Question:

How do I create a copy of civil geometry?

Answer:

You will need to use the command Copy Element located at Geometry > Horizontal > Modify > Copy Element.

This will create a new geometry with the following properties:

• The new geometry will have an incremented name of the original element. (For example, if the original was "CL", the copy will be "CL1".)
• This will be an exact copy with all the original rules.
• The new geometry will have the same feature definition as the original.
• All intervals (gaps) are retained.

If you toggle on "Do not copy rules", a new instance of geometry will be created with the following properties:

• The new geometry will have an incremented name of the original element. (For example, if the original was "CL", the copy will be "CL1".)
• All civil rules will be removed.
• The new geometry will have the same feature definition as the original.
• All intervals (gaps) will be removed.

Note:  The Drawing > Manipulate > Copy command will create an element that is not ruled, not featurized, not named, and not true civil geometry.