Toolspace

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Introduction

From the Toolspace, users can view, create, edit, delete and manage display of all Civil Site Design String, Point, Surface and Model data in the drawing, as well as access learning resources. 

The Toolspace provides a centralised location for all object data created with Civil Site Design. 

The Toolspace displays as a traditional CAD panel, able to be docked, anchored, auto-hidden and repositioned like other panels in the CAD platform.

Toolspace Tabs

Along the edge of the Toolspace panel are the following tabs:

• Data tab: contains all the object data contained in the drawing

• Resources tab: contains blog, help and getting started resources.

Data tab

The Data tab is organised in a tree structure and complete with context menus and object icons:

• Project Settings (right click on the drawing name)

• Object Collections (Object types that contain Design Objects below it), logically grouped in creation order from top to bottom. Object Collections include Templates, Alignments, Strings, Surfaces, Point Groups, Models, Subgrade Models, and Corridor objects.  Threads are also included.

• Design Objects.  These are individual objects in the drawing able to be edited or deleted via right click.

Wherever shown, users can click on the + or - symbol to expand or collapse a collection to see objects for that collection.

At the bottom of the Toolspace are quick access commands related to automated creation and outputs.

Alignments

Alignments provide the plan geometry for creating a String.  All alignments are listed in this Object collection, including Civil 3D alignments (when operated in a Civil 3D environment).

Right click on any alignment to use it for creating a String.

Alignments that are in use will display an icon with a small green circled tick.

Object Collections

Object Collections are organised from top to bottom in the Toolspace to match the design workflow.  Objects are shown under each group:

• Templates

  • Templates provide a cross section shape that can be applied to Strings to create design sections (drawn perpendicular to the centreline alignment) that connect to Codes (running along the length of the alignment) representing features/grade breaks in the cross section.

  • Templates can be managed here: Create, edit, delete and copy

• Alignments

  • Alignments can be selected for creation of Road Strings, Network Strings and Profile Strings

• Road Strings

  • Road Strings connect to each other vertically to form cross road and tee intersections - they are the only String type allowing connection of Network Strings. 

• Network Strings

  • Kerb Return Strings connect between a Main Road and a Side Road at intersections

  • Cul-de-sac Strings connect at the start or end of a Road, from one side of the road to the other

  • Knuckle Strings connect along one side of a Road to act as a widening

  • Roundabout Strings connect vertically in a created cross or tee intersection

• Profile Strings

  • Profile Strings contain a vertical design and optionally cross sections.  They can be included in any model to create design surfaces and subgrade surfaces.

• Grading Strings

  • Grading Strings are created from polyline geometry and include automated controls to apply corner cleanup between adjacent segments in the polyline. 

• CSD Surfaces

  • The TotalModel (Auto Model) design surface created from Road and Network Strings will be listed here. 
    Note: The TotalModel Surface will automatically display on update/refresh of the design or rebuild of all surfaces.

  • Other Surfaces created by the software will be listed here.

  • Different surface types will be identified with different icons (denoting the source for the surface output).  Except for TotalModel surface and surfaces created using the Surface Manager, all other surface types will be grouped in Surface Object Collections
    

• Point Groups

  • Point Groups contain collections of COGO points

  • In Civil 3D, Point Groups listed here may be Linked to Point Groups in Civil 3D.  In this case, the linked point group provides functionality to manage the point geometry and properties using Civil Site Design

• Models

  • Models store the collection of Strings to be included as breaklines in a design surface as well as the Codes to be trimmed out/excluded from a design surface

  • Surface Extend models are listed here.  Surface Extend models are linked to a String and provide the ability to extend surface data left and/or right of selected code/s on the String.

• Subgrade Models

  • Subgrade Models are listed here.  Users can edit the layers and codes used to create the subgrade model.  The Model is displayed in the drawing via a surface, and can be exported as polylines to the drawing

• Corridors (Civil 3D Only)

  • Lists all Civil 3D Corridors created from the software

  • Provides functionality to manage the Corridor inputs and update Corridor outputs

• Threads

  • Threads describe a set of actions.

Object Highlighting

Hover on an alignment, String, Point or Survey line in the Toolspace to highlight that object in the drawing.  For many objects, a double click will act as a zoom to the object - right click Zoom is also available.

Running Commands from the Toolspace

To run commands from the toolspace, right click on any Object Collection (eg: Alignment heading) or an individual Design Object (eg: Alignment) to obtain a context menu of relevant commands:

Object Collection Commands

Object Commands

Identifying 'In Use' Objects

Any objects displaying a small green tick indicates that object is in use by another object. 

Initial Toolspace Display for new projects

Where the software has never been started on a drawing, the user will be invited to 'Launch' Civil Site Design.  This will generate program settings for the drawing to support the software.  A data folder will be created to store data.

After clicking Launch Civil Site Design, the Toolspace will display the object list and all Alignments.

In order to create Strings, the software requires at least:

• One Surface in the drawing (this is used to establish the existing ground elevations when a String is created), and

• One or more alignments (the alignment geometry and name are used to create Strings for profile and section designs to be applied)

Refreshing the Object List - Civil 3D

If more Civil 3D Alignment/s are added to the drawing after opening the Toolspace, or edits are made and it is desired to do a full update of the models and plan labels, click on the Refresh button to update.

