• Civil 3D

Define and apply feature line styles

Define and apply feature line styles, view feature line interactions, and adjust the feature line hierarchy.


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Styles control the display of a feature line within a drawing and impact how feature lines interact.

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You can easily create and edit feature line styles for your project using the Toolspace.

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To view the available feature line styles for your drawing, in Toolspace,

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on the Settings tab Expand General > Multipurpose Styles > Feature Line Styles.

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From here, you can create a new style or edit an existing style.

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To edit a style, simply right-click the style and choose Edit, Copy, Find references, Replace with, or Refresh.

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To create a new style, right-click Feature Line Styles and select New.

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In the Feature Line Style dialog box, type a Name, such as “HWE” for high water elevation, and optionally, add a Description.

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Open the Profile tab, and under Object Display, you can adjust the Beginning, Internal and Ending Vertex Marker Styles.

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In this case, select Standard for each vertex.

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Next to the Beginning Vertex, expand the style options drop-down, and select Edit Current Selection.

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In the Marker Style dialog box, for this example, in the Marker tab, click the X.

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Under Size, set the value to .05 inches and review the Options, leaving Use drawing scale selected.

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Also, select the square and de-select the circle.

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On the Display tab, under Component Display, verify the color.

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In this case, keep magenta.

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The display options currently apply to the Plan view, but you can expand the View Direction drop-down

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to change the style in a different view, if needed.

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Click OK.

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Back in the Feature Line Style dialog, click the Section tab to select a Crossing Marker Style.

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In this case, leave Standard selected.

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Select the Display tab to determine how you want a feature line using this style to display.

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For this example, you can apply the new style to the storm pond in the drawing.

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The outer line is the top of pond, the inner line is the bottom, and the middle line is the high-water mark.

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The HWE style being created will be applied to this middle line to show it differently.

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Under Component Display, in the Visible column, click the icon to turn visibility on or off.

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Click the Color, and in the Select Color dialog, choose a color.

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In this case, select green, and then click OK.

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Click in the Linetype field to select a linetype, such as Hidden, and then click OK.

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In the LT Scale field, enter a value of .5, and leave the Lineweight at the default.

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Click OK.

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You have now created a new HWE style.

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To apply the new style, in the drawing, select the middle line of the storm pond.

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In Properties, on the Design tab, expand the Style drop-down and select HWE.

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Zoom in to see the style applied to the middle line.

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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.

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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.

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