You can use the AutoCAD Civil 3D survey features to download, create, analyze, and adjust survey data. The survey features extend the functionality of AutoCAD Civil 3D by streamlining the process of transferring field-captured survey data to and from the office.
Topics in this section
- Survey Overview
You can use the complete set of tools in AutoCAD Civil 3D to import survey data, perform surveying calculations, and automate symbol placement and line work.
- Survey Project Phases
Organize survey data by creating networks within the survey database for the various stages of a project.
- Survey User Interface
Manage, analyze, and edit survey data using the ToolspaceSurvey tab, the Survey collection in the Prospector tab, the Survey collection in the Settings tab, the Survey Command Window, and various panorama vistas.
- Survey Objects
Survey networks and figures persist in AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings as drawing objects.
- Survey Styles and Display
Use the survey styles to control the way that survey networks and figures are displayed in a drawing.
- Survey Databases
In AutoCAD Civil 3D, survey data is not drawing dependent and is stored in an external database. For display and visualization, survey data can be manually and automatically inserted into a drawing when the survey database is updated or when data is imported into the survey database.
- Survey Networks
A survey network is a series of interconnected lines that represent the observed instrument setups, or stations. It contains all associated known control points, known directions, setups, and observations.
- Survey Queries
Use the Survey Query ribbon tab to search a survey database for the survey points and figures that meet a specified series of conditions.