Carry out area calculation as defined in the road index.
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This function is used for reruns if sectional areas have been taken out previously. Whatever condition you originally applied to a particular chainage stretch is duplicated. In this way, areas can be run over long stretches with a variety of different templates, batter slopes etc., without the necessity of having to re-specify the individual conditions.
The Area Indicator value in the index controls the way the banks are created. See Road INDEX - Technical.
The indicator values, batter slopes and template numbers used, are those recorded by the last area calculation. They could also have been edited or manually entered in the Index item under Tools.
Once a profile has been generated with a template and then individually modified in some way, it is a good idea to 'lock' it by setting the index indicator to '2'. This means that any reruns will only adjust the batters, and never interfere with the centre portion of the section.
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