Base Plan by Eagle Point

Base Plan by Eagle Point
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
2 Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Input Property Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Property Line Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Start Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Backsight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bearing Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Azimuth Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Turned Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Label Baseline Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Draw Reference Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rotate Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Rotate by Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rotate by Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table of Contents i
Import File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Annotate Alignment Stationing . . . . . . . . 31
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Defined Alignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Annotate Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Annotate Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Write Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
New Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Edit Caption and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Commence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Defined Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Step Through Legal Description . . . . . . . 61
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Tie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Modify Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Copy Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Legal Description Print Option . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Write Legal Description Settings . . . . . . . . . . 70
Write Legal Description Settings –
General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Curves Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Spirals Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Directions Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Write Legal Description Settings – Ties
Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Create Line Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ii Base Plan
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Create Curve Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Insert North Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Insert Bar Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
3 Topo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Set Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Spot Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Contour Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Contour Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Boundary Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Contour Surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Eurotick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Hatchure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Heavyup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Index Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Interpolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Edit Contour(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Copy Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Decurve Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fit Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Spline Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Table of Contents iii

Weed Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Label Both Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Label Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Label Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Change Contour Elevation . . . . . . . . . . 113
Change Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
3D Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Create Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Project Plan Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
4 Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Block Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Change Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
5 Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Insert Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Insert Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Insert Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Place Text on Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
iv Base Plan
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Bust Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Append Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Modify Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Change Case To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Upper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Edit Text String Globally . . . . . . . . . . . .144
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Select Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
6 Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Draw Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Insert Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Custom Line Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
New Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Copy Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Insert Jump Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Place Cross-Section Line . . . . . . . . . . .159
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Table of Contents v
Place Discontinuous Line . . . . . . . . . . . 161
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Change Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Make Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Reverse Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Project Plan Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Sum Running Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Sum Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Sum Lines by Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Sum Area by Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Find Angle Between Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
7 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Copy and Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Move and Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Copy Multiple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Change Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
vi Base Plan
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Hatch Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Isolate Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Restore Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Pick Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Thaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
8 Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Create Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Display Elevation View . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
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INTRODUCTION
In this chapter:
CHAPTER
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Overview
The function of the Base Plan product is to provide a set of tools for setting up Base Plan
elements such as property lines, title blocks, letter tools, etc. The Base Plan product is
organized into menus and icons. The icons are shortcuts to commonly used functions in
the menus.
The menu for Base Plan is displayed below.
Figure 1-1 Base Plan Menu
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LAYOUT
CHAPTER
Figure 2-1 Layout Menu
In this chapter:
2
Input Property Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Label Baseline Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Draw Reference Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rotate Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Import File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Annotate Alignment Stationing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Annotate Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Annotate Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Write Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Create Line Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Create Curve Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Insert North Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Insert Bar Scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Input Property Line
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bppropline

! You must be in an edit field to utilize the PIC icon to select points in your CAD graphic.
The Input Property Line command allows you to lay out a property line using several of the
most common notations found on blueprints or other documents from surveyors and
engineers. Several examples include bearing and distance (N38 14'12"E), azimuth and
distance, pick points, turned angles, and coordinates. When you type the appropriate
values for the starting point, the corresponding dialog box displays. These dialog boxes
include: the Azimuth, Bearing, Coordinates, Turned Angle, and Curves dialog boxes.
! Typically, the information needed for property line input can be obtained from an engineer
or a plot plan. This command can also be used to locate existing elements on the site by
selecting Side Shot mode and toggling off Draw Lines. In this case, a Node is placed at
the location. You can then insert a symbol and snap to the Node.
Property Line Settings

BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE
The Property Line Settings command allows you to establish label and Node settings. You
can access the Input Property Line – Property Line Settings dialog box (below) by clicking
on the Property Line Properties icon in any of the Input Property Line dialog boxes (below,
Figure 2-5 on page 9, Figure 2-6 on page 10, Figure 2-7 on page 13, Figure 2-8 on page
15, or Figure 2-9 on page 17).
Figure 2-2 Input Property Line – Property Line Settings Dialog Box
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Input Property Line – Property Line Settings Dialog Box Definitions
Option Icon Function
Property This option allows you to set up the property lines, assign the labeling styles, and
Line assign the type of survey, etc.
Settings
Traverse/ Use the Traverse option when performing a traverse method of survey input.
Sideshot
Use the Sideshot option when performing a sideshot method of survey input.
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PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to define a distance or value by selecting points in
the CAD graphic
Label This option allows you to select between English or metric units.
Settings
Label Style This option allows you to select where the annotation is placed on the property
line.
Draw Lines Toggle on this option if you want to have lines drawn between points.
Place Toggle on this option if you want Northing, Easting, and Elevation information on
Nodes each point.
Node ID Enter the Node number from which to start. This feature also reads COGO Nodes
in the CAD graphic. There is no need to enter coordinates if you utilize Nodes.
Description This option allows you to enter a description for the Node.
Elevation This option allows you to specify the elevation at which the point is placed.
Field Code This option allows you to assign a different point style for the Node.
CAD This option allows you to edit/verify the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle of
Settings objects.
Text This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which the
Properties text is placed.
Pick Entity This option allows you to graphically select an object in the CAD graphic from
which to start the survey.
Start Point Select this option to select a point in the CAD graphic from which to begin the
survey.
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Start Point
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE " A PPLY
The Input Property Line – Select Start Point dialog box allows you to select the starting
point or point of beginning for your survey.
Figure 2-3 Input Property Line – Select Start Point Dialog Box
Input Property Line – Select Start Point Dialog Box Definitions

Property Line Click on the Property Line Settings icon to display the Input Property Line –
Settings Property Line Settings dialog box (Figure 2-2 on page 4). This option allows
you to set up the property lines, assign the labeling styles, and assign the
type of survey, etc.
Sideshot
PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to define a distance or value by selecting
points in the CAD graphic.
Node ID Turn on this radio button to enter the Node number from which to start. This
feature also reads COGO Nodes in the CAD graphic. There is no need to
enter coordinates if you utilize Nodes.
Pick Point Turn on this radio button to graphically select the starting point from the CAD
graphic.
Northing, Type the appropriate values for the starting point.
Easting
CAD Settings This option allows you to edit/verify the layer/level, color, and linetype/
linestyle of objects.
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Input Property Line – Select Start Point Dialog Box Definitions
Text Properties This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on
which the text is placed.
Backsight
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE " A PPLY " BACKSIG HT
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The Backsight command allows you to use survey equipment to define a new point of
base reference.
Figure 2-4 Input Property Line – Backsight Dialog Box
Input Property Line – Backsight Dialog Box Definitions

Backsight This option allows you to calculate an angle of a line based on another
known point 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
Coordinates Click on the Coordinates icon to display the Input Property Line –
Coordinates dialog box (Figure 2-5 on page 9). This allows you to create the
property line by entering Northing and Easting values.
Bearing Click on the Bearing Distance icon to display the Input Property Line –
Distance Bearing Distance dialog box (Figure 2-6 on page 10). This dialog box allows
you to input a distance and direction.
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Input Property Line – Backsight Dialog Box Definitions
Azimuth Click on the Azimuth Distance icon to display the Input Property Line –
Distance Azimuth Distance dialog box (Figure 2-7 on page 13). This allows you to
input a property line based on an azimuth or direction of a line with respect to
the meridian.
Curves Click on the Curves icon to display the Input Property Line – Curves dialog
box (Figure 2-8 on page 15). This dialog box allows you to input a property
line by establishing a radius on an included angle, followed by an arc, chord,
or tangent.
Turned Angle Click on the Turned Angle icon to display the Input Property Line – Turned
Angle dialog box (Figure 2-9 on page 17). This allows you to enter a single
angle based on a backsight to the previous point. This icon displays when the
first point is defined.
Sideshot
Node ID Turn on this radio button to enter the Node number from which to start. This
feature also reads COGO Nodes in the CAD graphic. There is no need to
enter coordinates if you utilize Nodes.
graphic.
Northing, Type the appropriate value in these edit fields.
Easting, Angle,
Distance
Left/Right This indicates the direction the angle is turned off the previous line segment.
Text Properties This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which
the text is placed.
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Coordinates
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE " A PPLY " COORDINATES
The Coordinates command allows you to create a property line by entering Northing and
Easting values.
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Figure 2-5 Input Property Line – Coordinates Dialog Box
Input Property Line – Coordinates Dialog Box Definitions

Settings Property Line Settings dialog box (Figure 2-2 on page 4). This option allows you to
set up the property lines, assign the labeling styles, and assign the type of survey,
etc.
Backsight This option allows you to calculate an angle of a line based on another known
point 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
Coordinates Click on the Coordinates icon to display the Input Property Line – Coordinates
dialog box (above). This allows you to create the property line by entering
Northing and Easting values.
Bearing Click on the Bearing Distance icon to display the Input Property Line – Bearing
Distance Distance dialog box (Figure 2-6 on page 10). This dialog box allows you to input a
distance and direction.
Azimuth Click on the Azimuth Distance icon to display the Input Property Lines – Azimuth
Distance Distance dialog box (Figure 2-7 on page 13). This allows you to input a property
line based on an azimuth or direction of a line with respect to the meridian.
Curves Click on the Curves icon to display the Input Property Line – Curves dialog box
(Figure 2-8 on page 15). This dialog box allows you to input a property line by
establishing a radius on an included angle, followed by an arc, chord, or tangent.
Turned Angle Click on the Turned Angle icon to display the Input Property Line – Turned Angle
dialog box (Figure 2-9 on page 17). This allows you to enter a single angle based
on a backsight to the previous point. This icon displays when the first point is
defined.
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Input Property Line – Coordinates Dialog Box Definitions
Sideshot
the CAD graphic.
Node ID Enter the Node number to start from. Base Plan reads COGO Nodes in the CAD
graphic.
graphic.
Northing, Type the desired values in these edit fields.
Easting
CAD Settings This allows you to edit the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle of objects.
Text This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which the
Bearing Distance
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE " A PPLY " BEARING DISTANCE
The Bearing Distance command allows you to specify a distance and direction for your
property line.
Figure 2-6 Input Property Line – Bearing Distance Dialog Box
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Input Property Line – Bearing Distance Dialog Box Definitions
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the meridian.
or tangent.
Sideshot
PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to select/define a distance or value by

selecting points in the CAD graphic.
Bearing, Type the desired values in these edit fields.

Distance
CAD Settings This option allows you to edit the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle of
objects.
Text This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which
Properties the text is placed.
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QuickSteps
To create a traverse using the Bearing Distance command, follow the steps below.
1. Select Layout ! Input Property Line.
The Input Property Line dialog box (Figure 2-2 on page 4) displays. At this point, the
four icons in the top left corner do not appear to be on in this dialog box.
2. Toggle on Draw Lines and click on Start Point.
The Input Property Line – Select Start Point dialog box (Figure 2-2 on page 6)
displays.
3. Turn on the Pick Point radio button.
4. Click in one of the edit fields (e.g., Northing) and click on the PIC button.
You are prompted to select a starting point for the property line.
5. Graphically select the start point and click on Apply.
The following icons display on the Input Property Line dialog box: Azimuth Distance,
Bearing Distance, Coordinates, Turned Angle, and Curves.
6. Click on the Bearing Distance icon.
The Input Property Line – Bearing Distance dialog box (Figure 2-6 on page 10)
displays.
7. Graphically select from the compass the direction the line will be drawn.
8. Click inside the Distance edit field.
9. Click on the PIC button, select a basepoint and endpoint graphically, and click
on Apply.
The line is placed in the CAD graphic and the Input Property Line – Bearing Distance
dialog box redisplays.
10. Continue to enter the bearing and distance for each remaining line, except the
last line. Remember to click on Apply after each line is drawn.
11. Click on Close Boundary at the next to last line.
The property line automatically draws the last line to the starting point of the property
line.
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Azimuth Distance
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE " A PPLY " A ZIM UTH DISTANCE
The Azimuth Distance method allows the property line to be input based on an azimuth, or
the direction of a line with respect to the meridian (North or South).
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Figure 2-7 Input Property Line – Azimuth Distance Dialog Box
Input Property Line – Azimuth Distance Dialog Box Definitions

Property Line Click on the Property Line Settings icon to display the Input Property Line
Settings – Property Line Settings dialog box (Figure 2-2 on page 4). This option
allows you to set up the property lines, assign the labeling styles, and
assign the type of survey, etc.
Coordinates dialog box (Figure 2-5 on page 9). This allows you to create
the property line by entering Northing and Easting values.
Distance Bearing Distance dialog box (Figure 2-6 on page 10). This dialog box
allows you to input a distance and direction.
Distance Azimuth Distance dialog box (above). This allows you to input a property
line based on an azimuth or direction of a line with respect to the meridian.
line by establishing a radius on an included angle, followed by an arc,
chord, or tangent.
Input Property Line – Azimuth Distance Dialog Box Definitions
angle based on a backsight to the previous point. This icon displays when
the first point is defined.
Traverse/ Use the Traverse option when performing a traverse method of survey
Sideshot input.
Use the Sideshot option when performing a sideshot method of survey

input.
PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to select a distance or value by selecting
Azimuth, Type the desired values in these edit fields.

Distance
North, South The North, South icon toggle allows you to define the direction in which the
line is drawn.
Text Properties This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on
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Curves
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE " A PPLY " CURVES
The Curves command allows you to input a curved property line. You must include a
radius or an included angle, as well as an arc, a chord, a tangent, or a delta angle.
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Figure 2-8 Input Property Line – Curves Dialog Box
Input Property Line – Curves Dialog Box Definitions

Property Line Click on the Property Line Settings icon to display the Input Property Line
Settings – Property Line Settings dialog box (Figure 2-2 on page 4). This option
allows you to set up the property lines, assign the labeling styles, and
assign the type of survey, etc.
Coordinates dialog box (Figure 2-5 on page 9). This allows you to create
the property line by entering Northing and Easting values.
Distance Bearing Distance dialog box (Figure 2-6 on page 10). This dialog box
allows you to input a distance and direction.
Azimuth Click on the Azimuth Distance icon to display the Input Property Lines –
input a property line based on an azimuth or direction of a line with respect
to the meridian.
box (above). This dialog box allows you to input a property line by
establishing a radius on an included angle, followed by an arc, chord, or
tangent.
Input Property Line – Curves Dialog Box Definitions
angle based on a backsight to the previous point. This icon displays when
the first point is defined.
Traverse/ Use the Traverse option when performing a traverse method of survey
Sideshot input.
Use the Sideshot option when performing a sideshot method of survey

input.
Radius This option allows you to specify the radius of the curve to be drawn.
Included This option allows you to specify the angle of the curve.
Angle
Arc, Chord, These values make up the user-defined curve information. At least one of
Tangent these values is needed.
Length
Degree of This option allows you to specify the degree of tangency, if known, for the
Tangent curve.
Clockwise/ Toggle between Clockwise and Counter Clockwise to determine the
Counter direction in which the curve is drawn.
Clockwise
Update Click on this button to fill in all remaining variables for the curve.
objects.
Text This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on
Properties which the text is placed.
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Turned Angle
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INPUT PROPERTY LINE " A PPLY " TURNED A NG LE
The Turned Angle command allows you to enter a single angle based on a backsight to
the previous point.
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Figure 2-9 Input Property Line – Turned Angle Dialog Box
Input Property Lines – Turned Angle Dialog Box Definitions

Azimuth Click on the Azimuth Distance icon to display the Input Property Lines –
the meridian.
or tangent.
Input Property Lines – Turned Angle Dialog Box Definitions
Sideshot
Angle, Type the desired values in these edit fields.

Distance
Left/Right This indicates the direction the angle is turned off the previous line segment.
objects.
Text This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which
Properties the text is placed.
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Examples
The following is a traverse example.
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Figure 2-10 Traverse Example
The following is a sideshot example.
Figure 2-11 Sideshot Example
Label Baseline Offsets
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " LABEL BASELINE OFFSETS
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpoffsets

The Label Baseline Offsets command allows you to label the distance to a known object
using a baseline and labeled offset lines; for example, a curved pathway runs through the
site and you want to show how the path will be built (see Figure 2-14 on page 22). You
could use the Label Baseline Offsets command to select the property line as your baseline
and show the distance from the property line to the sidewalk every 10 feet. The contractor
could use this information to build the sidewalk.
! If an object curves back on itself, only the closest occurrence of the selected object is
dimensioned.
Figure 2-12 Label Baseline Offsets Dialog Box
Label Baseline Offsets Dialog Box Definitions

PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to define a distance or value by selecting points
in the CAD graphic.
Pick Points for This option allows you to pick your baseline by selecting two points rather than
Base Line selecting an existing line.
Use Existing This option allows you to pick an entity for your baseline.
Entity
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Label Baseline Offsets Dialog Box Definitions
Define New Zero This option allows you to select a different beginning point of the dimension
Reference rather than the endpoint of the line selected.
Along Object Turn on this radio button to have your offsets based on the values listed – the
Number of Tie Lines and the Distance Between Tie Lines.
Key Points Turn this radio button on to select the exact points of the offset dimension.
Both This option uses a combination of an offset along the entire baseline as well as
selected points along the offset.
Number of Tie Click on this radio button to select the number of tie lines to be placed
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Lines perpendicular to the baseline and touching the sidewalk.
Distance Turn on this radio button to select the distance between the tie lines to be
Between Tie placed perpendicular to the base line and touching the sidewalk.
Lines
Number/Distance The editable input value in the Number/Distance edit field determines the
distance between tie lines. The interval is either the distance or the number
depending on which radio button is turned on.
objects.
Text Properties This option allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which
the text is placed.
QuickSteps
1. Draw a straight line and a separate arc to the side of it as shown in the figure
below.
Figure 2-13 Arc and Line
2. Select Layout ! Label Baseline Offsets.

The Label Baseline Offsets dialog box (Figure 2-12 on page 20) displays.
3. Turn on the Use Existing Entity and the Along Object radio buttons.
4. Turn on either the Number of Tie Lines or the Distance Between Tie Lines radio
button.
5. Enter the desired value in the Number/Distance edit field; e.g., 10.
6. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select baseline
7. Graphically select the baseline.
You are prompted:
Select offset
8. Graphically select the arc.
The baseline offsets are placed in the CAD graphic.
Example
The Baseline Offset example (below) reflects variables entered in the Label Baseline
Offsets dialog box (Figure 2-12 on page 20). There are two ways to achieve the same
result as seen in this example.
In the first method, turn on the Number of Tie Lines radio button, which causes the edit
field to be renamed Number. Type 10 in the Number edit field. Entry of this interval divides
the baseline into 10 equal segments and places a tie line at each of these segments.
In the second method, turn on the Distance Between Tie Lines radio button, which causes
the edit field to be renamed Distance. Enter 25 in the Distance edit field. Entry of this
interval places a tie line every 25 feet regardless of the overall length of the baseline.
Figure 2-14 Baseline Offset Example
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Draw Reference Grid
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " DRAW REFERENCE G RID
KEY-IN COMMAND: bprefgrid

The Draw Reference Grid command allows you to lay out a reference grid on a site. This
easy-to-use reference grid can be used to locate items in the CAD graphic. For example,
suppose you went to the site and took spot elevations every ten feet. You could use the
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Draw Reference Grid command to lay out a 10 by 10 grid on the CAD graphic. Once the
grid is in the site, you could use the Spot Elevation command (see Spot Elevation on page
93) to represent the elevations taken in the field and simply select the intersection of the
lines on the reference grid. This command is also useful for contractors who measure
items on-site with a tape measure and then approximate their locations on the CAD
graphic. After you select Draw Reference Grid from the Layout menu (Figure 2-1 on page
3), the Draw Reference Grid dialog box displays.
! The grid is placed on locked layers, so you are able to use editing commands like Copy
and Erase without affecting the placement of the grid.
Figure 2-15 Draw Reference Grid Dialog Box
Draw Reference Grid Dialog Box Definitions

Major Grid – X The direction that the major grid follows is displayed in these edit fields.
Distance, Y
Distance
Minor Grid – X These are the distances in the X and Y directions that the minor grid follows.
Distance, Y This is a grid within a major grid square. See Figure 2-16 on page 25.
Distance
Draw Reference Grid Dialog Box Definitions
Grid Base Point – X These variables are the starting points for the grid.
and Y
Extents Min This is the base point of the grid to assume the current setting for the drawing
extents.
Limits Min This is the base point of the grid to assume the current settings for the
drawing limits.
Grid End Point – X These are ending points for the grid.
and Y
Extents Max This is the end point of the grid to assume the current setting for the drawing
extents.
Limits Max This is the end point of the grid to assume the current settings for the drawing
limits.
Base Angle in The Base Angle in Degrees edit field displays the rotation of the grid off the
Degrees base angle (typically 0 is to the right).
Grid Elevation The Grid Elevation edit field displays the height, or Z elevation, at which the
grid is drawn.
Output Style The output style is the type of entity from which the grid is composed. You
have a choice of either polyline or mesh.
CAD Settings Clicking on the CAD Settings icon allows you to set layer/level, color and
linetype/linestyle information. You may want to distinguish major vs. minor
grid settings here.
QuickSteps
1. Select Layout ! Draw Reference Grid.
The Draw Reference Grid dialog box (Figure 2-15 on page 23) displays.
2. Enter the desired number in the Major and Minor Grid X and Y Distance edit
fields, e.g., 100, 10, respectively.
3. Click on the CAD Settings icon and change your layer/level to Grid. If Grid is not
a choice, make a grid layer/level using the last edit field.
4. Change your grid base points and your grid end points, e.g., (0, 0 and 500, 500).
5. Select an output style, e.g., Polyline.
6. Click on OK.
The grid entities are placed in the CAD graphic.
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Example
The example below is a reference grid that has a major grid X and Y of 10' and a minor
grid X and Y setting of 1'. The base angle has been changed to 45 degrees.
Chapter 2: Layout
Figure 2-16 Draw Reference Grid Example
Rotate Crosshairs
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " ROTATE CROSSHAIRS
KEY-IN COMMAND: bprotcross

The Rotate Crosshairs command allows you to change the orientation of the crosshairs
relative to either a line or certain angle.
For example, if the site you are working on has a North-oriented 45 degree angle, you can
select the Rotate Crosshairs option and change the rotation of the crosshairs to equal that
45 degrees. This feature allows you to orient items in the CAD graphic to your site,
creating a realistic representation of your site.
Figure 2-17 Rotate Crosshairs Dialog Box
Rotate Crosshairs Dialog Box Definitions