Building Road Strings - Auto Model Surface

Road Strings support connections with Network Strings and can automatically create a complete model of the road network - named TotalModel.  This will also create a Surface named TotalModel, however this requires running the Auto Model command. 

After first creating a Road String, the Toolspace will display a button to update the automatic road network model:

Click on this button to update the automatic road network model, TotalModel, and create the TotalModel surface.  After creation, the TotalModel surface will automatically update when any Road or Network String is edited.

Details

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Launch	If this is a new project, click on this button to initialize the Toolspace to display the object listing.
Refresh (Update)	If additional Civil 3D Alignments are created in the drawing, click this button to include them in the Alignments object collection. If newly created Strings, Surfaces, Models or Corridors (Civil 3D) are not displaying, click this button to display them in the object collection. A Thread can be set to run whenever this button is clicked. This command also executes the Update All command.
Panel Tabs	Tabs are displayed along the edge of the Toolspace.
Data tab	Contains all Civil Site Design data, listed in a tree view arranged by object type.
[Drawing Name]	Right click commands: Set Civil 3D Styles (Civil 3D only) Set the Civil 3D Styles to apply to Civil 3D objets created by the software: Surfaces, Profiles, Profile Views and Alignments.br>Click to open the Set Civil 3D Styles command. Drawing Settings Manages the overall behaviour of Civil Site Design.  Click to open the Active Drawing Settings command. Toolspace Settings Includes functionality to manage the display of the Toolspace.  Inputs include:   Load Toolspace when opening Civil Site Design Project If toggled on, when a drawing is opened it is scanned for Civil Site Design data.  If the drawing contains Civil Site Design data, the toolspace will open. Template Thumbnails An image of each Template can be displayed on hover over the Template in the Toolspace.  Toggle this option on to enable thumbnail image display when hovering on Templates   Thumbnail show delay Sets a time in milliseconds before displaying a Template thumbnail   Thumbnail close delay Sets a time in milliseconds to display the thumbnail after hovering on the Template.  After this time the thumbnail will disappear from screen. Object Highlighting Tick on to enable object highlighting in the drawing when hovering on an object.   Maximum Cogo Points The Toolspace redraw and display can slow when there are a large number of objects listed.  It is highly recommended to limit the number of Cogo Points displayed in the Toolspace to prevent unacceptable lag.  The additional points will not be represented in the Toolspace. Rebuild models on Refresh When ticked on, running Update All, or clicking the Refresh button on the Toolspace, will rebuild all built Models Run Thread on Refresh Select a Thread from the list to include execution of the Thread when the Refresh button is clicked on the Toolspace. OK Apply and exit. Project Storage Enables saving of the Civil Site Design data inside the drawing (.dwg) file and management of where the data is stored during editing. Click to open the Project Storage command. Language Settings Enables translation of the product to different languages.  Click to open the Language Settings form. Rebuild Options Provides access to rebuild options that improve performance. Click to open the Rebuild Options form. Grip Settings Manage display of grips when Civil Site Design objects are selected. Click to open the Grip Settings form. String Defaults Sets defaults for Point Code Settings, Survey String Settings and Default Point Style for alpha and numeric coded COGO points.  Click to open the String Defaults form. Point Code Set Sets up Point Code Settings to establish layers and point styles to apply based on COGO point descriptions. Click to open the Point Code Settings form. Point Styles Point Styles set how COGO points are displayed as well as available point properties Click to open the Point Styles form. Point Formats Establishes the file format for importing/exporting points and controls how COGO point descriptions are interpreted as Code, String Number and other point properties Click to open the Point Formats form. Point Property Display Allows select point display properties to be hidden for all points in the drawing. Click to open the Point Property Display form. Survey String Settings Establishes how survey strings are connected based on COGO point descriptions. Click to open the Survey String Settings form. Survey String Parameters Set parameters that may be applied to Point descriptions to change the way survey linework is connected between points. Click to open the Survey String Parameters form. Replace Code Settings Applies bulk changes to point codes.  This establishes the code pairs. Click to open the Replace Code Settings form. Group Table Styles Table settings for output of Cogo Point and Survey String tables for selected Point Groups. Click to open the Point Group Table Settings command. Image from Satellite Import a background image from the web and add as a .png XREF. Click to open the Image from Satellite form. Surface from Satellite Import a surface and background image from the web. Click to open the Surface from Satellite form.
Templates Collection	Right click commands: Template Editor Manage typical cross sections applied to Strings. Click to start the Create/Edit Templates command. Intelligent Sections Manage Intelligent Section templates. Click to start the Intelligent Sections command.
/ Template	Icon display changes if the Template is being referenced by a String.  Right click commands: Edit Template Hover over each Template to see an image preview of the Template.  Click on a different object in the Toolspace to hide the image or wait - it will disappear after a short time. Click to start the Create/Edit Section Templates command and open to the highlighted Template.
