Edit Feature Settings - Profile View Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to view and change profile view-related settings.

This topic documents settings in all profile view-related Edit Settings dialog boxes (drawing-level, feature-level, and command-level).

Drawing-level ambient settings are identified by the drawing icon.
Profile view feature settings are listed near the top of this dialog box, after the General property group, and are identified by the profile view icon.
Profile view command settings are identified by the command icon.

For general information about drawing, feature, and command settings and their interaction, see About AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings.

For information about drawing-level ambient settings, see Ambient Settings Tab (Drawing Settings Dialog Box).

Default Styles

Use these settings to specify default styles assigned to profile views and their labels.

Marker Style: Specifies the default style for markers associated with manually placed profile view labels for station and elevation or depth. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Marker Style dialog box.
Profile View Style: Specifies the default profile view style. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Profile View Style dialog box.
Profile Label Set: Specifies the default style for profile label sets. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Profile Label Set dialog box.
First Split View Style: Specifies the default style for the first split profile segment. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the First SplitView Style dialog box.
Intermediate Split View Style: Specifies the default style for the intermediate split profile view segments. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Intermediate SplitView Style dialog box.
Last Split View Style: Specifies the default style for the last split profile view segment. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Last SplitView Style dialog box.
Top Stack View Style: Specifies the default profile view style of the top-most profile view in the stack. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Top StackView Style dialog box.
Middle Stack View Style: Specifies the default profile view style of all profile views between the top-most and bottom-most profile views. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Middle StackView Style dialog box.
Bottom Stack View Style: Specifies the default profile view style of the bottom-most profile view in the stack. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Bottom StackView Style dialog box.
Profile Label Set: Specifies the default profile label set. Click in the Value column, and click to select a set in the Profile Label Set dialog box.
Profile Station and Elevation Label Style: Specifies the default style for profile station and elevation labels. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Profile Station and Elevation Label Style dialog box.
Profile Depth Label Style: Specifies the default style for profile depth labels. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Profile Depth Label Style dialog box.
Projection Label Style: Specifies the default style for labels on projected objects. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Profile Projection Label Style dialog box.

Default Name Format

Use this setting to specify the default name format for profile views. Click in the Value column, and click to make changes in the Name Template dialog box.

Profile View Creation

Use these settings to specify default parameters for the creation of profile views.

Specify Profile Station Range: Specifies whether to allow the user to set range of stations to be displayed in the profile view.
Specify Profile Elevation Range: Specifies whether to allow the user to set a minimum and maximum height to be displayed in the profile view.
Pipe Network Parts: Specifies whether to Display Only Selected or to Display All pipe network parts in the profile view.

Split Profile View Options

Use these settings to specify default parameters for splitting profile views.

Note: If the Split Profile Views option is set to No, then the remaining Split Profile View Options are not available.

Split Profile Views: Specifies whether to split a profile view that exceeds the maximum profile view height setting.
Split Station Option: Specifies the default split station rounding setting.
Split Datum Option: Specifies the default datum elevation rounding setting.

Stacked Profile View Options

Use these settings to specify default parameters for stacking profile views.

Note: If the Stacked Views option is set to No, then the remaining Stacked Profile View Options are not available.

Stacked Views: Specifies whether to create stacked profile views by default.
Number of Stacked Views: Specifies the default total number of profile views to create. This unitless value can be any integer from 2 to 9.
Gap Between Views: Specifies the default amount of spacing (in plotted units) to leave between stacked profile views. Enter a distance in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing. A negative value in this field causes the stacked profile views to overlap.

Multiple Profile View Creation

Note: This property group is displayed when accessing the settings from the CreateMultipleProfileView command.

Use these settings to specify defaults for creating multiple profile views.

Default Profile View Length: Specifies the default length for profile views. Enter a length in the Value column or click and select a length in the drawing area.
Default Profile View Height: Specifies the default height for profile views. Enter a height in the Value column or click and select a height in the drawing area.
Plot Pattern: Specifies whether profile views are by default plotted by rows or columns.
Profile Views In Row Or Column: Specifies the default number of profile views in a row or column.
Start Corner: Specifies the default corner in which the first of the multiple profile views will be plotted. (Lower Left, Lower Right, Upper Left, Upper Right)
Column Spacing: Specifies the default gap between individual profile views in a column. Enter a distance in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing area.
Row Spacing: Specifies the default gap between individual profile views in a row. Enter a distance in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing area.