# To exclude the alignment at stakeout

If the alignment has a vertical geometry that is unrelated to the road design, you can exclude this string. To do this, when defining the GENIO road, tap and hold on the screen and select Exclude alignment at stakeout.

The alignment is still part of the road and is used to calculate the station values at stakeout.

At stakeout, the alignment appears grayed out in the plan view and does not appear in the cross section view. The alignment is not available from the string selection list.

To make sure that the alignment is available at stakeout, deselect Exclude alignment at stakeout.