Plat sheet details

Last updated: 2025-10-17

Total video time: 1:26:32

plat-sht-dtl-01.mp4 5:36

Exercise data: plat-sht-dtl-data-begin-c3d20.zip

This is an alternative process to using the Plan Production tools.

Create a paperspace sheet

  1. WisDOT Sheets tab > select Palettes ON/OFF button to activate tool palette
  2. WisDOT Sheets tab > Sheet Creation panel > select ROW/Plat
  3. Tool Palette > Startup Main tab
    1. Scroll to Sheet Layout (TPP Layout 34")
    2. Select 04-TPP-34" Landscape 1=200 (04-TPP34-wdot18)

  4. Type NEW name for Layout: 040102Enter

Info: This was just an example of how to create. Since we don't need it, right-click on the drawing tab (found in bottom left of screen) labeled "040102", and select delete. You will continue using layout 040101.

Tip: You need to decide whether if it is better to put each sheet in its own file or create a separate layout tab for each sheet within an overall sheets drawing or RP drawing file.

Editing plat sheet layout

Edit space for adding notes and legends

  1. Select drawing tab 12345678-040101-rp
  2. Single left-click on viewport border, grips will appear on each corner and midpoint.

  3. Select both, top and bottom, mid-grip points and adjust border to desired size, to the edge of the model.

    Tip: To keep the viewport polylines strictly horizontal/vertical, select the Ortho setting in the status bar.

  4. Double-click inside viewport to activate it.
  5. Select Viewport padlock in status bar to unlock it. This allows you to move/pan the model.
  6. Select and drag model to the right, being careful not to touch the mouse wheel which changes the model's scale.
  7. Double-click outside viewport to deactivate it.
  8. Single left-click on viewport border.

  9. Select left mid-grip point and adjust to edge of the model.

    Tip: If you roll the mouse and resized the model, to return it to the correct scale, select Scale dropdown in the status bar and select the scale to reset (1IN:200FT for this exercise)

Reading ROW lines

The XREF didn't bring the ROW lines into the current RP drawing because the information was attached as an overlay from the first drawing file to the second drawing file. This then did not bring the information to the third drawing file. This needs to be corrected by using the Attach option instead.

  1. Select drawing tab 81100024-Tkng-PRW
  2. Launch Xref Manager
    1. Insert tab > Reference panel > launcher arrow in lower right corner
    2. Xref Manager
      1. Select 81100024-ERW
      2. Details, change Type from Overlay to Attach
  3. X to close Xref Manager
  4. Select drawing tab 12345678-040101-rp
  5. Launch Xref Manager
    1. Insert tab > Reference panel > launcher arrow in lower right corner
    2. Xref Manager
      1. Right-click 81100024-Tkng-PRW > Reload
  6. X to close Xref Manager

ROW lines should be in model.

plat-sht-dtl-02.mp4 6:22

Plat sheets, starting with a custom WisDOT sheet, have a deed recoding section and surveyor's information section prebuilt into the layout. These are required by statue and are placed in their mandated locations. There are 2 versions of the surveyor's information box, depending on if WisDOT's surveyors did the work or an outside firm.

Adding notes and legends

  1. Open ROW/Plat tool palette.

    1. Home tab > Palettes panel > Select ROW/Plat tool palette

    Tip: If the ROW/Plat palette is not available in the Palette panel, it can be added. WisDOT Sheets tab > Sheet Creation panel > select ROW/Plat

  2. ROW/Plat palette > Line & Symbols tab > TPP Title Sheet Block
    1. Select TPP Project Info, this is required by statue. Place on top of the sheet, if possible, next to the deeds recording section. Otherwise it can be placed where space is available.

    2. Select TPP Notes, describes the coordinate reference system. Place on left of Viewport.

      Tip: Some of these blocks have attributes that can be editted with custom information. To edit the block definition, double-click on the block to open Block Editor; Edit Block Definition dialog box > OK. Edit as needed, then select Close Block Editor command in the ribbon > Save the changes...

    3. Select each of these legends and place them on the bottom of the sheet: TPP Conv Abbreviations, TPP Conv Symbols, TPP Conv Utility Symbols, and TPP Curve Data Abbreviation.
    4. Close ROW/Plat palette

Adding Tables

  1. SL&I table (Schedule of Land and Interest table)
  2. Utility Interests Required table, utilities within the project area.

  3. Sign Schedule table, any commercial advertising signs impacted by the project.

Location is Local Drive:\WisDOT\Design\c3d\12345678\RW\Misc_Info\Reports

The table are Excel templates and can be edited in Excel. To learn how to create and edit the tables, watch video plat-creat-tkng-prcl-04, Create Taking Parcels #4.

To add the tables to your sheet, follow this process or watch video @ 2:56.

  1. Select the applicable cells from the SL&I table of the spreadsheet
    1. Right-click for menu, select Copy
  2. Return to Civil3D. Use special paste command.
    1. Home tab > Clipboard panel > Paste dropdown > Paste Special
    2. Paste Special dialog box > OK
    3. Select sheet for table to appear and rescale it (50%) to fit in upper left corner
      1. Type SC
      2. Scale select objects: Select table
      3. Select Endpoint OSNAP, then select upper left corner of table.
      4. Specify scale factor: type .5
      5. Type M
      6. Select table and use Endpoint OSNAP to move to upper left corner.
  3. Repeat steps for Utility Interests Required and Sign Schedule tables.

