[Note: There is more about controlling the default points insertion style here by John Evans.]
Our issue at Hubbard Engineering was that any points we imported or created were coming in with no label and only an "x" initially showing. We needed to change the default point style and point label style for points creation.
We tried unsuccessfully changing the Default Styles under General, Toolspace, Settings tab,
From what I discovered and can tell, AutoCAD Civil 3D always creates new points in the _All Points group, which is a system group. I can't tell a way to change this. I wanted newly created points to be visible, so I needed to go to General, Toolspace, Prospector tab, \Point Groups\_All Points, [right-click]Properties and select my desired point style and point label style. But my template drawing did not have an _All Points group.
I tried to create an _All Points group in my template drawing. But AutoCAD Civil 2009 would not let me create it, since it is a reserved system group. I wanted the _All Points group visible, so I created a group called "Hidden Points" using General, Toolspace, Prospector tab, \Point Groups, [right-click]New. As soon as I was finished creating the group, viola! the _All Points group also appeared.
Now I could go to General, Toolspace, Prospector tab, \Point Groups\_All Points, [right-click]Properties and select my desired point style and point label style. And my newly imported and created points look the way I want them to.
If you have any corrections or questions about this, let me know.
Tom Haws
Hubbard Engineering
5 comments:
Hi Tom,
Don't you LOVE Civil 3D 2009?
On a different subject,
Have you thought about combining your CNM with VB?
Mary
Yes, I do love Civil 3D 2009. CNM does use a bit of VB. What did you have in mind?
I had the same problem until I setup a descriptor file, similar to the old Land Desktop. Go to Settings in Prospector, under point right click on Description Key Sets and pick New. Then set up the descriptor codes as you wish along with point, label styles and layer.
Wesley Ashworth
the color of my "all points group" and another point group is the same, and i want them to be diffrent but i cant. please help me
HZ, I can help you by phone. http://www.hawsedc.com/contact.php
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