Add Flat Section
You can also right-click on a red road point and select Road > Flat Section from the Vizex right-click menu.
The ability to generate horizontal parts of a road for a specified distance, including the option of having flat road sections between benches, is a technical requirement in many mines.
If not already selected, you will be prompted to select a TOE, PSEUDO TOE or CREST line on which a road has been created:
If not already selected, you will be prompted to select the red road point on which to add the flat section:
Set the following parameters in the Road Flat Section form:
Length
Specify the Length of the road section.
Length Specified By
The length is measured from a specified (Inner , Outer , Centre , or Custom ) point on the road, taking into account the road width (which is already defined as part of the properties of the road).
To measure the length from a specific point on the road, select the Custom option and specify a value which is a factor of the road width. Values of 0, 0.5, and 1, for example, are equivalent to selecting Inner, Centre, and Outer.
Forms
Click the Forms button to select and open a saved form set, or if a form set has been loaded, save the current form set.
OK
Click OK to generate the flat section of road.