Civil 3D: understanding Corridor issue when reversing Feature Line Baseline

Reversing Corridor LINEAR Feature Line

When using Feature Lines as corridor baselines, you may need to reverse their direction to adjust the left or right-facing design orientation.

In linear designs, this behaves as expected: after reversing the Feature Line, the corridor simply needs to be rebuilt.

All stations update automatically when the Feature Line direction changes.


THE ISSUE:  Reversing Corridor Clossed-Loop Feature Line 

An odd behavior occurs when the baseline is a closed loop instead of a simple linear Feature Line.  In the example shown, the curb is initially constructed toward the inside of the loop due to the original Feature Line direction and the applied Assembly.

However, when the Feature Line is reversed, Civil 3D resets the Region End Station to zero (0.00.00).

This forces the user to manually reset the Region End Station to the correct value before rebuilding the corridor.

Once corrected and rebuilt, the corridor displays as expected.
 


Alternative Solution

Instead of reversing the Feature Line, another solution is to create a mirrored subassembly and apply it to the corridor region. 

This will flip the corridor direction without modifying the baseline direction.

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Leo Lavayen

Civil Applications Expert<br><br>As an Applications Expert, Leo is responsible for supporting, training and implementation of software for survey and civil engineering professionals. He has more than 20 years of experience helping large and small, public and private clients in the eastern United States.

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