Project Window

The project window allows one to have an overview of the files generated by MDT during the course of the project. The files a grouped together by categories according to the type of information they contain. Both the categories as well as the files they contain have contextual menus that are displayed when they are clicked with the mouse’s right-hand button. They allow MDT commands to be executed.

Project window with the Surfaces category menu

All the categories are displayed by default. By clicking on Segments or Surfaces one can ensure that only the files in one of these two categories are displayed. All the files are displayed once again when General is clicked.

Once can type in a Description for each file included in the project. One merely has to select the file from the list in order to edit it in the lower part of the window.

The Hide button means that the window will be resized, so that it occupies less space on screen. It returns to its previous state when View is clicked. Additionally, each time an CAD command is executed, the project window automatically disappears and is displayed once again when the command finishes.

A description has been provided below of each of the categories as well as of the operations or commands that can be executed at each of them.

For each of the files associated with each category there will be three common operations:

1. Delete: Eliminates the file from the project and, optionally, from the computer.

2. Copy: This allows the carrying out of a file duplicate.

3. Rename: Tool for changing the file name.

4. Add Files: This allows us to add the specified file to the project.

Each of the categories and files related with the project have their own associated commands which are listed below and are described in detail in their respective sections.

Points: Points files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Action
Import	Import
Export	Check
List

Surfaces: Surfaces files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Action
Create Surface	Set as Current
Import	Draw
	Represent As
	View
	Information
	Draw contours
	Create grid
	Export

Alignments: Horizontal alignment files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
Convert Polyline	Edit
Alignment Input	Check
Import	Draw
Draw Alignments	Dimension
Dimension Alignments	Locate
Delete Dimensioning	List
	List by interval
	Convert
	Get Longitudinal Profile
	Get Cross Sections
	Generate Widenings
	Generate Superelevations

Profiles: Longitudinal profile files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
Get Profile	List
Get Profile by Regression	Check
Profile Input	Draw Simple Profile
Convert Drawing Profile	Update
Convert from 3D Polyline
Import
Get multiple Profiles

Cross sections: Cross sections files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
Obtain Profile	List
Import	Check
Obtain multiple Profiles	Draw
	Update

Gradients: Gradients files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
Convert Grade line from Polyline	List
Define Grade Line	Check
Import	Draw Compound Profile

Superelevations: Superelevation files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
Generate Superelevation	List
	Check

Widenings: Widenings files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
Generate Widenings	List
	Draw

Templates: Templates files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
	Edit

Grids : Grid files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
Create Grid from Surface	Draw
Read Drawing Mesh	Draw Heights Map
Import

Segments : Segment files associated with the project.

Associated operations:

Category	Files
New Segment	Define/Edit
	List Profile
	Draw Compound Profile
	Draw Cross sections
	Generate Modified Terrain
	Get Modified Terrain
	Cubic Measurement List