Drawing, Feature, and Command Settings

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About Autodesk Civil 3D Settings
Settings in Autodesk Civil 3D control many preset values, such as drawing units, scale, and coordinate system.
To Specify Ambient Settings
To Specify Feature-Level Settings
To Specify Command-Level Settings
About Units and Zone Settings
Using the Units and Zone tab of the Drawing Settings dialog box, you can select linear and angular units, a coordinate system, and scale for the drawing.
To Specify Units and Zone Settings
About Transformation Settings
Using the Transformation tab of the Drawing Settings dialog box, you can relate the local northing and local easting coordinates of your drawing to the grid northing and grid easting coordinates for the current zone.
To Specify Transformation Settings
To Specify Object Layer Settings
To Specify Abbreviation Settings

Parent topic: Getting Started