Getting Started Tutorials

Getting Started Tutorials

These tutorials will help you learn about the application workspace and some In this chapter
important design tools and tasks.
In AutoCAD Civil 3D, design data is organized as object collections in the Workspace
Toolspace window. In Toolspace, the Prospector tab displays the hierarchy of
design objects, such as points, surfaces, and alignments. The Settings tab displays Object
a hierarchy of object styles, including styles for labels and tables.
The Panorama window displays data in a horizontally oriented grid, which makes
it easier to see many columns at once. Each type of data displayed in Panorama
uses a separate tab, known as a vista, that is specific to that data type.
The Object Viewer is a utility used to examine objects in your drawing.
While Labels are created as either an individual object or a label group object,
they cannot be disassociated from the object using them. Most settings collections
for features, such as parcels, alignments, and surfaces, contain their own unique
label styles. When you define a label style, you determine the purpose of the
label and set up a relationship with the object using them.