Add north arrow block

  1. Home tab > Palettes panel > Select ROW/Plat tool palette
  2. ROW/Plat palette > Line & Symbols tab > Title Sheet Misc Blocks > North Arrow
  3. Add to top right corner of model area.

Add scale bar

Add property location map

  1. Select Model layout tab

  2. Open Xref Manager

    1. Insert tab > Reference panle > launcher arrow in lower right
    2. Attach dropdown > Attach DWG
    3. Select Reference File dialog box
      1. Look in: 12345678\RW\Misc_Info\County_Info\STCROIX.dwg
      2. OK
  3. Select 040101 layout tab
  4. MV Enter
  5. Draw rectangle to place viewport
  6. Double-click inside the viewport
  7. Z Enter, E Enter
  8. Pan and Zoom to desired map location
  9. Open drawing scale
    1. Choose Custom...
    2. Edit Drawing Scales dialog box
      1. Add
      2. Add Scale dialog box
        1. Name appearing in scale list: type 1IN=10000FT
        2. Scale Properties > Draw Units: type 10000
        3. OK
      3. OK
  10. Open drawing scale
    1. Select 1IN=10000FT
  11. Adding MTEXT above map
    1. Annotate tab > Text panel > Multiline Text
    2. Draw rectangle above map
    3. Type LOCATION MAP NOT TO SCALE
    4. Center above map
  12. Adding project location in map
    1. Select Model layout tab
    2. Home tab > Draw panel > Rectangle tool
    3. Draw a rectangle over traverse alignment
    4. Select and drag rectangle to open space
    5. Home tab > Draw panel > Hatch dropdown > Hatch > Pattern panel > Solid
    6. Select inside rectangle
    7. Select hatched rectangle with a crossing window
    8. Drag over to map and place in location
  13. Select 040101 layout tab
  14. Add text and leader to project location
    1. WisDOT Sheets tab > WisDOT Annotation panel > Multileader
    2. Specify leader arrowhead location: Select project location in viewport
    3. Specify leader landing location: Select another point
    4. Type PROJECT LOCATION
    5. Move label to inside viewport
      1. Select label and move using square grip

plat-sht-dtl-03.mp4 6:00

Prep before adding labels

  1. Select/Open 81100024-Tkng-PRW drawing file.

    We'll begin adding additional labels to the model itself using the takings parcels drawing since that's the drawing containing the model which is XREFed into our sheet. Therefore, when we add additional labels and model elements to the takings parcels file and then save the file, the XREF of this file will be updated in our sheet file either automatically or when we reload it. To reload, in the commandline type XR to open XREF Manager. Right-click on the takings parcels file (81100024-Tkng-PRW) and select Reload.

  2. Go to status bar and verify you are using 1IN=200FT scale, otherwise use the dropdown arrow and select it.

    As we move through the process of adding more labels in the model drawing it makes sense to mimic the 1IN=200FT environment we're using in our sheet viewport because otherwise our labels don't appear the same height and take up the same amount of space.

Adding labels

Adjusting the point labels that appeared when we created traverse points along the traverse alignment.

  1. Ribbon> Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > Alignment > select Add Alignment Labels
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Feature: Alignment
    2. Label Type: select dropdown, Station Offset-Fixed Point
    3. Station offset label style: select dropdown, RW Sta Off 070 90 degrees

    4. Marker style: None

      Tip: Doing this removes the overlay of alignment label markers over already existing point markers.

    5. Add

      Info: Dialog box remains visible in case you need to return to it at any time.

  3. The curser becomes a select/pick box
  4. Select alignment: select centerline alignment STH64
  5. On the status bar, select OSnaps menu and check boxes Endpoint and Node
  6. Select point: select each point along the takings parcel and the label will appear.
  7. Esc to exit labeling command.

Rotate point and alignment station offset labels

Civil 3D doesn't allow rotating both labels at the same time, you need to do each individually.

  1. Start by rotating the point label, then rotate its associated station offset label.
    1. Select point label, hover over square grip, and select Rotate label from menu. You can either type in a degree measurement or rotate with the mouse to where you'd like it to be.
    2. Repeat above for station offset label.
    3. This proces scan be repeated if labels need to be adjusted again.
  2. If your alignment station offset labels are not plan readable, but the setting should always be set to plan readable.
    1. Select label > right-click menu > select Edit Label Style
    2. Station Offset Label Style dialog box
      1. Select second dropdown and Edit Current Selection
      2. Label Style Composer dialog box
        1. General tab > Plan Readablity > Plan readable set to True
        2. OK

plat-sht-dtl-04.mp4 4:58

Placing segment labels

  1. Annotate tab > Labels & Tables panel > Add Labels dropdown > Alignment > select Add Alignment Labels
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Feature: Alignment
    2. Label type: dropdown, select Single Segment
    3. Line label style: dropdown, select RW Bearing over Dist 070
    4. Curve label style: _No Display
    5. Spiral label style: _No Display

    6. Add

      Tip: Note: Dialog box remains visible in case you need to return to it at any time.

  3. The curser becomes a select/pick box
  4. Status bar > Selection Cycling is on. With this on, if there are multiple objects overlapping the alignment you are selecting, a menu box will appear a list of objects. Select Alignment.
  5. Select traverse alignments along parcel. A label will appear on each line.
  6. Close Add Labels dialog box

Editing segment labels

  1. Moving the label
    1. Select label, using diamond-shaped grip, drag label to desired placement.
  2. Right-click menu options, select label and right-click
    1. Reverse Label, reverse the direction of the label.
    2. Flip Label, swaps label to the opposite side of the line.

