Sharing Civil 3D styles

Sharing design styles - Exercise

Task 1: Reference a style from another drawing or template

1. Continue in the previous drawing. If you did not complete the previous Try It, browse to the C:\Autodesk Learning\Setup C3D Projects\Course 2 - Drawing Templates - Styles folder and open Try- it-2C.dwg.
2. In the Toolspace>Settings tab, expand Surface>Surface Styles and note that only the Standard style is available.
3. In the Manage tab>Styles panel, click Reference.
   
   
   
   
4. In the Attach Referenced Template dialog box, click the green plus icon (Attach a new template).
   
   
   
   
5. In the Open Template File dialog box, browse to the C:\Autodesk Learning\Setup C3D Projects\References\Drawings folder and select Sample_styles.dwg. This drawing contains the styles to be referenced.
6. Click OK.
7. Once the file has loaded in the Attach Referenced Template dialog box, select which style(s) you want to reference using the Styles tab in the bottom left-hand pane.
   1. First click the green checkmark toggle to deselect everything. The icon changes to a green dot.
   2. Click on the Surface collection and a green checkmark appears. You are selecting all the surface styles and label styles.
   3. Click OK.
      
      
      
      
8. The referenced styles will now display in the Toolspace>Settings tab under the Surface Styles node with the blue paperclip icon. This is the symbol designating these styles as being referenced.
   
   
   
   
9. Save the drawing, but do not close it.

Task 2: Synchronize referenced styles

If a change is made to the original file, the referenced styles will need to be synchronized. The following steps will demonstrate this.

1. Open C:\Autodesk Learning\Setup C3D Projects\References\Drawings\Sample_styles.dwg.
2. Save the drawing. Even though no changes have been made, the timestamp of the drawing is now more recent than when it was referenced earlier.
3. Close the drawing.
4. Return to the Try-it-2(A or C).dwg drawing. In the Manage tab>Styles panel, click Reference. In the Attached Referenced Template dialog box, note that the Status column for the Sample_styles template displays an Out of date warning. Click the green Synchronize icon to update the reference.
   
   
   
   
5. Save the drawing.

Task 3: Drag and drop styles

1. Continue in the previous drawing. If you did not complete the previous Try It, browse to the C:\Autodesk Learning\Setup C3D Projects\Course 2 - Drawing Templates - Styles folder and open Try- it-2D.dwg.
2. Open C:\Autodesk Learning\Setup C3D Projects\References\Drawings\Sample_styles.dwg and ensure it is the current drawing.
3. You need to purge the unused styles from the Try-it-2 drawing in order to demonstrate how to drag and drop styles.
4. In the Manage tab>Styles panel, click Purge.
   
   
   
   
5. Note in the lower-left corner that over 390 styles can be purged. These are styles not being used in the drawing. Click OK to proceed with the purge.
   
   
   
   
6. In the Toolspace>Settings tab, select Master View from the drop-down list.
   
   
   
   
7. Click on the minus (-) next to Try-it-2 to collapse the branch, then click on the plus (+) next to Sample_Styles to expand the branch. The drawing that is bolded (Try-it-2) designates that it is the current drawing.
   
   
   
   
8. Expand the Parcel>Parcel Styles node in the Sample_styles collection. Select the Parent Parcel style.
9. Click on the Parent Parcel style again and hold down the left mouse button, then drag it into the drawing area. A small icon with a plus (+) symbol appears at the cross hairs. Release the mouse button.
10. The Parent Parcel style has now been added to the Try-it-2 drawing.
11. Under Sample_styles, select the Residential parcel style.
12. Click on the Residential parcel style again and hold down the left mouse button, then drag it into the drawing area. A small icon with a plus (+) symbol appears at the cross hairs. Release the mouse button.
13. The Duplicate Item Name dialog box appears, letting you know that there is already a Residential style in the current drawing. Select the Overwrite option to resolve the issue and click OK.
    
    
    
    
14. In the Toolspace>Settings tab, select Active Drawing Settings View from the drop-down list. Expand the Parcel>Parcel Styles node and note that the imported styles now appear for the active drawing.
    
    
    
    
15. Save and close both drawings.