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Utilities

You can use the Autodesk Civil 3D Utilities to perform operations not related to a specific object or command.

Topics in this section
  • About Coordinate Geometry (COGO)
    Use coordinate geometry to enter accurate geometry when creating objects and find out accurate geometry for existing objects.
  • About Mapcheck Analysis
    Perform a Mapcheck Analysis by selecting Autodesk Civil 3D line and curve labels to determine values from label objects based on the precision of the annotation of the label object, or enter mapcheck data manually.
  • About Notes
    With the Notes command, you can add either detailed or reference information to a selected object.
  • To Use the Object Viewer
  • About the Inquiry Tool
    Use the Inquiry Tool to run inquiries on Autodesk Civil 3D objects. You can extract information from the design model to aid in design, validation, and analysis. See About Inquiry Typest for a list of available inquiries.
  • About The Coordinate Tracker
    You can use the Coordinate Tracker to view and capture X, Y, and Z drawing coordinates.
  • To Track Stations in Alignments, Profiles, and Sections
  • About The Event Viewer Vista
  • About Multi-View Blocks
    A multi-view block is an Autodesk Civil 3D object that can have different representations in different view directions. You create a multi-view block from AutoCAD blocks that represent the different views of the custom object that you are creating.
  • About Drafting Tools
    You can perform a variety of editing operations on linework components and certain Civil objects using the AEC Modify Tools.
  • About Visibility Checks
    Visibility checks are features that enable you to visually inspect your model, including the Drive tool and the Line of Sight tools (Point to Point Line of Sight, Sight Distance Along Corridor, and Zone of Visual Influence).
  • About Line of Sight Tools
    Use these tools to analyze the line of sight between any two points, around the radius of a single point, and at intervals along a roadway.
  • Utilities Command Reference
    You can use commands to quickly access Autodesk Civil 3D utility functionality.

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