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Change the point group display order
NOTE This exercise uses Points-2.dwg and Existing Basemap.dwg with the
modifications you made in the previous exercise.
1 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Point Groups collection.
Notice the order of the point groups in the Prospector tree. The point
group display order determines how points that belong to more than one
point group are displayed in a drawing. When a drawing is opened or
regenerated, AutoCAD Civil 3D searches down the point group display
order to determine how the point will appear.
For example, if a point belongs to all three groups, AutoCAD Civil 3D
will first look in the Storm Manholes point to determine if a point label
style has been assigned to that point group. If it has not, AutoCAD Civil
3D will look in the Detention Pond point group, and then the _All Points
group until the point label style setting is found.
2 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click the Point Groups
collection. Click Properties.
3 In the Point Groups dialog box, select the Storm Manholes point group.
4 Click
display order.
5 Click OK.
Notice that the point style for the STORM MH points has changed to an
X, and the label has disappeared. This happened because when the Storm
Manholes point group was placed below the _All Points point group, the
_All Points point group's point style and point label style settings took
precedence over those of the Storm Manholes point group.
6 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click the _All Points point
group. Click Properties.
7 In the Point Group Properties dialog box, on the Overrides tab, select the
Point Label Style box. Click OK.
This option ensures that the Point Label Style setting of the point group
overrides the Point Label Style setting of the individual points included
in the point group.
8 In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, right-click the Point Groups
collection. Click Properties.
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to move the Storm Manholes point group to the bottom of the