Graphics Programs Reference
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Exercise 3.6: Create and Apply Point Groups
In this exercise, you'll configure several point groups and use them to organize
points in your drawing as well as control their appearance.
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 3. Unzip the files
to the correct location on your hard drive according to the instructions in the
introduction. Then, follow these steps:
1. Open the drawing named Point Groups.dwg located in the Chapter 03
class data folder.
2. In Prospector, right-click Point Groups and select New.
3. On the Information tab of the Point Group Properties dialog box,
type Buildings in the Name field. Select Basic as the point style and
<None> as the point label style.
4. Click the Raw Description Matching tab. Check the box next to BLD*,
and click OK.
5. Expand Point Groups, and click the Buildings point group in Prospector.
Examine the list of points shown in the Prospector item view at the bot-
tom. Note that they all are points with a BLD description.
6. Create the following point groups with the associated raw descrip-
tions listed. Use a default Point Style value of Basic and a default Point
Label Style of <None> for each point group:
Breaklines: BOB , BOTD , SWL , TOB , TOPD
Roads: CLRD , DW , EP , ES
Vegetation: ESHB , TL , TR
Fences: FNC
Ground Shots: GS
7. Click the Settings tab, and expand Point  Description Key Sets.
8. Right-click Essentials, and select Edit Keys.
You should find
<default> at the top of
the list. You may need
to scroll up.
9. Hold down the Shift key to select all rows except the last one (TR*).
Then right-click the Style column heading, and select Edit.
10. Select <default>, and click OK. Click the green check mark to close
Panorama.
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