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      Borders

      The Border tab is used to define the Project File Template Layout. Defining the Borders will help generate Alignment Sheet, Plats, or Permits efficiently

       

      BEFORE READING:

      • This article will walk you through setting your borders up in Skyline. If anything requires a deeper look or more explanation, please refer to the Glossary page linked below. 
      • BORDERS GLOSSARY
      • NOTE: While setting up Borders, we recommend either using the perpendicular command, or have ortho on.
      • You MUST  "update" any changes you make to your Border
       

      Setting Attributes

       
       
       
       
      Adding Borders to the Project File

       

      Removing Borders from the Project File
      From Skyline’s main dialog box click the Project Utilities button/icon, then the Borders button. From this dialog box highlight the Border to be removed, and click the Delete Button.

       
      • The Name of the Border will be the same as the name of the file selected to be the Border.
      • Click the Browse button to select the drawing file.
      • Path to the Border drawing to be used and click Open. Skyline will automatically put the path of the drawing into the Path field.
      • If the drawing is moved or renamed, but the Border is not updated in Skyline, an error will occur and Skyline will not be able to find the Border.
       
       

      Define the Draw Area

      The Draw Area is the location where the Viewport will be in the Border. Set the X-Dist, the Y-Dist, the Length, and the Height.

      Define the Key Plan

      Using the same instructions as above, you can set the location on the Key Plan.

       

      The "Border Dimensions" box is not used to specify border dimensions, but to quickly and easily check what the dimensions are. 

       

       
      Set Band Locations
      The different Bands all have their own defined Y-Dist and Height. The X-Dist and length will be determined according to the amount of stationing per sheet, and the scale selected. The Y-Dist represents where the Band will be located in the Y direction.
       
      NOTE: Take notice of the command line when selecting a point to define a band. This will tell the user which point to select to set the band in the desired area.
       
       
      Go through these steps of setting the Location and Height for each of the following Bands:
      • Station
      • PI
      • Material
      • Pipe
      • Property
      • Environmental
      • Profile

      If a Band will not be displayed on the Alignment Sheets, then it will not matter what the draw location is set to.

       
       

       

      Set North Arrow Location
      Select an X/Y location to be the insertion point of the North Arrow. There will be an option to turn the North Arrow off/on when you generate sheets. 
       

       

      Note that when selecting the North Arrow location, you want to make sure that it allows for full 360 degree rotation without interfering with any of the linework in that band.

       
       

       

       

      Setting Table Locations

      Note that when setting Table locations, you first click in the upper left, and then lower right.

       

       
       
      Attributes
      From the Border dialog box select the Attribute tab. This dialog box links the Attribute from the Border block to the field in the Project Database.
       
       
      • For each field you can type in the name of the Attribute in AutoCAD. 

       

       

       

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      Edited by Noah Waters 10/11/22