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FiGuRE 6.1
Different alignment styles are
used to represent the right-of-way, edges of pavement,
and centerlines in this drawing.
Alignment styles have two major ways of affecting the appearance of align-
ments. First, they control which components of the alignment are visible; and
second, they control the graphical properties such as layer, color, and linetype
of the components that are displayed.
Exercise 6.1: Apply Alignment Styles
In this exercise, you'll use alignment styles to control the appearance of
alignments.
If you haven't already done so, go to the topic's web page at
www.sybex.com/
go/civil3d2015essentials
and download the files for Chapter 6. Unzip the files
to the correct location on your hard drive according to the instructions in the
introduction. Then, follow these steps:
Because alignments are
strictly 2D objects, the
drawings in this chapter
have not been con-
figured with multiple
viewports.
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1.
Open the drawing named
Alignment Styles.dwg
located in the
Chapter 06
class data folder.
The drawing contains a dozen different alignments that are intended
to serve different purposes. Currently, all the alignments look the
same because they have been assigned a style of Standard.
This displays the align-
ment as a simple series
of lines and curves
on the existing road
centerline layer.
2.
Select the alignment representing the centerline of Emerson Road,
right-click, and select Properties.
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3.
Change the style to C-ROAD-CNTR-E, as shown in Figure 6.2.
4.
Press Esc to clear the selection of the alignment. Select the Jordan
Court centerline alignment, and change its style to C-ROAD-CNTR.
This displays this alignment as a simple series of lines and curves
on the proposed road centerline layer.
This displays this align-
ment as a simple series
of lines and curves
on the proposed road
centerline layer.
5.
Change the style of the Jordan Court centerline alignment to
C-ROAD-CNTR With Markers.