Rotate by Enter the angle (from 0°) to which to align the crosshairs.
Angle
Rotate by Line Turn on the Rotate by Line radio button to align crosshairs with an existing line’s
orientation. This option is beneficial when you are unsure of the degree of angle.
Reset Turn on the Reset radio button to return the crosshairs to the default horizontal/
vertical position.
in the CAD graphic.
Rotate by Angle
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " ROTATE CROSSHAIRS " ROTATE BY A NG LE
The Rotate by Angle command allows you to specify an angle by which to rotate the
crosshairs. Certain drawings may have items such as building footprints that need to be
oriented with the property line. You can use this command to rotate the crosshairs to the
same angle as the property line and then place the building footprint.
QuickSteps
1. Select Layout ! Rotate crosshairs.
2. Turn on the Rotate by Angle radio button.
You are prompted to enter the angle to which to orient the crosshairs.
3. Type the desired angle and click on OK or click on the PIC button to graphically
declare an angle.
The crosshairs assume the angle of the entered value.
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Example
This is an example of the crosshairs rotated to 45 degrees.
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Figure 2-18 Rotating Crosshairs Example
Rotate by Line
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " ROTATE CROSSHAIRS " ROTATE BY LINE
The Rotate by Line command allows you to select a line and align the crosshairs to the
angle of the line selected. For example, you may have a line, such as a sidewalk, with
which to align the crosshairs. You easily can place items such as planting symbols with the
crosshairs maintaining the same orientation as the sidewalk.
! Use Rotate by Line to temporarily shift the crosshairs to a building in order to draw a line
perpendicular to a rotated building.
QuickSteps
2. Turn on the Rotate by Line radio button and click on OK.
You are prompted to select the line segment with which to orient the crosshairs.
3. Graphically select the desired line segment.
The crosshairs assume the same rotation as the selected line segment.
Example
The following is an example of rotating the crosshairs by selecting an existing line
segment.
Figure 2-19 Rotating Crosshairs
Reset
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " ROTATE CROSSHAIRS " RESET
The Reset command returns the crosshairs to the current user coordinate system. Without
having to use AutoCAD/BricsCad commands, this command allows you to return the
crosshairs to the previous orientation.
! You must run either the Rotate by Angle or Rotate by Line command first.
QuickSteps
2. Turn on the Reset radio button and click on OK.
The crosshairs return to the current UCS default.
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Example
This is an example of rotating the crosshairs by selecting Reset.
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Figure 2-20 Rotating Crosshairs – Reset
Import File
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " IM PORT POINTS
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpimportpts

The Import Points command allows you to bring in an ASCII file (DOS text file) in several
different formats and convert them to CAD points. For example, if you may have a survey
data file that is in Easting, Northing, and Elevation format and you wish to display the
information in Northing, Easting, and Elevation (required by Surface Modeling).
Figure 2-21 Import File Dialog Box
Import File – Points Dialog Box Definitions
File Name Type the path and file name of the ASCII point file you wish to import in the File
Name edit field.
Select File to You can click on the Select File to Import icon and browse to the file using the
Import Select File to Import dialog box. Each method achieves the same result.
Format Select the format to use to import the selected file from the Format drop list.
Alternately, you may click on the Select File Format icon and utilize the Select
Format dialog box to choose a format.
Format Library Clicking on this icon allows you to access, create, and edit your annotation
styles.
Format Example The Format Example field displays a sample format by which the ASCII file
needs to be imported. A description of each part of the format, as well as an
example, is given. However, the format can be comma or space delimited and
the description is optional.
Selected File The Selected File field displays the first line of the selected file to be imported.
The first line should match the format example. If it does not, the file cannot be
imported.
Settings You may make modifications to the import file settings, such as how to place the
objects in the CAD graphic, the Default Field Code, a Node ID value to add to
the file and select a specific range of point numbers and/or elevations.
Alignment This option allows you to select an alignment to import the data along. This
option is available for cross-sectional formats.
Duplicates You may list any of the Nodes being transferred that create more than one
occurrence in the project.
Edit File You may edit the selected file before importing it. To select an editor, first click
on the Settings button and choose WordPad or Notepad or specify a different
editor.
QuickSteps
1. Select Layout ! Import Points.
The Import File dialog box (Figure 2-21 on page 29) displays.
2. Click on the Select File to Import icon and select a file from the Select File to
Import dialog box and click on Open, or type the path and file name of the file to
import and press the Enter key.
A sample from the selected file displays in the dialog box.
3. Click on the Select File Format icon and select a format to use as an import filter
from the list of supported formats.
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4. Click on OK.
A sample of the selected format and the file selected displays so that you can
compare to make sure that the format matches the file selected.
5. Click on the Settings button and make the necessary changes to the import
settings.
6. Click on OK.
7. Check for any duplicate occurrences between the file and the project by
clicking on the Duplicates button.
8. Click on Close.
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9. Click on the Edit File button and edit the file in the editor.
10. Save the file that was edited and exit the editor.
11. Click on OK to import the data.
Annotate Alignment Stationing

BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " LABEL STATIONS
KEY-IN COMMAND: bplabelstation

The Label Stations command allows you to select a line or polyline segment and label the
stationing along the selected item. This is particularly useful in locating items such as fire
hydrants and utility boxes while using the centerline of a road or path as a reference.
Figure 2-22 Annotate Alignment Stationing Dialog Box
Annotate Alignment Stationing Dialog Box Definitions

Station Range Toggle on this option if you want to specify the station values at which the
alignment stationing begins and ends.
Annotate Alignment Stationing Dialog Box Definitions
Selected The Selected Alignment group displays the name of the alignment that is
Alignment used to calculate the stations and offsets from. If a line, arc, or polyline/
linestring/complex chain is selected, the name of the “CAD Object” displays.
Annotation Style The Annotation Style is the style that is used for annotating the stations –
offsets. This drop list contains all of the annotation styles that have been
defined. Click on the Annotation Style Library icon to display the Annotation
Styles dialog box and select from the list of annotation styles or modify and
delete annotation styles.
Defined Click on the Defined Alignments button to display all of the names of the
Alignments alignments defined for the project. The name of the subproject (if applicable)
to which the alignment belongs also displays.
For more information, see Defined Alignments on page 33.
Annotation Style Clicking on this icon allows you to access, create, and edit your annotation
Library styles.
QuickSteps
To annotate alignment stationing – offsets, complete the following steps.
1. Select Layout ! Label Stations.
This displays the Annotate Alignment Stationing dialog box (Figure 2-22 on page 31).
2. Select the Annotation Style to use from the drop list, or click on the Annotation
Style Library icon to create or modify an annotation style.
3. Select the alignment to base the station–offsets from graphically or by clicking
on the Defined Alignments button.
4. Enter the station and offset or graphically select the location that you want to
annotate the station–offset for.
5. Click on Apply to annotate the station–offset.
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Defined Alignments
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " LABEL STATIONS " DEFINED A LIG NM ENTS
The Defined Alignments dialog box displays the names of all the alignments that have
been defined for the project. The name of the subproject (if applicable) to which the
alignment belongs also displays. This allows you to select an alignment from a listing
without having to display it in your current CAD graphic.
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Figure 2-23 Defined Alignments Dialog Box
Defined Alignments Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Name This column displays the names of the alignments that are defined for the current project.
Sub-Project This column displays the name of the subproject that the alignment belongs to. If this is
blank, then the alignment is a COGO alignment that was created using the Alignment
Traverse command.
Drawing This column displays the path name to the CAD graphic in which the alignment is placed.
Pathname
Example
The figure below is a label stations example.
Figure 2-24 Label Stations Example
Annotate Lines
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " A NNOTATE LINES
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpannotline
ICON:
The Annotate Lines command allows you to select line or polyline segments and label
either by number or with text. This command can be used for property lines, tie lines,
sidewalks, etc. The label by number option can also be very useful in labeling lines that
are too short or occur in tight areas. A line table can be generated using the Create Line
Table command (see Create Line Table on page 83).
Figure 2-25 Annotate Lines Dialog Box
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Annotate Lines Dialog Box Definitions
Annotation This allows you to specify how you want the line to be annotated. The available
Type options are Along Line, By Leader, and By Number.
$ Along Line: This allows you to place the annotation along the line that
is selected, or along the line that is made up of the two points that were
selected.
$ By Leader: This allows you to leader the annotation to the line that is
selected or to the line that is made up of the two points that were
selected.
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$ By Number: This allows you to place number annotation along the line
that is selected or along the line that is made up of the two points that
were selected.
Annotation This is the style that is used for annotating the line. This drop list contains all of the
Style annotation styles that have been defined. Click on the icon to display the
Annotation Style dialog box to create, modify, and delete annotation styles.
the CAD graphic.
Library Clicking on this icon allows you to access, create, and edit your annotation styles.
Method The Method group offers two options. You may choose a single line or multiple
lines. Multiple is not available if you have the Annotation Type set to By Leader.
Number To Toggle this option on if you want to place a number on the line when the
Fit annotation extends beyond the line. This is only available when the Annotation
Type is set to Along Line.
By Line Click on the By Line icon if you want to annotate the line by selecting it graphically.
By Points Click on the By Points icon if you want to annotate the line by entering coordinates
or selecting them graphically.
QuickSteps
To annotate lines in your project, complete the following steps.
1. Select Layout ! Annotate Lines.
The Annotate Lines dialog box (Figure 2-25 on page 34) displays.
2. Select the Annotation Type to be used. The available options are Along Line, By
Leader, and By Number.
A. If you have selected the By Leader option, click on the Leaders button to set
the parameters for how the leader displays.
B. If you have selected By Number, enter the starting line number in the Line
Number edit field.
3. Select the Annotation Style to be used for the line.
If you want to create or modify an Annotation Style, click on the Annotation Style
Library icon.
4. Select the desired option to annotate the line.
The available options are By Line and By Points.
5. If you selected to annotate By Line, specify if you want to annotate a single
object or multiple objects. If you have the annotation type set to By Leader, you
can only annotate a single object.
6. Click on the PIC button.
You are prompted to select objects.
7. Graphically select the desired lines that you want to annotate.
8. If you are using the leader option, after you have selected the line, click on
Apply. You are prompted to select the leader start point. Graphically select the
location for the leader to start. You are then prompted to select points.
Graphically select the points for the leader to be constructed through.
9. When finished selecting points, press Enter.
10. If you selected to annotate the line By Points, enter the coordinates for the
points, or graphically select them using the PIC button.
11. Click on Apply to annotate the line. If you have the annotation type set to By
Leader, you are prompted to select the leader start point. Graphically select the
location for the leader to start. You are then prompted to select points.
Graphically select the points for the leader to be constructed through.
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Example
The figures below are examples of the Annotate Lines command.
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Figure 2-26 Annotate Text Example
Figure 2-27 Annotate Number Example
Annotate Curves
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " A NNOTATE CURVES
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpannotcurve

The Annotate Curves command allows you to select and label various arcs and curves in
the CAD graphic. For example, you can label arcs on property lines, tie lines, sidewalks,
etc. You may also label curves with a reference number.
This option allows you to label small curves or place lengthy amounts of curve information
in an easy-to-access reference curve table.
Figure 2-28 Annotate Curves Dialog Box
Annotate Curves Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Annotation Choose an Annotation Type from this drop list to specify how you want the curve
Type to be annotated. The available options are Along Curve, By Leader, and By
Number.
$ Along Curve: Choosing Along Curve allows you to place the annotation
along the curve that is selected or the curve that is made up of the
information provided.
$ By Leader: Choosing By Leader allows you to leader the annotation to
the curve that is selected or to the curve that is made up of the
$ By Number: Choosing By Number allows you to place curve number
annotation along the curve that is selected or along the curve that is
made up of the information provided.
Annotation Annotation Style is the style that is used for annotating the curve. This drop list
Style contains all of the annotation styles that have been defined.
Library Clicking on this icon allows you to access, create, and edit your annotation styles.
Method The Method group offers two options. You can specify if you want to select a
single curve or if you want to select multiple curves. Multiple is not available if you
have the annotation type set to By Leader.
Number to Toggle this on if you want to place a number on the curve when the annotation
Fit extends beyond the curve. This is only available when the Annotation Type is set
to Along Curve.
By Curve Select the By Curve option if you want to annotate the curve by selecting it
graphically.
By Points Select this option if you want to annotate the curve by entering coordinates, or by
selecting coordinate points graphically.
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BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " A NNOTATE CURVES " BY POINTS
When you click on the By Points icon in the Annotate Curves dialog box (Figure 2-28 on
page 38) the By Points section is appended. This allows you to enter or select points used
to define a curve. Definitions exclusive to the By Points command are shown in the
Annotate Curves – By Points Dialog Box Definitions. Those definitions shared by both
dialog boxes are defined in the Annotate Curves Dialog Box Definitions on page 38.
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Figure 2-29 Annotate Curves – By Points Dialog Box
Annotate Curves – By Points Dialog Box Definitions

in the CAD graphic.
Annotation Type Choose an Annotation Type from this drop list to specify how you want the
curve to be annotated. The available options are Along Curve, By Leader and
By Number.
$ Along Curve: Choosing Along Curve allows you to place the
annotation along the curve that is selected or the curve that is made
up of the information provided.
$ By Leader: Choosing By Leader allows you to leader the annotation
to the curve that is selected or to the curve that is made up of the
$ By Number: Choosing By Number allows you to place curve number
annotation along the curve that is selected or along the curve that is
made up of the information provided.
Annotation Style Annotation Style is the style that is used for annotating the curve. This drop list
contains all of the annotation styles that have been defined.
Library styles.
Annotate Curves – By Points Dialog Box Definitions
Curve Option Select this option for entering or selecting points that are used to define a
curve. The available options are: Curve by Start, Point of Intersection, End;
Curve by Start, Point on Curve, End; Curve by Start, Radius Point, End; and
Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
If the curve option is set to Point of Intersection, Point on Curve, Radius Point,
you need to enter or graphically select three points.
If the curve option is set to Radius Length, you need to enter or graphically
select two points, enter the Radius Length, and specify if the direction of the
curve is clockwise or counterclockwise.
Clockwise/ This determines the direction of the curve. Click on the picture or the word to
Counterclockwise change the direction of the curve. This is only available if the point option is set
to Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Radius Radius is the radius length of a curve. This is only available if the point option is
set to Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Start of Curve This option allows you to select the beginning point of your curve.
P.O.C. This option allows you to select a “reference point” along the path of the curve.
End Point This option allows you to specify the last point of your curve.
Node ID Enter or graphically select an existing Node. You can select it for the Start of
Curve, Point of Intersection, Point on Curve, Radius Point, and End of Curve.
Northing/Easting Enter or graphically select the Northing and Easting coordinates. You can
select them for the Start of Line, End of Line, Start of Curve, Point of
Intersection, Point on Curve, Radius Point, and End of Curve.
Leaders This contains settings for leaders and is only available if the annotation type is
set to By Leader. This allows you to specify if you want an arrowhead and what
symbol to use for it, a tail and how long it is, or if the leader should be smoother.
This option is only available when the By Leader option is chosen from the
Annotation Type drop list.
By Curve Select the By Curve option if you want to annotate the curve by selecting it
graphically.
By Points Select this option if you want to annotate the curve by entering coordinates, or
by selecting coordinate points graphically.
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QuickSteps
To annotate curves, complete the following steps.
1. Select Layout ! Annotate Curves.
This displays the Annotate Curves dialog box (Figure 2-28 on page 38).
2. Select the Annotation Type to be used from the drop list. The available options
are Along Curve, By Leader and By Number. If you have selected the By Leader
option, click on the Leaders button to set the parameters for how the leader
displays. If you have selected By Number, enter the starting curve number in the
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Curve Number edit field.
3. Select the Annotation Style to be used for the curve. If you want to create or
modify an Annotation Style, click on the Annotation Style Library icon.
4. Select either By Curve or By Points by which to annotate the curve.
5. If you selected to annotate By Curve, turn on either the Single or Multiple radio
button to determine how you want to annotate. If you have the Annotation Type
set to By Leader, you can only annotate a single object.
You are prompted:
Select Curves.
7. Graphically select the desired curves that you want to annotate.
8. If you are using the By Leader option, selected a curve and click on Apply.
You are prompted:
Select the Leader Start Point.
9. Graphically select the location for the leader to start.
You are prompted:
Select Points.
10. Graphically select the points through which the leader is constructed.
12. If you are using the By Points option, select the desired curve option for
defining the curve. Enter the coordinates for the points, or graphically select
them using the PIC button.
13. Click on Apply to annotate the curve.
If you have the annotation type set to By Leader, you are prompted:
Select the Leader Start Point
14. Graphically select the location for the leader to start.
You are prompted to select points.
15. Graphically select the points for the leader to be constructed through.
Example
The following figures show examples of the Annotate Curves command.
Figure 2-30 Annotate Text Example
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Write Legal Description
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL
KEY-IN COMMAND: legaldesc
ICON:
Chapter 2: Layout
The Write Lot Legal command allows you to have a legal description automatically
generated for you based on the objects that are selected. You can have the program
describe lots (such as closed objects or lots defined by the COGO product), strips of land
(such as roadways, railways, public utility easements, or private access), or open-ended
sections (such as a portion of a lot lying westerly of the following described line).
The legal description is written to a file in the directory where the project’s data files are
located. All legal descriptions that have been created are displayed in the Write Legal
Description dialog box. This allows you to modify, copy, delete, and print the legal
description directly.
There are also settings that allow you to customize how the legal description is written.
These settings do not change a legal description as they are written. They only change
legal descriptions that are written subsequently. The available settings are general,
curves, directions, spirals, and ties.
Figure 2-32 Write Legal Description Dialog Box
Write Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions

Title The Title column lists the titles of each of the legal descriptions that have been
created.
File Name The File Name column lists the name of the file that stores the legal description.
New Legal Clicking on this icon allows you to create a new legal description. You can
Description specify the title, captions and clauses, and whether you want to start the legal
description at a beginning point.
Modify Legal Click on the Modify Legal Description icon to modify the legal description that is
Description highlighted in the list.
Copy Legal Click on the Copy Legal Description icon to copy the highlighted legal
Description description in the list. You can copy the caption and clauses or the caption,
body, and clauses.
Delete Click on the Delete icon to delete the highlighted legal description from the list.
Print Options Click on the Print Options icon to specify what you want to print for the legal
descriptions. For the highlighted legal description, you can select if you want the
title, caption, body, and clauses to be printed.
Settings Click on the Settings button to customize how the legal description is written.
The settings that are available are general, curves, spirals, directions, and ties.
New Legal Description

BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " NEW LEG AL DESCRIPTION
The New Legal Description command allows you to create a legal description for an area,
strip of land, or open-ended sections. You need to enter a title, made up of the legal
description, which can be up to 128 characters. This title is displayed in the Write Legal
Description dialog box (Figure 2-32 on page 43). You can enter caption and clauses for
the legal description and select if the legal description is going to start at a commencing
point or at a point of beginning.
! Entering the caption and clauses is optional. It is also optional to start at a commencing
point.
Figure 2-33 New Legal Description Dialog Box
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New Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions
Option Function
Title Enter the name of the legal description that you are creating in the Title edit field.
Your entry is displayed in the list box in the Write Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-32 on
page 43).
Use Toggle on this option if you want to enter caption and clauses for the legal description. If this is
Caption and toggled on, the Edit button is enabled.
Clauses
Edit Click on the Edit button to enter the caption and clauses for the legal description. This displays
the caption and clauses that were entered for the previous legal description.
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For more information, see Edit Caption and Clauses on page 46.
Commence Click on the Commence button to start the legal description at a commencing point such as a
section corner. This ties the legal description to a documented point of reference. This is not
required to complete a legal description.
For more information, see Commence on page 48.
Begin Click on the Begin button to continue the legal description after the commencing information is
completed or to start the legal description at a beginning point of an area. This is required to
complete a legal description.
For more information, see Begin on page 53.
QuickSteps
To create a new legal description, complete the following steps:
1. Select Layout ! Write Lot Legal.
This displays the Write Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-32 on page 43).
2. Click on the New Legal Description icon.
This displays the New Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-33 on page 44).
3. Enter the title for the legal description.
4. Toggle on Use Caption and Clauses if you want to specify a caption and clauses
for the legal description.
5. Click on the Edit button to enter the desired caption and clauses for the legal
description.
The Edit Caption and Clauses dialog box (Figure 2-34 on page 47) displays.
6. Click on OK when finished.
The Edit Caption and Clauses dialog box closes and you return to the New Legal
Description dialog box.
7. Click on the Commence button if you want to start the legal description at a
commencing point.
The Commence by Alignment dialog box (Figure 2-35 on page 48) displays.
8. Enter the desired commencing information. When you are finished entering the
commencing information, click on OK.
9. Click on the Begin button to begin the legal description.
The Begin by Alignment dialog box (Figure 2-39 on page 53) displays.
10. Enter the desired beginning information. When you are finished entering the
beginning information, click on OK.
You return to the New Legal Description dialog box.
11. Click on OK.
You return to the Write Legal Description dialog box.
12. Click on Close.
The Write Legal Description dialog box closes.
Edit Caption and Clauses

BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " NEW LEG AL DESCRIPTION " EDIT
The Edit Caption and Clauses command allows you to specify any additional information
to be included with the legal description. It is optional to enter a caption and clauses. The
caption and clauses that are displayed in the dialog box are the last caption and clauses
that have been saved as the defaults. If the Save as Defaults command has not been
executed, the Caption and Clauses list boxes in the Edit Caption and Clauses dialog box
(Figure 2-34 on page 47) are blank.
A caption is a general description of where the property is located. For example, you may
indicate the city, county, state, and if applicable, the subdivision, public lands designation,
land grant, or rancho, and any court or record document involved.
A clause allows you to add to, encumber, or take something away from the property
described or restrict the uses of it.
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! Entering a caption and clause is optional.
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Figure 2-34 Edit Caption and Clauses Dialog Box
Edit Caption and Clauses Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Caption The Caption field allows you to give a general description of where the property is located.
For example, you may indicate the city, county, state and, if applicable, the subdivision,
public lands designation, land grant, or rancho, and any court or record document
involved.
Clauses The Clauses field allows you to add to, encumber, or take something away from the
property described or restrict the uses of it.
Save as Defaults Click on the Save as Default button to save the captions and clauses to a file so they are
displayed every time the Edit Caption and Clauses dialog box is opened.
QuickSteps
To edit the caption and clauses for a new legal description, complete the following steps.
This displays the Write Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-32 on page 43).
This displays the New Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-33 on page 44).
4. Toggle on Use Caption and Clauses and click on the Edit button.
This displays the Edit Caption and Clauses dialog box (above).
5. Enter the desired caption in the Caption edit field.
6. Enter the desired clauses in the Clauses edit field.
7. If you want to save the caption and clauses so they are available the next time
you create a new legal description, click on the Save as Defaults button.
8. Click on OK.
This displays the New Legal Description dialog box again.
9. Continue creating the legal description.
Commence
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " NEW LEG AL DESCRIPTION " COM M ENCE
The Commence option allows you to start the legal description at a commencing point
such as a section corner. The commencing information for the legal description can be
defined by selecting an alignment, CAD object, or points.
! Starting the legal description at a commencing point is optional.
Figure 2-35 Commence By Alignment Dialog Box
Commence By Alignment Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Defined This displays all of the names of the alignments that have been defined for the
Alignment project. It also displays the name of the subproject (if applicable) that the
alignment belongs to.
Selected This displays the name of the alignment that is selected. If a line, arc, or polyline/
Alignment linestring/complex chain is selected, “CAD Object” displays.
By Click on the By Alignment icon to select an alignment to define the commencing
Alignment information for the legal description.
By Object Click on the By Object icon to select a CAD object to define the commencing
information for the legal description.
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Commence By Alignment Dialog Box Definitions
By Points Click on the By Points icon to select points to define the commencing information
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " NEW LEG AL DESCRIPTION " COM M ENCE " BY OBJECT
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Figure 2-36 Commence By Object Dialog Box
Commence By Object Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.

