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title: Visualization of Road Levels with Survey Point Display in Cut/Cross Sections
description: "The **Survey Point Display** feature will help users to check whether the survey points are properly aligned (in whatever sense) with the road profile. By providing the survey data (which represents deteriorated road levels) directly at the chainages, road engineers…"
url: "https://mes100.com/docs/visualization-of-road-levels-with-survey-point-display-in-cut-cross-sections/"
updated: "2026-05-08"
category: Road / Output
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# Visualization of Road Levels with Survey Point Display in Cut/Cross Sections

The **Survey Point Display** feature will help users to check whether the survey points are properly aligned (in whatever sense) with the road profile. By providing the survey data (which represents deteriorated road levels) directly at the chainages, road engineers can instantly visualize the current road level relative to the design level.

With this feature, the tedious process of manually organizing the designed road levels and the deteriorated levels in Excel can be eliminated, reducing the time spent on road maintenance works.

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image5.png?resize=1024%2C492&ssl=1)

# **Steps for Activating Survey Point Display**

## **Step 1: Enable Survey Point Display Feature**

The feature should be enabled under the Project Settings:

### **Earthworks Cut Sections**

Options > Project Settings > Earthworks > Detailings > Cut Sections > Table > Tick **Survey Points** under the Table Row Visibility and Order

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image7-1.png?resize=751%2C507&ssl=1)

### **Road Cross Sections**

Options > Project Settings > Road > Detailings > Cross Sections > Table Row > Tick **Survey Points** under the Table Row Visibility and Order

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image1.png?resize=752%2C501&ssl=1)

## **Step 2: Set Survey Point Intersection Display**

Go to Options > Earthworks > Kernel > Survey Point Intersection Display > Set to *NaiveAlgorithm* to display the survey points on the cut/cross sections

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image2.png?resize=755%2C526&ssl=1)

## **Step 3: Defining the Influence Cut Line**

To ensure the cross sections reflect only relevant data for the Survey Point Display, MiTS utilizes a *Rectangle of Influence*.

This feature acts as a spatial filter for the data; It only displays points that are situated within the specified distance from a cut line and eliminates "noise" from points that are too far from the cut lines. This guarantees the data observed really represents the levels from a specific section of the road.

The default value for the influence has been set to 10mm and can be overridden by users according to their requirements.

Options > Project Settings > Earthworks > Detailing > Click on Cut Section > Cut Line Influence, mm

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image4.png?resize=752%2C501&ssl=1)

# **Output**

In the **[sample project file](https://largefilehosting.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/ProjectSharing/Documentation%20Project/DOCUMENTATION_SURVEY%20POINTS%20DISPLAY-backup-3.3.36.0-080526133117.zip)**, the CutLine Influence has been set as 50000mm.

## **Earthworks Cut Section**

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image3.png?resize=1024%2C465&ssl=1)

## **Road Cross Section**

![](https://i0.wp.com/mes100.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image6.png?resize=1024%2C480&ssl=1)

### *Related*

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I’m the [Benevolent Dictator for Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_dictator_for_life) for MiTS Software cum Editor of this website. Read more [here](/about-ngu-soon-hui/).

You can also contact me at soonhui@mes100.com