    3. Label Properties, opens Properties palette, where you can change the styles.

Watch video @4:17 to the end to see final look of drawing.

plat-sht-dtl-05.mp4 7:21

If the segment being labeled is shorter than the label itself or if other labels occupying the space where the segment label is needed, labels can be converted into tags that correlate with a table listing instead of using full labels. The TLE parcel is perfect for the example.

Confirm the direction of the alignments

Tip: When doing a drawing, alignments should always be drawn in a clockwise direction, to ensure the table appears in numeric order.

  1. Bring the TLE parcel to the front of the display order
    1. Select > right-click menu > Display Order > Bring to Front
  2. Hover over alignment for Tool Tips box to appear. Look at Station location for each alignment. The TLE parcel was drawn in the wrong direction.
  3. Select TLE parcel

  4. Alignment TLE1 > Modify panel dropdown > Reverse Direction

    Info: The Reverse Direction command is only available for alignments that actually occupy the current drawing. Therefore, the data shortcut for the miscellaneous TLE alignment was promoted into this file between videos.

  5. Reversing the alignment will remove all station equations, design speeds, superelevation data, dynamic offset, curb return alignments, and may adversely affect objects and data already created from the alignment. Select OK.
  6. Esc to deselect TLE parcel
  7. Hover over alignment and check Station locations again.

Change alignment ordinate station

Since the north TLE segment line is already accounted for in the southern ROW traverse alignment, the beginning station of 0+00 needs to be changed to the upper right corner.

  1. Select alignment
  2. Alignment TLE1 tab > Modify panel > select Alignment Properties
  3. Alignment Properties dialog box
    1. Station Control tab
      1. Reference point box
        1. Right of the X & Y coordinates, select Pick Reference Point button
      2. Warning appears, select OK
    2. Dialog box temporarily disappears for you to select a new point
    3. Make sure OSNAPs is on, with Endpoint or Intersection selected
    4. Select top right corner of TLE alignment
    5. Return to dialog box and select OK

Create initial segment labels

  1. Ribbon> Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > Alignment > select Add Alignment Labels
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Feature: Alignment
    2. Label type: dropdown, select Single Segment
    3. Line label style: dropdown, select RW Bearing over Dist 070
    4. Curve label style: _No Display
    5. Spiral label style: _No Display

    6. Add

      Info: Dialog box remains visible in case you need to return to it at any time.

  3. The curser becomes a select/pick box
  4. Select eastern TLE alignment segment line. If there are multiple objects, select Alignment from Selection box.
  5. Continue selecting southern segment line and western segment line.
  6. Close Add Labels dialog box

Create table

  1. Annotate tab > Label & Tables panel > Add Tables dropdown > hover over Alignment > fly-out menu > select Add Line
  2. Table Creation dialog box
    1. Table style: Traverse Table 070
    2. Select button next to No tags selected
  3. Return to draw and select tags in the order they were created, clockwise direction.
    1. Create Table - Convert Child Styles dialog box
      1. Select Convert all selected label styles to tag mode
  4. Table Creation dialog box
    1. Do not select any label styles, only want the 3 TLE segment labels selected.
    2. OK
  5. Table will be attached to cursor. Place to the right, outside the model area

plat-sht-dtl-06.mp4 8:32

  1. Open 12345678-040101-rp file
  2. Look at the current viewport and decide where you will place the section labels.
    1. We are doing 3 section corner labels; one in NW corner, one in NE corner, last one in SW corner.

XREF viewport into seclines drawing

We need to XREF the viewport into this file to see which actual section corner point objects we need for the section labels.

  1. Open 81100024-ERW-SecLines.dwg file

XREF

  1. Xref Manager dialog box
    1. Select Attach dropdown > Attach DWG
    2. Select Reference dialog box
      1. Look in: Local Disk:\WisDOT\Design\c3d\12345678\RW\DWG
      2. Select 81100024-Tkng-PRW.dwg
      3. Open
    3. Attach External Reference dialog box
      1. Reference Type: Overlay
      2. Scale: X = 1.00, Y = 1.00, Z = 1.00
      3. Insertion point: X = 0.00, Y = 0.00, Z = 0.00
      4. Path type: Relative path
      5. Rotation > Angle: 0
      6. OK
    4. XREF files should appear under Reference Name column
    5. X to close dialog box

Adding section corner labels using left point

  1. Home tab > Palettes panel > Tool Palettes button
  2. Tool Palette > Section Corners tab > select Corner (1 Town & Range)
  3. Left-click on block section
    1. Right-click and change Scale to 100
    2. Left-click and drag to location
  4. Edit text attributes
    1. Double-click block
    2. Enhanced Attribute Editor dialog box
      1. SEC-NW, Value: 27
      2. SEC-NE, Value: 26
      3. SEC-SW, Value: 34
      4. SEC-SE, Value: 35
      5. TOWN, Value: 31
      6. RANGE, Value: 17
      7. T-D, Value: N
      8. R-D, Value: W
      9. select OK to accept changes
  5. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > Notes
  6. Add Labels dialog box

    1. Note label style: dropdown, select N E

      Info: This will pull the Northing-Easting value from what you select on-screen

    2. Select Add
  7. Select the center of the section corner point 3117266 using endpoint or node OSNAP
  8. Label is populated. Select it and use square grip to drag label and place below the section corner block.
  9. Remove leader line, select leader > right-click menu > select Toggle Leader
  10. Select label > right-click menu > select Edit Label Text...
    1. Text Component Editor - Label Text dialog box
      1. In Preview window
        1. Left-click to the left of the Northing information and hit ENTER. This will add a line above the Northing text.
        2. Left-click on this new line, type SEC 801 and hit ENTER
        3. On new line type RAILROAD SPIKE
      2. Select OK
  11. New data should be added to the label. Select label and drag to move if needed.

