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CHAPTER 1 GettinG Dirty: the Basics of civil 3D
Modify the display of Civil 3D tooltips The interactive display of object tooltips makes it
easy to keep your focus on the drawing instead of an inquiry or report tools. When too many
objects fill up a drawing, it can be information overload, so Civil 3D gives you granular con-
trol over the heads-up display tooltips.
Master It Within the same Sample Site drawing, turn off the tooltips for the Avery
Drive alignment.
Add a new tool to the Toolbox The Toolbox provides a convenient way to access macros
and reports. Many third-party developers exploit this convenient interface as an easier way
to add functionality without disturbing users’ workspaces.
Master It Add the Sample Pipe macro from C:\Program
Files\Autocad Civil 3D
2011\Sample\Civil 3D API\COM\Vba\Pipe, and select PipeSample.dvb.
Create a basic label style Label styles determine the appearance of Civil 3D annotation.
The creation of label styles will constitute a major part of the effort in making the transition
to Civil 3D as a primary platform for plan production. Your skills will grow with the job
requirements if you start with basic labels and then make more complicated labels as needed.
Master It Create a copy of the Elevation Only Point label style, name it Elevation With
Border, and add a border to the text component.
Create a new object style Object styles in Civil 3D let you quit managing the display
through layer modification and move to a more streamlined style-based control. Creating
enough object styles to meet the demands of plan production work will be your other major
task in preparing to move to Civil 3D.
Master It Create a new Surface style named Contours_Grid, and set it to show contours
in plan views but a grid display in any 3D view.
Navigate the Ribbon’s contextual tabs As with AutoCAD, the Ribbon is the primary
interface for accessing Civil 3D commands and features. When you select an AutoCAD
Civil 3D object, the Ribbon displays commands and features related to that object. If several
object types are selected, the Multiple contextual tab is displayed.
Master It Using the Ribbon interface, access the Alignment Style Editor for the
Proposed Alignment style. (Hint: it’s used by the Avery Drive alignment.)
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