Point settings control how point-related commands behave.
You work with point settings the same way you work with other object settings in AutoCAD Civil 3D, using the ToolspaceSettings tree. You can control point-related settings at both the object collection (feature) level and at the command level. For information about how the levels of settings work together, see Understanding Civil 3D Settings.
Use the Settings tree Point collection context menu to establish defaults for all point-specific settings and to override the drawing ambient settings for all point-related commands. Use the Commands collection under the Settings tree Point collection to override point-specific settings or drawing ambient settings for a specific command.
Overrides to the drawing ambient settings at the Point collection level and the Point Commands collection level affect only the specified level. The drawing level settings are not affected. For more information, see Understanding Civil 3D Settings.
The topics in this section describe only those settings that affect point-related commands. They do not describe the drawing ambient settings that you can edit at the Point collection level and the Point Commands collection level, even though those settings are displayed. For more information about the drawing ambient settings, see Specifying Ambient Settings.
Topics in this section
- Editing the Default Styles Settings
Before creating points, specify the default point style and point label style used to create the points if description keys are not used.
- Editing the Default Name Format
Before creating points, specify the default name template for points and point groups.
- Editing the Update Points Settings
Use the Update Points setting to control whether you can change project points without checking them out.
- Editing the Point Identity Settings
Before creating or importing points, specify the settings that control how the points are numbered and how point number collisions are handled.
- Editing the Default Point Creation Settings
Use the point creation settings to change the command entry prompts, point elevations and description key options.
- Editing the Default Layer Settings
Before creating points, specify the default layer for the points you create.