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CHAPTER 1 GETTING DIRTY: THE BASICS OF CIVIL 3D
Figure 1.1
Civil 3D 2008 in a typi-
cal environment
Toolspace
Toolspace is one of the unique Civil 3D palette sets. Toolspace can have as many as four tabs to
manage user data:
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Prospector
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Settings
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Survey
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Toolbox
Using a Microsoft Windows Explorer-like interface within each, these tabs drive a large portion of
the user control and data management of Civil 3D.
Confused Yet?
Bothered by the naming convention yet? After discussion with the Civil 3D team in Manchester, New
Hampshire, we think we have it right. Toolspace and Panorama are palette sets, acting as containers for
the palettes they contain. Examples of palettes are Event Viewer, Settings, Elevation Editor, and so on.
We will use the terms tools, tabs, and palettes pretty much interchangeably throughout the text
because we find that’s how they are referred to in the wild. Apologies in advance for any confusion—
we’ve been using program for five years and still had to get an official ruling from Autodesk!
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