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Viewing Surface Statistics

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Intermediate

AutoCAD Civil 3D provides extensive statistics based on the current state of the surface.

Surface statistics categories include:

  • General. Common to all surface types. Includes information such as bounding extents and elevations.
  • Extended. Available for (non-volume) TIN and grid surfaces. Includes information such as 2D and 3D area as well as grade and slope values.
  • Grid. Specific to grid surfaces. Includes information such as grid spacing and orientation.
  • TIN. Specific to TIN surfaces. Includes information the number, area, and length of surface triangles.
  • Volume. Specific to volume surfaces. Includes volume statistics.

To view the statistics for a surface

  1. In Toolspace, on the Prospector tab, expand the Surfaces collection, right-click the surface, and click Properties.
  2. In the Surface Properties dialog box, click the Statistics tab.
  3. To view the statistics for the surface, expand the corresponding category.

Toolspace Context Menu

Prospector tab: Surfacesright-click <surface-name> Properties

Object Context Menu

Surface Properties

Command Line

EditSurfaceProperties

Dialog Box


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