Alignments Collection	Right click commands: Create Alignment [Not Civil 3D] Create an alignment using polyline geometry in the drawing. Click to start the Create Alignment command. Create Best Fit Alignment [Not Civil 3D] Create an alignment using COGO Point or polyline geometry in the drawing. Click to start the Best Fit Alignment command. Auto Create Alignments [Not Civil 3D] Create multiple alignments, using all polylines on a single layer. Click to start the Auto Create Alignments command. XML Import/Export [Not Civil 3D] Alignments can be imported or exported using LandXML files. Click to start the XML Import/Export command. Redraw Alignments [Not Civil 3D] This will redraw alignments in the drawing. Delete Alignment [Not Civil 3D] This command deletes alignments. Click to start the Delete Alignment command. Project Assist Project Assist automates the model creation process by intelligently assessing alignment usage and providing a workflow for creating Strings and Models. Click to start the Project Assist command. Project Assist Settings Access settings to manage how Project Assist operates. Click to start the Project Assist Settings command. Auto Road Create Enables creation of Road Strings from all alignments in the drawing. Click to start the Auto Create Roads command. Refresh Click to Refresh the list of alignments.  This will be required if a new Civil 3D Alignment is created or an alignment Name is changed. Note: If a String has been created from the alignment, use the Rename String command to change the name of the alignment, so that the String name and any reference objects can be updated.
/ Alignment	Icon display changes if the alignment is being referenced by a String Right click commands: Create Road Create a Road String from the alignment. Click to start the Create Road command. Create Profile Create a Profile String from the alignment. Click to start the Profile String command. Create Using AI Let Project Assist assess and recommend how to include the Alignment in the String Models. Click to start the Create Using AI command. Edit Alignment [Not Civil 3D] Click to open the Edit Alignment form for the selected alignment. [Not available for Civil 3D alignments] Grid Editor [Not Civil 3D] Opens the grid editor to edit alignment geometry. Click to open the Alignment Grid Editor form. Delete Alignment [Not Civil 3D] Click to delete the current alignment.  A message will display to confirm deletion. If the alignment is being used as a String, the alignment will not be deleted and a message will display. Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Parametric Alignments	Lists alignments created by the software - typically these describe kerb returns, cul-de-sacs and knuckles
Parametric Alignment	Right click commands: Edit Type:   Kerb Return String: starts the Edit Kerb Return command for the selected alignment String   Cul-de-sac String: starts the Edit Cul-de-sac command for the selected alignment String   Knuckle String: starts the Edit Knuckle command for the selected alignment String Vertical Grading Editor Opens the Vertical Grading Editor for editing of the vertical geometry for the selected alignment String. Cross Section Viewer Opens the Cross Section Viewer for the selected alignment String at the start of the String Design Data Form Opens the Design Data Form for the selected alignment String Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Road Strings Collection	Right click commands: Create/Edit Road Starts the Create/Edit Road command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Vertical Grading Editor Starts the Vertical Grading Editor command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Cross Section Viewer Starts the Cross Section Viewer command, prompting for selection of an alignment and then a position along the alignment for the section to display. Design Data Form Starts the Design Data Form command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Volume Report Starts the sectional Volume Report command. Create/Update Civil 3D Profiles [Civil 3D only] Creates Civil 3D Profiles and Civil 3D Profile Views in the drawing. Click to start the Create/Update Civil 3D Profiles command Two Profiles will be created: Design-[Alignment Name] - this represents the design profile from Civil Site Design Existing-[Alignment Name] - this represents the existing ground profile from Civil Site Design Create/Update Projected Profiles [Civil 3D only] Projects other Strings onto a main alignment as projected Civil 3D Profiles (complete with IP's and vertical curves).  Click to start the Projected Profiles command Create/Update Reference Profiles Create Strings (profiles) that reference codes on a main road.  Reference profiles adopt the horizontal geometry of the main road alignment.  Vertically, reference profiles copy the main string vertical design for user controlled chainage ranges. Click to start the Reference Profiles command. Update from Civil 3D Profiles [Civil 3D only] Updates the Civil Site Design String vertical geometry using the Civil 3D Profile geometry, including re-connection of all kerb return, cul-de-sac and knuckle elevations. Click to start the Update from Civil 3D Profiles command. Note: the profile names must match the naming convention as per the Create/Update Civil 3D Profiles command. Profiles from Code Extracts a selected Code from a Civil Site Design String to create a Civil 3D alignment and profile. Click to start the Strings from Code command. Multi String Edit Resample multiple Strings at once. Click to start the Multi String Edit command. Switch Roads/Profiles Convert Road Strings to Profile Strings, and vice versa. Click to open the Switch Roads/Profiles command. Nominate Side Road This command allows cross road priority to be changes. Click to open the Nominate Side Road command. Intersection Manager Manage all intersections and kerb returns. Click to start the Intersection Manager command. Side Road VC Controls Side Roads can have an automatic vertical curve applied to transition from the cross fall of the main road into the side road profile (vertical grading).  This command allows this behaviour to be changed for all intersections. Click to open the Side Road VC Controls (Auto Ease Properties) command. Use Other Road Chainages Allows chainages to be referenced from another string. Click to open the Use Other Road Chainages command.
