Civil 3D: Point & Contour Style and Labels Customiza

Creating, editing, and assigning styles and labels to points in Civil 3D

1. Create a Point Style

Point styles control the appearance of points in the drawing (e.g., marker, size, and rotation).

Ø Open the Point Style Manager:

·      Go to the Toolspace panel → Settings tab.

·      Expand Point → Right-click Point Styles → Select New.

Ø Define the Style:

·      Information Tab: Name your point style.

·      Marker Tab: Choose a marker symbol (e.g., X, circle, or custom block).

·      3D Geometry Tab: Define the 3D appearance (if needed).

·      Display Tab: Control visibility, layers, and colors.

Ø Save: Click OK to save the style.

2. Create a Point Label Style

Point label styles control the text displayed (e.g., elevation, description).

Ø Open the Point Label Style Manager:

·      In the Toolspace panel → Settings tab.

·      Expand Point → Right-click Label Styles → Select New.

Ø Define the Label:

·      Information Tab: Name your label style.

·      General Tab: Set text orientation and layout.

·      Layout Tab: Define the text components (e.g., elevation, description).

ü Click Add Component to include fields.

ü Format the text size, font, and color.

Ø Drag State Tab: Specify appearance when labels are dragged.

Ø Save: Click OK to save the label style.

3. Assign Styles and Labels to Points

Ø Assign During Point Creation:

·      Use the Create Points tool from the Points menu or the Home tab.

·      In the command-line or dialog box, select a predefined Point Style and Label Style.

·      Place points in the drawing.

Ø Assign to Existing Points:

ü Method 1:

·      Select a point → Right-click → Properties.

·      In the Properties palette, choose a Point Style and Point Label Style from the dropdown.

ü Method 2:

·      In the Toolspace panel → Prospector tab.

·      Expand Points → Select desired points → Right-click → Edit Points.

·      Assign styles and labels from the editing menu.

4. Edit Point Styles and Labels

Ø To Edit a Style:

·      Go to the Toolspace panel → Settings tab.

·      Right-click the desired Point Style or Label Style → Select Edit.

·      Make changes and save.

Ø Update Multiple Points:

·      In the Prospector tab, select multiple points.

·      Right-click → Properties → Change styles/labels for all selected points.

Tips:

1.    Use Description Keys to automate style assignment based on point descriptions.

2.    Group points into Point Groups for bulk style and label management.

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