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
TraverseEditor	Creates 2D traverses from entered data or from a selected polyline
TraverseAdjustment	Applies an adjustment method to traverse data and creates reports
TxConvertRW5ToFBK	Converts a RW5 file into an FBK file that can be imported into an AutoCAD Civil 3D survey database
TxConvertStarNetDATtoFBK	Converts a Star*Net DAT file to an FBK file that can be imported into an AutoCAD Civil 3D survey database
TxEditLsiFile	Edits a least squares input file
TxLineDirectionDistance	Draws AutoCAD LINE segments by referencing bearings and distances, locations selected in the drawing, or COGO points
TxManageParcelProperties	Manages parcel properties and exports parcel information to a CSV file
TxQuickCrossSection	Creates temporary cross sections of a surface
TxReportAlignOffset	Creates a report that lists information for staking out an offset alignment from stations on the primary alignment
TxReportCogoPoint	Creates a report that lists user-specified COGO point properties for a selection of points
TxReportCorridorPoints	Creates a report that lists specified corridor point code properties, such as station and offset, relative to a specified alignment
TxReportCorridorSlopeStake	Creates a report that lists the cross sectional and slope break data along the selected link within the selected corridor
TxReportHorizAlign	Creates a report that lists the horizontal tangent, curve, and station equation information for a range of stations for specified alignments
TxReportMetesAndBounds	Creates a report that lists legal descriptions in metes and bounds for a selected alignment, parcel, or survey figure
TxReportPointProx	Creates a report that lists duplicate points either in the drawing or a survey database that are located within a specified horizontal tolerance of each other
TxReportProfGeom	Creates a report that lists profile curve design violations for passing sight distance, headlight sight distance, and stopping sight distance
TxReportProfile	Creates a report that compares a profile's parameters with its specified design criteria
TxReportProfilePVCurve	Creates a report that lists information for crest and sag vertical curves
TxReportProfilePVICurve	Creates a report that lists the station, elevation, and grade out for each PVI in existing and finished ground profiles, as well as vertical curve information for finished ground profiles
TxReportProjectSummary	Creates a report that lists information about project data, survey database information, and data shortcuts
TxReportRadialConsecutiveInv	Creates a report that lists coordinate, angle and distance, and slope information for a list of specified COGO points, either consecutively, or radially from an occupied COGO point
TxReportSurveyFigure	Creates a report that lists figure properties based on a selected survey database and user-specified filters
TxReportSurveyFigureNode	Creates a report that lists user-specified survey figure node and point data based on a specified survey database and filters
TxReportSurveyPoints	Creates a report that lists user-specified properties for all survey points in a specified survey database
TxSurfaceHighLowPoints	Creates COGO points at the highest and lowest points within the boundary of a specified surface
VertDistBetweenEntities	Identifies the vertical distance between two entities
ZoneOfVisualInfluence	Calculates a local visibility check