Adding section corner labels using middle point

  1. Home tab > Palettes panel > Tool Palettes button
  2. Tool Palette > Section Corners tab > select Quarter (1 Town & Range NS)
  3. Left-click on block section
    1. Right-click and change Scale to 100
    2. Left-click and drag to location
  4. Edit text attributes
    1. Double-click block
    2. Enhanced Attribute Editor dialog box
      1. SEC-N, Value: 26
      2. SEC-S, Value: 35
      3. TOWN, Value: 31
      4. RANGE, Value: 17
      5. T-D, Value: N
      6. R-D, Value: W
      7. select OK to accept changes
  5. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > Notes
  6. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Note label style: dropdown, select N E
    2. Add
  7. Select the center of the section corner point 3117267 using endpoint or node OSNAP
  8. Label is populated. Select it and use square grip to drag label and place below the section corner block.
  9. Remove leader line, select leader > right-click menu > select Toggle Leader
  10. Select label > right-click menu > select Edit Label Text...
    1. Text Component Editor - Label Text dialog box
      1. In Preview window
        1. Left-click to the left of the Northing information and hit ENTER. This will add a line above the Northing text.
        2. Left-click on this new line, type SEC 800 and hit ENTER
        3. On new line type BRASS MONUMENT
      2. Select OK
  11. New data should be added to the label. Select label and drag to move if needed.

Adding section corner labels using right point

  1. Home tab > Palettes panel > Tool Palettes button
  2. Tool Palette > Section Corners tab > select Corner (1 Town & Range)
  3. Left-click on block section
    1. Right-click and change Scale to 100
    2. Left-click and drag to location
  4. Edit text attributes
    1. Double-click block
    2. Enhanced Attribute Editor dialog box
      1. SEC-NW, Value: 26
      2. SEC-NE, Value: 25
      3. SEC-SW, Value: 35
      4. SEC-SE, Value: 36
      5. TOWN, Value: 31
      6. RANGE, Value: 17
      7. T-D, Value: N
      8. R-D, Value: W
      9. select OK to accept changes
  5. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > Notes
  6. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Note label style: dropdown, select N E
    2. Select Add
  7. Select the center of the section corner point 3117256 using endpoint or node OSNAP
  8. Label is populated. Select it and use square grip to drag label and place below the section corner block.
  9. Remove leader line, select leader > right-click menu > select Toggle Leader
  10. Select label > right-click menu > select Edit Label Text...
    1. Text Component Editor - Label Text dialog box
      1. In Preview window
        1. Left-click to the left of the Northing information and hit ENTER. This will add a line above the Northing text.
        2. Left-click on this new line, type SEC 805 and hit ENTER
        3. On new line type RAILROAD SPIKE
      2. Select OK
  11. New data should be added to the label. Select label and drag to move if needed.

plat-sht-dtl-07.mp4 7:14

Westside bearing and distance label

  1. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > hover over Line and Curve > fly-out menu > select Add Line and Curve Labels
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Label type: Single Segment

    2. Line label style: dropdown, select Bearing

      Tip: Bearing style was picked due to it only having one component to edit.

    3. Add
  3. Cursor becomes a pick box.
  4. Select point on entity: Staying to the west of the intersection, select the section line that runs down the middle of STH64 ROW.
  5. Esc to end labeling command
  6. Select label > right-click menu > Edit Label Text...
  7. Select a text component to edit: select the label
  8. Text Component Editor - Label Text dialog box
    1. In Preview window, select/highlight text
    2. Properties: Format, change to DD MM'SS.SS" (the format with no spaces)

    3. Select ARROW button to push changes into the highlighted text

      Warning: If you don't not select the ARROW button the edits/changes will not take place.

    4. We need to add a second component. In Preview window, left-click at the end of the text line and add a SPACE
    5. Properties: dropdown, select General Segment Length
    6. Properties: Precision, change to 0.01
    7. Select ARROW button to push changes

    8. In Preview window, left-click at the beginning of all the text, and type SECTION LINE=

      Warning: Make sure to add a SPACE at the end of what you are typing to separate it from the other component.

    9. OK to accept changes
  9. Label is populated. Select label and use diamond grip to drag to desired placement. If the label overstrikes other annotations, it's okay for now and will be cleared up in future videos.

