Civil 3D Tip: Importing Codes into Figure Prefix Database
- Create a new Figure Prefix Database on the Survey Tab.
- Add at least two codes to the database.
- Open the .fdb_xdef file in Excel. File is located here: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D20xx\enu\Survey\.
- Excel will pop up with a couple alerts:
Click Yes on the first, and then OK on the second and third pop-ups. - Delete these columns:
- Delete these rows:
- Set the kRevision column to 0 and copy rows for however many field codes are needed.
- Paste list of field codes into this column:
- After adding the codes, Save As XML Data (*.xml).
- An alert will pop up. Click Continue.
- Close out of Excel.
- Open the .fdb_xdef file in an XML editor like Notepad++.
- Open the .xml file that you just saved.
- Each Record in the .xml file is formatted just like each Record in the .fdb_xdef file.
- Copy each Record in the .xml file and paste into the .fdb_xdef file after <Table>. Make sure the end of the .fdb_xdef file after the last </Record> has </tableRoot>.
- Refresh the Figure Prefix Databases.
- Manage the Figure Prefix Database that you just created.
- Now you can set the Breakline, Lot Line, Layer, Style, and Site settings.
