Creating a Generalization

The Create Generalization command creates generalization feature classes for different types of geometry.

To create a generalization

  1. In the Infrastructure Administrator, do one of the following:
  2. Start the data model administrator.
  3. Expand the industry model node.
  4. Right-click the Representations node, and click Create Generalization.
  5. Specify the properties as shown in the following table.
  6. Click Create.

Create Generalization

Description

Generalization Name

Specifies the name. This name will be displayed in the AutoCAD Map 3D toolset Maintenance workspace on the Home tab, in the Data Source panel, when you select the representation.

Generalization Point Feature Class

Specifies a point feature class to store the generalization features. Either select an existing feature class from the list, or click Create New to create a new feature class.

Generalization Line Feature Class

Specifies a line string feature class to store the generalization features. Either select an existing feature class from the list, or click Create New to create a new feature class.

Generalization Polygon Feature Class

Specifies a polygon feature class to store the generalization features. Either select an existing feature class from the list, or click Create New to create a new feature class.

Generalization Collection Feature Class

Specifies a collection feature class to store the generalization features. Either select an existing feature class from the list, or click Create New to create a new feature class.

Use a collection feature class to store features of any geometry type.