Use this dialog box to create an AutoCAD, Alignment, or Profile entity by best fit. You can create the entity from a series of AutoCAD Civil 3D points, AutoCAD points, existing entities, or by clicking on screen.
Use this dialog box to select the source objects from which you want to create a best fit entity. You may create the following types of entities by best fit:
AutoCAD Entities
- Line
- Arc
- Parabola
Alignment Entities
- Fixed Line
- Floating Line
- Fixed Curve
- Floating Curve
- Free Curve
Profile Entities
- Fixed Tangent
- Floating Tangent
- Fixed Vertical Curve
- Floating Vertical Curve
- Free Vertical Curve
Input Options
- From COGO Points
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Specifies that two or more COGO points or survey points will be used for best fit entity creation.
- From AutoCAD Points
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Specifies that two or more AutoCAD points will be used for best fit entity creation.
- From Entities
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Specifies that one or more existing lines, arcs, polylines, feature lines, survey figures, or profile objects will be used for best fit entity creation.
- By Clicking On The Screen
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Specifies that the user will click points on screen for best fit entity creation.
- Tessellate Arc Segments
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Tessellates the selected sample arc segments.
- Mid-Ordinate Tolerance
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Specifies the mid-ordinate tolerance based on a distance across the tessellated arc segments. Enter a known value or click
to select two points along a curve.