Creating Alignments

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About Creating Alignments
Create alignments in many ways using Autodesk Civil 3D, such as creating them from objects, and using the Alignment Layout Tools.
About Creating an Alignment With the Alignment Layout Tools
Create an alignment with the Alignment Layout Tools.
To Create an Alignment Using the Alignment Layout Tools
To Work With Curve and Spiral Settings for Alignments
To Draw Tangent-Tangent Alignments With the Alignment Layout Tools
To Create an Alignment From Graphic Entities
About Creating an Alignment by Best Fit
Create an alignment that follows the most logical path through a series of feature lines, COGO points, or AutoCAD lines, arcs, points, or blocks.
To Create an Alignment by Best Fit
To Create Offset Alignments and Associated Profiles
About Creating an Alignment From an Existing Alignment
Create an alignment from all or part of an existing alignment.
To Create an Alignment From an Existing Alignment
To Create Alignment References
About Creating Connected Alignments
You can use the connected alignments feature to create an alignment that transitions between two intersecting alignments and to create a profile that transitions between their profiles.
To Create Connected Alignments
To Create a Rail Alignment
To Create a Rail Alignment from Objects

Parent topic: Alignments