An InRoads user asked for Mark's thoughts on this question :
 
Hi Mark,
 
I have a 4 ¼ mile alignment with many curves and need to export Sta, Elev, Northing & Easting to create a table.  What is the most efficient way to do this? 
 
Thanks . . .
 Mr. M
 
 
  
Here is the Zen Dude's response:                                                                            
 
Mr. M,
"Tabling" horizontal geometry data is done through the Horizontal Annotation command under InRoads > Geometry > View Geometry. I'll give you the basic workflow, but won't cover all the fine details here.
1)  You horizontal alignment is already done
2)  You have a geometry Style set up in the Style Manager and it's attached to the horizontal alignment. The Style is what controls the information that is associated with the display for that alignment.
3)  The Main tab defines the alignment and content to be annotated
4)  The Tabling tab tells InRoads that you want to use a table.
5)  The Styles tab defines the display of the alignment points and other geometrics of the alignment if they are viewed.
6)  A Geometry Style is broken up into 4 pieces - the Point, Line, Arc and Spiral. Each piece is set up independently from the others. There is a toggle under each to Allow Tabling. That has to be turned on in order for tabling to work.
7)  When the Horizontal Annotation command is used, and Tabling is toggled to None, the annotation displays on the alignment as defined by the Style.
8)  When the Horizontal Annotation command is used and Tabling is toggled to All Element Information, the annotation displays naming on the alignment that relates to the entries in the table. (Using the Basic Element Information option will place the annotation along the alignment if it fits, otherwise it will push it to the table.)
The only effort is to find a table that suits your reporting needs. A bunch of reports formats are delivered with InRoads, but if you want something different, then a special format might have to be created. These reports templates are created in XML, which is an HTML-like coding language.
I know this is just the basic workflow and doesn't cover every nut and bolt, but it will hopefully give you some good direction on what it will take to accomplish this task.
Civilly yours,
- zen                                                                                                                                   

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