Eastside bearing and distance label

  1. Add Labels dialog box should still be open. If not, go to Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > hover over Line and Curve > fly-out menu > select Add Line and Curve Labels
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Label type: Single Segment
    2. Line label style: dropdown, select Bearing
    3. Add
  3. Cursor becomes a pick box.
  4. Select point on entity: Staying to the east of the intersection, select the section line that runs down the middle of STH64 ROW.
  5. Esc to end labeling command
  6. Select label > right-click menu > select Edit Label Text...
  7. Select a text component to edit: select the label
  8. Text Component Editor - Label Text dialog box
    1. In Preview window, select/highlight text
    2. Properties: Format, change to DD MM'SS.SS" (the format with no spaces)
    3. Select ARROW button to push changes into the highlighted text
    4. We need to add a second component. In Preview window, left-click at the end of the text line and add a SPACE
    5. Properties: dropdown, select General Segment Length
    6. Properties: Precision, change to 0.01
    7. Select ARROW button to push changes

    8. In Preview window, left-click at the beginning of all the text, and type SECTION LINE=

      Warning: Make sure to add a SPACE at the end of what you are typing to separate it from the other component.

    9. OK to accept changes
  9. Label is populated. Select label and use diamond grip to drag to desired placement.

Adding section corner markers (watch video @4:44)

Since two of our section corner points are outside of the viewport, special labeling is needed for those. Stand-in marker will be needed for those. The middle point is the only one we can see within our viewport.

Left side marker

  1. Change the current layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layer dropdown > select P_RW_SectionLine
  2. Open Tool Palette
    1. Home tab > Palettes panel > Tool Palettes button
  3. Open Block palette
    1. WisDOT Sheets tab > Standard Components panel > Components Palettes dropdown > Block Palette
  4. Return to Tool Palette > Plat Blocks tab > select Section Corner Monument
  5. Before you place the marker
    1. right-click to change the scale to 0.15, which is the same size as the traverse markers.
    2. Change OSNAP to Nearest
  6. Left-click on the section line, just to the east of the 16ths section line, to place marker.
  7. Add line break symbol with polyline command to the right of marker
    1. Home tab > Draw panel > Polyline command (upper right corner button)
  8. Using the polyline command again and setting OSNAP to Center, select the section corner marker and make a new leader to the section block containing the section annotations.

Right side marker

  1. Return to Tool Palette > Plat Blocks tab > select Section Corner Monument
  2. Before you place the marker
    1. right-click to change the scale to 0.15, which is the same size as the traverse markers.
    2. Change OSNAP to Nearest
  3. Left-click on the section line to place marker.
  4. Add line break symbol with polyline command to the left of marker
    1. Home tab > Draw panel > Polyline command (upper right corner button)
  5. Using the polyline command again and setting OSNAP to Center, select the section corner marker and make a new leader to the section block containing the section annotations.

Middle marker

Since the middle marker is visible, a new polyline leader is the all that needs to be done.

  1. Using the polyline command again and setting OSNAP to Center, select the mid-point marker and make a new leader to the section block containing the section annotations.

plat-sht-dtl-08.mp4 5:16

On the west side of the traverse, we placed a stand-in section corner point to represent the actual section corner point that is outside of the view port. To get the bearing distance measurement, we will add a temporary AutoCAD line from the actual section corner point to the starting point of the project traverse.

  1. Home tab > Draw panel > Line command dropdown > select Create Line
  2. Specify first point: Select actual section corner point, using Node or Endpoint OSNAP
  3. Specify next point: Select traverse start point
  4. Esc to end command
  5. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > Line and Curve menu > select Add Line and Curve Labels
  6. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Label type: Single Segment
    2. Line label style: dropdown, select Bearing
    3. Add
  7. Select point on entity: Select Line
  8. Selection dialog box > Line

  9. Select bearing label > right-click menu > Flip Label

    The label appears on the bottom side of line

  10. Select bearing label > right-click menu > Edit Label Text...
  11. Select a text component to edit: select bearing label
  12. Text Component Editor - Label Text dialog box
    1. In Preview window, select/highlight text
    2. Properties: Format, change Value to DD MM'SS.SS" (the format with no spaces)

    3. Select ARROW button to push changes into the highlighted text

      Warning: If you don't not select the ARROW button the edits/changes will not take place.

    4. We need to add a second component. In Preview window, left-click at the end of the text line and add a SPACE
    5. Properties: dropdown, select General Segment Length
    6. Properties: Precision, change to 0.01
    7. Select ARROW button to push changes
    8. OK to accept changes
  13. Next, draw a polyline which will connect the bearing/distance label to the two points.
    1. Home tab > Draw panel > Polyline command
    2. Specify start point: select stand-in section corner point and drop down below line break symbol.
    3. Specify next point: continue polyline below the labels, parallel to segment line.
    4. Specify next point: continue polyline up to traverse starting point.
    5. Esc to end command

  14. Explode bearing label

    This is only to connect the bearing label to the polyline/leader just created.

    1. Select bearing label
    2. Type X and select X (EXPLODE)
  15. Select the original AutoCAD line and delete it. It is no longer needed.
  16. Use AutoCad Break command to create space in the polyline for the bearing label
    1. Home tab > Modify panel dropdown > Break command
    2. Select object: Select polyline where you would like to start the break, using the bearing label for guidance.
    3. Specify second break point: Again using bearing label, select end of break.
  17. Select bearing label > right-click menu > Basic Modify Tools > Move
    1. Place bearing label inside the gap of the polyline
    2. Esc to end command

Adjust section labels size to fit into the viewport

  1. Double-click on section label

  2. Text Editor tab > Style panel > expand > select 140

    This represents Modelspace text type

  3. Multiline Text - Text Style Change prompt box > select Yes

  4. Use grip edits to resize and move

Repeat for each section label, 4 in all.

Final Steps

We are done adding and editing section information labels.

