About Specifying Locations in a Drawing

When you are prompted for a location in a drawing, you can use one of several methods to specify the coordinates.

Select an Existing Point

Use the mouse to select an AutoCAD Civil 3D point in the active drawing.

Specify a Location in the Drawing

Enter X, Y (and Z, if prompted) coordinates at the command line, separated by a comma. Alternatively, click a location in the drawing. You can use AutoCAD Object Snaps to select a point accurately.

Use Civil Transparent Commands

Some of the Civil transparent commands calculate point locations from angles, distances, and drawing geometry.

Use the Coordinate Tracker

You can send drawing coordinate information to the command line based on cursor location and a specified surface.