By Object Click on the By Object icon to select a CAD object to define the commencing
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " NEW LEG AL DESCRIPTION " COM M ENCE " BY POINTS
Figure 2-37 Commence By Points Dialog Box
Commence By Points Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Point Select the option for entering or selecting points that are used to define the
Options commencing information for the legal description. The available options are: Line
by Start and End Points; Curve by Start, Point of Intersection, End; Curve by Start,
Point on Curve, End; Curve by Start, Radius Point, End; and Curve by Start,
Radius Length, End.
If the point option is set to By Line, you need to enter or graphically select two
points.
If the point option is set to a curve option containing Point of Intersection, Point on
Curve or Radius Point, you need to enter or graphically select three points.
If the point option is set to Radius Length for the curve option, you need to enter or
graphically select two points, enter a radius length, and specify if the direction of
the curve is clockwise or counterclockwise.
Clockwise/ This determines the direction of the curve. Click on the toggle or the word to
Counter- change the direction of the curve. This is only available if the point option is set to
clockwise Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Radius Enter the radius length of a curve in the Radius edit field. This is only available if
the point option is set to Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Node ID This allows you to enter or graphically select an existing Node. You can select a
Node for the Start of Line, End of Line, Start of Curve, Point of Intersection, Point
on Curve, Radius Point and End of Curve.
Northing/ These allow you to enter or graphically select the Northing and Easting
Easting coordinates. You can select them for the Start of Line, End of Line, Start of Curve,
Point of Intersection, Point on Curve, Radius Point and End of Curve.
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Commence By Points Dialog Box Definitions
Next Point When you click on this button, Drafting accepts the information in the edit fields
and allows you to select an additional point for the commencing information. The
information from the End of Line or End of Curve moves the Start of Line or Start of
Curve edit field, allowing you to continue from the last point that was selected.
By Line Click on the By Line icon to select a CAD object to define the commencing
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QuickSteps
To create a new legal description, complete the following steps.
The Write Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-32 on page 43) displays.
2. Click on the New Legal Description button.
The New Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-33 on page 44) displays.
4. Toggle on Use Caption and Clauses to specify a caption and clauses for the
legal description.
description.
commencing point.
7. Select the option for defining the commencing information for the legal
description. The available options are By Alignment, By Object, and By Points.
A. By Alignment: If you have selected By Alignment, click on the Defined
Alignment button to select an alignment from a list or click on the PIC
button to graphically select an alignment.
B. By Object: If you have selected By Object, click on the PIC button to
graphically select an object in CAD.
C. By Points: If you have selected By Points, select the desired point option.
8. Enter the Node or coordinate information or graphically select them by clicking
on the PIC button.
9. Click on the Next Point button to accept the points and continue.
10. Click on OK when you are finished with the commencing information for the
legal description.
11. Click on the Begin button to begin the legal description. Enter the desired
beginning information. When you are finished entering the Beginning
information, click on OK.
12. Click on OK.
This displays the Step Through Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-45 on page 62).
13. Click on OK to write the legal description.
Example
This is an example of a legal description for commencing along an object to a lot.
Figure 2-38 Commence Legal Description Example
The text in the bold print represents the text generated by the commencing option.
Commencing at a Point;
thence N 51°42'18'' E
a distance of 107.96' to a point;
thence N 88°08'01'' E
thence S 01°51'59'' E
a distance of 19.43’ to a point and the true Point of Beginning;
Continuing at the Point of Beginning;
thence S 20°14'13'' W
thence S 45°01'07'' E
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thence S 87°23'57'' E
thence N 37°08'05'' E
thence N 23°12'43'' W
thence N 86°01'48'' W
a distance of 75.50' to a point and the true Point of Beginning
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Containing 4950.2388 square feet or 0.1136 acres more or less.
Begin
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " NEW LEG AL DESCRIPTION " BEG IN
The Begin option allows you to start the legal description at the beginning point of an area
or strip of land. The beginning information for the legal description can be defined by
selecting an alignment, CAD object, or by selecting points.
Figure 2-39 Begin By Alignment Dialog Box
Begin By Alignment Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Defined Click on the Defined Alignment button to display all of the names of the alignments
Alignment that have been defined for the project. It also displays the name of the sub-project
(if applicable) that the alignment belongs to.
Selected This displays the name of the alignment that is selected. If a line, arc, or polyline/
Alignment linestring/complex chain is selected, “CAD Object” displays.
By Select the By Alignment option if you want to select an alignment to define the
Alignment beginning information for the legal description.
Begin By Alignment Dialog Box Definitions
By Lot/ Select the By Lot option if you want to select a CAD object to define the beginning
Object information for the legal description. Typically, this is a closed object that is
selected to describe a subdivision lot.
By Select the By Boundary option if you want to select an internal point to define a
Boundary closed object to define the beginning information for the legal description.
By Points Select the By Points option if you want to select points to define the beginning
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Figure 2-40 Begin By Object Dialog Box
Begin By Object Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Defined Lot This displays all of the names of the lots that have been defined for the project. It
also displays information about the lot such as the description, area, and
perimeter.
See Begin By Alignment Dialog Box Definitions on page 53 for explanations of
each icon. For more information, also see Defined Lots on page 60.
Selected This displays the name of the lot that is selected. If an object that is selected is not
Lot a defined COGO lot, “CAD Object” displays.
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " NEW LEG AL DESCRIPTION " BEG IN " BY BOUNDARY
Figure 2-41 Begin By Boundary Dialog Box
Begin By Boundary Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Selected This displays the name of the lot that is selected. If the object that is selected is
Lot not a defined COGO lot, the name “CAD Object” displays.
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Figure 2-42 Begin By Points Dialog Box
Begin By Points Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Point Select the option for entering or selecting points that are used to define the
Options beginning information for the legal description. The available options are: Line by
Start and End Points; Curve by Start, Point of Intersection, End; Curve by Start,
Point on Curve, End; Curve by Start, Radius Point, End; and Curve by Start,
Radius Length, End.
If the point option is set to line, you need to enter or graphically select two points.
If the point option is set to a curve option containing Point of Intersection, Point on
Curve or Radius Point, you need to enter or graphically select three points.
graphically select two points, enter a radius length, and specify if the direction of
the curve is clockwise or counterclockwise.
Clockwise/ This determines the direction of the curve. Click on the toggle or the word to
Counter- change the direction of the curve. This is only available if the point option is set to
clockwise Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Radius This is the radius length of a curve. This is only available if the point option is set to
Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Node ID This allows you to enter or graphically select an existing Node. You can select a
Node for the Start of Line, End of Line, Start of Curve, Point of Intersection, Point
on Curve, Radius Point and End of Curve.
Northing/ These allow you to enter or graphically select the Northing and Easting
Easting coordinates. You can select them for the Start of Line, End of Line, Start of Curve,
Point of Intersection, Point on Curve, Radius Point and End of Curve.
Begin By Points Dialog Box Definitions
Next Point This command accepts the information in the edit fields and allows you to select
an additional point for the beginning information. The information from the End of
Line or End of Curve moves the Start of Line or Start of Curve edit field, allowing
you to continue from the last point that was selected.
Close Click on the Close Object button to close the object.
Object
QuickSteps
3. Enter the title for the legal description in the Title edit field.
description.
commencing point.
9. Select the option for defining the beginning information for the legal
description.
The available options are By Alignment, By Lot, By Boundary, and By Points.
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A. By Alignment: If you have selected By Alignment, click on the Defined
Alignment button to select an alignment from a list or click on the PIC
button to graphically select an alignment.
B. By Object: If you have selected By Object, click on the PIC button to
graphically select an object in CAD.
C. By Boundary: If you have selected By Boundary, click on the PIC button to
graphically select an internal point in CAD to define a closed object.
D. By Points: If you have selected By Points, select the desired point option.
10. Enter the Node or coordinate information or graphically select them by clicking
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on the PIC button. Click on the Next Point button to accept the points and
continue.
11. Click on OK when you are finished with the beginning information for the legal
description.
12. Click on OK.
The Step Through Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-45 on page 62) displays.
Example
This is an example of a legal description for commencing along an object to a lot. The lot
will be the beginning of the legal description.
Figure 2-43 Begin Legal Description Example
The text in the bold print represents the text generated by the begin option.
thence N 51°42'18'' E
thence N 88°08'01'' E
thence S 01°51'59'' E
thence S 20°14'13'' W
thence S 45°01'07'' E
thence S 87°23'57'' E
thence N 37°08'05'' E
thence N 23°12'43'' W
thence N 86°01'48'' W
Defined Lots
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The Defined Lots option displays the names of all of the COGO lots for the project. It also
displays information about the lot such as the description, area, and perimeter. This allows
you to select a lot from a listing without needing to have it displayed in your current CAD
graphic.
Figure 2-44 Defined Lots Dialog Box
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Defined Lots Dialog Box Definitions
Option Function
Name This displays the unique name that was given to the lot at the time it was created in
COGO.
Description This displays the description that was given to the lot at the time it was created in COGO.
ID This displays the ID, such as the TAX ID, that was given to the lot at the time it was
created in COGO.
Owner This displays the owner of the lot at the time it was created in COGO.
Area (sq ft / sq This displays the calculated area of the lot in square feet or square meters, depending on
m) the units of the project.
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Area (acres / This displays the calculated area of the lot in acres and hectares, depending on the units
hectares) for the project.
Perimeter This displays the calculated length around the lot.
Parent Name This displays the parent to the lot. Generally, a parent lot is the boundary of the entire
subdivision, and a child lot is one lot of the subdivision.
Step Through Legal Description

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" S TEP THROUG H LEG AL DESCRIPTION
The Step Through Legal Description command allows you to trace through each segment
of the legal description. This allows you to enter additional notes and specify corner and
passing ties. You can step through each segment or skip to the end of the legal
description. The current segment that is displayed in the Step Through Legal Description
dialog box (Figure 2-45 on page 62) is highlighted in the CAD graphic.
To enter additional notes, click in the Body of Legal Description/Additional Notes edit field
at the end of the line that you want to enter the notes after. Press the Enter key to advance
the cursor to the next line. Enter the desired notes.
The Tie Points are for the current segment of the legal description that is displayed in the
Body of Legal Description/Additional Notes edit field; they are not for any previous
segments of the legal description that are displayed in the Body of Legal Description/
Additional Notes edit field. You can choose between a corner tie (inverse from the end of
the current segment to the point selected) and a passing tie (perpendicular offset to a
point from the current segment). If the perpendicular offset from the current segment to the
selected point cannot be found, an error message is displayed, stating that this passing tie
point is not on the current segment.
The Next Segment button displays the next segment of the legal description in the Body of
Legal Description/Additional Notes edit field. It also highlights the next segment of the
legal description in the CAD graphic. A circle is placed around the commencing point,
beginning point, and ending point when those are the current segments of the legal
description. When all of the segments of the legal description are displayed in the Body of
Legal Description/Additional Notes edit field, the Next Segment button and the End of
Description buttons are disabled.
The End of Description button displays all segments of the legal description in the Body of
Legal Description dialog box. A circle is placed around the ending point to show the
current segment. The Next Segment button and the End of Description buttons are
disabled.
! The degree symbol (°) can be generated by using extended ASCII characters. In
AutoCAD/BricsCad, the degree symbol can be generated by pressing ALT and 248 on the
numeric keypad or with %%d. Both of these generate the degree symbol when it is placed
into the drawing. In MicroStation, the degree symbol can be generated with the ^ symbol.
This generates the degree symbol when it is placed into the design file. If the %%d and ^
are used, they are displayed as %%d and ^ in a text editor. You need to manually replace
the characters with the degree symbol to have them display correctly.
Figure 2-45 Step Through Legal Description Dialog Box
Step Through Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Body of Legal This displays the commencing and beginning information of the legal description that was
Description / generated. This is an edit field that allows you to enter additional notes to the legal
Additional Notes description or modify the automatically generated information.
Tie Point This allows you to specify a corner tie or a passing tie for the legal description.
$ Corner Tie: This is an inverse from the point on the legal description to a
selected point. This is typically used to help locate the point on the legal
description.
$ Passing Tie: This is a perpendicular distance from the segment on the legal
description to a selected point.
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Step Through Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions
Option Function
Next Segment This displays the next segment of the legal description in the Body of Legal Description/
Additional Notes edit field and highlights that segment in the CAD graphic.
End of This displays all segments of the legal description in the Body of Legal Description/
Description Additional Notes edit field. This should be selected if you do not want to step through each
segment of the legal description.
QuickSteps
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description.
commencing point.
9. Enter the desired beginning information. When you are finished entering the
beginning information, click on OK.
10. Click on OK.
The Step Through Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-45 on page 62) displays.
11. If you want to enter additional notes, enter them in the Body of Legal
Description/Additional Notes edit field.
12. Click on the Tie Point button to specify a corner or passing tie point for the
current segment of the legal description.
13. Click on the Next Segment button to display the next segment of the legal
description in the Body of Legal Description/Additional Notes edit field and
highlight the segment in the CAD graphics.
14. Click on the End of Description button to skip to the end of the legal description
instead of stepping through each segment.
Tie Point
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The Tie Point option allows you to specify either a corner or passing tie as a reference
point. A corner tie is used as additional information to tie a point, such as a lot corner or
bend in a roadway or easement. A passing tie is used to determine the perpendicular
distance from the course being described.
The tie point is for the current segment of the legal description that is displayed in the
Body of Legal Description/Additional Notes edit field in the Step Through Legal
Description dialog box (Figure 2-45 on page 62); it is not for any previous segment of the
legal description that is displayed in the Body of Legal Description/Additional Notes edit
field. You can choose between a corner tie (inverse from the end of the current segment to
the point selected) and a passing tie (perpendicular offset to a point from the current
segment). If the perpendicular offset from the current segment to the selected point cannot
be found, an error message is displayed, stating that this passing tie point is not on the
current segment.
Figure 2-46 Tie Point Dialog Box
Tie Point Dialog Box Definitions

the CAD graphic.
Corner Turn on this radio button if you want the tie point to be a corner tie. A corner tie is an
inverse from the point on the legal description to a selected point. This is typically
used to help locate the point on the legal description.
Passing Turn on this radio button if you want the tie point to be a passing tie. A passing tie is
a perpendicular distance from the segment on the legal description to a selected
point.
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Tie Point Dialog Box Definitions
Node ID This allows you to enter or graphically select an existing Node for the corner or
passing tie.
Northing This allows you to enter or graphically select the Northing coordinate for the corner
or passing tie.
Easting This allows you to enter or graphically select the Easting coordinate for the corner
or passing tie.
Examples
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The following figure is an example of a corner tie and how the legal description would be
written.
Figure 2-47 Corner Tie Example
The text for the corner tie point displays in bold print.
thence N 51°42'18'' E
thence N 88°08'01'' E
thence S 01°51'59'' E
thence S 20°14'13'' W
thence S 45°01'07'' E
thence S 87°23'57'' E
from which lies a Big Oak Tree S 26°50'59'' E
a distance of 23.49’;
thence N 37°08'05'' E
thence N 23°12'43'' W
thence N 86°01'48'' W
Below is an example of a passing tie and how the legal description would be written.
Figure 2-48 Passing Tie Example
The text for the passing tie point displays in bold print.
thence N 51°42'18'' E
thence N 88°08'01'' E
thence S 01°51'59'' E
thence S 20°14'13'' W
thence S 45°01'07'' E
thence S 87°23'57'' E
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thence N 37°08'05'' E
thence N 23°12'43'' W
at a distance of 12.89’ past a Fire Hydrant 12.26’ right,
in all a distance of 23.89' to a point;
thence N 86°01'48'' W
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Modify Legal Description
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " M ODIFY LEG AL DESCRIPTION
The Modify Legal Description command allows you to change any of the information for
the legal description that is highlighted. You can change the title, caption, body, or clauses.
Any changes that are made are written to the legal description.
Figure 2-49 Modify Legal Description Dialog Box
Modify Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions
Option Function
Title This is the title of the legal description that you are modifying.
This is displayed in the title list box in the Write Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-32
on page 43).
Caption This field allows you to change the general description of the property’s location. For
example, you may indicate the city, county, state, and if applicable, the subdivision, public
lands designation, land grant or rancho, and any court or record document involved.
Body This field allows you to change the contents of the legal description that resulted from the
alignments, objects, or points that were selected when creating the legal description. This
also includes any tie points or additional notes that were entered.
Clauses This field allows you to add to, encumber, or take something away from the property
described or restrict the uses of it.
Copy to Click on this button to copy the contents of the Title, Caption, Body, and Clauses edit fields
Clipboard to the Windows clipboard. You can then paste the clipboard content to any word
processor.
Copy Legal Description

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The Copy Legal Description command allows you to duplicate the legal description that is
selected. You have the option to copy the caption and clauses, or the caption, body, and
clauses.
Figure 2-50 Copy Legal Description Dialog Box
Copy Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
From Title This is the legal description from which you are copying. The default legal description
displayed in the drop list is the one that is highlighted when you click on the Copy icon.
You can select any legal description that has been created by clicking on the arrow.
To Title This is the name of the legal description that is created.
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Copy Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions
Option Function
Copy Caption This radio button allows you to copy only the caption and the clauses of the legal
and Clauses description that is displayed in the From Title drop list. If this option is selected when you
click on OK, the New Legal Description dialog box (Figure 2-33 on page 44) displays.
Copy Caption, This option allows you to copy the entire legal description (caption, body, and clause).
Body and This radio button also allows you to make modifications to a copy of the legal description
Clauses instead of making them to the original legal description.
Legal Description Print Option
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BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " PRINT OPTIONS
The Legal Description Print Options command allows you to specify what you want to print
for the legal descriptions. You can print the title, caption, body, and clauses for the
highlighted legal description.
Figure 2-51 Legal Description Print Option Dialog Box
Legal Description Print Option Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Title Toggle on Title if you want to print the title of the legal description.
Caption Toggle on Caption if you want to print the caption of the legal description.
Body Toggle on Body if you want to print the body of the legal description.
Clauses Toggle on Clauses if you want to print the clauses of the legal description.
Write Legal Description Settings
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " SETTING S
The Write Legal Description Settings command allows you to customize how the legal
description is written. The settings that are available are general, curves, spirals,
directions, and ties.
! These settings do not affect any legal descriptions that have already been created. These
settings are used when a new legal description is created.
Figure 2-52 Write Legal Description Dialog Box

Option Function
General This tab allows you to specify how general information is written when the legal
description is created. You can specify whether the description is to be written in all
capitals, if you want to use Node descriptions, the delimiter between courses, the
verbiage for each new course, verbiage for areas, and which areas are reported.
For more information, see Write Legal Description Settings – General Tab on page 71.
Curves This tab allows you to specify which curve options are in the legal description, the
verbiage for the options, and the order in which the options are reported. You can choose
between concavity and to the right/left, you can select one or more of Radius, Degree of
Curvature, or Direction of Travel, and you can select one or more of Arc Length, Delta
Angle, Chord Direction, Chord Length or Tangent Length.
For more information, see Write Legal Description Settings – Curves Tab on page 73.
Spirals This tab allows you to specify which spiral options are reported in the legal description, the
verbiage for the options, and the order in which they are reported. You can choose
between concavity and to the right/left, and you can select one or more of Radius, Degree
of Curvature, Direction of Travel, Deflection Angle, Length, X and Y, P and K, Long and
Short Tangent, or Tangent Direction.
For more information, see Write Legal Description Settings – Spirals Tab on page 75.
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Option Function
Directions This tab allows you to specify how you want directions reported in the legal description.
The verbiage for the directions that can be set are North Azimuth, North East, North West,
South Azimuth, South East, South West, Grads, Mils, and Radians. You can specify which
symbols are used for degrees, minutes, and seconds. You can specify whether you want
to use cardinal directions (North, East, South, West) and the verbiage for them. You can
also specify the verbiage for the general directions of Northerly, Southerly, Easterly,
Westerly, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southeasterly, and Southwesterly.
For more information, see Write Legal Description Settings – Directions Tab on page 77.
Ties This tab allows you to specify how you want to have the legal description reported when
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going along a commencing course to a beginning point. You can either inverse from the
last commencing point or go perpendicular from a point on the commencing course. You
can specify what you want reported for the passing and corner ties.
For more information, see Write Legal Description Settings – Ties Tab on page 80.
Write Legal Description Settings – General Tab

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The Write Legal Description Settings dialog box – General Tab (Figure 2-53 on page 72)
allows you to specify how basic information is written when the legal description is
created. You can specify whether the description is to be written in all capitals, whether
you want to use Node descriptions, the delimiter between courses, the verbiage for each
new course, verbiage for areas, and which areas are reported.
Figure 2-53 Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – General Tab
Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – General Tab Definitions

Option Function
USE CAPITALS Toggle on this option if you want the legal description to be written entirely in uppercase
ONLY letters.
Use Node Toggle on this option if you want to use selected Node descriptions when writing the legal
Descriptions description.
Delimiter This allows you to specify how to separate each course. Anything is valid in this edit field.
Between
Courses
Begin Courses This allows you to specify the verbiage for how each course is started. Each new course
With begins with the text in this field.
Distance This allows you to specify how distances are reported in the legal description.
Commencing at This allows you to specify the verbiage for the commencing point of the legal description.
Continuing at This allows you to specify the verbiage for the beginning point of the legal description
when transitioning from the commencing courses.
Beginning at This allows you to specify the verbiage for the beginning of the legal description when it
does not have commencing courses.
Point of This allows you to specify the verbiage for the ending point of the legal description when it
Beginning is closed back to the point of beginning.
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Option Function
Point of Ending This allows you to specify the verbiage for the ending point of the legal description. This is
only used if the ending point is not the same as the beginning point (Point of Beginning).
Left Direction This allows you to specify the verbiage for directions. This is used to describe a passing
point to the left of the legal description, or a curve to the left.
Right Direction This allows you to specify the verbiage for directions. This is used to describe a passing
point to the right of the legal description, or a curve to the right.
Area This allows you to customize how a closed area is reported in the legal description.
Acres/Hectares This option reports acres and square feet in an English project and hectares and square
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and Square Feet/ meters in a metric project for the area in the legal description. You can specify the
Square Meters verbiage for areas and the order that it appears in the legal description.
Acres/Hectares This option reports acres in an English project and hectares in a metric project for the area
Only in the legal description. You can specify the verbiage for the Acre/Hectare area.
Square Feet/ This option reports square feet in an English project and hectares in a metric project for
Square Meters the area in the legal description. You can specify the verbiage for the square feet/square
Only meters area.
Order This allows you to control the order in which the areas are placed in the legal description.
Write Legal Description Settings – Curves Tab

