Editing Property Lines

Edit property lines by using the Reshape tool, or by clicking the Edit with Dialog button from the Object Info palette. Additional parameters can also be modified from the Object Info palette. See Reshaping Objects for information on using the Reshape tool for editing.

To edit property lines using the Object Info palette:

1. Select the property line.

2. Modify the parameters from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Rotation	Specifies the number of degrees to rotate the object (0.00 is horizontal)
Text Style	Select a text style from a library or the current file. To use the style defined for the object’s class, select <Class Text Style>. To format the text using options on the Text menu, select <Un-Styled>. See Using Text Styles and Formatting Text.
Name	Enter a property line name
Number	Enter a property line number
Area	Displays the area of the property line
Perimeter	Displays the length of the property line perimeter
Show Name	Select to display the property line name
Show Number	Select to display the property line number
Show Area	Select to display the area of the property line, along with a leader line
Area Units	If using Imperial drawing units, select Acres or Square Feet; if using metric drawing units, select Hectares or Square Meters
Decimals	Indicates the number of decimal places to display for the property line area
Text Rotation	Specifies the text rotation degrees
Fill Behind Text	Select to display a fill behind text
Annotate Segments	Select to annotate each segment of the property line
Annotation Style	When Annotate Segments is selected, indicate the annotation information to display
Angle Format	Select whether the annotations display in Azimuth or Bearing angle format
Show as Texture Bed on Site Model	Select to display the property line as a texture bed on the site model (see Creating a Texture Bed)
Texture Bed Class	If Show as Texture Bed is selected, specify the texture bed class
Edit with Dialog	Click to display the Define Property Line dialog box for editing the property line; see Drawing Property Lines for information on parameters
Vertex parameters	Edits the property line path vertices; see Editing Vertex-Based Objects

For information on editing object vertices, see Reshaping Objects.

3. If the property line is designated to be a texture bed on the site model, select Tools > Organization. On the Classes tab, select the class designated as the texture bed class, and assign it a distinctive fill color, or, if the Renderworks product is installed, a texture. Select the site model and click Update from the Object Info palette; the property line displays as a texture bed on the site model. Switch to a 3D view and render for the full effect.

4. When Annotate Segments is selected and curve data exists, a curve data worksheet is automatically created, showing curve data in worksheet form. Select Window > Worksheets to display the worksheet, or view it from the Resource Browser.

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Property Line Tool

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