This tutorial demonstrates how to add custom properties to points.
A user-defined property can be any useful attribute, such as date of acquisition or source. To create user-defined properties, you first create a property classification, which is a container for one or more related properties.
If you want to define a value for a point, but the applicable property does not exist, you can define it as a custom, user-defined property.
You assign classifications and their associated properties to the points in your drawing using point groups. After you have added the user-defined properties to a point group, you can add values for each property either by editing the properties of individual points or by importing values from an external point file.
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic User-defined Property Classifications.
Topics in this section
- Exercise 1: Creating User-Defined Properties
In this exercise, you will learn how to create a user-defined property classification and add items to it.
- Exercise 2: Creating a Label Style That Displays a User-Defined Property
In this exercise, you will create a label style that displays user-defined property information for a point.
- Exercise 3: Assigning User-Defined Properties to Points
In this exercise, you will use point groups to associate user-defined properties with points in your drawing.
- Exercise 4: Importing Points with User-Defined Properties
In this exercise, you will create a custom point file format, and then import point information that includes user-defined properties from an external file.
- Exercise 5: Querying User-Defined Property Information
In this exercise, you will create a point group. The list of points included in the group is determined by a query that contains user-defined properties.