Datasheet

Using the Application Menu
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Toolspace The Civil 3D command center where all of the data and settings are
laid out in an organized fashion
Drawing Area The place where the drawing is created
Command Line The chat window where you and Civil 3D talk to one another
Panorama A multipurpose window where you can view and/or edit drawing
information and properties
Inquiry Tool A tool with many smaller tools within it that enable you to get
information about your design
Transparent Commands Toolbar Special commands that allow drafting and geo-
metric construction to be done the way that civil engineers and surveyors do it
Using the Application Menu
Often called the “big red C,” the application menu (Figure 1.2) expands out from
the square Civil 3D icon located at the top-left of your screen. Here you’ll find
commands for creating, opening, saving, and printing your drawing files.
FIGURE 1.2 Part of the Civil 3D
application menu
To use the application menu to open a file, follow these steps:
1. Launch Civil 3D by double-clicking the Civil 3D 2012 Imperial (Metric)
icon on the desktop of your computer.
2. Click the application menu (the big red C), and then click Open.
3. Browse to the
Chapter 01 class data folder and open User
Interface.dwg.
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The Quick Access
Toolbar just to
the right of the big
red C is a handy
subset of your most
commonly used
general-purpose
tools.