Parts List
When you know what parts you need, what they need to look like, and how you want them to behave, you can standardize your needs in the form of a parts list. If you think of the part catalog, the styles in your template, and the rule sets as being your well-stocked workshop, the parts list is the toolbox that you fill with only the equipment you need to get the job done. Parts lists are stored in your standard Civil 3D template so they’re at your fingertips when new jobs are created.
For example, when you’re designing a sanitary sewer system, you may need only a small spectrum of PVC pipe sizes and manhole types that follow a few sets of rules and require only a style or two. You wouldn’t want to have to sort through your entire collection ...
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