Create Feature Lines Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to specify feature line settings when drawing a feature line or creating a feature line from objects.

Site

Specifies the site in which to place the feature line. Select a site in the list or click to select a site from the drawing. Select the <None> option from the list to create the feature line outside of a site.

Tip: You can grade from a feature line only if it is in a site. If a feature line site is set to <none>, it cannot be used for a grading baseline.

Name

Specifies the name of the feature line. To name the feature line, click on its default name and enter a new name or use the naming template. Click to open the Name Template dialog box, where you can modify the feature line naming template.

Feature line names are optional and can be used to name significant feature lines in the drawing. When there are named feature lines you can select feature lines to edit by name from a list.

Style

When selected, specifies a feature line style. Select a style in the list. Click to edit the style. Click to preview the selected style. A style is optional for a feature line, but it provides useful display options and allows you to control color, visibility, and other settings. A style is also used to set the control the feature line split point resolution.

Layer

Opens the Object Layer dialog box, where you can specify the layer the feature line should be created on. This layer cannot be specified if Use Selected Element Layers is selected under Conversion Options.

Use Current Layer

Places the new feature lines on the current layer.

Use Selected Element Layer

Specifies the layer where the converted feature lines are placed.

• Selected: Places feature lines on the same layer as the selected objects.
  Note: This can make it difficult to select the feature line if the Erase Existing Elements check box is cleared.
• Cleared: Places the feature lines on the layer specified by the Layer setting above.

Conversion Options

Erase Existing Elements

Specifies whether the selected objects are erased when they are converted to feature lines.

• Selected: Erases the selected objects from the drawing.
• Cleared: Does not erase the selected objects.

Assign Levels

Specifies whether to assign levels to the elements being converted.

• Selected: Click OK to open the Assign Levels dialog box.
• Cleared: The Assign Levels dialog box is not opened.

Weed Points

Specifies whether the selected objects are weeded when they are converted to feature lines.

• Selected: Click OK to open the Weed Vertices dialog box.
• Cleared: The Weed Vertices dialog box is not opened.