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Drainage Design and Analysis Tools Command Reference

The following table lists the drainage design and analysis Autodesk Civil 3D commands and briefly describes their functionality.

Command Description
AddPondContour Adds a contour to a pond at an elevation.
AddPondSideSlope Adds a side slope to a pond.
CreateCatchmentFromObject Creates a catchment from a polyline as its boundary and a polyline as its flow path.
CreateCatchmentFromSurface Creates a catchment based on the terrain of a specified surface.
CreateChannel Creates a channel from feature lines.
CreatePond Opens the Create Pond dialog box to initiate pond creation.
CreatePondFromObject Creates a pond from existing closed geometry.
CreatePondFromSurface Creates a pond by specifying a depression area in a surface.
CreatePondReference Opens the Create Pond Reference dialog box to initiate pond reference creation.
CreateUndergroundStorage Opens the Create Underground Storage dialog box to initiate underground storage creation.
CreateUndergroundStorageFromObj Creates an underground storage area from existing closed geometry.
DeletePondContour Removes a contour from a pond.
DrainageAnalysis Begins the drainage analysis workflow which prompts for a drainage system selection and then rainfall data.
DrainageDesignUpgrade Verifies if the drainage objects in the project are compatible with the current version of Drainage Tools for Civil 3D. The resulting dialog gives the option of upgrading the project objects to the current version, or leave them in their current state. If not upgraded, newer tools may not be available to the project.
EditCatchmentProperties Prompts for a catchment selection and then opens the Catchment Properties dialog box for editing.
EditChannelProperties Prompts for a channel selection and then opens the Channel Properties dialog box for editing.
EditChannelStyle Prompts for a channel selection and then opens the Channel Style dialog box for editing.
EditPondProperties Prompts for a pond selection and then opens the Pond Properties dialog box for editing.
EditPondStyle Prompts for a pond selection and then opens the Pond Style dialog box for editing.
EditUndergroundStorageProperties Prompts for an underground storage selection and then opens the Underground Storage Properties dialog box for editing.
EditUndergroundStorageStyle Prompts for a underground storage selection and then opens the Underground Storage Style dialog box for editing.
FeatureLinesFromPond Opens the Extract Feature Lines dialog box to initiate line extraction from the pond.
FilletPond Adds curves to pond geometry for a smoother and more natural appearance.
QuickEditPond Prompts for pond contour elevations and side slope dimensions editing
RedefinePondFromSurface Prompts for redefining the geometry of a surface-based pond.

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