Road String	Right click commands: Vertical Grading Editor Opens the Vertical Grading Editor for editing of the vertical geometry for the selected String. Cross Section Viewer Opens the Cross Section Viewer for the selected String at the start of the String Design Data Form Opens the Design Data Form for the selected String Resample Sections Resampling sections is the equivalent of reopening the Create Road form, allowing change of multiple aspects of the String. Click to start the Resample Sections command for the selected String Insert Sections Add/Remove section sampling for the selected String Click to start the Insert Sections command for the selected String Shift Chainages Shift the chainages of strings and models. Click to start the Shift Chainages command for the selected String Sectional Volumes Obtain immediate sectional volumes for the selected string. Click to start the Volumes Report command for the selected String Superelevation Apply superelevation to the selected String. Click to start the Superelevation command for the selected String. Plot Long Section Plot long sections for the selected String Plot Cross Section Plot cross sections for the selected String Sectional Volumes Obtain immediate sectional volumes for the selected string. Click to start the Volumes Report command for the selected String Delete String Deletes the selected String and updates the TotalModel (Automatic Road Network model). Toggle on/off Section Lines Turns on/off the display of the section lines for a string. Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Network Strings Collection	Right click commands: Auto Kerb Returns Starts the Auto Kerb Returns command.  This command will find all tee and cross road intersections and add kerb returns at each quadrant. Intersection Manager Manage all intersections and kerb returns. Click to start the Intersection Manager command. Vertical Grading Editor Starts the Vertical Grading Editor command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Cross Section Viewer Starts the Cross Section Viewer command, prompting for selection of an alignment and then a position along the alignment for the section to display. Design Data Form Starts the Design Data Form command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Volume Report Starts the sectional Volume Report command. Create/Edit Kerb Return Starts the Create/Edit Kerb Return command.  At the prompt pick an intersection quadrant to add a kerb return. Create/Edit Cul-de-sac Starts the Create/Edit Cul-de-sac command.  Press Enter to create a new cul-de-sac or pick a created cul-de-sac alignment to edit. Create/Edit Knuckle Starts the Create/Edit Knuckle command.  Press Enter to create a new knuckle string or pick a created knuckle alignment to edit. Create/Edit Roundabout Starts the Create/Edit Roundabout command. Profiles from Code Extracts a selected Code from a Civil Site Design String to create a Civil 3D alignment and profile. Click to start the Strings from Code command. Multi String Edit Resample multiple Strings at once. Click to start the Multi String Edit command.
Kerb Returns Collection	Right click commands: Create/Edit Kerb Return Starts the Create/Edit Kerb Return command.  At the prompt pick an intersection quadrant to add a kerb return. Intersection Manager Manage all intersections and kerb returns. Click to start the Intersection Manager command. Kerb Return Design Controls By default, the kerb return vertical grading is set to adopt the start/end elevations, the start/end grades and to create either a single IP or two IP's, with vertical curve length equal to half the length of the kerb return.  Users can edit this, which disables the automated design.  This command sets the vertical design controls on all created kerb returns. Click to start the Kerb Design Controls command.
Kerb Return	Right click commands: Edit Kerb Return Opens the Edit Kerb Return form for the selected String. Vertical Grading Editor Open the Vertical Grading Editor for the selected String. Cross Section Viewer Opens the Cross Section Viewer for the selected alignment String at the start of the String Design Data Form Opens the Design Data Form for the selected alignment String Resample Sections Resampling sections is the equivalent of reopening the Create Road form, allowing change of multiple aspects of the String. Click to start the Resample Sections command for the selected String Sectional Volumes Obtain immediate sectional volumes for the selected string. Click to start the Volumes Report command for the selected String Delete String Deletes the selected String and updates the TotalModel (Automatic Road Network model). Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Cul-de-sacs Collection	Right click commands: Create/Edit Cul-de-sac Starts the Create/Edit Cul-de-sac command.  Press Enter to create a new cul-de-sac or pick a created cul-de-sac alignment to edit. Cul-de-sac Design Controls By default, the cul-de-sac vertical grading is set to adopt the start/end elevations, the start/end grades and to create either a single IP or two IP's, with vertical curve length equal to half the length of the cul-de-sac.  Users can edit this, which disables the automated design.  This command sets the vertical design controls on all created cul-de-sacs. Click to start the Cul-de-sac Design Controls command.
Cul-de-sac	Right click commands: Edit Cul-de-sac Opens the Edit Cul-de-sac form for the selected String Vertical Grading Editor Open the Vertical Grading Editor for the selected String. Cross Section Viewer Opens the Cross Section Viewer for the selected alignment String at the start of the String Design Data Form Opens the Design Data Form for the selected alignment String Resample Sections Resampling sections is the equivalent of reopening the Create Road form, allowing change of multiple aspects of the String. Click to start the Resample Sections command for the selected String Sectional Volumes Obtain immediate sectional volumes for the selected string. Click to start the Volumes Report command for the selected String Delete String Deletes the selected String and updates the TotalModel (Automatic Road Network model). Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Knuckle Collection	Right click commands: Create/Edit Knuckle Starts the Create/Edit Knuckle command.  Press Enter to create a new knuckle string or pick a created knuckle alignment to edit.