Before leaving file, detaching the Takings Parcel file, which was used as an overlay.

  1. XREF
  2. Xref Manager Palette
    1. Select 81100024-Tkng-PRW > right-click menu > Detach

    2. X to close

Now SAVE the SecLines file.

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Insert SecLine drawing file

  1. Open Xref Manager
    1. Home tab > Reference panel > launcher arrow
    2. Attach dropdown > Attach DWG
    3. Select Reference File dialog box
      1. Look in: DWG folder
      2. Select 81100024-ERW-SecLines.dwg
      3. Open
    4. Attach External Reference dialog box
      1. Reference Type: Attachment
      2. Scale: X = 1.00, Y = 1.00, Z = 1.00
      3. Insertion point: X = 0.00, Y = 0.00, Z = 0.00
      4. Path type: Relative path
      5. Rotation > Angle: 0
      6. OK

Clean up of label overstrikes

  1. Move alignment geometry labels

    Tip: When selecting a label, if you notice other labels highlighting this means they are grouped together. To select an individual label, press CTRL key while selecting.

    1. Rotate label to read at 0 degrees/horizontal.

      If you have a group of labels selected, these changes will affect all of them. If you select a single label, with the CTRL key, the changes will only affect the one label.

      1. Select label group > right-click menu > Properties...
      2. Properties palette > Design tab > Labeling > Geometry Point Label Style dropdown > select WisDOT Standard 0 Rotation
    2. Select square grip of label and move to new placement.
  2. Deleting a single label
    1. Alignment station 268 label overstrikes the label created to annotate the section line text coming from the SecLine's XREF.
    2. CTRL + select station label > DELETE key
  3. Adjust any non-alignment labels
    1. Rotating a traverse label and off-set label
      1. Select label, right-click square grip for menu and select Rotate Label
      2. Adjust label
    2. Move a traverse label
      1. Select label, using square grip, move
    3. Move parcel labels out with leader line
      1. Select label, using square grip, move
  4. Move TLE parcel table
    1. Select table, using square grip, move to location within the Viewport.

Add bearing labels for CTH T, along northern and southern ROW centerlines

  1. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > hover over Line and Curve > fly-out menu > select Add Line and Curve Labels
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Label type: Single Segment
    2. Line label style: dropdown, select Bearing
    3. Add
  3. Cursor becomes a pick box.

  4. Select point on entity: North of the intersection, select the section line that runs down the middle of CTH T ROW.

    Info: If there are multiple objects, you will get a menu. Select Alignment from menu.

  5. Esc to end labeling command
  6. Select label, using the diamond grip, and move where label is visible
  7. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > hover over Line and Curve > fly-out menu > select Add Line and Curve Labels
  8. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Label type: Single Segment
    2. Line label style: dropdown, select Bearing
    3. Add
  9. Cursor becomes a pick box.
  10. Select point on entity: South of the intersection, select the section line that runs down the middle of CTH T ROW.
  11. Esc to end labeling command
  12. Select label, using the diamond grip, and move where label is visible

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  1. Change layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layer Manager dropdown > select P_RW_Text

  2. Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Dimension Styles dropdown > select 070-LANE & SHLD

    If you don't see any styles, to populate them in, go to WisDOT Sheets > Standards Components panel > Add All Components button.

  3. Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Dimension Styles dropdown > select Linear Dimension command
  4. Specify first extension line origin: Placement will be west of intersection, northside of alignment between stations 262 & 264.
    1. Hold SHIFT + right-click for OSNAP menu and select Nearest
    2. Snap to the alignment
    3. Hold SHIFT and right-click for OSNAP menu and select Perpendicular
    4. Snap to North RW line
  5. Edit dimension
    1. Select object > right-click menu > Properties...
    2. Properties palette > Design tab > Lines and Arrows
      1. Dim Line 1 dropdown > Off
      2. Dim Line 2 dropdown > Off
  6. Repeat step 4 for each dimension, place on each side of each ROW.

Add curve label for STH64

  1. Annotate tab > Label & Tables panel > Add Labels dropdown > hover over Alignment > fly-out menu > Add Alignment Labels
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Label type: Single Segment
    2. Line label style: PI XY ^ D T L R PC XY PT XY DB DA
    3. Add
  3. Select point on entity: Select STH 64 alignment
  4. Label will populate
  5. Select label, using the square grip. move out into a space near the TLE parcel segment table.

CORRECTION: Traverse point labels

In video plat-sht-dtl-03, all of the traverse point labels were placed in association with STH 64, but 4 points need to be associated with CTH T; PRW5, PRW6, PRW12, and PRW13.

  1. The point labels are correctly label, only the station off-set labels need to change.
    1. CTRL + select each station offset label for each point
    2. Delete
  2. Annotate tab > Add Labels dropdown > hover over Alignment > fly-out menu > select Add Alignment Labels
  3. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Label type: Station Offset - Fixed Point
    2. Station offset label style: RW Sta Off 070 90
    3. Add
  4. Select alignment: Select CTH T alignment
  5. SHIFT + right-click to open OSNAP menu and select Endpoint
  6. Select point: Select point marker for PRW5
  7. Label populates
  8. Select station offset label > hover over the square grip > select Rotate Label from menu
  9. Align label with corresponding point label leader line.
  10. Repeat steps 5 - 9 for points PRW6, PRW12, & PRW13.