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The Write Legal Description Settings dialog box – Curves Tab (Figure 2-54 on page 74)
allows you to specify which curve options are reported in the legal description, the
between concavity and to the right/left, you can select one or more of Radius, Degree of
Curvature, or Direction of Travel, and you can select one or more of Arc Length, Delta
Angle, Chord Direction, Chord Length, or Tangent Length.
! The brackets in the edit fields, < >, define where in the description the actual data goes.
You can place the brackets anywhere in the description field. Anything that is before the
<> is considered a prefix and anything after the <> is considered a suffix.
! The [ ] brackets are used to place a general direction. The verbiage placed within them is
what is specified in the Left Direction or Right Direction edit field on the General Tab.
Figure 2-54 Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Curves Tab
Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Curves Tab Definitions

Option Function
Concavity This option allows you to describe a curve based on its concavity or inward curvature. You
can specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
To the [Left/ This option allows you to describe a curve based on whether it travels to the left or right.
Right] You can specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Radius Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its radius. You can specify the
verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Degree of Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its degree of curvature. You can
Curvature specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Direction of Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its direction of travel. You can
Travel specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description. When this
is toggled on, specify whether you want a complete direction of travel or a general
direction of travel. A complete direction of travel reports every time the curve changes its
direction. A general direction of travel reports the resultant direction (chord direction) of
travel.
Arc Length Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its arc length. You can specify
the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Delta Angle Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its delta angle. You can specify
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Option Function
Chord Direction Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its chord direction. You can
specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Chord Length Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its chord length. You can specify
Tangent Length Toggle on this option if you want to describe a curve with its tangent length. You can
Order This is the order in which the item is reported in the legal description for a curve.
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Write Legal Description Settings – Spirals Tab
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The Write Legal Description Settings dialog box – Spirals tab (Figure 2-55 on page 76)
allows you to specify which spiral options are reported in the legal description, the
between concavity and to the right/left, and you can select one or more of Degree of
Curve, Radius, Direction of Travel, Deflection Angle, Length, X and Y, P and K, Long and
Short Tangent, and Tangent Direction.
You can place the brackets anywhere in the description field. Anything that is entered
before the <> is considered a prefix, and anything entered after the <> is considered a
suffix.
! For the Tangent Direction option, there are two sets of <> brackets. The first set is the
tangent in direction and the second is the tangent out direction.
! The [ ] brackets are used to place a general direction. The verbiage that is placed within
them is what is specified in the Left Direction or the Right Direction edit field on the
General tab.
Figure 2-55 Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Spirals Tab
Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Spirals Tab Definitions

Option Function
Concavity This option allows you to describe a spiral based on its concavity or inward curvature. You
can specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
To the [Left/ This option allows you to describe a spiral based on whether it travels to the left or right.
Right] You can specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Radius Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its radius. You can specify the
Degree of Curve Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its degree of curvature. You can
Direction of Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its direction of travel. You can
Travel specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description. When this
is toggled on, specify whether you want a complete direction of travel or a general
direction of travel. A complete direction of travel reports every time the spiral changes its
direction. A general direction of travel reports the resultant direction (chord direction) of
travel.
Deflection Angle Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its deflection angle. You can
Length Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its length. You can specify the
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Option Function
X and Y Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its X and Y values. You can
$ X: This defines the distance, in the direction of the tangent, from the beginning
of the spiral to the end.
$ Y: This defines the distance, perpendicular to the tangent, from the beginning of
the spiral to the end.
P and K Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its P and K values. You can
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$ P: This defines the offset of the tangent line to the PC of the shifted circular
curve.
$ K: This defines the abscissa of the PC of the shifted curve to the straight end of
the spiral.
Long and Short Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its long and short tangents. You
Tangent can specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Tangent Toggle on this option if you want to describe a spiral with its tangent direction. You can
Direction specify the verbiage and the order in which it is written in the legal description.
Order This is the order in which the item is reported in the legal description.
Write Legal Description Settings – Directions Tab

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The Write Legal Description Settings dialog box – Directions tab (Figure 2-56 on page 78)
allows you to specify how you want directions reported in the legal description. The
verbiage for the directions that can be set are North Azimuth, North East, North West,
South Azimuth, South East, South West, Grads, Mils, and Radians. You can specify which
symbols are used for Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds. You can specify whether you want
to use cardinal directions (North, East, South, West) and the verbiage for them. You can
also specify the verbiage for the general directions of Northerly, Southerly, Easterly,
Westerly, Northeasterly, Northwesterly, Southeasterly, and Southwesterly.
You can place the brackets anywhere in the description field. Information entered before
the less-than bracket (<) is considered a prefix. Information entered after the greater-than
bracket (>) is considered a suffix. In order to place the value of the bearing, you must
enter the less-than and greater-than brackets in the field. If the brackets are not entered,
the system places the prefix listed in the text field, and not the value of the annotation.
! The degree symbol ° can be generated by using extended ASCII characters. In AutoCAD/
BricsCad, the degree symbol can be generated by pressing Alt and 248 on the numeric
keypad or with %%d. Both of these generate the degree symbol when it is placed into the
drawing. In MicroStation, the degree symbol can be generated with the ^ symbol. This
generates the degree symbol when it is placed into the design file. If the %%d and ^ are
used, they are displayed as %%d and ^ in the text editor. You need to manually replace
the characters with the degree symbol to display correctly.
Figure 2-56 Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Directions Tab
Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Directions Tab Definitions

Option Function
North Azimuth This defines the horizontal direction type of the object when it is reported in the legal
description. Enter the prefix, suffix or prefix, and suffix associated with the direction type.
A maximum of 116 characters, including the less-than and greater-than brackets, may be
entered.
North East This defines the bearing of the object when it is reported in the legal description. Enter the
prefix, suffix or prefix, and suffix associated with the bearing. A maximum of 116
characters, including the less-than and greater-than brackets, may be entered.
North West This defines the bearing of the object when it is reported in the legal description. Enter the
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Option Function
South Azimuth This defines the horizontal direction type of the object when it is reported in the legal
description. Enter the prefix, suffix or prefix, and suffix associated with the direction type.
A maximum of 116 characters, including the less-than and greater-than brackets, may be
entered.
South East This defines the bearing of the object when it is reported in the legal description. Enter the
South West This defines the bearing of the object when it is reported in the legal description. Enter the
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Grads This defines the angle of the object when grads are reported in the legal description. Enter
the prefix, suffix or prefix, and suffix associated with the angle. A maximum of 116
Mils This defines the angle of the object when mils are reported in the legal description. A
maximum of 116 characters, including the less-than and greater-than brackets, may be
entered.
Radians This defines the angle of the object when radians are reported in the legal description. A
maximum of 116 characters, including the less-than and greater-than brackets, may be
entered.
Degrees This defines the symbol that displays when degrees are reported in the legal description.
For example if you want to annotate degrees by using the symbol °, type %%d (an
extended ASCII character) in AutoCAD/BricsCad and ^ in MicroStation.
Minutes This defines the symbol that displays when minutes are reported in the legal description.
For example, if you want to annotate minutes by using the symbol ‘, type ‘.
Seconds This defines the symbol that displays when seconds are reported in the legal description.
Enter the symbol that is to print when annotating seconds. For example, if you want to
annotate seconds by using the symbol “, type ”.
Cardinal Toggle on this option if you want the directions associated with lines, curves, and spirals to
Directions be reported as true cardinal directions in the legal description. The cardinal directions are
used instead of the current Angles mode on the Project Formats dialog box when this
option is toggled on.
North This defines the line, curve, and spiral direction as north. Enter the annotation exactly as it
is to display. For example, if the line is N 0° 00′ 00″ E, the system annotates the line as
North.
South This defines the line, curve, and spiral direction as south. Enter the annotation exactly as
it is to be reported. For example, if the line is S 0° 00′ 00″ W, the system annotates the line
as South.
East This defines the line, curve, and spiral direction as east. Enter the annotation exactly as it
is to be reported. For example, if the line is N 90° 00′ 00″ E, the system annotates the line
as East.
West This defines the line, curve, and spiral direction as west. Enter the annotation exactly as it
is to be reported. For example, if the line is S 90° 00′ 00″ W, the system annotates the line
as West.
Option Function
General $ Northerly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral object
Directions when it is reported in a legal description. This is only used when the Direction of
Travel option is toggled on in the Curves or Spirals tab (Figure 2-54 on page 74
and Figure 2-55 on page 76).
$ Southerly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral object
when it is reported in a legal description. This is only used when the Direction of
$ Easterly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral object
$ Westerly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral object
$ Northeasterly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral
object when it is reported in a legal description. This is only used when the
Direction of Travel option is toggled on in the Curves or Spirals tab (Figure 2-54
on page 74 and Figure 2-55 on page 76).
$ Northwesterly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral
$ Southeasterly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral
$ Southwesterly - This defines a general direction of travel of a curve or spiral
Write Legal Description Settings – Ties Tab

BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " W RITE LOT LEG AL " S ETTING S " TIES TAB
The Write Legal Description Settings dialog box – Ties tab (Figure 2-57 on page 81)
allows you to specify how you want to have the legal description reported when going
along a commencing course to a beginning point. You can either inverse from the last
commencing point, or go perpendicular from a point on the commencing course. You can
specify what you want reported for a passing and corner tie and the verbiage that is
reported.
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You can place the brackets anywhere in the description field.
! The [ ] brackets are used to place a general direction. The verbiage that is placed within
the brackets is what is specified in the Left Direction or Right Direction edit fields on the
General Tab.
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Figure 2-57 Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Ties Tab
Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Ties Tab Definitions

Option Function
Commencing This option allows you to inverse from the last point of the commencing course to the
Inverse Tie beginning point.
Commencing This option allows you to go perpendicular from a point on the commencing course to the
Perpendicular beginning point.
Tie
Passing Offset This option allows you to report the direction and distance to the passing point that is
Direction and perpendicular to the current course.
Distance
Passing Offset This option allows you to report on the perpendicular distance to the passing point for the
Distance Only current course.
Passing This allows you to enter how you want the direction to the passing tie reported and the
Direction order in which it is placed in the legal description.
Write Legal Description Settings Dialog Box – Ties Tab Definitions
Option Function
Passing This allows you to enter how you want the distance to the passing tie reported and the
Distance order in which it is placed in the legal description.
Passing This allows you to enter how you want the passing point reported and the order in which it
Description is placed in the legal description.
Passing Offset This allows you to enter how you want the offset distance reported and the order in which
it is placed in the legal description.
Corner Direction This option allows you to report the direction and distance to the corner tie point for the
and Distance current point of the legal description.
Corner Distance This option allows you to report the distance to the corner tie point for the current point of
Only the legal description.
Corner Direction This allows you to enter how you want the direction to the corner tie reported and the
order in which it is placed in the legal description.
Corner Distance This allows you to enter how you want the distance to the corner tie reported and the
order in which it is placed in the legal description.
Corner This allows you to enter how you want the corner tie reported and the order in which it is
Description placed in the legal description.
Position This allows you to enter how you would like each corresponding item positioned.
Example
The following is an example of the Write Lot Legal command.
Figure 2-58 Write Lot Legal Example
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Create Line Table
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " CREATE LINE TABLE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bplinetable
ICON:
Chapter 2: Layout
The Create Line Table command allows you to create a listing of lines that were previously
labeled with a number. This command is useful for labeling a large number of lines,
labeling lines that do not have enough room on the drawing, or that are too short to fit
labels.
! Make sure that you have first labeled the lines and plines using the Annotate Lines
command and then by number.
Figure 2-59 Create Line Table Dialog Box
Create Line Table Dialog Box Definitions

Annotation Style Choose the style that is used to create the line table from the Annotation Style
drop list. The drop list contains all of the annotation styles that have been
defined.
Library styles.
Create Line Table Dialog Box Definitions
Selection Method This drop list allows you to specify how you want to select the line numbers.
The available options are Single, Range, All, and AutoCAD/BricsCad/Fence.
$ Single: This allows you to type the line numbers desired in the
table.
$ Range: This allows you to select a range of line numbers desired in
the table.
$ All: This allows you to select all the line numbers in the CAD
graphic to be placed in the table.
$ AutoCAD/BricsCad/Fence: This allows you to select the line
numbers or the lines annotated with a number with any of the
AutoCAD/BricsCad selection options, or a fence in MicroStation.
Line Number This allows you to enter the line number desired in the table.
To Line Number This allows a series of lines to be placed in the table without needing to select
each line.
QuickSteps
To create a line table, complete the following steps.
1. Select Layout ! Create Line Table.
The Create Line Table dialog box (Figure 2-59 on page 83) displays.
2. Select the annotation style for the line table. If you want to modify any of the
parameters for the annotation style or create a new annotation style, click on
the Annotation Style Library icon.
3. Choose the selection method you want to use to select the line numbers.
4. Graphically select the line numbers to annotate in the table or type the line
numbers in the edit field.
5. Click on Apply to create the line table.
You are prompted to select the location for the table.
6. Graphically select the location for the upper left corner of the line table.
7. Click on Close to end the command.
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Examples
The following are Create Line Table command examples.
Chapter 2: Layout
Figure 2-61 Line Table Example
Create Curve Table

BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " CREATE CURVE TABLE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpcurvetable
ICON:
The Create Curve Table command allows you to create a listing of curves that were
previously labeled with a number using the Label Curves command. This command is
useful for creating a table of curve information for a large number of curves, or for curves
that do not have enough room to be labeled at their site location.
! Make sure that you have labeled the curves and arcs using the Annotate Curves
command and then by number.
Figure 2-62 Create Curve Table Dialog Box
Create Curve Table Dialog Box Definitions

Annotation Style This is the style that is used to create the curve table. The drop list contains all
of the annotation styles that have been defined.
Annotation Style Clicking on this icon allows you to access, create, and edit annotation styles.
Library
PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to define a distance or value in the program by
Selection Method This drop list allows you to specify how you want to select the curve numbers.
The available options are Single, Range, All, and AutoCAD/BricsCad/Fence.
$ Single: This allows you to type the curve number desired in the table.
$ Range: This allows you to select a range of curve numbers desired in
the table.
$ All: This allows you to select all the curve numbers in the CAD
graphic to be placed in the table.
$ AutoCAD/BricsCad/Fence: This allows you to select the curve
numbers or the curves annotated with a number with any of the
AutoCAD/BricsCad selection options, or a fence in MicroStation.
Curve Number This option allows you to enter the curve number desired in the table.
To Curve Number This option allows you to enter the curve number to be placed in the table
without needing to select each line.
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QuickSteps
To create a curve table, complete the following steps.
1. Select Layout ! Create Curve Table.
The Create Curve Table dialog box (Figure 2-62 on page 86) displays.
2. Select the annotation style for the curve table. If you want to modify any of the
parameters for the annotation style or create a new annotation style, click on
the Annotation Style Library icon.
3. Choose the selection method you want to use to select the curve numbers.
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4. Select the curve numbers you wish to have annotated in the table graphically or
by entering the curve numbers in the edit field.
5. Click on Apply to create the curve table.
You are prompted to select the location for the table.
6. Graphically select the location for the upper left corner of the curve table.
7. Click on Close to end the command.
Examples
The following are examples of the Create Curve Table command.
Figure 2-64 Curve Table
Insert North Arrow
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INSERT NORTH A RROW
ICON:
The Insert North Arrow command allows you to insert various symbols representing a
North Arrow in the drawing. North Arrows are needed to reference directions and angles
that may be provided on items such as property lines or sidewalks.
Figure 2-65 Insert North Arrow Dialog Box
Insert North Arrow Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Symbol The Symbol drop list allows you to select a North Arrow by name.
Scale Factor The number entered in this edit field determines the size of the North Arrow that is placed
into the CAD graphic.
Plot Scale Toggle on this option if you want the plot scale to be annotated with the North Arrow. If this
is toggled on, the Label edit field is enabled.
Label The Label edit field allows you to specify how you want the plot scale labeled when the
North Arrow is placed.
Displacement The number in the Displacement edit field is the distance of the label from the North
Arrow.
QuickSteps
To insert a North Arrow, complete the following steps.
1. Select Layout ! Insert North Arrow.
The Insert North Arrow dialog box (above) displays.
2. Select the desired North Arrow symbol or name.
3. Click on Insert and position the arrow in the CAD graphic.
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Example
The following is a North Arrow example.
Figure 2-66 North Arrow
Chapter 2: Layout
Insert Bar Scale
BASE PLAN " LAYOUT " INSERT S CALE
ICON:
The Insert Scale command allows you to insert various symbols representing bar scales in
the drawing and to specify the drawing scale. The drawing scale is useful when plotting
hard copies of the drawing. When referencing the drawing sheet, you can use a scale to
measure and verify distances in the field.
Figure 2-67 Insert Bar Scale Dialog Box
Insert Bar Scale Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
User Defined Toggle on this option if you want to place a user-defined bar scale. This enables the
Symbol drop list and disables the Length, Height, and Label fields. If this is toggled off, the
Length, Height, and Label values are used to construct a bar scale at the time you click on
the Insert button.
Scale This field reflects the current plot scale.
Symbol The Symbol drop list allows you to select which bar scale you want to place into your CAD
graphic.
Insert Bar Scale Dialog Box Definitions
Option Function
Length The Length edit field allows you to specify the length of the bar scale that is placed when
you have the User Defined option toggled off.
Height The Height drop list allows you to specify how many lines are used for the bar scale when
you have the User Defined option toggled off. The available options are 1 Line and 2
Lines.
Label This edit field allows you to specify how you want the bar scale labeled when it is placed
and the User Defined option is toggled off.
QuickSteps
1. Select Layout ! Insert Scale.
The Insert Bar Scale dialog box (Figure 2-67 on page 89) displays.
2. Click on the desired scale symbol or name.
3. Click on Insert and position the symbol in the CAD graphic.
Example
The figure below is an example of the Insert Scale command.
Figure 2-68 Scale Example
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TOPO
CHAPTER
Figure 3-1 Topo Menu
In this chapter:
3
Set Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Spot Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Contour Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Contour Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
3D Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Set Elevation
BASE PLAN " TOPO " SET ELEVATION
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpsetelev

The Set Elevation command allows you to set the default elevation within the drawing in
your CAD engine. When you enter a new elevation and click on OK, you have reset the
elevation. When you choose the Set Elevation command, the new elevation that you have
entered displays in both the Current Elevation and the New Elevation edit fields.
Figure 3-2 Set Elevation Dialog Box
Set Elevation Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Current The current elevation is the elevation level to which the CAD engine is currently set.
Elevation
New Elevation The new elevation is the elevation level to which you change the CAD engine.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Set Elevation.
The Set Elevation dialog box (above) displays.
2. Enter a new elevation in the New Elevation edit field.
3. Click on OK.
You have modified the elevation level used in the drawing. The Current Elevation edit
field changes to the new elevation entered.
4. Click on Close.
The Set Elevation dialog box closes.
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Spot Elevation
BASE PLAN " TOPO " S POT ELEVATION
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpspotelev
ICON:
The Spot Elevation command allows you to label the elevation of an existing or proposed
site on your drawing.
Chapter 3: Topo
Figure 3-3 Spot Elevation Dialog Box
Spot Elevation Dialog Box Definitions

PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to define a distance or value by
Elevation Elevation is the height above sea level.

Description Enter an appropriate description of your drawing in this edit field.
Existing When the Existing radio button is on, you have chosen default spot
elevations.
Proposed When the Proposed radio button is on, you can place proposed spot
elevations.
Proposed Text The Proposed Text Angle sets the angle of the text when placing a
Angle proposed spot elevation. This edit field is active only when the
Proposed radio button is on.
CAD Settings This option allows you to edit the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle
of objects.
Text Properties This icon allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on
Spot Elevation The Spot Elevation Properties icon allows you to choose from different
Properties point indicators and set spot elevation characteristics.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Spot Elevation.
The Spot Elevation dialog box (Figure 3-3 on page 93) displays.
2. Enter a new elevation in the Elevation edit field.
3. Enter a description in the Description edit field.
4. Turn on either the Proposed or Existing radio button.
If you choose the Existing radio button, you are able to draw a contour line on the
layer/level for existing contours. If you choose the Proposed radio button, you are able
to draw a contour line on the layer/level for proposed contour lines.
5. Click on OK.
The Spot Elevation dialog box becomes inactive and the changes you have entered
are applied to the drawing.
6. Click on Close.
The Spot Elevation dialog box closes.
Contour Line
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR LINE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpcontour
ICON:
The Contour Line command allows you to draw contour lines while determining such
things as contour interval and record increment. After specifying insertion options in the
Contour Line dialog box (Figure 3-4 on page 95), click on the Draw button to locate
contour lines in your drawing. Click on the Close button to update the contour interval in
your drawing. To locate contours in your drawing, simply select the starting point and then
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the desired points to define the contour line. Press the Enter key at any time to terminate
the command.
Figure 3-4 Contour Line Dialog Box
Contour Line Dialog Box Definitions

Existing Turn on the Existing radio button to draw a contour line on the layer/level for
existing contours.
Proposed Turn on the Proposed radio button to draw a contour line on the layer/level for
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proposed contour lines.
Current Elevation Current Elevation is the current selected height above sea level. This edit field
displays the current contour line elevations and can be edited by typing a
value.
Contour Interval The Contour Interval is the distance between each contour line denoting
elevation changes. This edit field displays the current contour line interval and
can be edited by typing a value.
+ Click on this feature to increase the current elevation based on the value
entered in the Contour Interval edit field.
- Click on this feature to decrease the current elevation based on the value
entered in the Contour Interval edit field.
Input Method The Input Method is the way you choose to input components of your drawing,
including Point to Point or Sketch.
$ Point to Point - With the Point to Point radio button turned on, you
are able to draw contours by selecting each point or bend in the
contour.
$ Sketch - With the Sketch radio button turned on, you are able to
draw contour lines freehand.
Record Increment Record Increment is the distance between each spot on a line for which you
would like the program to record information. This increment is chosen when
considering the area size of the project.
CAD Settings This icon allows you to edit the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle of
objects.
Draw Click on the Draw button to draw after you have chosen your contour line
settings.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Line.
The Contour Line dialog box (Figure 3-4 on page 95) displays.
2. Turn on either the Proposed or Existing radio button.
If you choose the Existing radio button, you are able to draw a contour line on the
layer/level for existing contours. If you choose the Proposed radio button, you are able
to draw a contour line on the layer/level for proposed contour lines.
3. Enter the current elevation in the Current Elevation edit field.
4. Enter the desired contour interval in the Contour Interval edit field.
! You may change the variables in the Contour Interval edit field by either typing the desired
variable or clicking on the + or - icons to attain the desired interval.
5. Turn on either the Sketch or Point to Point radio button.

