{"id":184,"date":"2017-10-09T15:56:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T15:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=184"},"modified":"2021-12-13T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T16:08:29","slug":"cross-section-geometric-data","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/knowledge-base\/cross-section-geometric-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Section Geometric Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Channel sections are described by specifying X, Y or Station, Elevation points from left to right looking upstream. Up to 250 points can be entered for each section. This data will be referred to as &#8220;Geometric Data&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Channel Studio allows you to quickly input predefined sections, i.e., Trapezoidal, Triangular or Rectangular as well as User-Defined sections. Other options allow you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copy geometric data from one section and paste into another<\/li>\n<li>Copy the section data from the previous section<\/li>\n<li>Generate section data by interpolating between any two sections<\/li>\n<li>Horizontally flip cross-section data to convert sections looking downstream to looking upstream<\/li>\n<li>Add elevation adjustments (up or down) to a cross-section<\/li>\n<li>Graphically set the Overbank Stationing<\/li>\n<li>Graphically add ineffective flow areas<\/li>\n<li>Automatically generate geometric data from a TIN Surface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Section Type<\/h2>\n<p>Choose your section type, Trapezoidal or User-Defined, from the drop-down list box. Each are described below.<\/p>\n<h3>Trapezoidal<\/h3>\n<p>Using the Trapezoidal type you can quickly add triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal shapes with varying side slopes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom Width<\/strong><br \/>\nEnter the bottom width of the channel. For a triangular section, enter zero.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Side Slope Left &amp; Right (z:1)<\/strong><br \/>\nEnter the left and right side slopes, z horizontal to 1 vertical, for the channel. Enter zero for rectangular shapes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total Depth<\/strong><br \/>\nEnter the total depth to be analyzed for this section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invert Elevation<\/strong><br \/>\nEnter the invert elevation of this section. This item will be automatically computed when using User-defined sections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/TrapezoidalChannel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/TrapezoidalChannel.jpg 860w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/TrapezoidalChannel-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/TrapezoidalChannel-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/TrapezoidalChannel-50x23.jpg 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/TrapezoidalChannel-60x27.jpg 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/TrapezoidalChannel-100x45.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you have defined a Trapezoidal section, you can later select &#8220;User-Defined&#8221; as the section type. The program will automatically import the X, Y coordinates for this section for further modification and will convert it to a User-Defined shape.<\/p>\n<h3>User-Defined<\/h3>\n<p>You can enter up to 250 unique Station, Elevation points to describe a channel section. Stationing should begin at zero.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-188\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"925\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannel.jpg 925w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannel-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannel-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannel-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannel-60x22.jpg 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannel-100x37.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/>To use this channel feature, select User-defined as the Section Type from the drop-down list. Next click the [Define] button to open the User Defined Channel screen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedScreen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedScreen.png 500w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedScreen-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedScreen-50x37.png 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedScreen-60x44.png 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedScreen-100x73.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Enter your cross-section points on this screen as looking upstream<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A user-defined section is described by entering points containing offset stations, elevations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Station<\/strong><br \/>\nEnter the station for this point in feet or meters from the leftmost side. This is the distance from a zero baseline.<\/p>\n<p>If you are pasting or entering data that does not start at zero, that&#8217;s okay.<br \/>\nChannel Studio will adjust them by zeroing-out the data after clicking [Ok].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elevation<\/strong><br \/>\nEnter the corresponding elevation for this point.<\/p>\n<p>Click [Ok] when done.<\/p>\n<h3>Inserting and Deleting Rows<\/h3>\n<p>You can insert and delete rows by selecting a row and right-clicking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1351\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannelOpt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannelOpt.png 223w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannelOpt-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannelOpt-60x31.png 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/channel-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/10\/UserDefinedChannelOpt-100x52.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Copy and Paste Data<\/h3>\n<p>Similarly, you can copy the entire grid to the Windows Clipboard as well as paste previously copied data, for example, from a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<h3>Remove Duplicate Points<\/h3>\n<p>When importing data or getting data from a TIN surface, cross-sections may inherit duplicate Sta, Elev points. Select this option to remove them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel sections are described by specifying X, Y or Station, Elevation points from left to right looking upstream. Up to 250 points can be entered for each section. This data will be referred to as &#8220;Geometric Data&#8221;. 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