


Maybe not by converting things in the drawing but by actually launching some parcel tools. And then I can add additional segments to make more parcels. You'll see that I now have a parcel number 260 in the drawing. But if I were to close this back up, let's refresh that. In fact, if I go into prospector and look under sites, site one and parcels, you'll see that there are no parcels listed. If I were to break that somehow, let's say, grab this segment and open up that parcel, it disappears, the labels disappeared, and that parcel no longer exists in the drawing.

But I didn't create this parcel, it was created automatically and indirectly, because these four segments intersect and create a closed shape. So I've got a parcel segment and a parcel. So this is a special kind of Civil 3D object, called a Parcel Segment, you may have also noticed that a label appeared in the center and if I click on that label, you'll see that that is a parcel. And if I go into properties, you'll see that it lists it as a parcel segment there. So you'll see when I click on one of these, the contextual tab indicates that this is a parcel segment. What I've done is I've created four new parcels segments based on those lines, and the lines have been removed. I've got some settings that will be applied when any new parcels are created. I'll just select my four line segments and press Enter. This is a command we'll cover again, in an upcoming video. Go to my Parcel menu, and we'll select Create Parcel from objects. I'm going to convert them into parcel segments. Currently, on my screen, I've got four lines, these are just AutoCAD lines, they are not yet parcel segments. The way it works is that a parcel is created when several parcel segments intersect to create a closed shape. As we begin this chapter on Parcels, let's take a look at the unique way in which Civil 3D creates parcels.
