown slope with several vectors, pressing the "Variable" button will access the definition of it. In the composition of the section, the software will automatically extend the terrain until contact with the terrain.

Slope: Slope value in the final section.

Station: Station up to which the specified crown is applied.

Distance to Terrain: Height difference between the terrain and the point of application of the new crown slope.

Side: Side on which the user wishes to apply it.

The defined cutting crown can be visualized in the image below.

This can also be defined with the definition of the cutting slopes assigned by geological layer, but this way is much simpler and more direct and obtains the same result.