Structures template layers

Last updated: 2026-01-06

The WisDOT Structures Civil 3D customizations require custom AutoCAD layers. WisDOT Structures custom layers are embedded in the two Structures drawing templates . For more information about roadway layers, see the WisDOT layers page. For basic information about using and manipulating layers, see the Layers and their properties page.

If structures layers are missing from a drawing, they can be imported using the Import structures layers tool. WisDOT Roadway layers can also be imported as needed using the Add individual component tool for layers. Unused non-standard layers can then be purged from a structures file by using the Purge non-structures styles tool.

Layers Component group

Info:
  • Many of the structures layers have more broad (B_ANNO) and more restrictive (B_ANNO_TEXT_TITLE) alternatives. Either are acceptable to use.
  • WisDOT Structures follow the WisDOT plot standards. Changing the color of an element in Civil 3D will change what color it plots according to the plot style tables as explained in the WisDOT plot standards page and the Structures template plot colors page.

  • Details of the linetypes used in structures layers can be found on the Structures template linetypes page.

Name Color Linetype Lineweight Description
B_ALI 8 Wisdot4 50 Alignment
B_ALI_PGL 8 Wisdot6 50 Profile Grade Line, offset from alignment
B_ALI_TAN magenta Continuous 18 Tangent Line, when alignment is curved
B_ANNO white Continuous 18 Miscellaneous Annotations
B_ANNO_BREAK white Continuous 18 Breakline
B_ANNO_DESIGN_NOTES 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Temporary notes for designers (plots red)
B_ANNO_DIM white Continuous 18 Dimensions and Leaders
B_ANNO_MASK 250 Continuous 18 Background Mask
B_ANNO_NOPLOT 41 Continuous 18 No Plot
B_ANNO_SYMB white Continuous 18 Symbols
B_ANNO_TEXT white Continuous 18 Text
B_ANNO_TEXT_TITLE white Continuous 40 Title and Subtitle Text
B_BRG white Continuous 18 Bearings
B_CNTR red Wisdot4 18 Centerline
B_CNTR_BRG red Wisdot4 18 Centerline of Bearing
B_CNTR_GIRD yellow Wisdot4 18 Girder Centerline
B_CNTR_SUB red Wisdot4 18 Substructure Centerline
B_CONC red Continuous 40 Miscellaneous Concrete
B_CONC_ABUT 30 Continuous 40 Abutment Concrete
B_CONC_APPR 32 Continuous 40 Structural Approach Slab Concrete
B_CONC_COPING 12 Continuous 40 Retaining Wall Coping Concrete
B_CONC_DECK red Continuous 40 Deck Concrete
B_CONC_FILR white Continuous 18 Filler for Concrete
B_CONC_FTG 32 Continuous 40 Footing or Leveling Pad Concrete
B_CONC_GIRD 50 Continuous 40 Girder Concrete
B_CONC_PIER 30 Continuous 40 Pier Concrete
B_CONC_PPT 12 Continuous 40 Parapet Concrete
B_CONC_SDWLK 14 Continuous 40 Sidewalk Concrete
B_CONC_WALL red Continuous 40 Retaining Wall Blocks or Panels
B_DETAIL white Continuous 18 Detail
B_DETAIL_GHOST 253 Continuous 25 Ghost Line
B_DETAIL_GHOST_HIDDEN 253 Wisdot2 25 Hidden Ghost Line
B_DETAIL_HIDDEN white Wisdot2 25 Hidden Line
B_DETAIL_OBJ white Continuous 40 Object Details
B_EXIST 11 Continuous 25 Existing Structure
B_EXIST_ABUT 31 Continuous 25 Existing Abutment Concrete
B_EXIST_APPR 31 Continuous 25 Existing Structural Approach Slab Concrete
B_EXIST_DECK 11 Continuous 25 Existing Deck Concrete
B_EXIST_FILR 253 Continuous 18 Existing Filler for Concrete
B_EXIST_FTG 31 Continuous 18 Existing Footing or Leveling Pad Concrete
B_EXIST_GIRD 51 Continuous 18 Existing Girder
B_EXIST_PIER 31 Continuous 18 Existing Pier Concrete
B_EXIST_PPT 11 Continuous 18 Existing Parapet Concrete
B_EXIST_SDWK 21 Continuous 18 Existing Sidewalk Concrete
B_EXIST_WALL 11 Continuous 18 Existing Retaining Wall
B_GIRD_BF yellow Wisdot2 18 Girder Bottom Flange
B_GIRD_TF 52 Wisdot3 18 Girder Top Flange