Knuckle	Right click commands: Edit Knuckle Opens the Edit Knuckle form for the selected String. Vertical Grading Editor Open the Vertical Grading Editor for the selected String. Cross Section Viewer Opens the Cross Section Viewer for the selected alignment String at the start of the String Design Data Form Opens the Design Data Form for the selected alignment String Resample Sections Resampling sections is the equivalent of reopening the Create Road form, allowing change of multiple aspects of the String. Click to start the Resample Sections command for the selected String Sectional Volumes Obtain immediate sectional volumes for the selected string. Click to start the Volumes Report command for the selected String Delete String Deletes the selected String and updates the TotalModel (Automatic Road Network model). Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Roundabouts Collection	Right click commands: Create/Edit Roundabout Starts the Create/Edit Roundabout command.
Roundabout	Right click commands: Edit Roundabout Opens the Edit Roundabout form for the selected String. Cross Section Viewer Opens the Cross Section Viewer for the selected alignment String at the start of the String Design Data Form Opens the Design Data Form for the selected alignment String Resample Sections Resampling sections is the equivalent of reopening the Create Road form, allowing change of multiple aspects of the String. Click to start the Resample Sections command for the selected String Sectional Volumes Obtain immediate sectional volumes for the selected string. Click to start the Volumes Report command for the selected String Delete String Deletes the selected String and updates the TotalModel (Automatic Road Network model). Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Profile Strings Collection	Right click commands: Create/Edit Profile Starts the Create/Edit Road command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Vertical Grading Editor Starts the Vertical Grading Editor command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Cross Section Viewer Starts the Cross Section Viewer command, prompting for selection of an alignment and then a position along the alignment for the section to display. Design Data Form Starts the Design Data Form command, prompting for selection of an alignment in the drawing. Volume Report Starts the sectional Volume Report command. Draped Strings Draped Strings are set to adopt the elevations of a selected surface, with elevations calculated at a set sampling rate. Click to start the Draped Strings command. Update Draped Strings If the alignment geometry or the surface referenced by the Draped String/s is updated, this command resets the elevations to match the referenced surface elevations. Create/Update Civil 3D Profiles [Civil 3D only] Creates Civil 3D Profiles and Civil 3D Profile Views in the drawing. Click to start the Create/Update Civil 3D Profiles command Two Profiles will be created: Design-[Alignment Name] - this represents the design profile from Civil Site Design Existing-[Alignment Name] - this represents the existing ground profile from Civil Site Design Update from Civil 3D Profiles [Civil 3D only] Updates the Civil Site Design String vertical geometry using the Civil 3D Profile geometry, including re-connection of all kerb return, cul-de-sac and knuckle elevations. Click to start the Update from Civil 3D Profiles command. Note: the profile names must match the naming convention as per the Create/Update Civil 3D Profiles command. Profiles from Code Extracts a selected Code from a Civil Site Design String to create a Civil 3D alignment and profile. Click to start the Strings from Code command. Multi String Edit Resample multiple Strings at once. Click to start the Multi String Edit command. Toggle on/off Section Lines Turns on/off the display of the section lines for a string. Switch Roads/Profiles Allows users to switch a Road String (supporting intersection connections and kerb returns) to a Profile String, and vice versa. Click to start the Switch Roads and Profiles command.
Profile String	Right click commands: Vertical Grading Editor Opens the Vertical Grading Editor for editing of the vertical geometry for the selected String. Cross Section Viewer Opens the Cross Section Viewer for the selected alignment String at the start of the String Design Data Form Opens the Design Data Form for the selected alignment String Resample Sections Resampling sections is the equivalent of reopening the Create Road form, allowing change of multiple aspects of the String. Click to start the Resample Sections command for the selected String Insert Sections Add/Remove section sampling for the selected String Click to start the Insert Sections command for the selected String Shift Chainages Shift the chainages of strings and models. Click to start the Shift Chainages command for the selected String Sectional Volumes Obtain immediate sectional volumes for the selected string. Click to start the Volumes Report command for the selected String Delete String Deletes the selected String. Toggle on/off Section Lines Turns on/off the display of the section lines for a string. Zoom To Zooms to the start of the alignment in the drawing
Grading Strings Collection	Right click commands: Create Grading Opens the Create Grading form for creation of Grading Strings Grading Strings are created from polyline geometry and include corner cleanup. Auto Create Grading Strings Starts the Auto Create Grading Strings command. Select Grading Starts the Select Grading command. Select Grading can be use to pick a location where Grading Strings are created in the drawing to recreate the original polyline for the grading string. Delete String Deletes the selected String.
Grading String	Right click commands: Create Grading Opens the Edit Grading form for the selected Grading String Select Grading Starts the Select Grading command for the selected Grading String, redrawing the source polyline in the drawing. Vertical Grading Editor Starts the Vertical Grading Editor command for the selected String Cross Section Viewer Starts the Cross Section Viewer command for the Selected String Insert Sections Add/Remove section sampling for the selected String Click to start the Insert Sections command for the selected String Toggle on/off Section Lines Turns on/off the display of the section lines for a string. Zoom To Zooms to the start of the Grading in the drawing
