Utilities Command Reference

You can use commands to quickly access AutoCAD Civil 3D utility functionality.

The following table lists the utility-related AutoCAD Civil 3D commands and briefly describes their functionality.

Command	Description
CgADist	Displays the total of several entered distances
CgAng	Displays acute and obtuse angle values between points or intersecting lines
CgCDist	Displays the distance between two or multiple points
CgList	Displays coordinate and geometric data for a selected line or arc
CgSList	Displays slope, grade, and horizontal distance on a line or arc, or between two points
ContentBrowser	Opens the Autodesk Content Browser where you can access catalogs of metric and imperial tools to use for design creation
Drive	Displays a moving 3D view along a roadway to create the appearance of driving through the model
DockCT	Docks the Coordinate Tracker utility
DockInquiry	Docks the Inquiry utility
FloatCT	Changes the Coordinate Tracker utility from docked to floating
FloatInquiry	Floats the Inquiry utility
HideCT	Hides the Coordinate Tracker utility
HideEventViewer	Hides the Event Viewer utility
HideInquiry	Hides the Inquiry utility
ObjectViewer	Displays the Object Viewer utility
Mapcheck	Checks the error of closure of a parcel or survey figure from its labels, or from manual input of direction, distance, and curve data
MinDistBetweenEntities	Identifies the shortest distance between two entities
MvBlockAdd	Inserts a multi-view block definition into a drawing
MvBlockDefEdit	Edits how a multi-view block appears in different view directions
MvBlockEditAttributes	Edits the attributes defined for a multi-view block
MvBlockEditViewBlockOffsets	Changes the offset of a multi-view block from its insertion point
MvBlockUpdate	Updates the attributes of blocks in your drawing
Notes	Adds notes to a drawing
PointToPointCheck	Calculates a point to point sight distance check
ShowCT	Tracks the coordinates of the cursor in any coordinate system
ShowEventViewer	Opens the Event Viewer window where you can view messages that are logged during an AutoCAD Civil 3D session
ShowInquiry	Lists data about objects based on a selected inquiry type
SightDistanceCheck	Calculates sight distances along a roadway with the Sight Distance Check Wizard
VertDistBetweenEntities	Identifies the vertical distance between two entities
ZoneOfVisualInfluence	Calculates a local visibility check