About the Reports Manager

Use the Reports Manager to access all the report types that are available in AutoCAD Civil 3D. You can add custom reports to the Reports Manager so even your custom reporting can be done through the same interface.

Reports in AutoCAD Civil 3D are of two types: LandXML and .NET. Depending on the type of report, different dialog boxes are displayed after you select the report to run.

• The LandXML reports use LandXML data output for report generation, and use predefined or custom XSL style sheets to format the report data. LandXML reports use the Report Settings for all settings, such as report header information, units, precision, and so on.
  Tip: You can tell if a report is a LandXML-based report if the Export To XML Report dialog box is displayed when you run the report.
• The .NET reports use custom dialog boxes for selecting the data and options for the report. .NET reports use a combination of Report Settings (for Client and Owner settings), but they use the drawing Ambient Settings for units, precision, and so on.

Note: The LandXML Reporting tool is included with AutoCAD Civil 3D as an application that you can run independently of AutoCAD Civil 3D. To use this tool, you export a LandXML file and then open it within the LandXML Reporting tool. Access the LandXML Reporting tool by double-clicking Reporting.exe in the \Autodesk\LandXML Reporting 8 folder.