If you select the Sketch radio button, you are able to draw freely, implementing curves
at will. If you select the Point to Point radio button, you are able to draw straight lines
between each point. At each point you are able to change the direction of the line.
6. Enter the desired record increment in the Record Increment edit field.
7. Click on the Draw button.
You are prompted:
Sketch the contour line.
8. Draw the contour line.
9. Repeat Steps 7 and 8 for each new line.
! To draw a contour line in sketch mode, simply place the crosshairs at the point beginning
the line, drag the crosshairs in the desired course of the contour line, and click when
finished. If you are in Point to Point mode, begin in the same way and click each time the
contour path is to change. You need to right click to stop drawing.
10. Click on Close.

The Contour Line dialog box closes.
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Contour Tools
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS
The Contour Tools commands are used for showing the contour of the terrain in your
drawing. These commands are designed to allow you to choose from several different
previously created contours for use in a specific area in your drawing.
Figure 3-5 Contour Tools Submenu
Boundary Trim
Chapter 3: Topo
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " BOUNDARY TRIM
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpboundtrim

The Boundary Trim command trims contour lines around a selected boundary. Any lines
you select are trimmed so that they do not cross the existing enclosed polyline boundary,
such as a building footprint.
Figure 3-6 Boundary Trim Dialog Box
Boundary Trim Dialog Box Definition

Option Function
Display Area The display area displays an example of the Boundary Trim command.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Boundary Trim.
The Boundary Trim dialog box (Figure 3-6 on page 97) displays.
2. Select the polyline boundary in the CAD graphic.
A prompt displays, asking you to determine which entities to trim.
3. Select the entities to trim in the CAD graphic.
4. Press the Enter key.
The intersecting contours are trimmed and removed from the inside of the closed
polyline.
Contour Surf
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " CONTOUR SURF
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpsurf

The Contour Surf command is used to perform a reserve between contours, giving
contours a 3-D appearance.
Figure 3-7 Contour Surf Dialog Box
Contour Surf Dialog Box Definitions

Number of Surfaces The Number of Surfaces edit field indicates the number of surfaces that
are created.
objects.
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Detail
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " DETAIL
The Detail submenu (below) includes commands that enable you to add particular detail to
your drawing.
Figure 3-8 Detail Submenu
Eurotick
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " DETAIL " EUROTICK
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpeurotick
Chapter 3: Topo
The Eurotick command allows you to create a European tick across a specified contour.
Figure 3-9 Eurotick Dialog Box
Eurotick Dialog Box Definitions

in the CAD graphic.
Length of tick The value in the Length of tick edit field sets the length of the tick mark.
Tick spacing The value in the Tick spacing edit field sets the spacing between the tick marks.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Detail ! Eurotick.
The Eurotick dialog box (above) displays.
2. Enter a tick length in the Length of tick edit field.
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3. Enter the amount of space between ticks in the Tick spacing edit field.
! You also have the option to pick two points in your drawing to represent the distance
rather than entering numbers in the edit fields. To do so, simply click on the PIC button and
choose the points in the drawing.
4. Click on OK.
The output is inserted along the selected contour lines.
5. Click on Close.
The Eurotick dialog box closes.
Hatchure
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " DETAIL " H ATCHURE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bphatchure

The Hatchure command allows you to insert a hatchure along a contour line. Hatchures
are inserted in the same manner as European ticks.
Figure 3-10 Hatchure Dialog Box
Hatchure Dialog Box Definitions

PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to select/define a distance or value in the
program.
Length of tick The value in the Length of tick edit field sets the length of the tick mark.
Tick spacing The value in the Tick spacing edit field sets the spacing between the tick
marks.
Diversion Angle The value in the Diversion Angle edit field sets the angle of the contour
hatchure.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Detail ! Hatchure.
The Hatchure dialog box (Figure 3-10 on page 100) displays.
2. Enter a tick length in the Length of tick edit field.
3. Enter the amount of space between ticks in the Tick spacing edit field.
! You also have the option to pick two points in your drawing to represent the distance
rather than entering numbers in the edit fields. To do so, simply click in the edit field, click
on the PIC button, and choose the points in the drawing. The values in the edit fields
adjust accordingly.
4. Click on OK.
The output is inserted along the selected contour lines.
5. Click on Close.
The Hatchure dialog box closes.
Heavyup
Chapter 3: Topo
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " DETAIL " HEAVYUP
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpheavy

The Heavyup command increases the thickness of every contour line selected. This
command can be used to manually index a contour map.
Figure 3-11 Heavyup Dialog Box
Heavyup Dialog Box Definitions

in the CAD graphic.
New width The value in the New width edit field specifies the new width to apply to selected
polylines.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Detail ! Heavyup.
The Heavyup dialog box (Figure 3-11 on page 101) displays.
2. Enter the contour width you prefer in the New width edit field.
The new width number that you enter is used as the width for the heavy contours.
Some trial and error may be necessary to find a width that is appropriate for viewing
and plotting.
You are prompted:
Select objects.
3. Select the contour that you want to thicken and press the Enter key.
This step may be repeated until all desired contours are thickened.
4. Press the Enter key at any time to terminate the command and display the
output.
Index Contours
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " DETAIL " INDEX CONTOURS
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpindexcontour

The Index Contours command emphasizes contours having elevations multiple of the
contour interval and index interval apart. For example, if the contour interval is 5, then
contours at elevations 0, 25, 50, 75, etc. are highlighted. These special contours can be
emphasized by increasing the line thickness, changing the color, and/or changing the
layer/level.
Figure 3-12 Index Contours Dialog Box
Index Contours Dialog Box Definitions

New Width The value in the New Width edit field sets the width of the indexed polyline.
Contour Interval The value in the Contour Interval edit field sets the interval to be indexed.
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QuickSteps
Before beginning step 1, you must have contour lines already drawn. For more information
about drawing contour lines, see Contour Line on page 94.
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Detail ! Index Contours.
The Index Contours dialog box (Figure 3-12 on page 102) displays.
2. Enter the desired new width in the New Width edit field.
3. Enter the desired contour interval in the Contour Interval edit field.
4. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select Start Point.
5. Select the starting point.
You are prompted:
Select End Point.
6. Select the end point.
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The new width and contour interval that you have chosen are applied to the contour
lines that are included in the distance you chose between start point and end point in
steps 5 and 6.
7. Click on Close.
The Index Contours dialog box closes.
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Interpolate
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " DETAIL " INTERPOLATE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpinterpolate

The Interpolate command places intermediate contours at a user-specified interval
between two existing contours. Basically, this command allows you to divide the space
between the current contours by inserting other contours. This allows you to get a more
accurate and detailed elevation of the area.
Figure 3-13 Interpolate Dialog Box
Interpolate Dialog Box Definition

Option Function
Number of The Number of Divisions edit field value indicates the number of contours that are
Divisions interpolated between the two items selected.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Detail ! Interpolate.
The Interpolate dialog box (above) displays.
2. Enter the number of times you would like the space between contours divided
in the Number of Divisions edit field.
3. Click on OK.
The Interpolate dialog box closes.
You are prompted:
Select a polyline.
4. Graphically select the first defining curve.
You are prompted:
Select a polyline to interpolate to.
5. Graphically select the second defining curve.
6. Press the Enter key to finish.
The Interpolate dialog box displays again.
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7. Click on OK in the Interpolate dialog box.
The system interpolates the selected contours.
8. Click on Close.
The Interpolate dialog box closes.
Edit Contour(s)
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " EDIT CONTOUR(S)
The Edit Contour(s) submenu (below) presents a list of commands allowing you to edit
your drawing. You are able to copy, decurve, fit, spline and weed contours.
Figure 3-14 Edit Contour(s) Submenu
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Copy Contours
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " EDIT CONTOUR(S)" COPY
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpcopycontour

Use the Copy Contours command to duplicate contours.
Figure 3-15 Copy Contours Dialog Box
Copy Contours Dialog Box Definition

objects.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Edit Contour(s) ! Copy.
The Copy Contours dialog box (Figure 3-15 on page 105) displays.
2. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select Polylines.
Select objects.
3. Select the contours that you wish to copy.
The contours that you selected are copied.
5. Click on Close.
The Copy Contours dialog box closes.
Decurve Contours
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " EDIT CONTOUR(S)" DECURVE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpdecurvecontour

Use this command to perform a decurve to selected contours.
Figure 3-16 Decurve Contours Dialog Box
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Edit Contour(s) ! Decurve.
The Decurve Contours dialog box (above) displays.
2. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select Polylines.
Select objects.
3. Select the contours that you want to decurve.
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The contours that you selected are decurved.
5. Click on Close.
The Decurve Contours dialog box closes.
Fit Contours
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " EDIT CONTOUR(S)" FIT
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpfitcountour

Use this command to automatically fit selected contours.
Figure 3-17 Fit Contours Dialog Box
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Edit Contour(s) ! Fit.
The Fit Contours dialog box (above) displays.
2. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select Polylines.
Select objects.
3. Select the contours that you want to fit.
The contours that you selected are fitted.
5. Click on Close.
The Fit Contours dialog box closes.
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Spline Contours
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " EDIT CONTOUR(S)" S PLINE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpsplinecontour

The Spline Contours command is used to spline a set of contours.
Figure 3-18 Spline Contours Dialog Box
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Edit Contour(s) ! Spline.
The Spline Contours dialog box (above) displays.
2. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select polylines.
Select Objects.
3. Select the contours that you want to spline.
The contours that you selected are smoothed.
5. Click on Close.
The Spline Contours dialog box closes.
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Weed Contours
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " EDIT CONTOUR(S)" W EED
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpweedcontour

The Weed Contours command creates a simplified polyline out of a complicated polyline.
Any unnecessary vertices in a polyline are removed. This command is very useful for
reducing the number of points in a polyline, which reduces drawing size.
Figure 3-19 Weed Contours Dialog Box
Weed Contours Dialog Box Definition

Option Function
Angular Weed The Angular Weed Factor edit field displays the angular value that tells the program to
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Factor remove the vertices of the polyline.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Edit Contour(s) ! Weed.
The Weed Contours dialog box (above) displays.
2. Enter 2 in the Angular Weed Factor edit field.
This angle determines the number of points that are to be removed from the original
polyline. A smaller number eliminates a small number points. A larger angle removes
more points, but the polyline shape is not maintained as well.
You are prompted:
Select Polylines.
Select objects.
3. Select the contours that you want to weed.
The contours you selected are weeded.
5. Click on Close.
The Weed Contours dialog box closes.
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Label
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " LABEL
KEY-IN COMMAND: bplabelcontour

The Label submenu (below) contains three commands that offer three different ways to
label elevation on selected contour lines. Depending on the specifications of your drawing,
you may prefer one labeling method over another.
Figure 3-20 Label Submenu
Label Both Ends

BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " LABEL " BOTH ENDS
KEY-IN COMMAND: bplabelbothend

The Label Both Ends command automatically labels contours with their assigned
elevations at the first and last vertex of the polyline. Contour lines are trimmed slightly at
both ends where text containing the contour elevation is inserted.
Figure 3-21 Label Both Ends Dialog Box
Label Both Ends Dialog Box Definition

objects.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Label ! Both Ends.
The Label Both Ends dialog box (above) displays.
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2. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select object.
3. Select a location on the contour to be labeled.
Labeling is applied.
Label Contours
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " LABEL " CONTOUR
The Label Contour command automatically labels contours with their elevations. Contour
lines are broken at the selected point and the elevation label is placed at the break.
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Figure 3-22 Label Contours Dialog Box
Label Contours Dialog Box Definition

objects.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Label ! Contour.
The Label Contours dialog box (above) displays.
2. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select object.
3. Select any number of contours to be labeled.
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Label Crossing
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " LABEL " CROSSING
KEY-IN COMMAND: bplabelcrossing

The Label Crossing command automatically labels contours with their elevations. Contour
lines are broken at every point where they intersect with the specified line and the
elevation label is placed at the break.
Figure 3-23 Label Crossing Dialog Box
Label Crossing Dialog Box Definition

objects.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Label ! Crossing.
The Label Crossing dialog box (above) displays.
2. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select starting point.
3. Place a line over the contours that you want to label.
You are prompted:
Select other end of line.
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Change
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " CHANG E
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpchangecontour

The Change submenu (below) offers two commands: Contour Elevation and Elevation.
These commands allow you to modify current elevation information in your drawing.
Figure 3-24 Change Submenu
Change Contour Elevation

BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " CHANG E " CONTOUR ELEVATION
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpchangeelevation
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The Change Contour Elevation command quickly converts a 2-D contour plan into a 3-D
contour plan by graphically placing a line over the contours that are to incrementally
change.
Figure 3-25 Change Contour Elevation Dialog Box
Change Contour Elevation Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Starting contour The Starting contour elevation edit field displays the current contour line starting elevation.
elevation The starting contour elevation can be edited by typing a new value.
Elevation The Elevation increment value is the amount that the elevation increases or decreases
increment between each contour line. The increment can be edited by typing a new value.
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Change Elevation
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " CHANG E " ELEVATION
The Change Elevation command provides you with the ability to quickly change the
elevations of elements in your CAD graphic.
Figure 3-26 Change Elevation Dialog Box
Change Elevation Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Selection Masks Toggle on the items in the Selection Masks group that you would like to modify.
New Elevation Enter the proposed elevation value for the selected items in the New Elevation edit field.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Change ! Elevation.
The Change Elevation dialog box (above) displays.
2. Toggle on the items that you would like to change in the Selection Masks group.
3. Enter the new elevation in the New Elevation edit field.
4. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Select Objects.
5. Select the objects in your CAD engine to affect.
6. Press the Enter key to complete the operation.
The elevation change is applied.
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Slope
BASE PLAN " TOPO " CONTOUR TOOLS " SLOPE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpslope

The Slope command quickly determines the slope on a site that you are developing. You
must have contours already created in your design for this command to function.
Figure 3-27 Slope Dialog Box
Slope Dialog Box Definitions

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Distance The Distance edit field displays the distance between two points between
which you have drawn a line.
Slope The Slope edit field displays the slope of the line drawn.
Remove line after Toggle on Remove line after placing if you would like the line you have
placing drawn to be removed when finished drawing.
objects.
Text Properties This icon allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which
the text is placed.
Draw Click on the Draw button when you are ready to select two points to
sample.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! Contour Tools ! Slope.
The Slope dialog box (above) displays.
2. Click on the Draw button.
The Slope dialog box becomes inactive and you are prompted:
Select Starting point.
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3. Select a starting point.
You are prompted:
Select End Point.
4. Select an end point.
The distance and slope are calculated and shown in the Distance and Slope edit fields
in the Slope dialog box.
5. Click on Close.
The Slope dialog box closes.
3D Tools
BASE PLAN " TOPO " 3D TOOLS
The 3D Tools submenu (below) provides you with the tools necessary to easily develop a
site in 3D.
Figure 3-28 3D Tools Submenu
Create Path
BASE PLAN " TOPO " 3D TOOLS " CREATE PATH
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpcreatepath

The Create Path command allows a profile template to be placed at a specified distance
along a 3D polyline.
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This would allow you to create a 3D representation of a specified profile. The output lines
could then be used as breaklines to generate a surface model of the path.
Figure 3-29 Create Path Dialog Box
Create Path Dialog Box Definitions

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Manage Profiles The Profile drop list displays the current profiles that are used.The Manage
Profiles icon allows you to create templates or “profiles” for your path
cross-section.
Profile The Profile Calculation Method allows you to choose how you would like
Calculation the profile placed along your center line.
Method
Spacing When turned on, the Spacing radio button allows you to indicate the
spacing between profile placement along the center line, reflecting the
value entered in the Spacing edit field.
Number of When turned on, the Number of Divisions radio button indicates the total
Divisions number of divisions along the center line, reflecting the value entered in
the Number of Divisions edit field.
Include Profile When toggled on, this option draws a line connecting the outside edges of
Crossing Lines the profile line.
objects.
Insert into The Insert into Drawing icon places the profile into the CAD engine.
Drawing
Preview Path Click on the Preview Path icon to view the results before inserting them
into the drawing.
Select Click on the Select button to select polylines from the CAD drawing.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! 3D Tools ! Create Path.
The Create Path dialog box (Figure 3-29 on page 117) displays.
2. Select the profile that you want to use for the current path. If none have been
defined, draft a profile using polylines. If you want to use arcs, make sure that
they are joined to the polyline using the Polyline Edit command.
3. Click on the Manage Profiles icon.
The Profile Manager dialog box displays.
4. Type the name for the profile and click on the Add Profile icon.
A representation of the profile displays next to the description.
5. Click on Done.
The Create Path dialog box redisplays.
6. Define the spacing interval or the number of divisions in the Profile Calculation
Method area.
7. Toggle on or off the Include Profile Crossing Lines option, depending upon
whether you want to view the lines.
8. Click on the Select button to select the existing 3D polyline from the drawing.
9. Click on the Preview Path icon to preview the output before inserting it into the
drawing.
10. Click on the Insert into Drawing icon to place the results into the drawing.
11. Click on Close to close the Create Path dialog box.
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Profile
BASE PLAN " TOPO " 3D TOOLS " PROFILE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpprofile

The Profile command flattens any 3D pline into the X,Y plane. This command allows you
to easily visualize the elevation changes along the path of a 3D polyline.
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Figure 3-30 Profile Dialog Box
Profile Dialog Box Definitions

Limits $ Horizontal Minimum - The Horizontal Minimum edit field

dynamically fills in after selecting a profile path. This value is
editable.
$ Horizontal Maximum - The Horizontal Maximum edit field
editable.
$ Vertical Minimum - The Vertical Minimum edit field dynamically
fills in after selecting a profile path. This value is editable.
$ Vertical Maximum - The Vertical Maximum edit field
editable.
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Profile Dialog Box Definitions
Scales and The Scales and Increments group controls the appearance of your
Increments displayed path.
$ Horizontal Scale - The Horizontal Scale edit field displays the
current cross-section horizontal scale and can be edited by
typing a value.
$ Vertical Scale - The Vertical Scale edit field displays the current
cross-section vertical scale and can be edited by typing a value.
$ Horizontal Increment - Enter the horizontal increment in the
Horizontal Increment edit field to set the grid spacing that is
generated within the profile.
$ Vertical Increment - Enter the vertical increment in the Vertical
Increment edit field to set the grid spacing that is generated
within the profile.
Surface Model If you have a valid surface model, you can utilize this feature to develop a
profile.
All Surface Click on this icon to select a surface model from another project.
Models
Insert Grid Lines The Insert Grid Lines toggle gives you the option to include grid lines in the
CAD engine with the profile.
objects.
Text Properties This icon allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on
which text is placed.
Insert Into The Insert into Drawing icon places the profile into the CAD engine.
Drawing
Draw The Draw button allows you to draw a profile path.

Select The Select button allows you to select a pre-drawn path for the profile.
QuickSteps
1. Select Topo ! 3D Tools ! Profile.
The Profile dialog box (Figure 3-30 on page 119) displays.
2. Select the desired surface model from the Surface Model drop list.
3. If you have a 3D polyline currently in the drawing, click on the Select button and
select the polyline. If a 3D polyline is not yet present in the drawing, click on the
Draw button and draw a 3D polyline.
! If you draw a polyline at this point, it is at 0 elevation. Use the Project Plan Objects
command to adjust the line to the correct elevation based on the current surface model.
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4. Adjust the horizontal and vertical scales and increments until you see the
desired results in the preview window.
5. Adjust the text and line properties to the desired values using the CAD Settings
icon and the Text Properties icon.
6. Click on the Insert into Drawing icon to place the output into the drawing.
7. Click on Close when finished.
The Profile dialog box closes.
Project Plan Objects

BASE PLAN " TOPO " 3D TOOLS " PROJECT PLAN OBJECTS
KEY-IN COMMAND: projplan

The Project Plan Objects command allows any object to be projected onto a surface
model. This can be useful for visualizing a site. You can create new objects on the surface
model, keeping the original elements intact, or you can modify the original objects. The
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Project Plan Objects command can project from the following entities:
$ Lines, polylines, 3D polylines, complex chains, and line strings
$ Any shape, polygon, rectangle, and ellipse
$ Circular arcs in the X,Y plane
$ Blocks/Cells (such as Nodes)
When projecting a Node, the system creates a new Node (COGO Node) at the
interpolated surface model elevation (including the point number, description, and
elevation). Other projected elements (e.g., lines) are represented by complex objects that
follow the surface of the surface model.
Figure 3-31 Project Plan Objects Dialog Box
Project Plan Objects Dialog Box Definitions

Surface Model Select the surface model to project objects to from the drop list.
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All Surface Click on this icon to select a surface model from a different project.
Models
Make Copy Of Toggle on this option if you want to make a copy of the object when projecting the
Object object. The copied object is modified, keeping the original object intact.
CAD Settings This icon allows you to edit the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle of objects.
QuickSteps
To project a plan object to a surface model, complete the following steps.
1. Select Topo ! 3D Tools ! Project Plan Objects.
This displays the Project Plan Objects dialog box (Figure 3-31 on page 121).
2. Select the surface model to project the object to from the drop list, or click on
the All Surface Models icon to select a surface model from a different project.
3. Toggle on the Make Copy Of Object option if you want to keep the original
object intact and modify only the copy of the object.
4. Click on the CAD Settings icon if you want to change any of the CAD settings
for the selected object.
5. Click on Apply.
6. Graphically select the objects that you want to project to the surface model.
7. Click on Close to close the Project Plan Objects dialog box.
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Examples
The following figures show before and after examples of projecting a plan view polyline
onto grid cells so the polyline lies across the surface, rather than being at elevation zero.
Figure 3-32 Polyline Before Projecting
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Figure 3-33 Polyline After Projecting
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BLOCKS
CHAPTER
Figure 4-1 Blocks Menu
In this chapter:
Block Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Change Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Block Substitution
BASE PLAN " BLOCKS " S UBSTITUTE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpblocksubst
ICON:
The Substitute command allows you to exchange one drawing symbol for another. This
can be extremely useful when doing presentations. The drawing can have plan view
symbols to speed up regeneration and drafting time. Then, as needed, it can quickly be
converted into a 3-D plan to view during presentations, then converted back to plan view
to make any changes or revisions.
Figure 4-2 Block Substitution Dialog Box
Block Substitution Dialog Box Definitions

Source This is a list of all current blocks in the drawing. Highlight the block(s) that you want
substituted.
Substitute This is a graphic preview of the symbol which is substituted for the blocks which were
highlighted in the Source list.
Highlight Click on this icon to highlight the chosen block(s) in the Source column in the
Block in drawing.
Drawing
PIC This icon allows you to define a distance or value by selecting points in the CAD
graphic.
Add to Click on this icon to add the current substitution to the file. You must do this in order
Substitute to perform the desired substitution.
File
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Block Substitution Dialog Box Definitions
Remove Click on this icon to remove the current substitution relation from the current subfile.
from
Substitute
File
Open Click on this icon to open a substitute file.
Substitute
File
Create New Click on this icon to create a new substitute file.
Substitute
File
Save Click on this icon to save a substitute file. Next to this icon the path to which you save
Substitute is listed. If there is no path listed, it says None.
File
Symbol Click on this icon to browse and select a library from which to load a desired block to
Library use for a substitute. Select the desired block and click on Apply.
QuickSteps
1. Select Blocks ! Substitute.
The Block Substitution dialog box (Figure 4-2 on page 126) displays with the blocks
existing in your CAD graphic that are available for substitution.
2. Click on the Create New Substitute File icon.
3. Enter a subfile name of mysub and click on the Save Substitute File icon.
4. Highlight the block(s) under the Source column to substitute.
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5. Click on the Symbol Library icon.
The Symbol Library displays.
6. Select a substitute block from the Symbol Library and click on Apply.
The selected substitute displays in the Block Substitution dialog box.
7. Click on the Add to Substitute File icon.
8. Click on OK.
The source blocks are replaced by the newly-selected block.

