AutoCAD Settings, etc

The C3DMEMO program needs to be configured to work correctly.

In case the program is running in pure AutoCAD, whenever some kind of CADMEMO report is to be executed, it must first interpret the project.

Then we have:

1. The parcels are closed Polylines closed in a layer defined below
2. The sites are Polylines enclosed in specific layer, which circumscribe parcels. Note that these polylines are only used to identify the site. Your actual limits will be calculated based on the parcels geometry
3. The Streets are Polylines in specific layer, which represent the street axis
4. The vertices are attributed blocks or points

To identify these elements, you need to set up a series of attributed blocks or texts with specific layers.

To map these blocks, attributes, and layers, when calling any command, the following screen will appear:

Configure the items in the Identification category and click the Save button. So, the next time you use the commands, the screen will already be configured.

Then we have for each item (lot, sites, streets and vertices):

• Option - informs the option of identifying the elements, it can be:
  • Text - when chosen, the ID will be made with TEXT inside the polyline, on a specific layer
  • Block - when chosen, the ID will be made with BLOCK WITH ATTRIBUTES inside the polyline
• Block - name of the block to fetch inside the item
  It should be a block with attributes
• Name - Attribute/layer that will inform the name of the item
• Description - Attribute/layer that will inform the description
• Number - Attribute/layer that will inform the number
• Layer - Layer of the 2D polylines (LWPOLYLINE) representing the items

Note that the fields related to blocks and attributes are disabled in case the program is running on Civil 3D, since in this, one works with parcels, alignments and CogoPoints.

Tips:

You may not need to use all attributes, so simply select the same attribute for all elements.

The Description attribute can be useful for writing those "generic" texts, for example, "urban parcel" or "permanent preservation area". That is, texts that can not be represented by Name only.