Workflow: To Prepare for Surface Creation

Before adding surface data to a drawing, ensure that the styles and settings are set up. Consider creating drawing templates that contain standard styles and settings. It helps you work more efficiently and ensure that your final drawings conform to your office standards.

Create a new drawing

Open an existing drawing or create a new one.
Select the default surface settings Specify the default behavior for surface-related commands.
Create the surface styles Use the Toolspace Settings tab to create a surface style.
Create the surface label styles Use the Toolspace Settings tab to manage surface label styles.
Create the surface table styles Use the Toolspace Settings tab to manage surface table styles.
Save the drawing as a template (.dwt) Saving the drawing as template enables you to leverage the styles and settings.