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Adding additional property line information to display the location of any parcels not involved in the takings directly, but that might need to be included because they're located directly adjacent to the project.

  1. Import as a block, to utilize the Civil3D labels in this drawing
    1. Command line: type I for Insert
    2. Insert dialog box
      1. Browse
        1. Select Drawing File dialog box
          1. Look in DWG folder (Local drive:\WisDOT\Design\c3d\12345678\RW\DWG)
          2. Select 81100024-ERW-Parcels.dwg
          3. Open
      2. Insertion point: X = 0.00, Y = 0.00, Z = 0.00
      3. Scale: X = 1.00, Y = 1.00, Z = 1.00
      4. Rotation > Angle: 0
      5. Check box Explode
      6. OK
  2. Exploded geometry appears
  3. Some of the needed property lines overlap the TLE Parcel Segment Table. Move the table NW of intersection.
  4. Change Layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layer Manager dropdown > select P_RW_PropertyLine
  5. Use polyline command
    1. Home tab > Draw panel > Polyline command
  6. Set OSNAP to Endpoint
  7. Trace the property lines, west of TLE parcel, that come off the intersection and aren't part of the original parcel drawing.
  8. Where necessary, flip labels
    1. Select label > right-click menu > Flip Label
  9. Other edits include
    1. Move label, use diamond grip to slide labels and make visible
    2. Delete label, select label and DELETE
    3. Edit label
      1. Select label > right-click menu > Edit Label Text
      2. Add text to preview window
      3. OK

Hide unnecessary visible property lines

  1. Toolspace > Prospector tab > expand Sites > expand Existing Parcels
    1. If there isn't an Existing Parcels, right-click on Sites and select Refresh
  2. Verify these are the newly inserted parcels
    1. Expand Parcels, to see all parcels
    2. Right-click on one of the parcels and select Select, to verify this isn't one of the original takings parcels.
  3. Add new parcel style to hide parcels instead of displaying them
    1. Right-click on Parcels > select Properties...
    2. Site Parcel Properties dialog box

      1. Composition tab > Site parcel dropdown > select _No Display

      2. Apply

        Make sure new style appears on top of list in Parcel style display order preview

      3. OK
  4. Return Toolspace...Parcels > right-click 1001 > select Properties...
    1. Parcel Properties - 1001 dialog box
      1. Information tab > Object Style dropdown > select _No Display
      2. OK

  5. Repeat step 4 for each parcel; 1002, 1003, & 1004.

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Xref topo drawing

  1. Use Load Xref on Layer command

    1. For Civil3D 2018: WisDOT Sheets tab > Manage panal > Xrefs dropdown > Load Xref on Layer

      On later version: WisDOT Sheets tab > Manage panal > Load Xref on Layer

  2. Select a File to Xref dialog box

    1. Look in: Local drive: WisDOT\Design\c3d\21345678\RW\Misc_Info\TOPO

    If the file is not there, check here: Local drive: WisDOT\Design\c3d\21345678\BaseData\Other

    1. select Topo-Ex.dwg
    2. Open

Xref opens on it's own layer. If you hover over the layer, it is labeled Xref-Topo-Ex.

In the command line, you can type XLIST, select and object and it will tell you the layer it is on.

Editing power poles

  1. WisDOT Sheets tab > Standard Components panel > Component Palettes dropdown > Block Palette
  2. Change layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layers Manager dropdown > select E_UTL_EGuyPole
  3. Block Palette > Topo Symbol Blocks tab > scroll to Lighting/Poles > select Power Pole
  4. Change scale
    1. Right-click menu > Scale > type .25
  5. Change OSNAP
    1. Status bar > OSNAP menu > select Center
  6. Select power pole
  7. Home tab > Modify panel > Copy
  8. Select pole again and, with Center OSNAP, continue selecting all power poles within Viewport.
  9. Esc to end command

Editing utility pedestal

  1. WisDOT Sheets tab > Standard Components panel > Component Palettes dropdown > Block Palette
  2. Change layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layers Manager dropdown > select E_UTL_AG
  3. Block Palette > Topo Symbol Blocks tab > scroll to Utilities > select Utility Pedestal

  4. Change scale

    1. Right-click menu > Scale > type .5
  5. Change OSNAP
    1. Status bar > OSNAP menu > select Geometric Center
  6. Select utility pedestal, in center of polygon
  7. Home tab > Modify panel > Copy
  8. Select pedestal again and continue selecting all power poles within Viewport.
  9. Esc to end command

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Filter out unnecessary layers

  1. LA
  2. Layers Properties Manager palette
    1. Filters
      1. Scroll to Xref > expand Xref > select Topo-Ex
    2. In the list, select all of the layers by selecting the first layer and SHIFT + selecting last layer.
    3. Click on lightbulb so all layers are deselected.
    4. Select lightbulbs for: Topo-Ex|E_UTL_EPowerPole, Topo-Ex|E_UTL_AG, Topo-Ex|E_SGN, Topo-Ex|E_RDWY_Name, and Topo-Ex|E_BLD
    5. X to close

Replicate buildings

  1. Change layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layers Manager dropdown > select E_BLD
  2. NCOPY
  3. Select nested objects to copy: Select all buildings
  4. ENTER to finish selection
  5. Specify base point: Select one of the buildings, drag slightly away but return back to same position.

Replicate signs

Continuing on the BLD Layer and will change that later. There is a sign, NW of intersection, with 3 parts. We will copy all 3 parts using NCOPY.

