Use the Toolspace Survey tab to create local survey databases. You can subsequently create a new AutoCAD Civil 3D Project from the existing local survey database.
A survey database contains all the control points, known directions, observation measurements, traverse definitions, figures, and standard deviations based on equipment data for the survey database. This includes observations imported from data collector files, entered from the ToolspaceSurvey tab, the survey editors (for example, Traverse Editor and Observation Editor), and Survey Command Window.
A survey database is displayed on the ToolspaceSurvey tab under the Survey Databases collection.
By default, survey databases are local and do not use the AutoCAD Civil 3D project management functionality. You can subsequently create a new AutoCAD Civil 3D Project from the existing local database. When a new AutoCAD Civil 3D project is created from Prospector, a new Survey database is automatically created and must be checked out to add or modify data.
AutoCAD Civil 3D project management determines the working folder, therefore the databases that are displayed in the working folder may vary depending on whether you are logged in or logged out.
