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Civil 3D 2026 - XRef base with Labels show as hatched background mask
You built the surface. You built the profile. You styled the labels. You even tested it. Plotted from model space? Fine. Plotted from a layout viewport in the base file? Also fine. Same template. Same CTB. Same PC3. Same Civil 3D styles. Then you xref that base file into a sheet and suddenly your plan set looks like it’s been redacted by a federal agency. White/colored boxes. Opaque masks. Geometry disappearing behind rectangles. So what changed? Not the template. Not the CTB
Kate Brown
4 days ago4 min read
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