https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/95416/automatically-create-3d-elementsI have several Project Explorer features set to &#39;Automatically Create 3D Elements&#39; and &#39;Create Template Geometry&#39;. I also have assigned a Corridor Template to a geometry feature. When I draw an alignment (with the Feature Definition Toggle Bar correctlyen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/277991?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:19:28 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:14d70e0e-f432-45b2-8077-341a0048ccd0Mike Barkasi<p>Paul</p> <p>The &quot; create 3D automatically&quot; and &quot;Use Feature definition template&quot; commands are settings that will only function on the initial placement of the (Civil) element. </p> <p>The create 3D automatically can create a best fit alignment or establish a profile on an element when snapped to the ends of elements with active profiles.</p> <p>The Use Feature Definition Template&quot; will attach the template specified with the features properties to the alignment on the initial placement.</p> <p>When importing Geometry, the geometry is imported but no feature can be specified. </p> <p>When creating a &quot;civil ruled&quot; feature the element has been created previously and is now only being updated with civil attributes (rules).</p> <p>HTH</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>