Utilities Command Reference

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

The following table lists the utility-related Autodesk 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, horizontal distance, and elevational difference 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 Autodesk 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 Autodesk Civil 3D survey database
TxConvertStarNetDATtoFBK Converts a Star*Net DAT file to an FBK file that can be imported into an Autodesk 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