How to set up Zones in InfraField

This article covers how to create zones on the map, areas and structures in an InfraField project.

Use zones to divide the project into smaller segments with specific properties or for filtering purposes. It is recommended to create zones from the beginning, but adding zones later will automatically update already placed registrations.

Zones created on the map view will automatically be displayed on top of all map layers.

You must first create an area or structure to add zones to it. If you have uploaded one or more alignment files, you can use them to automatically create zones along the centerlines.

How to set up zones

To create zones in the project, navigate to Settings Locations 'Zones'.

When clicking Add There are two ways to create zone layers:

• Zone layer: This feature allows you to draw shapes on the map, areas, or structures. The zones are independent of each other.
• Station Lines: This allows you to create zones that follow an alignment with a fixed width.

How to set up zone layers

To create a new zone layer and the zones on the layer, click Zone layer.

Type in a name for the zone layer, and click 'Add', the zone layer is displayed in the list view.

Double-click on the zone name or select it and click Edit.

You have to select where to add the zones to, between 'Map' or 'Area' or 'Structure' from Locations.

• Zones added to areas can also be displayed on the map.
• Zones created on a structure can only be displayed within that structure and NOT on the map, areas, or another structure.
• Zones added to the map and areas can have the same name and are considered the same zone.
• Zones added to a structure can have the same name within the structure and will be considered the same zone across levels, it cannot share a name with a zone from the map/area or on another structure.

How to set up station lines

To generate zones based on station lines, you must have at least one alignment file. Read this article to learn how to add alignment files to projects: How to set up Locations in InfraField

To generate new zones using station lines, navigate to:

Settings Locations Zones Add Station line.

Type a name and click 'Add'.

Double-click on or select the zone layer and click Edit to open it and start generating zones within it.

Select the map view or an area with a drawing. 

• Alignment: Select a line from an alignment file.
• Name: Choose a prefix to name the zones. Zones will be named with the prefix and the start and end of the station increment.  
  • Customize: Enter a prefix + a start value and the intervals
• Width: Enter the total width for all created zones.
• Length:
  • Automatic: Use this setting to automatically create zones along the alignment with the same length (entered below under meters).
  • Manual: Use this method to create the zones manually based on a starting station and manual selected lengths
• Reverse: Select which end the zones should be generated from.

Click 'Apply' to see the zones generated. Click 'Save' to save your work.

Click on a zone to view its name and properties, and to add or remove properties. Please note that generating new zones will overwrite this information.