C3D 2013:2 ways to edit Properties of Parcel in Information and Description

[scottchang]

Hi all,

I have tried to edit the Properies of Parcel in Information and Description by using the following 2 methods:

Method #1: I started with Settings in Toolspace => work on Parcel Style and Label Style for setting up the desired data I want to input. Then I went to Prospector in Toolspace => Sites => Site 1 => Parcels => Property : 1 for editing the desired data.

Method #2: On the drawing area, I selected the created Parcel object by clicking on the Property : 1 to get the Properties tab. Then I edited the Information - Style, Parcel Area Label Style, Name. I went to Prospector => Sites => Site 1 => Parcels => Property : 1 => Information - Descrition for adding the desired data.

My questions:

Q1.  Did Method #2 change any thing in the Settings in Toolspace?

Q2.  What is advantage in each Method?

Q3. In the Settings for Method #1, I saw the following items:

                    Parcel

                            User-Pefined Property Classifications

                            Parcel Styles

                            Label Styles

                            Table Styles

                            Commands

      What are User-Defined Property Classifications, Table Styles, and Commends for?

Please kindly help, answer my questions and respond

Thanks in advance,

Scott Chang

[dgordon]

q1: no q2: no advantage, just personal preference. q3: user defined, if you needed it you would know what it was. just ignore it. parcel tables can be generated to show various information on multiple parcels. the commands area is standard for all civil 3d objects. settings for how you want the commands to react by default can be found here.