CSD Surfaces Collection	Right click commands: Surface Manager Click to open the Surface Manager form. The Surface Manager is used to manage the inputs to a CSD Surface as well as the display in the drawing: contours, triangles, slopes, slope arrows, elevations and directions. Create/Update from LAS Click to open the Surface from LAS form. The Surface from LAS command imports LAS files directly to create surfaces. Surface from Satellite Import a surface and background image from the web. Click to open the Surface from Satellite form. Toggle Display Click to open the Toggle Display form. The Toggle Display form provides a single interface for managing the display of contours and triangles for multiple Surfaces Volumes Undertake Surface-to-Surface volume comparisons for CSD Surfaces.  Click to start the Surface Volume command. Paste Surfaces CSD Surfaces can be pasted together.  Click to start the Paste Surfaces command. Update Paste Surfaces This command rebuilds/updates all pasted surface objects.  Click to Update Paste Surfaces. Update Water Drops If the Water Drop command has been run, this command redraws the water drop paths - useful if the surface has been edited. Model Viewer Click to open Model Viewer. Export Surface Starts the Export Surface command Rebuild all Models Rebuild all Models and update CSD Surfaces.  Run this command after editing design Strings if additional CSD Models (excepting TotalModel) have been created. Click to update all CSD Models. Output Civil 3D Surfaces [Civil 3D only] Start the Output Civil 3D Surfaces command.
CSD Surface Source Collections	Manual input/creation Built Model/TotalModel Grading Single String Pasted Point Group Satellite Subgrade Surface Extend
CSD Surface	Right click commands: Surface Manager Click to open the Surface Manager form. The Surface Manager is used to manage the inputs to a CSD Surface as well as the display in the drawing: contours, triangles, slopes, slope arrows, elevations and directions. Toggle On/Off Contours Toggles on/off the display of the contours for the selected Surface Toggle On/Off Triangles Toggles on/off the display of the triangles for the selected Surface Add Water Drop Starts the Water Drop command. Export surface Starts the Export Surface command Export Boundary Creates a polyline boundary around the surface. Delete Surface Deletes the selected Surface
Point Groups Collection	Right click commands: Point Groups Point groups provide filtered lists of points that can be used to manage display and create surfaces Click to open the Point Groups form. Create Survey Strings Survey Strings connect like points in a Point Group (points that have the same description and, optionally, String number) together with 2D and/or 3D polylines, and can be applied as breaklines to a surface. Click to Create Survey Strings. If already created, this command allows editing of the survey string group behaviour. Delete Survey Strings Deletes all Survey Strings added to a Point Group. Click to Delete Survey Strings. Survey String Manager Opens a dedicated interface to select points and survey strings for editing. Click to open the Survey String Manager form. Update Survey Strings Forces an update to survey strings.  Click to Update Survey Strings. Code Report Reviews the Codes (descriptions) of Cogo points in the drawing and compares to the Point Code Set and Survey String Set table. Click to open the Code Report form. Update Cogo Points Forces an update to cogo points.  Click to Update Cogo Points. Replace Codes Enables bulk replacement of Point Codes in the drawing.  Click to start the Replace Codes command. Compare Report Generate comparison reports between points, surfaces, alignments and polylines. Click to run the Compare Report command. Point Inquiry Starts the Point Inquiry command.  Obtain information comparing two points. Create Table Generate point and survey string tables.  An example would be a legend table for created points. Click to start the Create Group Table command. Manage Point Group Settings [Civil 3D only] Manages how breaklines are added to the surface from Stringer. Click to open the Manage Point Group Settings form. Civil 3D Point Group Link [Civil 3D only] Link to Civil 3D point groups to enable management of the Civil 3D point geometry. Click to open the Civil 3D Point Group Link form. Update C3D Cogo Point UDP [Civil 3D only] Civil 3D can store additional point properties from Stringer, by creating and applying a User Defined Property Classification. Click Update C3D Cogo Point UDP to create as well as update User Defined Properties.
Point Group        Point Group [Civil 3D Linked]	Right click commands: Point List Click to open the Point List of all points in the Point Group. Apply Styles from Code Set Click Apply Styles from Code Set to change the applied Point Style for every point in the point group based on the point descriptions, to match with the Point Code Set selected.  This is useful when the Point Code is changed and it is desired to change the display of the point and/or the stored point properties. Note: In Civil 3D, this command will not alter the point display - this is managed by Civil 3D Point Styles.
Points Collection	Right click commands: Code Editor Click to open the Point Code Editor. Enables editing of multiple point codes, string numbers and parameters. Update Cogo Points Forces an update to cogo points.  Click to Update Cogo Points.
Points	Right click commands: Edit Cogo Point Edit the currently selected Cogo Point.  Click Edit Cogo Point. Zoom To Click to zoom to the Cogo Point in the drawing.
Survey Strings Collection	Right click commands: Create Survey Strings Survey Strings connect like points in a Point Group (points that have the same description and, optionally, String number) together with 2D and/or 3D polylines, and can be applied as breaklines to a surface. Click to Create Survey Strings. If already created, this command allows editing of the survey string group behaviour. Survey String Manager Opens a dedicated interface to select points and survey strings for editing. Click to open the Survey String Manager form. Update Survey Strings Forces an update to survey strings.  Click to Update Survey Strings. Update Cogo Points Forces an update to cogo points.  Click to Update Cogo Points. Code Editor Click to open the Point Code Editor. Enables editing of multiple point codes, string numbers and parameters.
