The shape of a Civil 3D corridor is based on its assemblies. Assemblies are built from individual components called “subassemblies” that represent things like lanes, shoulders, sidewalks and curb. By default, subassemblies are assigned generic (sometimes identical) names making it challenging to tell them apart, especially when selecting corridor targets.
For this reason, subassemblies are typically renamed by users. In today’s installment we’ll look at a way to eliminate the renaming process and assign logical names to subassemblies ONE TIME at the point of their insertion.
The feature is actually a toggle called "Subassembly Name Prompt", found within the Subassembly Options on the Settings Tab of the Toolspace. Once turned on, Civil 3D will prompt users to enter a name each time a subassembly is inserted into the drawing. Simply add this setting to your template drawing and you may never need to rename subassembly parts again!
If you are interested, I’ve created a quick video below that demonstrates a possible workflow…
-Jeff
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