! This utility substitutes CAD symbology only – attributes of the insertion remain the same.
Example
Figure 4-3 Substitute Example
Change Scale
BASE PLAN " BLOCKS " CHANG E SCALE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpchangescale
ICON:
The Change Scale command allows you to change the X, Y, Z scale of selected blocks.
This command can be used to change the height of a tree symbol. By using this
command, the height can easily be modified without having to erase it and reinsert the
symbol.
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! Typically, the X and Y scale factors should correspond to each other. This is also a quick
way to change the height of a tree symbol without having to reinsert it.
Figure 4-4 Change Scale Dialog Box
Change Scale Dialog Box Definitions

PIC This icon allows you to define the scale by selecting two points in your CAD graphic.
X Factor Type a value in this edit field to adjust the size of the symbol in the X direction, or
the width of a symbol.
Y Factor Type a value in this edit field to adjust the size of the symbol in the Y direction, or
the length of a symbol.
Z Factor Type a value in this edit field to adjust the size of a symbol in the Z direction, or the
height of a symbol.
QuickSteps
1. Select Blocks ! Change Scale.
The Change Scale dialog box (above) displays.
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2. Enter the appropriate scale changes and click on OK.
3. Graphically select the desired objects and press Enter.
The selected objects are updated with the new scaling factors.

Example
Figure 4-5 Change Scale Example
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LETTERING
CHAPTER
Figure 5-1 Lettering Menu
In this chapter:
Insert Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
5
Insert Text File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Insert Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Place Text on Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Bust Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Append Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Modify Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Change Case To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Edit Text String Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Select Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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Insert Legend
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " INSERT LEG END
KEY-IN COMMAND: bplegend

The Insert Legend command allows you to create a catalog listing of selected items in the
drawing and have a graphic as well as text notes to describe the items. This command is
useful for labeling areas that are not represented by plant material or irrigation heads,
such as hatch patterns, benches, etc.
! Use this command to create a list of items in the drawing that do not represent plant
materials.
Figure 5-2 Insert Legend Dialog Box
Insert Legend Dialog Box Definitions

Select Object Click on the Select Object button to enact the prompt for you to pick an object in
the CAD graphic to include in the legend.
Add After you select the object in the CAD graphic, click on the Add button to add
the object to the legend.
Description Type a description to associate to the object in the legend in this edit field.
Title Type a title for the legend in this edit field.
Legend Items $ Qty: The number of occurrences of the selected object found in the
CAD graphic.
$ Item: The selected object in the CAD graphic.
$ Description: This is the user-defined description of an object.
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Insert Legend Dialog Box Definitions
CAD Settings This icon allows you to edit/verify the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle of
objects.
Text Properties This icon allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which the
text is placed.
Print Clicking on this icon allows you to print the legend to your printer.
Delete Clicking on this icon allows you to delete the selected item from the legend.
Insert into Clicking on this icon places the legend into the drawing.
Drawing
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Insert Legend.
The Insert Legend dialog box (Figure 5-2 on page 132) displays.
2. Type a description of a block that exists in your drawing (a non-plant), e.g.,
bench.
3. Click on the Select Object button and select this block in your CAD graphic.
Click on the Add button.
4. Type a title for the legend and click on the Insert into Drawing icon.
You are prompted to select the insertion point for the legend.
5. Graphically pick where the upper left corner of the legend is to be placed.
The legend is placed in the drawing.
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Example
Figure 5-3 Legend Example
Insert Text File

BASE PLAN " LETTERING " INSERT TEXT FILE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bptextfile

The Insert Text File command allows you to insert a block of ASCII text into the drawing.
This command is useful when you have large blocks of text, such as planting
specifications that need to be placed in the drawing. It is much faster to type large text
items in a word processing package rather than doing it in LANDCADD™.
! When creating large blocks of text in a word processing package, you must use the Save
As option and select ASCII (DOS) text. Any custom fonts or settings are lost. The text is
inserted according to the current text style settings.
Figure 5-4 Insert Text File Dialog Box
Insert Text File Dialog Box Definitions

File Name Enter the path and file name of the text file or click on the Open icon to browse to a
file.
Open Click on this icon to browse to a file that you would like to insert.
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Insert Text File Dialog Box Definitions
Text This icon allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which the text
Properties is placed.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Insert Text File.
The Insert Text File dialog box (Figure 5-4 on page 134) displays.
2. Type the name and path of the desired file, or click on the Open icon.
3. Click on OK.
You are prompted:
Locate starting point
4. Graphically select the desired insertion point.
The text file is inserted into the drawing.
Example
This is an ASCII text file that was created using the Write Lot Legal command, then
inserted using the Insert Text File command.
Figure 5-5 Text Example

Insert Tags
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " INSERT TAG S
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpinserttag

The Insert Tags command allows you to insert various symbols that represent tags into the
drawing. This command also allows you to specify text associated with the tags in certain
situations. A tag can be used to call out a specific detail of an item. For example, when
laying out a sidewalk, it may go between an existing grove of trees. You may wish to place
a tag stating that on-site modification may be needed to avoid the drip line.
Figure 5-6 Symbol Library Dialog Box
Symbol Library Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
List box This list box allows you to select the desired tag symbol by name.
Symbol The view area allows you to graphically select the desired tag symbol.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Insert Tags.
2. Select the desired tag and click on Apply.
3. Graphically insert the tag into the CAD graphic.
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Example
Figure 5-7 Tags Example
Place Text on Polyline

BASE PLAN " LETTERING " PLACE TEXT ON POLYLINE
The Place Text on Polyline command allows you to enter a text string and have it follow
the path of a polyline. This command can be used if you have a need for text strings that
do not follow a straight path; for example, if you have a trail winding through a grove of
trees. Placing a straight piece of text to label the trail would encroach on the tree symbols;
using text along a polyline, you can label the path.
! The text that appears on the polyline uses individual text entities, so if you want to edit the
text string later, you may want to erase the entire string and redo it.
Figure 5-8 Place Text On Polyline Dialog Box
Place Text On Polyline Dialog Box Definitions

Text String This is the text to be placed on the selected polyline.
Text Properties This option allows you to select text style, height and the layer/level on which the
text is placed.

QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Place Text on Polyline.
The Place Text on Polyline dialog box (Figure 5-8 on page 137) displays.
2. Type the desired text in the Text String edit field.
3. Click on OK.
You are prompted to select the polyline(s) on which to place the text.
4. Graphically select the desired polyline(s).
The text is placed along the polyline(s).
Example
The following is an example of placing a text string along an existing polyline.
Figure 5-9 Polyline Example
Bust Text
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " BUST TEXT
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpbusttext

The Bust Text command allows you to break a single text string into two separate text
strings. This command is useful if a text string is too long to fit on a single line and you
want to put it on a different line.
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! This command is extremely useful for editing large blocks of text that have been imported
using the Import Text File command.
Figure 5-10 Bust Text Dialog Box
Bust Text Dialog Box Definition

Option Function
Text String This is the selected text string. Place the cursor at the point at which to break the text
string.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Bust Text.
You are prompted to select the text (object).
2. Graphically select the piece of text to bust and press Enter.
The selected text displays in the Bust Text dialog box (above).
You are prompted to select the location of the broken piece of text.
3. Click at the desired location on the text string to break it. Click on OK.
The text is broken from the original text string and placed in the specified location.
There are now two strings to position as desired.
Example
The following is an example of breaking a single text string into two segments.
Figure 5-11 Bust Text Example

Append Text
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " A PPEND TEXT
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpappendtext

The Append Text command allows you to join two separate text strings into a single text
string. This command can be used in conjunction with the Insert Text File command. Large
pieces of text can be broken using the Bust Text command and then joined with another
line of text using the Append Text command.
! This command is extremely useful for editing large blocks of text that have been imported
using the Import Text File command.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Append Text.
You are prompted to select the text to append.
2. Graphically select the piece of text to append and press Enter.
The selected text is added to the original text.
Example
The following is an example of joining two text strings into a single line of text.
Figure 5-12 Append Text Example
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Modify Text
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " M ODIFY TEXT
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpedittext

The Modify Text command allows you to modify several aspects of the text. For example,
you may have inadvertently used the wrong text style and height for a piece of text.
Typically you would have to erase and retype the text string. With this command, you can
just modify the appropriate setting.
Figure 5-13 Modify Text Dialog Box
Modify Text Dialog Box Definitions

PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to define a distance value by selecting points in
the CAD graphic.
Height Enter a value in this edit field to change the height of the selected text string.
Width Enter a value in this edit field to change the width of the selected text string.
Oblique Angle Enter a value in this edit field to change the oblique angle of the selected text
string.
Rotation Angle Enter a value in this edit field to change the rotation angle of the selected text
string.
Style Enter a value in this edit field to change the style of the selected text string.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Modify Text.
You are prompted to select the text to modify.

2. Graphically select the text to be modified.
The Modify Text dialog box (Figure 5-13 on page 141) displays with the current text
setting in the edit fields.
3. Change the text settings as desired.
4. Click on Apply.
The selected text updates to reflect the changes.
Example
The following are examples of changing the height, width, oblique angle, rotation, and
style of a text string.
Figure 5-14 Modify Text Example
Change Case To
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " CHANG E CASE TO
Figure 5-15 Change Case to Submenu
Lower
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " CHANG E CASE TO " LOWER
KEY-IN COMMAND: bptolower

The Change Case to Lower command allows you to change the case of an entire text
string to lower case.
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For example, you may have inadvertently capitalized a word or two in the middle of a
sentence. Rather than retyping this string or editing each individual word, the Change
Case to Lower command can be used. This command can also be used to reverse the
Change Case to Upper command.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Change case to ! Lower.
You are prompted to select the text.
2. Graphically select each piece of text to change and press Enter.
The selected pieces of text are changed to all lower case letters.
Upper
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " CHANG E CASE TO " UPPER
KEY-IN COMMAND: bptoupper

The Change Case to Upper command allows you to change the case of an entire text
string to upper case. For example, you may have a piece of text that has already been
typed in the drawing, and then decide that the piece of text needs to have more attention
called to it by making it all upper case. This command easily accomplishes this. This
command can also be used to reverse the Change Case to Lower command.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Change case to ! Upper.
You are prompted to select the text.
2. Graphically select each piece of text to change and press Enter.
The selected pieces of text are changed to all upper case letters.

Example
The following is an example of changing an entire text string to either all upper case or all
lower case.
Figure 5-16 Change Case to Example
Edit Text String Globally

BASE PLAN " LETTERING " EDIT TEXT STRING G LOBALLY
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpglobaltext

The Edit Text String Globally command allows you to make changes to multiple pieces of
the same text. For example, if Acer Rubrum is misspelled throughout a drawing, this
command can be used to correct the spelling for all occurrences in the drawing.
! Use the Edit Text String Globally command to change misspelled text strings that occur
multiple times in the drawing.
Figure 5-17 Edit Text String Globally Dialog Box
Edit Text String Globally Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Old String Type the original text string to be modified in this edit field.
New String This edit field shows how the text should look after modification.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Edit Text String Globally.
The Edit Text String Globally dialog box (Figure 5-17 on page 144) displays.
2. In the Old String edit field, enter the original text.
3. In the New String edit field, type the text as it should appear.
4. Click on Apply.
All occurrences of the old text string are modified to the new string.
Example
Figure 5-18 Edit Text String Globally Examples
Select Font
BASE PLAN " LETTERING " S ELECT FONT
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpfonts
ICON:
The Select Font command allows you to change the current font style to another selected
style. Chapter 5: Lettering

! When selecting a new font, usually it is a good idea to take all of the default settings,
including the default text height. You can then change the text height from within the
specified command.
Figure 5-19 Select Font Dialog Box
Select Font Dialog Box Definition

Option Function
Font Styles Select the desired font from the drop list and click on OK.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Lettering ! Select Font.
The Select Font dialog box (Figure 5-19 on page 146) displays.
2. Select the desired font type from the drop list and click on OK.
3. Choose the defaults on any remaining questions by pressing Enter each time.
The current font is now the selected style.
! Only fonts (styles) loaded in your CAD session are available for setting here.
Example
Figure 5-20 Font Example

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LINES
CHAPTER
Figure 6-1 Lines Menu
In this chapter:
Draw Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
6
Insert Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Insert Jump Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Place Cross-Section Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Place Discontinuous Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Change Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Make Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Reverse Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Project Plan Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Chapter 6: Lines 149

Draw Box
BASE PLAN " LINES " DRAW BOX
The Draw Box command allows you to specify two points and draw a box either as a
series of line segments, a polyline, or as a solid. For example, you may wish to have a
simple square in the drawing to represent a shed. To accomplish this in AutoCAD/
BricsCad requires several steps. Running the Draw Box command only requires two
selections.
Figure 6-2 Draw Box Dialog Box
Draw Box Dialog Box Definitions

Box Entity Type The Box Entity Type group includes three ways to draw a box.
$ Line: This creates a box by your selection of diagonal points. The
result is four line segments.
$ Polyline: This creates a box by your selection of diagonal points. The
result is one polyline.
$ Solid: This creates a box by your selection of diagonal points. The
result is a shaded, solid square.
CAD Settings This icon allows you to edit/verify the layer/level, color, and linetype/linestyle of
objects.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Draw Box.
The Draw Box dialog box (above) displays.
2. Select an Entity type, e.g., Polyline.
3. Click on OK.
You are prompted to select the first point.
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4. Graphically select the desired location of the box corner.
You are prompted to select the next corner.
Chapter 6: Lines
5. Graphically select the location of the opposite corner.
The box is drawn.
Example
The following is an example of placing a box by picking two points.
Figure 6-3 Draw Box Example

Insert Custom Line
BASE PLAN " LINES " DRAW UTILITY LINES
KEY-IN COMMAND: bputility

The Draw Utility Lines command creates one or more straight line segments broken at
regular intervals with text placed at each break. It also allows you to select an existing
polyline and convert it into a utility line. It is useful for representing water, power, or other
utility lines in the drawing.
Figure 6-4 Insert Custom Line Dialog Box
Insert Custom Line Dialog Box Definitions

Pattern The Pattern drop list displays all of the patterns that have been created. Select the
custom line pattern from the drop list. The Custom Line Library icon allows you to
create or modify custom line patterns to be used for the Insert Custom Line and
Pattern Line commands.
Custom Clicking on this icon allows you to access, create, and edit your annotation styles.
Line Library
PIC This icon allows you to define a distance or value by selecting points in the CAD
graphic.
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Insert Custom Line Dialog Box Definitions
Chapter 6: Lines
Point Select the option for entering or selecting points that are used to define the custom
Options line. The available options are: Line by Start and End Points; Curve by Start, Point of
Intersection, End; Curve by Start; Point on Curve, End; Curve by Start, Radius Point,
End; Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
If the point option is set to Line, you need to enter or graphically select two points.
If the point option is set to a curve option containing Point of Intersection, Point of
Curve, or Radius Point, you need to enter or graphically select three points.
select two points; enter a radius length and specify if the direction of the curve is
clockwise or counterclockwise.
Clockwise/ This feature allows you to determine the direction of the curve. Click on the icon or
Counter- the word to change the direction of the curve. This is only available if the point option
clockwise is set to Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Radius This edit field is the radius length of a curve. This is only available if the point option
is set to Curve by Start, Radius Length, End.
Node ID This allows you to enter or graphically select an existing Node. You can select it for
the Start of Line, End of Line, Start of Curve, Point of Intersection, Point on Curve,
Radius Point and End of Curve.
Northing/ This allows you to enter or graphically select the Northing and Easting coordinates.
Easting You can select them for the Start of Line, End of Line, Start of Curve, Point of
Intersection, Point on Curve, Radius Point and End of Curve.
Start of Line This allows you to commence from points as a line. You are required to enter at least
two points. You can enter the coordinates or select them graphically.
End of Line This allows you to create an end point for the line. You can enter the coordinates or
select them graphically.
End of This allows you to commence from points as a curve. You can enter the coordinates
Curve or select them graphically.
Next Point Click on the Next Point button to select the next point.
QuickSteps
To insert a custom line in your CAD graphic, complete the following steps.
1. Select Lines ! Draw Utility Lines.
This displays the Insert Custom Line dialog box (Figure 6-4 on page 152).
2. Select the line pattern that you want to use from the Pattern drop list or click on
the Custom Line Library icon to create or modify the pattern to use.
3. Select the type of object that you want to create (line or curve) and the desired
option from the Point Options drop list.
4. Enter or graphically select the points that make up the custom line.
5. Click on Apply to finish creating the custom line.

The object that you created is patterned with the custom line pattern that is displayed
in the drop list. All of the edit fields are cleared and the command repeats, allowing
you to create another custom line.
Custom Line Library

BASE PLAN " LINES " DRAW UTILITY LINES " CUSTOM LINE LIBRARY
The Custom Line Library command allows you to create, modify, copy, and delete patterns
that can be used. This command lists all of the patterns that have been created. A custom
line has a name, spacing, size, specifies what type of object it is (text or block/cell),
whether the line or arc is trimmed, and the text or block/cell name that is associated with it.
Figure 6-5 Custom Line Library Dialog Box
Custom Line Library Dialog Box Definitions

Name The Name column displays the description of the pattern.
Object The Object column displays the type of graphic feature that is being placed. The
object can either be text or block/cell.
Spacing The Spacing column displays the distance between patterns when they are
placed in the CAD graphic. The spacing is in plotted units.
Size The Size column displays the size the text is when it is placed in the CAD
graphic. The size is active only for text.
Trim Distance The Trim Distance column displays the word YES when the pattern is defined to
trim the line around the text or block/cell. It displays NO when the pattern is
defined not to trim the line around the text or block/cell.
Scale Factor The Scale Factor column displays the scaling factor of the block/cell when it is
placed into the CAD graphic. This is active only for block/cell.
Text or Block/ This field displays the text exactly as shown, or the name of the block/cell that is
Cell Name used when using this pattern.
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Custom Line Library Dialog Box Definitions
Chapter 6: Lines
New Custom Clicking on this icon allows you to create a new custom line library.
Line
Modify Custom Click on this icon to modify the custom line library.
Line
Copy Custom Click on this icon to copy the custom line library.
Line
Delete Custom Click on this icon to delete the custom line library.
Line
New Custom Line

BASE PLAN " LINES " DRAW UTILITY LINES " CUSTOM LINE LIBRARY " NEW CUSTOM LINE
The New Custom Line command allows you to create a pattern that can be used in the
Custom Line and Pattern Line commands. The pattern is either text or a block/cell. You
need to specify the text or block/cell that is used, spacing between the pattern, size or
scale factor, and whether you want the line to be broken around the pattern.
Figure 6-6 New Custom Line Dialog Box
New Custom Line Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Name This field displays the description of the new pattern.
Object This is the type of graphic feature being placed. The object can either be text or block/cell.
Symbol This field is only available if your CAD engine is MicroStation. Enter the symbol that you
would like to use or click on the Open icon to browse to an existing symbol.

New Custom Line Dialog Box Definitions
Option Function
Cells This field is only available if your CAD engine is MicroStation. This is the library that
contains the cell you want to use as a pattern.
Text This is the text that is inserted into the object when the pattern is used.
Spacing This is the distance measured between the patterns when they are placed in the CAD
graphic. This is in plotted units.
Size This is the size that the text is when it is placed in the CAD graphic. This is active only for
text.
Trim Around Toggle on this option if you want the line or arc to be trimmed around the text or block/cell
Text/Symbol when the pattern is used.
Distance To Trim This is the total distance that is trimmed out for the text/symbol placed.
QuickSteps
To create a new custom line pattern, complete the following steps.
2. Click on the Custom Line Library icon.
This displays the Custom Line Library dialog box (Figure 6-5 on page 154).
3. Click on the New Custom Line icon.
The New Custom Line dialog box (Figure 6-6 on page 155) displays.
4. Enter the name of the pattern.
5. Select the type of the pattern (text or symbol).
If Text is selected, skip to step 8.
6. If your CAD engine is MicroStation, enter or select a cell library that contains the
cell that you want to use. Select the cell that you want to use for the pattern.
7. If your CAD engine is AutoCAD/BricsCad, enter or select the block that you
want to use for the pattern. Skip to step 9.
8. Enter the text you want to use for the pattern.
9. Enter the space you want to use between the patterns.
10. Enter the size of the text or the scale of the block/cell for the pattern.
11. Toggle on Trim Around Text/Symbol if you want the line or arc to be removed
where the text or block/cell is placed. Specify the distance to be trimmed.
12. Click on OK to create the new pattern and close the dialog box.
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Copy Custom Line
Chapter 6: Lines
BASE PLAN " LINES " DRAW UTILITY LINES " CUSTOM LINE LIBRARY " COPY CUSTOM LINE
The Copy Custom Line command allows you to make a duplication of the custom line
pattern that is highlighted with a new name.
Figure 6-7 Copy Custom Line Dialog Box
Copy Custom Line Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
From Name This is the name of the custom line pattern you want to copy.
To Name This the name to which you are copying the custom line pattern.
QuickSteps
To copy an existing custom line pattern, complete the following steps.
2. Click on the Custom Line Library icon.
This displays the Custom Line Library dialog box (Figure 6-5 on page 154).
3. Click on the Copy Custom Line icon.
This displays the Copy Custom Line dialog box (above).
4. Select the custom line pattern that you want to copy from the From Name drop
list.
5. Enter the name of the pattern in the To Name edit field.
6. Click on OK.
The copy of the custom line pattern is added to the listing.

