Edit Feature Settings - Subassembly Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to view and edit subassembly-specific settings.

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

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

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

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

Default Styles

These settings establish the default styles assigned to subassemblies.

Code Set Style

Specifies the default code set style. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Code Set Style dialog box.

Subassembly Name Templates

Use these settings to specify the default name formats for subassemblies created from macros and from polylines. Click in the Value column, and click to make changes in the Name Template dialog box.

Subassembly Options

Note: This property group is displayed when you access the settings from the CreateSubAssemblyTool command.

Use these settings to specify the default behavior for creating subassemblies from the Tool Pallette.

Current Side

Specifies the default side of the baseline on which a subassembly is placed.

Auto-Detect Side

When attaching a subassembly to an existing subassembly, specifies whether to automatically detect the side of the existing subassembly and apply it to the new subassembly. If this option is set to On, the existing subassembly side overrides the side that is specified for the Current Side option.

Assembly Group Name

Specifies whether to prepend the subassembly group side parameter or name template to an assembly group.

Assembly Group Name Prompt

Specifies whether to prompt the user for an assembly group name. If this property is On, each time a new assembly group is created, the Assembly Group Name dialog box is displayed.

Subassembly Name

Specifies whether to use the subassembly macro name or subassembly name template in the subassembly name.

Subassembly Name Prompt

Specifies whether to prompt the user for a subassembly name. If this property is On, each time a new subassembly is created, the Subassembly Name dialog box is displayed.

Create From Entities

Note: This property group is displayed when you access the settings from the CreateSubFromPline command.

Use these settings to specify the default behavior for creating subassemblies from polylines.

Mid-ordinate Distance

Specifies mid-ordinate distance to approximate curvilinear segments. Enter a distance in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing area.

Link Creation

Specifies the quantity of subassembly links (None, Single, Multiple) created from the polyline(s).