Category: Long sections

7 posts in this category.

Underground cable long section — power and telecom cable routes
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Underground cable long section — power and telecom cable routes

How to draw the longitudinal profile of a buried power or telecom cable route: minimum burial depth by voltage class, crossings, protective ducting, warning tape and a DXF export — in the browser, no CAD.

District heating long section — preinsulated pipe in profile
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District heating long section — preinsulated pipe in profile

How to draw the longitudinal profile of a district heating network with preinsulated bonded pipe: two diameters (carrier and casing), cover to the casing crown, leak detection, crossings, the profile table and a DXF and IFC export — in the browser, no CAD.

Water main long section to DXF — step by step
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Water main long section to DXF — step by step

How to draw a water main longitudinal profile: minimum cover vs frost depth, pipe centreline levels, valves and hydrants, crossings, the profile table and a clean dual-scale DXF export — in the browser, no CAD.

How to draw a pipe long section (plan & profile) without building it in Civil 3D
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How to draw a pipe long section (plan & profile) without building it in Civil 3D

Generate a utility long section — plan and profile, or "profile view" in Civil 3D — straight from your data, then finish the sheet in CAD: title block, revisions, annotations. A faster split of the work, not a CAD replacement.

Crossings and objects on the profile — how to add and edit them
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Crossings and objects on the profile — how to add and edit them

Step by step: how to place utility crossings and objects (manholes, roads, buildings) on a long-section profile in Altivo, how to edit their parameters and how to delete them.

How to read a utility long section (longitudinal profile)
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How to read a utility long section (longitudinal profile)

A practical guide to the long section of a water, sewer or gas network: ground line, pipe invert, gradients, stationing, the profile table and what a reviewer checks.

Sewer long section to DXF — step by step
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Sewer long section to DXF — step by step

From field coordinates to a CAD-ready longitudinal profile of a gravity sewer. A concrete walkthrough: import, gradients, manholes, drop connections, dual-scale DXF export.