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Applying Parcel Styles
Parcels can represent individually owned lots, public areas, road rights-of-way,
easements, and so on. When different types of parcels are shown on the same plan,
there must be some way of visually differentiating them. When using Civil 3D, this
is best handled through parcel styles.
using Parcel Styles to Control Appearance
If you haven't already
done so, download
and install the files for
Chapter 13 according to
the instructions in the
Introduction.
Using a parcel style, you can control the appearance of the edges of the parcel
as well as any hatching that is applied to the area. The hatching can be applied
through the entire area or as a strip along the edges. Using these capabilities,
you can graphically differentiate one type of parcel from another.
Exercise 13.1: Apply Parcel Styles
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In this exercise, you'll apply different styles to differentiate types of legal parcels.
These include adjoiner parcels, rights-of-way, individual lots, open space lots,
and easements.
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Because working with
parcels is done in 2D,
the drawings in this
chapter aren't set up
with multiple viewports
as in other chapters.
1.
Open the drawing named
Applying Parcel Styles.dwg
located in
the
Chapter 13
class data folder.
The drawing contains a complete parcel layout, and all the parcels
have been assigned a style of Standard.
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2.
Click the Standard : 3 label located near the center of the area con-
taining the farm buildings. On the ribbon, click Parcel Properties.
One way to select a
parcel is to click its
label. You can't select
a parcel by clicking one
of its segments.
3.
On the Information tab of the Parcel Properties dialog box, change
Object Style to Adjoiner. Click OK.
The linetype of the parcel segments changes to a double-dashed
pattern. Also, the label changes and now reads Adjoiner : 3.
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4.
Press Esc to clear the previous selection. Click the Standard : 6 label
located in the cul-de-sac of Madison Lane. Right-click, and select
Properties.
This parcel is renamed
automatically because
of a setting in the style
that combines its style
name with a number.
5.
Using the Properties window, change Style to ROW. Press Esc to clear
your selection.
The right-of-way area is now outlined by a dashed line and has
been hatched with a dot pattern.
Using the Properties
window is faster
because you can change
both parcels at once.
6.
Use either the Parcel Properties command or the Properties window
to change the large parcels at the northeast and southeast corners of
the site (Standard : 7 and Standard : 4) to a style of Open Space.
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