User:Jcreer/SMS:Feature Stamping Dialogs

Stamping Coverage Attributes

The Stamping Coverage Attributes dialog will appear when creating a new stamping coverage. It can also be reached by right-clicking on the stamping coverage and selecting the Properties command.

• Underlying Geometry – This section contains options for defining the scatter set used in the stamping process.
  • Use cutoff – Stamped features can be cut off where they intersect with a terrain surface dataset. Turn on this option to see available scatter sets can be selected from the data tree once this option is enabled. The scatter set will act as a surface to determine the cut off for the sloped banks of a stamped feature.
  • Bathymetry Type – The bathymetry of the scatter set needs be specified for SMS to know how to stamp the feature.
    • "Elevation" – The default option. Defines positive values as going up.
    • "Depth" – Defines positive values as going down.

Stamping Arc Attributes

The Stamping Arc Attributes dialog is reached by double-clicking on an arc created in a stamping coverage. It can also be reached by right-clicking on the selected arc and using the Attributes command.

The following attributes can be set:

• Feature Name – This will be used when SMS creates stamped feature coverages and scatter sets from the stamping coverage.
• Stamping Type – Can be set to either use the channel or the embankment.
  • "Cut Feature" – Will stamp the feature down from the surface, such as when stamping a channel or similar feature.
  • "Fill Feature" – Will stamp the feature up from the surface, such as when stamping an embankment or similar feature.
• End Cap – Clicking the First End Cap or Last End Cap button will bring up the First End Cap or Last End Cap dialog. Both dialogs will typically need to be used in stamping a feature from an arc.
• Centerline (CL) Profile
  • CS – Lists a cross section ID for each node or vertex along the arc.
  • Location on Arc – Shows the location of each node or vertex along the arc.
  • Elevation – Displays the elevation value assigned to each node or vertex on the arc. This field can be edited.
  • Constant → Elevation – Opens the Constant → Elevation. This dialog contains a field where an elevation can be specified for all points and vertices along the center line.
  • XY Series → Elevation – Opens the XY Series Editor where elevations can be entered as a curve. SMS will match the center line point or node elevation to the curve.
  • Plot CL Profile – Turning on this option will bring up a profile plot of the centerline. The profile plot can be kept open to see changes in the centerline as they are made in the Stamping Arc Attributes dialog.
• Cross Section (CS)
  • Side –
  • Distance from CL
  • Elevation
  • Shoulder
  • Maximum Distance from CL – This input specifies the maximum horizontal distance away from the centerline that the specified embankment side slope will extend. It is recommended that this value be something large enough so that the toes of the embankments will extend below the terrain surface elevations that are used as a cutoff surface. This will make the embankment and terrain surface intersection continuous without vertical gaps.
  • Specify Top Width and Single Side Slopes
  • Current CS → All CS – Copies the current cross section definition to all other cross sections. This creates a uniform embankment across the entire length of the arc.
  • Plot Current CS – Turning on this option will bring up a profile plot of the current cross section. The profile plot can be kept open to see changes in the cross section as they are made in the Stamping Arc Attributes dialog.

End Cap

• Type of end cap
  • "Guidebank"
  • "Sloped Abutment"
  • "Wing Walls"
• Angle
• Slope
  • Distance
  • Elevation
• Maximum Distance from CS
• Plot Shape