Prospector Tab

You can manage project files and records most reliably when you use the Toolspace Prospector tab to create all projects. After you create a new project, it is displayed in the Projects collection in Autodesk Civil 3D. Also, on the Prospector tab, you can view, edit, and manage drawings as well as Autodesk Civil 3D object data stored in a vault.

You should use a project template to create a standard folder structure for all of your projects. The template “_Sample Project” is provided with Autodesk Civil 3D and stored by default in C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Civil 3D Project Templates. If this template does not meet your needs, simply copy it, revise the folder names and structure, and save it with a different name in the Autodesk Civil 3D Project Templates folder. Then, when you create a project, you can select your custom template. You can easily make multiple templates for different project types.