Survey Strings	Right click commands: Survey String Manager Opens a dedicated interface to select points and survey strings for editing. Click to open the Survey String Manager form. Update Survey Strings Forces an update to survey strings.  Click to Update Survey Strings. Update Cogo Points Forces an update to cogo points.  Click to Update Cogo Points. Code Editor Click to open the Point Code Editor. Enables editing of multiple point codes, string numbers and parameters. Split by Distance Splits Survey Strings for string segments longer than a user input value.  Click to Split by Distance. Zoom To Click to zoom to the start of the Survey String in the drawing.
Points	Right click commands: Edit Cogo Point Edit the currently selected Cogo Point.  Click Edit Cogo Point. Zoom To Click to zoom to the Cogo Point in the drawing.   Three Point Arc Select a COGO Point to apply. Applies arcs to the linework, working from the selected point forwards.  An Arc Parameter is added to the Point Description.  A 3 point arc will be created from this point using the next two points, then curves will be added to be tangential to the previous point and passing through the next point. See Linework Parameters for more information on managing Parameters. Arc Tangential Select a COGO Point to apply. Applies arcs to the linework, working from the selected point forwards.  An Arc Parameter is added to the Point Description.  3 point arcs will be created from this point as the Survey Strings progress. See Linework Parameters for more information on managing Parameters.   Line Parameter Select a COGO Point to apply. Forces the Survey Strings to draw as straight lines, working from the selected point forwards.  A Line Parameter is added to the Point Description. This is useful for stopping the Arc Parameter behaviour on the linework.   Close String Select a COGO Point to apply. Instructs the Survey Strings to close back upon itself (back to the start of the linework).  A Close String Parameter is added to the Point Description Rectangle (from 3 Points) Select a COGO Point to apply. Instructs the Survey Strings to draw a rectangle, using 3 COGO Points and from this creating a closed rectangular shape.  A Rectangle Parameter is added to the Point Description. This parameter can be applied to any of the three COGO Points. Surface Exclude Select a COGO Point to apply. The selected COGO Point will be excluded from the surface triangulation and will be ignored (skipped) for drawing of the Survey Strings. A Surface Exclude Parameter is added to the Point Description Remove Parameter Select a COGO Point to apply. Removes any parameters applied to the point Description and restore survey linework to processing as it did prior to the parameter being assigned Delete Segment Select any segment along the survey string in the drawing.  That segment will be removed and subsequent points along the original string will have the String number incremented and new survey string created. Reorder Distance to Next Reorder connection of Cogo points on the survey string starting from the selected point number.  Survey strings will connect to the next nearest point along the survey string. Resolve using AI Automatically reorder points to resolve self intersecting survey strings and minimising survey string length.
Models Collection	Right click commands: Model Builder Create models by including String Codes, to create Surfaces. Click to start the Model Builder command. Toggle Display Opens a form to quickly manage display of triangles and contours for created surfaces. Click to open the Toggle Display form. Rebuild all Models Rebuild all Models and update CSD Surfaces.  Run this command after editing design Strings if additional CSD Models (excepting TotalModel) have been created. Click to update all CSD Models. Surface Extend Models The String Code Surface Extend command is used to create a Surface model related to a selected String, extending outwards from Code/s on that string.  Opens the Surface Extend Models form. Add High/Low Points Adds points in the model to represent high/low poitn locations.  Click to open Add High/Low Points. Model Viewer Click to open Model Viewer. Export KML Export the model linework to KML and open in Google Earth.  Click to start the Export KML command. Export Model Export the model linework to various outputs.  Click to start the Export Surface command. Export IFC 4x3 Export the model to IFC 4x3.  Click to start the Export to IFC command. Feature Lines From Codes Select any CSD Model and extract as Feature Lines in the drawing. Click to start the Feature Lines from Codes command.
TotalModel	This is a special case Model that describes the model created using all Road and Network Strings.  Right click commands: Edit Model This is disabled for TotalModel.  Users can create a new Model that links to TotalModel to make edits to the Model. Rebuild Model Click to rebuild (update) the model and associated Surface/s.  Note: TotalModel automatically updates when Road or Network Strings are edited, unless rebuild is disabled. Delete Model This is disabled for TotalModel.
Model	Right click commands: Edit Model Edit the currently selected Model - this will open Model Builder into editing mode for the selected Model Rebuild Model Click to rebuild (update) the model and associated Surface/s. Delete Model Deletes the currently selected Model.  Note: The associated Surface will also be deleted in this action.
Surface Extend Collection	No right click actions available for this collection
Surface Extend	Rebuild Model Click to rebuild (update) the model and associated Surface/s. Surface Extend Models The String Code Surface Extend command is used to create a Surface model related to a selected String, extending outwards from Code/s on that string.  This form can also be used to edit inputs used to create surface extend models. Opens the Surface Extend Models form.