Example
The following is an example of placing the letter W along an existing polyline and picking
two points to represent a utility line.
Figure 6-8 Utility Line Example
Insert Jump Line

BASE PLAN " LINES " INSERT JUM P LINE
The Insert Jump Line command allows you to break an existing line or polyline and place
an arc entity over the line that it crosses. This command is useful for representing a line
that is displayed in 2-D, but in 3-D it is on top of the line it crossed.
QuickSteps
After completing crossing breaklines in your drawing, which should resemble the Before
Jump Line crossing lines in Figure 6-9 on page 159, complete the following steps.
1. Select Lines ! Insert Jump Line.
2. Select Arc Up/Down and click on OK.
You are prompted to select a line or polyline that includes the jump arc.
3. Graphically select the line.
You are prompted to select a first point.
4. Graphically select the starting point of the jump line.
! It may be helpful to use a Near Snap.
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5. Graphically select the next point.
The jump line is placed in the drawing.
Chapter 6: Lines
Example
The following is an example of placing a jump line at the intersection of two lines.
Figure 6-9 Jump Line Example
Place Cross-Section Line

BASE PLAN " LINES " PLACE CROSS SECTION LINE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpxline

The Place Cross Section Line command allows you to pick two points and have a cross-
section line drawn between the two points. This command can be used to show where a
cross-section view has been taken from. It can also be used to create elevation views by
selecting the line drawn for the cross-section as the front of the elevation.
! The text and arrow size are controlled by the current text size.
Figure 6-10 Place Cross-Section Line Dialog Box

Place Cross-Section Line Dialog Box Definitions
Label This is the label that displays in the cross-section. For example, the cross-section
could be labeled A-1.
Text This icon allows you to select text style, height, and the layer/level on which the
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Place Cross Section Line.
You are prompted to enter a cross-section label.
2. Type in the name of the Section (e.g., A-1) and press Enter.
3. Graphically select the starting point of the cross-section line.
You are prompted to select the next point of the cross-section line.
4. Graphically select the ending point of the cross-section line.
The cross-section line is drawn.
Example
By selecting two points the cross-section line is drawn between the selected points. The
arrow and text are controlled by the current text size.
Figure 6-11 Cross-Section Line Example
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Place Discontinuous Line
Chapter 6: Lines
BASE PLAN " LINES " PLACE DISCONTINUOUS LINE
The Place Discontinuous Line command allows you to represent a break line by either a
zigzag or a swoop. This command is useful for representing the area on a drawing that
may continue onto another sheet or for representing a distance that is longer than the
distance displayed.
! Use this command to represent sheet breaks when plotting out multiple sheets, or to
represent lines with longer-than-shown lengths, such as in creating details.
Figure 6-12 Place Discontinuous Line Dialog Box
Place Discontinuous Line Dialog Box Definition

Option Function
Curved/Zigzag Click on this icon toggle to select the desired type of discontinuous line and click on OK.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Place Discontinuous Line.
The Place Discontinuous Line dialog box (above) displays.
2. Select either Curved or Zigzag and click on OK.
You are prompted to select a line or polyline.
3. Graphically select the desired line to break.
4. Graphically select the starting point of the break.
! You may find a Near Snap helpful.
You are prompted for a next point.
5. Graphically select the ending point for the break.

The discontinuous line is drawn.
Example
The following is an example of placing either a curve or a zigzag to represent a
discontinuous line.
Figure 6-13 Discontinuous Line Example
Change Width
BASE PLAN " LINES " CHANG E W IDTH
The Change Width command allows you to change the width of single or multiple polyline
segments. For example, you may have several polylines in the drawing that represent
houses and sheds. These polylines would look better if they were a thicker width. With this
command, you can select all of the buildings and change their widths to the same width,
regardless of the previous width.
Figure 6-14 Change Width Dialog Box
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Change Width Dialog Box Definitions
Chapter 6: Lines
PIC This icon allows you to select two points in your drawing and assign a width to
them.
New Width Enter the desired width for the selected segments.
Old Width This field displays information concerning the current width of the polyline to be
changed.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Change Width.
2. Graphically select the polylines to which the change in width will be applied.
The Change Width dialog box (Figure 6-14 on page 162) displays.
3. Press Enter.
4. Enter the desired width in the New Width edit field.
5. Click on Apply.
The selected segments display the new width.
Example
The figure below is an example of changing the width of several polylines.
Figure 6-15 Width Example

Make Polyline
BASE PLAN " LINES " M AKE POLYLINE
The Make Polyline command creates a single polyline from a number of line, arc, and
polyline segments. For example, you may have an area around a house for which you
want to run the Autohead command (Irrigation Design). This command requires a closed
polyline, but you may have created the driveway out of a polyline and the sidewalk out of
line segments. Rather than having to redraw the entire area, you can use this command to
convert the existing line into a polyline.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Make Polyline.
2. Select the objects that you want to turn into a polyline. Right-click when
finished.
The selected objects are converted to a single polyline.
Example
The figure below is an example of turning a line, arc, and polyline into a single continuous
polyline.
Figure 6-16 Make Polyline Example
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Reverse Polyline
Chapter 6: Lines
KEY-IN COMMAND: bprevpoly bprevsmart
BASE PLAN " LINES " REVERSE POLYLINE
The Reverse Polyline command reverses the direction of a polyline, line, or arc segment.
This command is particularly useful if contour labeling text comes in upside down. You can
run the Reverse Polyline command and then rerun the Label command and the labels will
come in the correct direction.
! Use this command if contour labels come in upside down.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Reverse Polyline.
You are prompted to select a line, a polyline, or an arc to reverse direction.
2. Graphically select the desired object(s) and press Enter.
The direction of the selected object(s) is reversed.
Example
Below is an example of reversing the direction of a polyline so that the text label comes in
oriented to the desired direction.
Figure 6-17 Reverse Polyline Example

Project Plan Objects
BASE PLAN " LINES " PROJECT PLAN OBJECTS
KEY-IN COMMAND: projplan

The Project Plan Objects command allows any object to be projected onto a surface
model. This can be useful for visualizing a site. You can create new objects on the surface
model, keeping the original elements intact, or modify the original objects. The Project
Plan Objects command can project from the following entities:
$ Lines, polylines, 3-D polylines, complex chains, and line strings
$ Any shape, polygon, rectangle, and ellipse
$ Circular arcs in the X-Y plane
$ Blocks/Cells (such as Nodes)
When projecting a Node, the system creates a new Node (COGO Node) at the
interpolated surface model elevation (including the point number, description and
elevation). Other projected elements (e.g., lines) are represented by complex objects that
follow the surface of the surface model.
Figure 6-18 Project Plan Objects Dialog Box

Surface Model Select the Surface Model from the drop list to project objects. Click on the All
Surface Models icon to select a surface model from a different project.
All Surface Clicking on this icon allows you to select from a drop list the surface model you
Models wish to use as a base.
Selection This drop list allows you to select either Multiple or Single for the Surface Model
Method method.
Make Copy Of Toggle on this option if you want to make a copy of the object when projecting the
Object object. The copied object is modified, keeping the original object intact.
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QuickSteps
Chapter 6: Lines
To project a plan object to a surface model, complete the following steps.
1. Select Lines ! Project Plan Objects.
The Project Plan Objects dialog box (Figure 6-18 on page 166) displays.
2. Select the surface model to project the object to from the drop list, or click on
the All Surface Models icon to select a surface model from a different project.
3. Toggle on the Make Copy Of Object option if you want to keep the original
object intact and modify only the copy of the object.
4. Click on the CAD Settings icon if you want to change any of the CAD settings
for the selected object.
5. Click on Apply.
6. Graphically select the objects that you want to project to the surface model.
Example
The following figures show before and after examples of projecting a plan view polyline
onto grid cells so that the polyline lies across the surface, rather than being at elevation
zero.
Figure 6-19 Polyline Before Projecting

Figure 6-20 Polyline After Projecting
Inquiry
BASE PLAN " LINES " INQUIRY
Figure 6-21 Inquiry Submenu
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Sum Running Distance
Chapter 6: Lines
BASE PLAN " LINES " INQUIRY " S UM RUNNING DISTANCE
ICON:
The Sum Running Distance command allows you to select multiple points in the drawing,
and totals the distance for all points selected and each individual selection. This command
is useful for finding the total distance of multiple objects, such as edging for planter beds.
Figure 6-22 Sum Running Distance Results Dialog Box
Sum Running Distance Results Dialog Box Definitions

Selected These are the selected points listed, with the running distance for each point.
Points List
Total The overall distance of selected points is displayed in this edit field.
Save Clicking on this icon allows you to save the results into a text file for later reference.
Print Clicking on this icon sends the results of the report to the printer as a text file.

QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Inquiry ! Sum Running Distance.
The Sum Running Distance Results dialog box (Figure 6-22 on page 169) displays.
You are prompted to select a starting point.
2. Graphically select a starting point.
You are prompted to select the next point.
3. Select another point.
Repeat this process until all of the desired points are selected.
The Sum Running Distance Results dialog box displays each segment’s running total,
as well as the overall total.
Example
The following is an example of the Sum Running Distance command.
Figure 6-23 Sum Running Distance Example
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Sum Lines
Chapter 6: Lines
BASE PLAN " LINES " INQUIRY " SUM LINES
The Sum Lines command allows you to select multiple line segments, and totals the
distance for all segments and individual segments. This command can be used for finding
the total length of items in the drawing represented by line segments, such as driveways
or sidewalks.
Figure 6-24 Sum Lines Results Dialog Box
Sum Lines Results Dialog Box Definitions

Line Segments This is a listing of line segments selected and their individual lengths.
List
Total This is the total distance of all selected lines.
Save Clicking on this icon allows you to save the results into a text file for later
reference.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Inquiry ! Sum Lines.
2. Graphically select the desired line segments and press Enter.
The number of line segments, a running total, and the total length display.

Example
The following is an example of the Sum Lines command.
Figure 6-25 Sum Lines Example
Sum Lines by Layer/Level

BASE PLAN " LINES " INQUIRY " SUM LINES BY LAYER/LEVEL
The Sum Lines by Layer/Level command allows you to select an object on a layer/level
and total the line segments and polyline segments on the selected object’s layer/level.
This command is useful if there are a large number of items that need to be totaled and
they are on the same layer/level. This command is also useful because there is less
chance of missing an item to be totaled.
Figure 6-26 Sum Lines By Layer/Level Dialog Box
Sum Lines By Layer/Level Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Lines Toggle on this option if you want to total the line segments on the selected object’s layer/
level.
Polylines Toggle on this option if you want to total the polyline segments on the selected object’s
layer/level.
Layer/Level Select the layer/level you want to utilize for line/polyline length summaries.
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QuickSteps
Chapter 6: Lines
1. Select Lines ! Inquiry ! Sum Lines by Layer/Level.
The Sum Lines By Layer/Level dialog box (Figure 6-26 on page 172) displays. You are
prompted:
Select Object on layer/level to Sum Lines
2. Graphically select an object on the desired layer/level and click on OK.
The number and distance of each line segment display, as well as the total length.
Example
The following is an example of the Sum Lines by Layer/Level command.
Figure 6-27 Sum Lines by Layer/Level Example
Sum Area by Layer/Level

BASE PLAN " LINES " INQUIRY " SUM A REA BY LAYER/LEVEL
The Sum Area by Layer/Level command allows you to select an object on a layer/level
and totals the area of all closed polylines on the object’s layer/level.

This command is useful for finding the total area of all polylines on a selected layer/level,
such as planter beds or turf areas.
Figure 6-28 Sum Area By Layer/Level Results Dialog Box
Sum Area By Layer/Level Results Dialog Box Definitions

Area Segments This window lists all border length segments surrounding the area.
List
Total This edit field shows the total area of all areas enclosed by the selected borders.
Save Clicking on this icon allows you to save the results into a text file for later
reference.
QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Inquiry ! Sum Area by Layer/Level.
You are prompted:
Select Object on layer/level to Sum area
2. Graphically select an object on the desired layer/level.
Total area, as well as the number, area, and perimeter of each closed polyline display
in the Sum Area By Layer/Level Results dialog box (above).
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Example
Chapter 6: Lines
The figure below shows an example of the Sum Area by Layer/Level command.
Figure 6-29 Sum Area By Layer/Level Example
Find Angle Between Lines

BASE PLAN " LINES " INQUIRY " FIND A NG LE BETWEEN LINES
The Find Angle Between Lines command allows you to select two line segments and
gives the angle between the two selected lines.
Figure 6-30 Find Angle Between Lines Dialog Box
Find Angle Between Lines Dialog Box Definitions

Option Function
Included Angle The angle between the two lines selected is reported here.
Select first line/ This read-only field prompts you to select the lines between which to find the angle.
Select second
line

QuickSteps
1. Select Lines ! Inquiry ! Find Angle Between Lines.
The Find Angle Between Lines dialog box (Figure 6-30 on page 175) displays. You are
prompted to select the first line.
2. Click on Select to graphically select the first line.
You are prompted to select the second line.
3. Click on Select to graphically select the second line.
The angle between the two lines displays in the Included Angle field.
Example
The following is an example of the Find Angle Between Lines command.
Figure 6-31 Find Angle Between Lines Example
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TOOLS
CHAPTER
Figure 7-1 Tools Menu
In this chapter:
Copy and Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Move and Rotate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
7
Copy Multiple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Change Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Hatch Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Isolate Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Restore Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Pick Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Chapter 7: Tools 177

Copy and Rotate
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " COPY AND ROTATE
ICON:
The Copy and Rotate command allows you to select and copy an object to a different
location and then rotate the object without having to run two separate commands. This
command is extremely useful in locating plant material. A single symbol may be inserted,
then copied and rotated to all other locations using this command.
! Use this command to give plant symbols more of a varied or random look.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Copy and Rotate.
2. Graphically select the object(s) to be copied and rotated and press Enter.
You are prompted to select the base point.
3. Graphically select a base reference point from which the object is to be copied.
You are prompted for the second point.
4. Graphically select the location to which the object is to be copied.
You are prompted for the rotation angle.
5. Graphically select the new rotation angle for the object.
The object is copied and rotated to the new settings.
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Example
This example shows you how to copy a tree symbol from one location to another and
rotate it 270 degrees.
Chapter 7: Tools
Figure 7-2 Copy and Rotate Example
Move and Rotate

BASE PLAN " TOOLS " M OVE AND ROTATE
ICON:
The Move and Rotate command allows you to select an object and move it to a different
location and then rotate the object without having to run two separate commands. For
example, you may have created a building footprint utilizing ortho and oriented the house
at 90 degree angles. You can then use this command to move it and rotate it to its correct
position on the site.

QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Move and Rotate.
2. Graphically select the object to be moved and rotated and press Enter.
You are prompted to select the base point.
3. Graphically select the base point from which the object is to be moved.
4. Graphically select the new location for the object.
You are prompted for the rotation angle.
5. Graphically select the new rotation angle for the object.
The object is moved and rotated to the new settings.
Example
The following is an example of moving a tree symbol from its original location to a new
location and rotating it 270 degrees.
Figure 7-3 Move and Rotate Example
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Copy Multiple
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " COPY M ULTIPLE
ICON:
The Copy Multiple command allows you to make multiple copies of an object or objects.
For example, you may have a parking lot on the site and want to have car symbols placed
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in the stalls. You could insert a single car and use this command to copy it to multiple
locations without having to run the insertion routine every time.
! This command is useful for placing multiple copies of the same plant type.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Copy Multiple.
2. Graphically select the object(s) to be copied and press Enter.
You are prompted to enter the base point.
3. Graphically select the point to be copied from.
4. Graphically select the new location for the object.

Example
This example shows you how to copy a tree symbol from its original location to several
other locations.
Figure 7-4 Copy Multiple Example
Change Scale
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " SCALE M ULTIPLE
ICON:
This command is useful for changing the crown diameter of multiple plant symbols without
losing the insertion location.
Figure 7-5 Change Scale Dialog Box
Change Scale Dialog Box Definition

Option Function
Scale Factor Type the desired scale factor. A value of 1.0 causes the symbols to remain the same size;
values less than one but greater than zero cause the symbols to decrease in size while
values greater than one cause the symbols to increase in size.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Scale Multiple.
The Change Scale dialog box (Figure 7-5 on page 182) displays.
2. Enter a scale factor desired in the edit field and click on OK.
3. Graphically select the objects to be scaled and press Enter.
The selected objects are scaled from their insertion points.
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Example
The following is an example of scaling multiple symbols half the original size, without
losing the insertion point of each symbol.
Figure 7-6 Scale Factor Example

Hatch Faces
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " HATCH FACES
ICON:
The Insert Hatch Pattern command allows you to hatch areas with different patterns to
represent different elements. For example, you could have several elements in the site
that cannot be represented by blocks. You can create a closed polyline and apply a hatch
pattern to represent the desired material, e.g., turf, concrete paving, etc.
! Make sure that you have a closed polyline or a bounded area in the drawing before
running this command.
Figure 7-7 Hatch Faces Dialog Box
Hatch Faces Dialog Box Definitions

Pattern Select a pattern name from the drop list.
Scale The number in this edit field controls the scale of the hatch pattern. Smaller
numbers make a more dense hatch.
Angle The number typed in this edit field controls the angle of the hatch pattern.
Zero degrees is to the right.
objects.
Pattern Preview This is a graphic display of the selected hatch pattern.

PIC This icon allows you to define a distance or value by selecting points in the
CAD graphic.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Hatch Faces.
The Hatch Faces dialog box (Figure 7-7 on page 184) displays.
2. From the Pattern drop list, select a hatch pattern.
3. In the Scale edit field, enter a scale for the pattern, e.g., .5.
4. In the Angle edit field, enter an angle (if desired) for the pattern, e.g., 45.
5. Click on OK.
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You are prompted to select the closed polyline defining the area to be hatched.
6. Select a closed polyline.
The selected area is hatched.
Example
The following is an example of the Hatch Faces command.
Figure 7-8 Hatch Example
Isolate Layer/Level
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " ISOLATE LAYER/LEVEL
The Isolate Layer/Level command allows you to select an object and all other layers are
frozen except the selected object’s layer/level. This command is extremely useful for
working with areas that have a lot of information and detail. You can select this command,
pick an individual layer/level, and that layer/level is the only one displayed. You can make
any modifications or changes to that layer/level when dealing with the other information
nearby. When you are finished, you can select Restore Layer/Level and go back to the
original layer/level settings.

! Run the Restore Layer/Level command to return to the previous layer/level setting. If you
select a layer/level other than the current layer/level to isolate, you receive the message
“Cannot freeze current layer/level.”
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Isolate Layer/Level.
You are prompted to select an object on the layer/level to isolate.
2. Graphically select the object with the desired layer/level.
All the layers except for the selected layer/level are frozen.
Example
In the following example, a tree symbol was selected while running the Isolate Layer/Level
command The vehicles and house layer/level are frozen, so that only the trees are
displayed.
Figure 7-9 Isolate Layer/Level Example
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Restore Layer/Level
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " RESTORE LAYER/LEVEL
The Restore Layer/Level command allows you to return layers to the previous setting
before running the Isolate Layer/Level command. For example, you may have run the
Isolate Layer/Level command to make modifications to the sidewalk layer/level; now that
the modifications are complete, you want to see how the changes affect the rest of the
drawing. By running the Restore Layer/Level command, the layer/level settings are
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restored.
! You must run the Isolate Layer/Level command before using this command.
Example
Using the Restore Layer/Level command thaws the layers that were previously frozen
using the Isolate Layer/Level command.
Figure 7-10 Restore Layer/Level Example

Pick Layer/Level
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL
The Pick Layer/Level submenu (below) offers commands used to manipulate layers. You
are able to execute such actions as Freeze, Thaw, Delete, and Copy, among others.
Figure 7-11 Pick Layer/Level Submenu
Set
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " SET
The Pick Layer/Level – Set command sets the working, or current layer/level, to the same
as the object selected. For example, you may wish to work on the same layer/level that a
light post is on, but cannot remember the layer/level name. Rather than taking the time to
list the layer/level and then set to that layer/level, you can simply select the light post
object in the drawing.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Pick Layer/Level ! Set.
You are prompted to pick an object on the desired layer/level.
2. Select an object that contains the desired layer/level and press Enter.
You are prompted:
Current layer/level set to (selected objects layer/level).
The current layer/level becomes that of the object selected.
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On
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " ON
The Pick Layer/Level – On command turns on the layer/level that was previously turned
off using the Pick Layer/Level – Off command. For example, you may have to run the Pick
Layer/Level Off command to turn off a selected layer/level. To view the layer/level, rather
than having to pull up the layer/level control dialog box and remember which layer/level
was turned off, you can simply select Pick Layer/Level – On and restore the layer/level.
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% If you do not first use the Pick Layer/Level Off command, you receive a message
stating that no layers were previously turned off.
Off
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " OFF
The Pick Layer/Level – Off command turns off the layer/level of the selected object. For
example, you may want to turn off the trees layer/level so that you can better see the
shrub planting near the trees. Rather than having to remember what layer/level the shrubs
are on and accessing the layer/level control dialog box, you can run the Pick Layer/Level –
Off command.
! Use the Pick Layer/Level – On command to reverse this command.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Pick Layer/Level ! Off.
You are prompted:
Select objects/Layers to turn off.
2. Select the objects on the layer/level that you want to turn off and press Enter.
The selected objects’ layers turn off.

Freeze
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " FREEZE
The Pick Layer/Level – Freeze command freezes the layer/level of the selected object.
This command functions similar to the Pick Layer/Level – Off command, except that the
layer/level selected is not processed or displayed.
! Use the Pick Layer/Level – Thaw command to reverse this command.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Pick Layer/Level ! Freeze.
You are prompted:
Select objects/Layers to freeze.
2. Select the objects on the layer/level that you want to freeze and press Enter.
The selected objects’ layers are frozen.
Thaw
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " THAW
The Pick Layer/Level – Thaw command thaws the layer/level that was previously frozen
using the Pick Layer/Level – Freeze command. This command function is similar to the
Pick Layer/Level – On command, except that the selected layer/level is not only visible
again, but is also processed.
! You must have previously frozen a layer/level using the Pick Layer/Level – Freeze
command.
Delete
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " DELETE
The Pick Layer/Level – Delete command deletes all objects on a specified layer/level. For
example, you may have created a layer/level called CONSTRUCT that contains all of the
construction lines for the drawing. Now that they are no longer needed, you can simply
use this command to delete all of the objects on the layer/level CONSTRUCT.
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% Be careful when using layer/level control throughout the drafting process so that
you do not accidentally delete objects that should have been put on a different
layer/level.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Pick Layer/Level ! Delete.
You are prompted:
This command will erase everything on the specified layer/level. layer/
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level to Delete:
2. Type the layer/level name that you want to delete and press Enter.
All entities on the specified layer/level are deleted.
Copy
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " COPY
The Pick Layer/Level Copy command copies all objects on a specified layer/level to
another layer/level. For example, you may want to have an exact copy of all the objects on
the layer/level CONTOURS so that you can retain the original objects on one layer/level,
yet still be able to modify the copied objects on another layer/level.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Pick Layer/Level ! Copy.
2. Select the objects that you want to copy to another layer/level and press Enter.
You are prompted for the layer/level to copy to.
3. Type the layer/level name to copy to and press Enter.
The selected objects are copied to the specified layer/level.