B_GIRD_WEB 54 Wisdot2 18 Girder Web
B_GRND 96 Continuous 18 Groundline
B_GRND_HATCH 96 Grnd 18 Hatched Groundline
B_GRND_RIPRAP 96 Eripr 18 Riprap
B_REBAR blue Continuous 25 Miscellaneous Rebar
B_REBAR_SUB 182 Continuous 25 Substructure Rebar
B_REBAR_SUPER blue Continuous 25 Superstructure Rebar
B_REV 255,0,0 Continuous 25 Miscellaneous Revision
B_REV_ALI 255,0,0 Wisdot4 50 Miscellaneous Revision
B_REV_ALI_PGL 255,0,0 Wisdot6 50 Profile Grade Line Revision
B_REV_ALI_TAN 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Tangent Line Revision
B_REV_ANNO 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Miscellaneous Revision Annotations
B_REV_ANNO_DIM 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Dimension & Leader Revision
B_REV_ANNO_MASK 250 Continuous 18 Background Mask Revision
B_REV_ANNO_TEXT 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Text Revision
B_REV_ANNO_TEXT_TITLE 255,0,0 Continuous 40 Title Text Revision
B_REV_BRG 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Bearing Revision
B_REV_CNTR 255,0,0 Wisdot4 18 Centerline Revision
B_REV_CONC 255,0,0 Continuous 40 Concrete Revision
B_REV_DETAIL 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Detail Revision
B_REV_DETAIL_HIDDEN 255,0,0 Wisdot2 25 Hidden Line Revision
B_REV_GIRD 255,0,0 Continuous 18 Girder Revision
B_REV_REBAR 255,0,0 Continuous 25 Rebar Revision
B_REV_STEEL 255,0,0 Continuous 40 Steel Revision
B_STEEL 92 Continuous 18 Miscellaneous Steel
B_STEEL_BOLT green Continuous 18 Steel Bolts, washers, nuts
B_STEEL_DIAPH 96 Continuous 18 Steel Diaphragms
B_STEEL_GIRD 92 Continuous 18 Steel Girders
B_STEEL_PILE 96 Continuous 40 Steel Piling
B_STEEL_RAIL 92 Continuous 18 Steel Railings or Fence
B_STEEL_SHOR magenta Eshtplg 18 Shoring
B_XREF white Continuous 18 External Reference
B_XREF_CLIP 47 Continuous 18 Xref Clipping Line
B_XREF_DETAIL1 white Continuous 18 Detail of Global Xref
B_XREF_DETAIL2 white Continuous 18 Detail of Global Xref
B_XREF_GLOBAL white Continuous 18 Original, Global Xref
H_BOR_EL 30 Continuous 18 Log Data in Elevation
H_BOR_EL_ROCK 34 Continuous 18 Geotech Boring Rock Elevation
H_BOR_EL_START 42 Continuous 18 Geotech Boring Start Elevation
H_BOR_LOC 30 Continuous 18 Geotech Boring Loc Plan
H_E_STRUCT 30 Wisdot2 18 Existing Structure
H_E_STRUCT_DROPDOWN 30 Wisdot1 18 Existing Structure Dropdown
H_FIS_BFE cyan Continuous 18 FIS Base Flood El Lines
H_FIS_CENTR cyan Wisdot4 18 FIS Stream Centerline
H_FIS_FLOOD 132 Continuous 18 FIS Flood Hazard Zone Lines
H_FIS_REACHES 140 Wisdot7 18 FIS Reach Dimensions
H_FIS_STRUCT magenta Wisdot2 18 FIS Hyd Structures
H_FIS_TEXT cyan Continuous 18 FIS Xsec Text
H_FIS_XSEC 8 Continuous 18 FIS Xsec Plan
H_FLOW cyan Wisdot7 18 Flow Arrows
H_FLOW_INEFFECTIVE cyan Wisdot1 18 Ineffective flow
H_RDWY red Continuous 18 Proposed Roadway
H_RDWY_CLEARZONE green Continuous 18 Clear Roadway
H_REACHES cyan Continuous 18 Hydraulic Reach Dim
H_REF_LINE 30 Wisdot6 18 Hydraulic Ref or Centerline
H_SBED cyan Continuous 18 Stream Profile
H_SBED_DROPDOWN cyan Wisdot1 18 Streambed Dropdown
H_STRUCT magenta Continuous 40 Proposed Structure
H_STRUCT_ALT1 yellow Continuous 18 Proposed Structure Alternative
H_STRUCT_ALT2 red Continuous 18 Proposed Structure Alternative
H_STRUCT_DROPDOWN magenta Wisdot1 18 Proposed Structure Dropdown
H_WSE_OBS blue Continuous 18 Observed WSE
H_WSE_Q100 cyan Continuous 18 Modeled Q100
H_XSEC cyan Continuous 18 Hydraulic X section

The layer filters can be used to find layers more quickly. The following filters are included in the structures template:

Filter List

Each filter contains only layers required to draw the filter's structure element. Some layers appear in multiple filters.

Filtered layers