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

HideDrawingTips

Turns off the display of the Station Tracker

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

ShowDrawingTips

Displays the Station Tracker in the current viewport

ShowDrawingTipsFull

Displays the Station Tracker in all viewports

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