  1. NCOPY
  2. Select nested objects to copy: Select the word SIGN and two lines
  3. ENTER to finish selection
  4. SHIFT + right-click to select Endpoint OSNAP
  5. Select an endpoint, drag objects
  6. Drag objects back to original location
  7. Select object again
  8. Change layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layers Manager dropdown > select E_BLD

Replicate road names

Continuing on the BLD Layer and will change that later. There are road names STH 64 and CTH T that need to be added to our drawing.

  1. NCOPY
  2. Select nested objects to copy: Select STH 64 on west side of intersection
  3. ENTER to finish selection
  4. SHIFT + right-click to select Endpoint OSNAP
  5. Select an endpoint, drag objects
  6. SHIFT + right-click to select Endpoint OSNAP
  7. Drag objects back to original location
  8. Select object again
  9. Change layer
    1. Home tab > Layers panel > Layers Manager dropdown > select P_RW_Text
  10. Repeat for other road names; STH64 and CTH T.
  11. CTH T needs to be labeled north of the intersection.
    1. CO
    2. Select object and select a base point
    3. Drag to location

Delete Xref

  1. XREF
  2. Xref Manager palette
    1. Select Topo-Ex - right-click menu - Detach

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Xref utilities drawing

  1. Use Load Xref on Layer command
    1. WisDOT Sheets tab > Manage panal > Load Xref on Layer
  2. Select a File to Xref dialog box
    1. Look in: Local drive: WisDOT\Design\c3d\21345678\BaseData\Other
    2. select CTHT-UTILS.dwg
    3. Open
  3. This drawing needs to be attached to both RP plan sheet and takings parcel design file.
    1. XREF
    2. Xref Manager palette
      1. Select CTHT-UTILS
      2. Details > Type > change to Attach
      3. X to close

Add gas, phone, and sign labels

  1. On RP plan sheet, find tables containing utilities and sign numbers
    1. Gas lines: 10
    2. Phone lines: 20
    3. Sign: 2-1
  2. Return to takings parcel design sheet

Gas Label

  1. Annotate tab > Labels & Tables panel > Add Labels dropdown > Notes
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Note label style: select Utility Parcel Label
    2. Marker style: none
    3. Add
  3. Pick label location: Select location to place label, double bubble with XX inside
  4. Label and leader edits
    1. Move label
      1. Select label and, using square grip, drag to new location.
    2. Remove leader tail
      1. Select label > right-click menu > Label Properties...
      2. Properties palette > Annotation > Leader Tail Visibility dropdown > select Always Hide
    3. Remove leader line within bubble
      1. Select leader and, using diamond grip, drag to outer edge of bubble.
    4. Drag arrow, using square grip to point to gas line
    5. Change text in bubble
      1. Select label > right-click menu > Edit Label Text...
      2. Text Component Editor dialog box
        1. In preview window, highlight XX and type 10
        2. OK

Phone line label

  1. Annotate tab > Labels & Tables panel > Add Labels dropdown > Notes
  2. Add Labels dialog box
    1. Note label style: select Utility Parcel Label
    2. Marker style: none
    3. Add
  3. Pick label location: Select location to place label, double bubble with XX inside
  4. Label and leader edits
    1. Move label
      1. Select label and, using square grip, drag to new location.
    2. Remove leader tail
      1. Select label > right-click menu > Label Properties...
      2. Properties palette > Annotation > Leader Tail Visibility dropdown > select Always Hide
    3. Remove leader line within bubble
      1. Select leader and, using diamond grip, drag to outer edge of bubble.
    4. Drag arrow, using square grip to point to phone line
    5. Change text in bubble
      1. Select label > right-click menu > Edit Label Text...
      2. Text Component Editor dialog box
        1. In preview window, highlight XX and type 20
        2. OK

Sign label

  1. WisDOT Sheets tab > WisDOT Annotation panel > Multileader Style dropdown > select 070-HEX TAG
  2. WisDOT Sheets tab > WisDOT Annotation panel > Multileader button
  3. Specify leader arrowhead location: Select place on drawing
  4. Specify leader landing location: Select next point
  5. Edit Attributes dialog box
    1. Edit tag number: 2-1
    2. OK

Corrections

Look over and make adjustments for any overlays.

Northing-Easting label is outside of viewport

  1. XR
  2. Right-click 81100024-ERW-SecLines > Open
  3. Select northing-easting label and move to the right, using square grip.
  4. On 81100024-ERW-SecLines tab, select X to close, Yes save changes
  5. Return to 81100024-Tkng_PRW
  6. XR
  7. Right-click 81100024-ERW-SecLines > Reload
  8. Correction should appear

Make project location label in location map viewport readable

  1. Double-click label
  2. MTEXT Editor
    1. Ribbon > Style panel > Mask
    2. Background Mask dialog box
      1. Use background mask: checked
      2. Use drawing background color: checked
      3. Border offset factor: 1.5
      4. OK
  3. Select outside the box to close MTEXT Editor.

Adjust the model viewport

  1. Left-click westside viewport border
  2. Select mid-grip and drag east to 16th line.

Edit TPP Info block

  1. Double-click block
  2. Enhanced Attributes Editor dialog box
  3. Update highway name and county information

Preview before printing plot

  1. Quick Access toolbar > Printer icon
  2. Plot dialog box
    1. Preview button in lower left corner