Example
The following is an example of the Pick Layer/Level – Copy command.
Figure 7-12 Copy Example
Change
BASE PLAN " TOOLS " PICK LAYER/LEVEL " CHANG E
The Pick Layer/Level – Change command changes the layer/level of selected objects to
the layer/level of another selected object. For example, you may have forgotten to select
the sidewalk layer/level before drawing several sidewalks. This command can be used to
select all the newly-drawn sidewalks and simply pick an object already on the sidewalk
layer/level.
QuickSteps
1. Select Tools ! Pick Layer/Level ! Change.
You are prompted:
Select objects to be changed
2. Select the objects that you want to put on another layer/level and press Enter.
You are prompted to pick an object on the desired layer/level.
3. Select an object that is on the layer/level you want to change to.
The selected objects are changed to that layer/level.
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PRESENTATION
CHAPTER
Figure 8-1 Presentation Menu
In this chapter:
Create Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Display Elevation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Chapter 8: Presentation 193

Create Perspective
BASE PLAN " PRESENTATION " CREATE PERSPECTIVE
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpperspective

The Create Perspective command allows you to take a drawing with 3-D entities in it and
display them in a perspective view. For example, you may have created a 3-D drawing
and want to show the plan to a client who is not versed in reading plan drawings. You can
simply run the Create Perspective command to give the client a graphic representation of
how the site will look after it is built. The Block Substitution command works well when
combined with the Create Perspective command.
! Enter a value in the Z elevation field under the Observers section (e.g.,30) to get a “bird’s-
eye” view of the site.
Figure 8-2 Create Perspective Dialog Box
Create Perspective Dialog Box Definitions

PIC This icon allows you to define the needed values by selecting points in the CAD
graphic.
Observers The values in these edit fields represent the coordinates from which an observer
is standing.
View Point The values in these edit fields represent the coordinates toward which the
observer is looking.
Lens Focal This value is based on a camera lens. The value selected indicates the distance
Length to the right and left that the view encompasses from the observer’s location.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Presentation ! Create Perspective.
The Create Perspective dialog box (Figure 8-2 on page 194) displays.
2. Select the lens focal length (e.g., 24mm).
4. Graphically select where you wish to be standing.
5. Click on the edit field under View Point.
7. Graphically select the point that you want to look to.
8. Click on Apply.
The current view is turned into a perspective view.
Examples
Chapter 8: Presentation
The following is an example of perspective variables.
Figure 8-3 Perspective Variables Example

The figure below is an example of perspective.
Figure 8-4 Perspective Example
Display Elevation View

BASE PLAN " PRESENTATION " DISPLAY ELEVATION VIEW
KEY-IN COMMAND: bpelevation

The Display Elevation View command allows you to view a drawing with 3-D entities in
elevation view. This command is used to convert a 3-D drawing into an elevation view
without having to use complicated UCS commands. An elevation view is essentially
looking at a site straight on, or rotating a plan view a full 90 degrees in the height, or Z,
value.
! You must have two polylines in the drawing before running this command: the first at the
front of the desired elevation, and the second at the back of the desired elevation. The
elevation lines do not have to be parallel to each other.
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QuickSteps
1. Select Presentation ! Display Elevation View.
You are prompted to select the polyline to use for the front of the elevation.
2. Graphically select the polyline and press Enter.
You are prompted to select the polyline to use for the rear of the elevation.
3. Graphically select the polyline and press Enter.
The drawing is displayed in elevation view.
Examples
The following is an elevation variables example.
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Figure 8-5 Elevation Variables Example
The figure below shows an elevation view example.
Figure 8-6 Elevation View Example

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INDEX
Symbols Annotate Curves – By Points Dialog Box . . . . 39

Annotate Curves Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Annotate Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Annotate Lines Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Annotate Number Example . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Numerics Annotate Text Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3D Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3D Tools Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Create Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Annotate Lines Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Annotation Style . . . . . . . . 32, 35, 38, 39, 83, 86
Project Plan Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Annotation Style Library . . . . . . . . 32, 39, 83, 86
3D Tools Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Annotation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 38, 39
Append Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
A Append Text Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Acres/Hectares and Square Feet/Square QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Arc Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Acres/Hectares Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Arc, Chord, Tangent Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Add to Substitute File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Area (acres / hectares) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Area (sq ft / sq m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
All Surface Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 122, 166 Area Segments List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Along Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Azimuth Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Input Property Line – Azimuth Distance
Angle, Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Angular Weed Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Azimuth distance . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Annotate Alignment Stationing . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Azimuth, Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Annotate Alignment Stationing Dialog
Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 B
Defined Alignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Backsight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Label Stations Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Input Property Line – Backsight Dialog
Leader Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Base Angle in Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Annotate Alignment Stationing Dialog Box . . . 31 Base Plan Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Annotate Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Bearing Distance . . . . . . . 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17
Annotate Curves – By Points Dialog Box . 39 Input Property Line – Bearing Distance
Annotate Curves Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 38 Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Annotate Number Example . . . . . . . . . . . 42 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Annotate Text Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Bearing, Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 53
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Begin By Alignment Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 53
Index 199
Begin By Boundary Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 56 C
Begin By Object Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 55
Begin By Points Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 57 CAD Settings 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 93, 95,
Begin Legal Description Example . . . . . . 59 98, 105, 110, 111, 112, 115, 117, 120, 122,
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 133, 150, 160, 166, 184
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 CADSettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Begin By Alignment Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Caption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47, 68, 69
Begin By Boundary Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Cardinal Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Begin By Object Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Begin By Points Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113, 192
Begin Courses With . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Change Contour Elevation . . . . . . . . . . .113
Beginning at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Change Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Block Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Change Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Block Substitution Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 126 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Change Case To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Change Case to Example . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Substitute Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Change Case to Submenu . . . . . . . . . . .142
Block Substitution Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Block Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Upper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Blocks Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Change Case to Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Change Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Change Contour Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Blocks Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Change Contour Elevation Dialog Box . .113
Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69 Change Contour Elevation Dialog Box . . . . . .113
Body of Legal Description / Additional Notes . 62 Change Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Both . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Change Elevation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . .114
Boundary Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Boundary Trim Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Change Elevation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Change Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128, 182
Boundary Trim Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Change Scale Dialog Box . . . . . . . .129, 182
Box Entity Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Change Scale Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Bust Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130, 183
Bust Text Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129, 183
Bust Text Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Scale Factor Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Change Scale Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . .129, 182
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Change Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Bust Text Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Change Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51 Change Width Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . .162
By Alignment . . . . . . . . 48, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 58 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
By Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56, 58 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
By Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Width Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
By EP Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Change Width Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
By Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Chord Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
By Lot/Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55, 56, 58 Chord Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
By Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 48, 49, 51 Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47, 68, 69
By Points . . . . . 35, 38, 40, 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58 Clockwise/Counter Clockwise . . . . . . . . . .16, 40
Clockwise/Counterclockwise . . . . . . .50, 57, 153
Close Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Commence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45, 48
200 Base Plan

Commence By Alignment Dialog Box . . . . 48 Copy Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 157
Commence By Object Dialog Box . . . . . . 49 Copy Custom Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 157
Commence By Points Dialog Box . . . . . . . 50 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Commence Legal Description Example . . 52 Copy Custom Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Copy Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 68
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Copy Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . 68
Commence By Alignment Dialog Box . . . . . . . 48 Copy Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . 68
Commence By Object Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 49 Copy Multiple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Commence By Points Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 50 Copy Multiple Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Commencing at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Commencing Inverse Tie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Commencing Perpendicular Tie . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Copy to Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Concavity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 76 Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Continuing at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Corner Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Contour Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 102 Corner Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Contour Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Corner Direction and Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Contour Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Corner Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Corner Distance Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Contour Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Counter Clockwise/Clockwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Contour Surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Create Curve Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Contour Surf Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Annotate Number Example . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Contour Surf Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Create Curve Table Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 86
Contour Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Curve Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Boundary Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Contour Surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Create Curve Table Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Contour Tools Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Create Line Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Annotate Number Example . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Edit Contour(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Create Line Table Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . 83
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Line Table Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Contour Tools Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 Create Line Table Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Input Property Line – Coordinates Create New Substitute File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Create Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Create Path Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Copy Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Create Path Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Create Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Copy and Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Create Perspective Dialog Box . . . . . . . 194
Copy and Rotate Example . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Perspective Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Perspective Variables Example . . . . . . . 195
Copy Caption and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Copy Caption, Body and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . 69 Create Perspective Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Copy Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Current Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 95
Copy Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Curve Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Curve, start of curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Copy Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Curved/Zigzag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Index 201
Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 70 Elevation View Example . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Input Property Line – Curves Dialog Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Custom Line Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 154 Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72, 115
Copy Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Distance Between Tie Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Custom Line Library Dialog Box . . . . . . 154 Distance To Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
New Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Diversion Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Custom Line Library Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 154 Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95, 115, 120
Draw Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
D Draw Box Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Draw Box Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Decurve Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Decurve Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 106
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Draw Box Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Decurve Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Draw Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Define New Zero Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Draw Reference Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Defined Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 53
Draw Reference Grid Dialog Box . . . . . . .23
Defined Alignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
Draw Reference Grid Example . . . . . . . . .25
Defined Alignments Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 33
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Defined Alignments Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 33
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Defined Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Draw Reference Grid Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . .23
Defined Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Drawing Pathname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Defined Lots Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Duplicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Defined Lots Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Deflection Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Degree of Curvature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
E
Degree of Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Degree of Tangent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Easting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 133, 190 Edit Caption and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Edit Caption and Clauses Dialog Box . . . .47
Delete Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Delimiter Between Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Edit Caption and Clauses Dialog Box . . . . . . .47
Delta Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Edit Contour(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 61, 93, 132 Copy Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Decurve Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Detail Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Edit Contour(s) Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Eurotick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Fit Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Hatchure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Spline Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Heavyup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Weed Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Index Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Edit Contour(s) Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Interpolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Edit File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Detail Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Edit Text String Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Direction of Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 76 Edit Text String Globally Dialog Box . . . .144
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Edit Text String Globally Examples . . . . .145
Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Display Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Display Elevation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Edit Text String Globally Dialog Box . . . . . . .144
Elevation Variables Example . . . . . . . . . 197 Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 93
202 Base Plan

Elevation increment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Hatch Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Hatch Faces Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
End of Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
End of Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Hatch Faces Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
End Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Hatchure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Eurotick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Hatchure Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Eurotick Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Hatchure Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Eurotick Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Heavyup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Existing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 95 Heavyup Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ext Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Extents Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Heavyup Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Extents Min . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90, 141
Highlight Block in Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
F
Field Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
I
File Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 43, 134 ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Find Angle Between Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Import File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Import File Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Find Angle Between Lines Dialog Box . . 175 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Find Angle Between Lines Example . . . . 176 Import File Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Include Profile Crossing Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Find Angle Between Lines Dialog Box . . . . . . 175 Included Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 175
Fit Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Index Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Fit Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Index Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 102
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fit Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Index Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Font Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Input Property Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Format Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Backsight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Format Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bearing Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
From Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
From Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Input Property Line Dialog Box – Property
Line Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
G Sideshot Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Start Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Traverse Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Turned Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Grads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Input Property Line – Azimuth Distance
Grid Base Point - X and Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Grid Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Azimuth Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Grid End Point - X and Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Input Property Line – Backsight Dialog Box . . . 7
Input Property Line – Bearing Distance
H Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hatch Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Input Property Line – Coordinates Dialog
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Index 203
Input Property Line – Curves Dialog Box . . . . 15 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Input Property Line – Select Start Point Symbol Library Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . .136
Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tags Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Input Property Line – Turned Angle Dialog Insert Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Input Property Line Dialog Box – Property Insert Text File Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . .134
Line Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Text Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Find Angle Between Lines . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Insert Text File Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Inquiry Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Interpolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Sum Area by Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Interpolate Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Sum Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Sum Lines by Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Interpolate Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Sum Running Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Inquiry Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Insert Bar Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Isolate Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Insert Bar Scale Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Isolate Layer/Level Example . . . . . . . . . .186
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Scale Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Insert Bar Scale Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 K
Insert Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Key Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Custom Line Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Insert Custom Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . 152 L
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88, 90, 110, 160
Utility Line Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Label Both Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Insert Custom Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Label Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Insert Grid Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Label Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Insert Into Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Label Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Insert into Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 133 Label Baseline Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Insert Jump Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Arc and Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Baseline Offset Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Jump Line Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Label Baseline Offsets Dialog Box . . . . . .20
Insert Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Label Baseline Offsets Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . .20
Insert Legend Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Label Both Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Legend Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Label Both Ends Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . .110
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Insert Legend Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Label Both Ends Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Insert North Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Label Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Label Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . .111
Insert North Arrow Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . 88 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
North Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Label Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Label Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Insert North Arrow Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Label Crossing Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . .112
Insert Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Label Crossing Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
204 Base Plan

Label Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Label Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Line Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Label Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Line Segments List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 172
Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Change Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Annotate Alignment Stationing . . . . . . . . . 31 Draw Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Annotate Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Create Curve Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Insert Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Create Line Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Insert Jump Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Draw Reference Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Lines Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Import File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Make Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Input Property Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Place Cross-Section Line . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Insert Bar Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Place Discontinuous Line . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Insert North Arrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Project Plan Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Label Baseline Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Reverse Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Layout Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lines Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Rotate Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 List box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Write Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Long and Short Tangent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Layout Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Leader Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Left Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 M
Left/Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 18
Major Grid - X Distance, Y Distance . . . . . . . . 23
To the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 76
Make Copy Of Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 166
Legal Description Print Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Make Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Legal Description Print Option Dialog
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Make Polyline Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Legal Description Print Option Dialog Box . . . . 69
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Legend Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Manage Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 90
Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 38
Length of tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 100
Mils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lens Focal Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Minor Grid - X Distance, Y Distance . . . . . . . . 23
Lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Append Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Modify Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bust Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Modify Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 67
Change Case To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Modify Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . 67
Edit Text String Globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Modify Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . . . 67
Insert Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Modify Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Insert Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Insert Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Modify Text Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lettering Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Modify Text Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Modify Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Place Text on Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Modify Text Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Select Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Move and Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Lettering Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 38
Move and Rotate Example . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Limits Max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Limits Min . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Index 205
N Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Open Substitute File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 61, 154, 155 Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73, 75, 77
New Custom Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Output Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
New Custom Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 155 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Base Plan Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
New Custom Line Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
New Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 114
New Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
P
Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Commence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 P and K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Defined Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 P.O.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Edit Caption and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Parent Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
New Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . 44 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Passing Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Step Through Legal Description . . . . . . . 61 Passing Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Tie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Passing Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
New Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . 44 Passing Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
New String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Passing Offset Direction and Distance . . . . . . .81
New Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 163 Passing Offset Distance Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
New width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152, 184
Next Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 58, 153 Pattern Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Next Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Perimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Node ID . . . . . . . . 5, 6, 8, 10, 40, 50, 57, 65, 153 PIC 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 32, 35,
North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 38, 39, 48, 49, 50, 53, 55, 56, 57, 64, 83, 86,
North Azimuth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 93, 99, 100, 101, 102, 117, 119, 126, 129,
North East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 141, 152, 163, 184, 194
North West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Pick Entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
North, South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pick Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Northing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Northing, Easting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10 Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Northing,Easting, Angle, Distance . . . . . . . . . . 8 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Northing/Easting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 50, 57, 153 Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Number of Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 117 Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Number of Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Number of Tie Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Pick Layer/Level Submenu . . . . . . . . . . .188
Number to Fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Number/Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Thaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
NumberTo Fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Pick Layer/Level Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Pick Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 8, 10
O Pick Points for Base Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Place Cross-Section Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 155 Cross-Section Line Example . . . . . . . . . .160
Oblique Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Observers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Place Cross-Section Line Dialog Box . . .159
Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Place Cross-Section Line Dialog Box . . . . . . .159
Old String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Place Discontinuous Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Old Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Discontinuous Line Example . . . . . . . . . .162
On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
206 Base Plan

Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Remove line after placing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Place Discontinuous Line Dialog Box . . . 161 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Place Discontinuous Line Dialog Box . . . . . . 161 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Place Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rotating Crosshairs – Reset . . . . . . . . . . 29
Place Text on Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Restore Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Place Text On Polyline Dialog Box . . . . . 137 Restore Layer/Level Example . . . . . . . . 187
Polyline Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Reverse Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Place Text On Polyline Dialog Box . . . . . . . . 137 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Plot Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Reverse Polyline Example . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Point of Beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Right Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Point of Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Rotate by Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Point Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 57, 153 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Point, End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Rotating Crosshairs Example . . . . . . . . . 27
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Rotate by Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27
Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Create Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Display Elevation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Rotating Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Presentation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Rotate Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Presentation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Preview Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Rotate by Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 169, 171, 174 Rotate by Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Print Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Rotate Crosshairs Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . 26
Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Rotate Crosshairs Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Profile Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Rotation Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Profile Calculation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 S
Profile Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171, 174
Project Plan Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 166
Save as Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Save Substitute File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 184
Polyline After Projecting . . . . . . . . . 123, 168
Scale Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 154, 182
Polyline Before Projecting . . . . . . . 123, 167
Scales and Increments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Project Plan Objects Dialog Box . . . 121, 166
Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 167
Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 120
Project Plan Objects Dialog Box . . . . . . 121, 166
Select File to Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Property Line Settings 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Select first line/Select second line . . . . . . . . . 175
Proposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 95
Select Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Proposed Text Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Font Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
R QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Radians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Select Font Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Radius . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 40, 50, 57, 74, 76, 153 Select Font Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Record Increment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Select Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Remove from Substitute File . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Selected Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 48, 53
Index 207
Selected File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Selected Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Selected Points List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Sum Area By Layer/Level Example . . . .175
Selection Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Sum Area By Layer/Level Results
Selection Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 86, 166 Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Sum Area By Layer/Level Results Dialog
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Set Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sum Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Set Elevation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Set Elevation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sum Lines Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 44 Sum Lines Results Dialog Box . . . . . . . .171
Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156 Sum Lines by Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Slope Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Sum Lines By Layer/Level Dialog Box . .172
Slope Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Sum Lines by Layer/Level Example . . . .173
Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Sum Lines By Layer/Level Dialog Box . . . . . .172
South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Sum Lines Results Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . .171
South Azimuth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Sum Running Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
South East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
South West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 154, 156 Sum Running Distance Example . . . . . .170
Spirals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Sum Running Distance Results
Spline Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Sum Running Distance Example . . . . . . . . . .170
Spline Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 108 Sum Running Distance Results Dialog
Spline Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Spot Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Surface Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120, 121, 166
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88, 89, 136, 155
Spot Elevation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Symbol Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Spot Elevation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Symbol Library Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Spot Elevation Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Square Feet/Square Meters Only . . . . . . . . . . 73 T
Start of Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tangent Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Start Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 6
Tangent Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Input Property Line – Select Start Point
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Text or Block/Cell Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Starting contour elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Text Properties 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 93, 115,
Station Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
120, 133, 135, 137, 160
Step Through Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Text Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Text String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137, 139
Step Through Legal Description Dialog
Thaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tick spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99, 100
Step Through Legal Description Dialog Box . . 62
Tie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62, 64
Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Corner Tie Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Sub-Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Substitute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Passing Tie Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Sum Area by Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
208 Base Plan

Tie Point Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 V
Tie Point Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 View Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45, 68, 69, 132
To Curve Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 W
To Line Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Weed Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
To Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
To Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Weed Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Weed Contours Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Change Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Copy and Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Copy Multiple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Write Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hatch Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Copy Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Isolate Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Move and Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Legal Description Print Option . . . . . . . . . 69
Pick Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Modify Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Restore Layer/Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 New Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Write Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . 43
Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Write Legal Description Settings . . . . . . . 70
Topo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Write Lot Legal Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
3D Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Write Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . . 43, 70
Contour Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Write Legal Description Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Contour Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Write Legal Description Dialog Box . . . . . 70
Set Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Write Legal Description Settings –
Spot Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Curves Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Topo Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Write Legal Description Settings –
Topo Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Directions Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171, 174 Write Legal Description Settings –
Traverse/Sideshot . . . . 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18 General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Write Legal Description Settings –
Trim Around Text/Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Spirals Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Turned Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Write Legal Description Settings – Ties
Input Property Line – Turned Angle Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Write Legal Description Settings – Curves
Turned angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Write Legal Description Settings Dialog
U Box – Curves Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Unrotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Write Legal Description Settings – Directions
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Upper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Write Legal Description Settings Dialog
QuickSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Box– Directions Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
USE CAPITALS ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Write Legal Description Settings – General
Use Caption and Clauses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Use Existing Entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Write Legal Description Settings Dialog
Use Node Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Box – General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
User Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Write Legal Description Settings – Spirals
Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Box – Spirals Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index 209
Write Legal Description Settings – Ties
Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Box – Ties Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Box – Curves Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Box – General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Box – Spirals Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Box – Ties Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Box– Directions Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
X
X and Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
X Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Y
Y Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Z
Z Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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Figure 1-1 Base Plan Menu

Figure 2-1 Layout Menu

KEY-IN COMMAND: bppropline

Property Line Settings

Input Property Line – Select Start Point Dialog Box Definitions

Figure 2-4 Input Property Line – Backsight Dialog Box

Input Property Line – Backsight Dialog Box Definitions

Input Property Line – Coordinates Dialog Box Definitions

Figure 2-6 Input Property Line – Bearing Distance Dialog Box

PIC Clicking on this icon allows you to select/define a distance or value by

Bearing, Type the desired values in these edit fields.

Input Property Line – Azimuth Distance Dialog Box Definitions

Use the Sideshot option when performing a sideshot method of survey

Azimuth, Type the desired values in these edit fields.

Input Property Line – Curves Dialog Box Definitions

Use the Sideshot option when performing a sideshot method of survey

Input Property Lines – Turned Angle Dialog Box Definitions

Angle, Type the desired values in these edit fields.

The following is a sideshot example.

Figure 2-11 Sideshot Example

KEY-IN COMMAND: bpoffsets

Figure 2-12 Label Baseline Offsets Dialog Box

Label Baseline Offsets Dialog Box Definitions

Figure 2-13 Arc and Line

2. Select Layout ! Label Baseline Offsets.

Figure 2-14 Baseline Offset Example

KEY-IN COMMAND: bprefgrid

Figure 2-15 Draw Reference Grid Dialog Box

Draw Reference Grid Dialog Box Definitions

KEY-IN COMMAND: bprotcross

Figure 2-17 Rotate Crosshairs Dialog Box

Rotate Crosshairs Dialog Box Definitions

Figure 2-19 Rotating Crosshairs

KEY-IN COMMAND: bpimportpts

Figure 2-21 Import File Dialog Box

Annotate Alignment Stationing

KEY-IN COMMAND: bplabelstation

Figure 2-22 Annotate Alignment Stationing Dialog Box

Annotate Alignment Stationing Dialog Box Definitions

Defined Alignments Dialog Box Definitions

Figure 2-24 Label Stations Example

KEY-IN COMMAND: bpannotline

Figure 2-25 Annotate Lines Dialog Box

Figure 2-27 Annotate Number Example

KEY-IN COMMAND: bpannotcurve

Figure 2-28 Annotate Curves Dialog Box

Annotate Curves Dialog Box Definitions

Annotate Curves – By Points Dialog Box Definitions

Figure 2-30 Annotate Text Example

Figure 2-31 Annotate Number Example

KEY-IN COMMAND: legaldesc

Figure 2-32 Write Legal Description Dialog Box

Write Legal Description Dialog Box Definitions

New Legal Description

Figure 2-33 New Legal Description Dialog Box

Edit Caption and Clauses

Edit Caption and Clauses Dialog Box Definitions

Figure 2-35 Commence By Alignment Dialog Box

Commence By Alignment Dialog Box Definitions

Commence By Object Dialog Box Definitions