Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
FiGuRE 8.1
The Layout profile style displays
lines and curves with different colors as well as markers at
key geometric locations.
6.
Select the Jordan Court profile again. In the Properties window,
change the style to Basic.
◀
This is a very simple
style that shows just
the basic geometry
with no markers or
color differences.
using a Style to hide an object
In step 3 in Exercise 8.1, you use the style _No Display to hide the profile—some-
thing you might normally do by turning off or freezing a layer. This method of
making things disappear via style is used quite a bit in Civil 3D. In fact, if you
look in the stock template that ships with Civil 3D, you'll see a _No Display style
for nearly every object type.
Using this approach has a couple of advantages over turning layers on and off.
First, many Civil 3D objects have multiple components that can be displayed on
different layers. Changing one style is more efficient than changing several lay-
ers, so it becomes easier and quicker to control the visibility of components by
style. Second, you may not know which layer or layers need to be turned off to
make the object disappear from view. By simply applying the _No Display style,
you make the items disappear without considering layers at all.
This style displays the
lines and curves on the
standard road profile
layer, includes markers
that are typically used
for annotation, and
shows the line exten-
sions as dashed lines.
This style is an example
of how you might
represent a profile in a
final drawing.
◀
7.
Change the style to Design Profile With Markers.
◀
8.
In Prospector, expand Alignments
➢
Centerline Alignments
➢
Jordan Court
➢
Profiles. Right-click Jordan Court EGCL and select
Properties, as shown in Figure 8.2.
Remember that this
profile was set to _No
Display so we can't
pick it in the draw-
ing. One way to get
to it is through the
Prospector tab.
9.
Change the style to Existing Ground Profile, and click OK so the
drawing it looks like it did when you started this exercise.
10.
Save and close the drawing.