Subgrade Models Collection	Right click commands: Subgrade Model Manager Opens the Subgrade Model Manager form. Create Subgrade Model Create a subgrade model and Surface using a selected Design model. Starts the Create Subgrade Surface command. Output Subgrade Polylines Creates polylines for a selected subgrade model.  Starts the Subgrade Polylines command. Rebuild Subgrade Models Click to rebuild all created Subgrade Models
Subgrade Model	Edit Subgrade Model Edit the currently selected Subgrade Model - this will open Subgrade Model Manager into editing mode for the selected Model Rebuild Subgrade Models Click to rebuild (update) the Subgrade Model and associated Surface/s.
Corridor Models Collection	[Civil 3D only] Right click commands: Create Corridor Creates a Civil 3D Corridor from a CSD Model.  Once created, the updating of the corridor from Civil Site Design to Civil 3D can be managed.  Click to start the Create Corridor command. Note: If the Corridor is removed from the Toolspace, it will not be deleted in the drawing.  It will however be detached from Civil Site Design - Civil Site Design will no longer be able to update/rebuild the Corridor. Manage Corridors Enables recreation of a Corridor with adjusted input settings, as well as deletion of a Corridor and managing synchronization. Click to start the Manage Corridors command. Sync Corridors Corridors listed in the Corridor Models collection can be rebuilt with design changes from Civil Site Design. Click to run the synchronization (rebuild) of all Corridors in the Corridor Models collection using the design information from Civil Site Design. See Sync Corridors for more information. Exchange Settings Establishes the Civil 3D Subassemblies to use in the creation of Assemblies, and the inputs that are controlled by Civil Site Design (such as the width and slope to a Code) Click to start the Exchange Settings command. Corridor Creation Settings Manages how targeting, parameter overrides and styles are applied. Click to start the Corridor Settings command.
Corridor Model	[Civil 3D only] Right click commands: Sync Corridors Click to run the synchronization (rebuild) of the selected Corridor, using the design information from Civil Site Design. See Sync Corridors for more information. Manage Corridors Enables recreation of a Corridor with adjusted input settings, as well as deletion of a Corridor and managing synchronization. Click to start the Manage Corridors command.
Threads Collection	Right click commands: Thread Editor Creates a Civil 3D Corridor from a CSD Model.  Once created, the updating of the corridor from Civil Site Design to Civil 3D can be managed.  Click to start the Create Corridor command. Note: If the Corridor is removed from the Toolspace, it will not be deleted in the drawing.  It will however be detached from Civil Site Design - Civil Site Design will no longer be able to update/rebuild the Corridor.
Thread	Double click to run a Thread. Right click commands: Run Thread Click to run the synchronization (rebuild) of the selected Corridor, using the design information from Civil Site Design. See Sync Corridors for more information. Edit Thread Enables recreation of a Corridor with adjusted input settings, as well as deletion of a Corridor and managing synchronization. Click to start the Manage Corridors command.
Hover Text Panel	Displays information text as each Object Collection or Object is hovered over
Project Assist	AI driven String and model design. Click to start the Project Assist command.
Surface Tools	List of surface related commands. Toggle Display Manage display of triangles and contours for created surfaces. Click to open the Toggle Display form. CAD Output Create CAD entities of surfaces and models.  Click to open the CAD Output form. Drawing Cleanup Starts the Drawing Cleanup command. CAD Surface Drape Drape objects onto a surface.  Click CAD Surface Drape. Enquire Obtain information for objects located near a selected location in the drawing.  Click Enquire.
Point Tools	List of Cogo Point commands. Import Cogo Points Use a file to import coordinated point geometry (Cogo) into the drawing.  Click Import Cogo Points. Create Cogo Points Create Cogo Points in the drawing. Create by Reference Create points that have a dynamic reference (horizontal and/or vertical) to other objects. Click Create by Reference. Create by Polyline Creates points along a polyline.  Click Create by Polyline. Create on Grid Creates points in a gridded pattern in the drawing.  Click Create on Grid. Convert Objects to Cogo Convert 2D and 3D objects in the drawing (Text, Mtext, Points and Blocks) into Cogo points.  Click Convert Objects to Cogo.
Excel Exchange	List of Excel exchange commands. Excel Export Create Excel export files from the design.  Click Excel Export. Excel Link Use Excel spreadsheet/s to control the design.  Click Excel Link. Sync Links Update the design using linked Excel files.  Click Sync Links.
Volume Tools	Section Volume Report Obtain section volumes for any created String.  Click Sectional Volume Report. Section Volumes Sectional volume reporting for design Strings (including subgrade).  Starts the Section Volumes command. Surface Section Volumes Obtain sectional volumes comparing any two surfaces, using the sections of a selected String.  Starts the Surface Section Volumes command. Quick Section Generate quick sections along any polyline.  Click to start the Quick Section command.
Add Labels	Add plan labels in the drawing.  Click Add Labels.
Output Tools	List of output commands. Plot Long Section Create long sections for a selected String.  Click Plot Long Section. Plot Cross Section Create cross sections for a selected String.  Click Plot Cross Sections. Batch Plot to File Plot all layouts to file, such as pdf.  Click Batch Plot to File. Multi Setout Create Cogo Points (or text point display) describing Design Codes along Strings.  Click Multi Setout. Slope Patterns Create blocks to describe slope patters, scaled to fit between codes along a string.  Click Slope Patterns. Scale and Layout Settings Manage scaling of objects in viewports and set up default page settings for layouts.  Click Scale and Layout Settings.
Model Viewer	Click to start the Model Viewer command.
Resources tab	The Resources tab includes help resources for new and existing users