This command enables one road design element to be situated at the end of another element, so that the final point of the former coincides with the initial point of the latter. The orientation of the element adjusted is also modified, so that azimuth continuity with the previous element is maintained.
To begin with, the element to be adjusted is selected, bearing in mind that the closest end to the point of selection will be considered as the beginning of the alignment. Should the element be grouped, the program will look for the end of the closest group. This will be the end coinciding with the other element’s end point.
Then the element marking the destination has to be selected. The end closest to the point of selection will be considered as the element’s end, which will coincide with the other element’s initial point.
After performing the adjustment and rotating the element, the command starts again in order to repeat the process with other elements. Once this command has been used to ensure that the elements have continuity, a group may be created with them using the Alignments >Group Elements command. Alternatively, they may be converted into a horizontal alignment using the Alignments > Convert to Alignment command.
TcpMDT