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CHAPTER 1 GETTING DIRTY: THE BASICS OF CIVIL 3D
Panorama
The Panorama window is Civil 3D’s feedback and tabular editing mechanism. Designed to be a
common interface for a number of different Civil 3D-related tasks, it can be used to provide infor-
mation about the creation of profile views, to allow the editing of pipe or structure information, or
the running of basic volume analysis between two surfaces. Panorama typically isn’t displayed
when Civil 3D is launched. Select General  Utilities  Event Viewer to display the Event Viewer,
one of many Panorama uses. We’ll explore and use Panorama more as we get into specific objects
or tasks.
8.
Change the Description to Runs Autodesk’s sample Pipe Export VBA Macro .
9.
Working down through the properties in the preview area, select VBA in the dropdown menu in the
Execute Type field.
10.
Click in the Execute File field and then click the More button to browse.
11. Browse to C:\Program Files\Autocad Civil 3D 2008\Sample\Civil 3D API\VBA\Pipe\
and select the file Pipe Sample Application.dvb.
12. Click Open.
13. Click in the Macro Name text field, and type PipeSamples.ExportToExcel as shown here.
The text PipeSamples.ExportToExcel was determined by using the AutoCAD VBAMAN command to
load up the same .dvb file, clicking the Macros button in that dialog and copying the text from the
Macro Name text field. The portion of the text that comes after the .dvb file extension in that text box
is the macro name as required by the Toolbox Editor.
14. Click the green checkbox in the upper right to dismiss the editor.
You’ve now added that sample VBA macro to your Toolbox. By adding commonly used macros and
custom reports to your Toolbox, you can keep them handy without modifying the rest of your Civil
3D interface or programming buttons. It’s just one more way to create an interface and toolset for
the way you work.
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