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Define and apply feature line styles, view feature line interactions, and adjust the feature line hierarchy.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Transcript
00:03
Styles control the display of a feature line within a drawing and impact how feature lines interact.
00:10
You can easily create and edit feature line styles for your project using the Toolspace.
00:18
To view the available feature line styles for your drawing, in Toolspace,
00:23
on the Settings tab Expand General > Multipurpose Styles > Feature Line Styles.
00:31
From here, you can create a new style or edit an existing style.
00:36
To edit a style, simply right-click the style and choose Edit, Copy, Find references, Replace with, or Refresh.
00:47
To create a new style, right-click Feature Line Styles and select New.
00:54
In the Feature Line Style dialog box, type a Name, such as “HWE” for high water elevation, and optionally, add a Description.
01:06
Open the Profile tab, and under Object Display, you can adjust the Beginning, Internal and Ending Vertex Marker Styles.
01:16
In this case, select Standard for each vertex.
01:21
Next to the Beginning Vertex, expand the style options drop-down, and select Edit Current Selection.
01:30
In the Marker Style dialog box, for this example, in the Marker tab, click the X.
01:37
Under Size, set the value to .05 inches and review the Options, leaving Use drawing scale selected.
01:47
Also, select the square and de-select the circle.
01:53
On the Display tab, under Component Display, verify the color.
01:59
In this case, keep magenta.
02:02
The display options currently apply to the Plan view, but you can expand the View Direction drop-down
02:09
to change the style in a different view, if needed.
02:12
Click OK.
02:14
Back in the Feature Line Style dialog, click the Section tab to select a Crossing Marker Style.
02:22
In this case, leave Standard selected.
02:26
Select the Display tab to determine how you want a feature line using this style to display.
02:33
For this example, you can apply the new style to the storm pond in the drawing.
02:39
The outer line is the top of pond, the inner line is the bottom, and the middle line is the high-water mark.
02:49
The HWE style being created will be applied to this middle line to show it differently.
02:56
Under Component Display, in the Visible column, click the icon to turn visibility on or off.
03:05
Click the Color, and in the Select Color dialog, choose a color.
03:10
In this case, select green, and then click OK.
03:14
Click in the Linetype field to select a linetype, such as Hidden, and then click OK.
03:22
In the LT Scale field, enter a value of .5, and leave the Lineweight at the default.
03:31
Click OK.
03:33
You have now created a new HWE style.
03:38
To apply the new style, in the drawing, select the middle line of the storm pond.
03:44
In Properties, on the Design tab, expand the Style drop-down and select HWE.
03:53
Zoom in to see the style applied to the middle line.
03:57
Knowing how to create and edit feature line styles allows you to control how these lines display and interact in your Civil 3D drawings.
Video transcript
00:03
Styles control the display of a feature line within a drawing and impact how feature lines interact.
00:10
You can easily create and edit feature line styles for your project using the Toolspace.
00:18
To view the available feature line styles for your drawing, in Toolspace,
00:23
on the Settings tab Expand General > Multipurpose Styles > Feature Line Styles.
00:31
From here, you can create a new style or edit an existing style.
00:36
To edit a style, simply right-click the style and choose Edit, Copy, Find references, Replace with, or Refresh.
00:47
To create a new style, right-click Feature Line Styles and select New.
00:54
In the Feature Line Style dialog box, type a Name, such as “HWE” for high water elevation, and optionally, add a Description.
01:06
Open the Profile tab, and under Object Display, you can adjust the Beginning, Internal and Ending Vertex Marker Styles.
01:16
In this case, select Standard for each vertex.
01:21
Next to the Beginning Vertex, expand the style options drop-down, and select Edit Current Selection.
01:30
In the Marker Style dialog box, for this example, in the Marker tab, click the X.
01:37
Under Size, set the value to .05 inches and review the Options, leaving Use drawing scale selected.
01:47
Also, select the square and de-select the circle.
01:53
On the Display tab, under Component Display, verify the color.
01:59
In this case, keep magenta.
02:02
The display options currently apply to the Plan view, but you can expand the View Direction drop-down
02:09
to change the style in a different view, if needed.
02:12
Click OK.
02:14
Back in the Feature Line Style dialog, click the Section tab to select a Crossing Marker Style.
02:22
In this case, leave Standard selected.
02:26
Select the Display tab to determine how you want a feature line using this style to display.
02:33
For this example, you can apply the new style to the storm pond in the drawing.
02:39
The outer line is the top of pond, the inner line is the bottom, and the middle line is the high-water mark.
02:49
The HWE style being created will be applied to this middle line to show it differently.
02:56
Under Component Display, in the Visible column, click the icon to turn visibility on or off.
03:05
Click the Color, and in the Select Color dialog, choose a color.
03:10
In this case, select green, and then click OK.
03:14
Click in the Linetype field to select a linetype, such as Hidden, and then click OK.
03:22
In the LT Scale field, enter a value of .5, and leave the Lineweight at the default.
03:31
Click OK.
03:33
You have now created a new HWE style.
03:38
To apply the new style, in the drawing, select the middle line of the storm pond.
03:44
In Properties, on the Design tab, expand the Style drop-down and select HWE.
03:53
Zoom in to see the style applied to the middle line.
03:57
Knowing how to create and edit feature line styles allows you to control how these lines display and interact in your Civil 3D drawings.
Industry:
Civil / Site development contractors, Site Development (General civil engineering), Secondary education, Vocational education, Colleges and universities
Role:
Civil engineer (Geotechnical), Civil engineer (Land and site design), Civil engineer (Roads and highways), Civil engineer (Tunnels and bridges), Student (18 plus), Teacher/faculty
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