To Work With Projection Styles for Section Views

Within a style, the settings for the appearance of an object type in section views are independent from the settings for profile views.

To create a projection style

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the General Multipurpose Styles collection. Right-click Projection Styles and click New.
2. In the Projection Styles dialog box, specify the name of the style and other settings as required.
3. Click OK.

To copy a projection style

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the General Multipurpose Styles collection. Identify the style you want to copy as a basis for the new style.
2. Right-click the style name and click Copy.
3. In the Projection Styles dialog box, change the name of the style and other settings as required.
4. Click OK.

Projected AutoCAD Civil 3D objects use standard style editing dialog boxes for points, feature lines, and survey figures. Projected AutoCAD objects use multipurpose styles that control the appearance of different object types in profile views and section views.

To edit a projection style

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the General Multipurpose Styles collection. Identify the style you want to edit.
2. Right-click the style name and click Edit.
3. In the Projection Styles dialog box, change settings as required.
4. Click OK.

To edit the style of a projected object

1. In the drawing window, in a section view, select the object whose style you want to change.
2. Click Projected Object tabModify Projected Object panelProjection Properties drop-downEdit Style Find.
3. In the styles dialog box, make changes as required.

To control projected AutoCAD solids are displayed in section view

1. On the Toolspace Settings tab, expand General Multipurpose Styles Projection Styles.
2. Right-click a projection style and click Edit.
3. On the Section tab, select AutoCAD Solids.
4. Select the As Drawn option.
5. Select the Section check box.

   By selecting the Section check box in the projection style, the projected solid is drawn so that it represents the actual position of where the sample line crosses the solid. If you clear this check box, the projected solid is drawn as if the sample line crosses the centroid of the solid, regardless of the actual position of where the sample line crosses the solid.

6. Save the projection style and apply it to the AutoCAD solids you project to sections.