To Work With Alignment Design Criteria Files

Create a customized design criteria file to reflect your local standards. You can edit the provided file, or you can create a custom design criteria file in either of the following ways:

• Copy the provided design criteria file. Rename the copy, and then modify the copy to reflect your design standards.
• Create an empty design criteria file. Add your local standards using the schema that is defined in the design criteria file.

To copy and edit the provided design criteria file

1. Click an alignment or profile in the drawing.
2. Click Alignment tabModify panelDesign Criteria Editor Find.
3. In the Design Criteria Editor dialog box, click Open.
4. In the Select A Design Criteria File dialog box, select the design criteria file you want to copy. Click Open.
5. In the Design Criteria Editor dialog box, click Save As.
6. In the Enter A File Name To Save dialog box, enter a new name for the design criteria file. Click Save.
   Note: Design criteria files are saved in this directory: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D <version>\enu\Data\Corridor Design Standards\<units>. The criteria-based design feature uses the first file found in the directory. To ensure that your new file is used by default, give it a name that places it before all other files in the directory.
7. In the Design Criteria Editor dialog box, click Expand All to expand all nodes in the tree on the left side of the dialog box.
8. Select the desired table.

   The table contents are displayed in the grid view on the right side of the dialog box.

9. Edit contents of the design criteria file as desired.
   • To create new tables and folders in the tree view, right-click the desired node and use the commands on the context menu.
   • To edit a value, double-click the value.
   • To add a row to a table, click .
   • To remove a row from a table, click .
10. Click Save And Close to save the new design criteria file and close the Design Criteria Editor dialog box.

To create an empty design criteria file and edit it

1. Click an alignment or profile in the drawing.
2. Click Alignment tabModify panelDesign Criteria Editor Find.
3. In the Design Criteria Editor dialog box, click
4. New.

   An untitled design criteria file is created, with empty Units, Alignments, and Profiles folders in the tree view.

5. In the tree view, right-click Units. Click either Metric or Imperial.
6. In the grid view, specify values for the units parameters.
7. In the tree view, right-click either the Alignments or Profiles folder. Click the desired table category.
8. Right-click the table category folder you created in Step 5. Click the desired table.
9. Enter a name for the table you created in Step 6.
10. Edit contents of the table as desired.
    • To edit a value, double-click the value.
    • To add a row to a table, click .
    • To remove a row from a table, click .
11. Repeat Steps 5 through 8 to add more tables to the design criteria file.
12. In the Design Criteria Editor dialog box, click Save.
13. In the Enter A File Name To Save dialog box, enter a new name for the design criteria file. Click Save.
    Note: Design criteria files are saved in this directory: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D <version>\enu\Data\Corridor Design Standards\<units>. The criteria-based design feature uses the first file found in the directory. To ensure that your new file is used by default, give it a name that places it before all other files in the directory.
14. Click Save And Close to save the new design criteria file and close the Design Criteria Editor dialog box.

To edit a design criteria file

1. Click an alignment or profile in the drawing.
2. Click Alignment tabModify panelDesign Criteria Editor Find.
3. In the Design Criteria Editor dialog box, expand the desired folder in the tree on the left side of the dialog box.
4. Select the desired table.

   The table contents are displayed in the grid view on the right side of the dialog box.

5. Edit contents of the design criteria file as desired.
   • To create new tables and folders in the tree view, right-click the desired node and use the commands on the context menu.
   • To edit a value in the grid view, double-click the value.
   • To add a row to a table, click .
   • To remove a row from a table, click .
6. Click Save And Close to save the design criteria file with your changes and close the Design Criteria Editor dialog box.