Use this dialog box to view and change grading-related settings.
This topic documents settings in all grading-related Edit Settings dialog boxes (drawing-level, feature-level, and command-level).
The precision and number format display used by all grading commands and used to display grading values is specified in the drawing ambient settings.
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).
Use these settings to specify the default styles for new feature lines and grading groups.
Specifies the default style to apply when creating feature lines. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Feature Line Style dialog box.
Specifies the default style to apply when creating grading. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Grading Style dialog box.
Specifies the default style to apply when creating cut slope grading. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Cut Slope Grading Style dialog box.
Specifies the default style to apply when creating fill slope grading. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Fill Slope Grading Style dialog box.
Use these settings to specify the default name formats for new feature lines and grading groups. Click in the Value column, and click to make changes in the Name Template dialog box.
Use these settings to specify the default behavior for creating feature lines from alignments.
Specifies whether a name is applied to feature lines when created.
Specifies whether a style is applied to feature lines when created.
Specifies what layer is applied to feature lines when created. The default is Use the Layer Setting which is from drawing settings.
Specifies whether to open the Weed Vertices dialog box so you can weed the objects when converting to a feature line. Change this value to True to open the Weed Vertices dialog box.
Specifies whether to create a dynamic link to the alignment. Change this value to False to prevent dynamic link creation.
Specifies the mid-ordinate distance for tessellating curves into short line segments. The default is 0.100.
Specifies the factor for tessellating spirals into short line segments. The default is 0.25.
For more information, see About Creating Feature Lines from Alignments.
Use these settings to specify the default behavior for creating feature lines from objects.
Specifies whether a name is applied to feature lines when created.
Specifies whether a style is applied to feature lines when created.
Specifies what layer is applied to feature lines when created. Use the layer setting (from drawing settings). Use the current layer. Use the selected entity layer.
Specifies whether creation commands erase selected objects when they are converted to feature lines. By default objects are erased. Change this value to False to have objects remain in the drawing.
Specifies whether to open the Weed Vertices dialog box so you can weed the objects when converting to a feature line. Change this value to True to open the Weed Vertices dialog box.
Specifies whether to open the Assign Elevations dialog box.
Specifies whether to assign elevations from a surface, from selected gradings or to set a fixed elevation.
Specifies whether to include intermediate elevation breaks when assigning elevations from a surface or grading group.
For more information, see About Creating Feature Lines from Objects.
Use these settings to specify the default behavior for drawing feature lines.
Specifies whether a name is applied to feature lines when created.
Specifies whether a style is applied to feature lines when created.
Specifies the default layer setting when feature lines are created.
For more information, see To Draw Straight Segments of Feature Lines.
Use this setting to specify the default behavior for creating grading.
Specifies the default length for transition regions. Enter a length in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing area. Creation commands prompt for the transition length if you select the start point of a grading to be within or near to an existing grading.
For more information, see To Create Grading from a Footprint.
Use these settings to specify the default behavior for creating grading groups.
Specifies whether a grading group generates an automatic surface by default.
Specifies whether the automatic surface is named after the grading group by default.
Specifies the default style for the grading group. Click in the Value column, and click to select a style in the Surface Style dialog box.
Specifies the default maximum distance along the feature line to add supplemental surface triangle lines for better definition of the grading group surface. Enter a length in the Value column or click and select a length in the drawing area.
Specifies the default maximum angle between supplemental projection lines on exterior corners. Enter an angle in the Value column or click and select an angle in the drawing area.
Tessellation settings control the placement of breaklines along rounded exterior corners and straight grading segments
For more information, see To Create a Grading Group.
Use these settings to specify the default behavior for creating feature lines along arcs.
Specifies the maximum distance from a PI along the feature to the arc that is to be inserted. When an arc is inserted, it should pass through all the feature line points (between the start and end points). The tolerance specifies how much any one point can be off of the arc that is averaged through all the points.
Fit Curve Tolerance
Specifies the minimum number of segments that must be identified before creating an arc. This setting is ignored when the Points option is used.
For more information, see About Converting Tessellated Lines to Arcs.
Use these settings to specify the default behavior for the Elevation Editor, when editing feature lines.
Specifies the default vertical distance used for each increment when the feature lines of a grading are raised or lowered to adjust volumes.
Specifies whether only the feature line start/end points and any grade breaks in between are displayed. This option simplifies the editing process by allowing elevation edits to span multiple points.
For more information, see About Editing Feature Lines with the Grading Elevation Editor.
Use these settings to specify the default criteria for grading layout.
Specifies the default Criteria Set to use when creating grading. Click in the Value column, and click to select a criteria set in the Grading Criteria Set dialog box.
Specifies the default Criteria to use when creating grading. Click in the Value column, and click to select criteria in the Grading Criteria dialog box.
For more information, see About Creating Grading.
Use these settings to specify the default criteria for grading volumes.
Specifies the default vertical distance used for each increment when the feature lines of a grading are raised or lowered to adjust volumes. Enter an incremental length in the Value column or click and select a length in the drawing area.
Specifies whether features outside the current grading group can be selected for raising or lowering in the volume calculations.
For more information, see About Displaying and Adjusting Surface Volumes.
Use this setting to specify the default tolerance for joining feature lines.
Specifies how close feature lines must be when using the Join command.
Use these settings to specify the default for weeding vertices.
Specifies whether the Angle factor in the Weed Vertices dialog box is selected by default.
Specifies the default Angle factor. Enter an angle in the Value column or click and select an angle in the drawing area.
Specifies whether the Grade factor in the Weed Vertices dialog box is selected by default.
Specifies the default Grade factor. Enter a percentage in the Value column or click and select a percentage in the drawing area.
Specifies whether the Length factor in the Weed Vertices dialog box is selected by default.
Specifies the default Length factor. Enter a length in the Value column or click and select a length in the drawing area.
Specifies whether the 3D Distance factor in the Weed Vertices dialog box is selected by default.
Specifies the default 3D Distance factor. Enter a distance in the Value column or click and select a distance in the drawing area.
For more information, see About Weeding Feature Line Vertices.