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Assemblies, subassemblies, links, points, and shapes

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Assemblies, subassemblies, links, points, and shapes

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- [Narrator] Previously we mentioned that to create a corridor you need not only the linear path for that corridor whether it's alignment and profile or a feature line, but you also need the typical section to be applied to that path to create the 3-D model. That typical section is referred to as a simple 3-D assembly. Now, an assembly is nothing more than a collection of sub assemblies. Sub assemblies come shipped with auto desk, auto cats simple 3-D. Over a hundred and fifty different types of sub assemblies. Sub assemblies such as the one you see currently could be lanes or curbs and gutters, sidewalks, daylight functionality and so forth. Now, the sub assemblies are made of three different types of objects or elements, a link, a point and a shape. Now, think about a sub assembly that we're looking at now is a cross sectional view of a curb and gutter. You create this cross sectional view by having points at important or critical locations, such as the edge of travelway where it's…

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