Create Figure From Object Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to create a figure from an Autodesk Civil 3D or AutoCAD object.

The following object types can be selected in the drawing to define a survey figure:

• 2D Line
• 3D Line
• 2D Polyline
• 3D Polyline
• Feature Line
• Lot Line
• Parcel (select the parcel area label)

Name

Displays the name of the current figure. The name entered here is checked for a match in the current figure prefix database. If the name matches to a figure prefix the properties in the figure prefix is assigned to the new figure. If the name does not match a figure prefix, then the figure is assigned the default figure style from the User Settings.

Current Figure Prefix Database

Displays the default figure prefix database that is assigned in the User Settings. This is the figure prefix database that is used to match against the Name property value.

Associate Survey Points To Vertices

Specifies to associate survey points to vertices. When this property is checked, for each figure vertex:

• The X-Y coordinates are checked for a match with an X-Y location of an existing survey point in the survey database.
• If the vertex X-Y coordinates match a survey point, then figure vertex references that survey point.