I have been teaching the past couple of weeks, and one question that has come up several times is how we protect our styles from being used by others. I believe this concern has to do with the amount of time and effort that firms put into creating their corporate template. There are a handful of options for submitting drawings without including our Civil 3D styles:
1. The first option I will discuss is the export to AutoCAD command. The option will essentially take our Civil 3D drawing to a mere AutoCAD drawing. You can type AecExportToAutoCAD2010 or select export from under the file menu.
2. The second option is to submit drawings in either dwf or pdf form. Lots of agencies are now accepting data in electronic form, and this is an excellent way of submitting plans.
3. The third option to consider is giving an xml file. If they are only asking for data, the xml file will allow you to provide surface or pipe data for example, while not providing the accompanying styles. The export command can be found under the file menu as well.
4. The last option to look at is to simply delete all unused styles. This can be very time consuming. It should be noted that if a style is in use, you will not be able to delete it.
Using one of the methods described above should keep you from seeing your name in the created by box next time you open another firms drawings.
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