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12 CHAPTER 1 GETTING DIRTY: THE BASICS OF CIVIL 3D
Object Settings
If you click the Expand button next to the drawing name, you see the full array of objects that
Civil 3D uses to build its design model. Each of these has special features unique to the object
being described, but there are some common features as well. Additionally, the General collection
contains settings and styles that are applied to various objects across the entire product.
The General collection serves as the catchall for styles that apply to multiple objects and for
settings that apply to no objects. For instance, the Civil 3D General Note object doesn’t really
belong with the Surface or Pipe collections. It can be used to relate information about those objects,
but because it can also relate to something like ‘‘Don’t Dig Here!’’ it falls into the general category.
The General collection has three components (or branches):
Multipurpose Styles These styles are used in many objects to control the display of compo-
nent objects. The Marker Styles and Link Styles collections are typically used in cross-section
views, whereas the Feature Line Styles collection is used in grading and other commands.
Figure 1.9 shows the full collection of multipurpose styles and some of the marker styles that
ship with the product.
Figure 1.9
General multipur-
pose styles and some
marker styles
Label Styles The Label Styles collection allows Civil 3D users to place general text notes or
label single entities outside the parcel network while still taking advantage of Civil 3D’s flex-
ibility and scaling properties. With the various label styles shown in Figure 1.10, you can get
some idea of their usage.
Figure 1.10
Line label styles