Before using the AutoCAD Civil 3D survey features, review and modify the settings that define survey user defaults, drawing settings, database settings, and equipment settings.
Tutorial Exercise: Adjusting and Verifying Settings
Topics in this section
- User Settings
Survey user settings are specific to a Windows user login account and affect only the survey features, not project or drawing data.
- Database Settings
Survey database settings are specific to the survey features of an AutoCAD Civil 3D survey database.
- Equipment Properties
The survey equipment properties specify the values associated with a specific surveying instrument, such as the standard deviations associated with the measuring capabilities for the equipment. This information is used in the Least Squares calculations.
- Survey Drawing Settings
You can use survey drawing settings to specify the default behavior for drawing-related survey commands.