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CHAPTER 1 The Basics of auTocaD civil 3D
Pr o s P e c t o r
Prospector is the main window into the Civil 3D object model. This palette, or tab, is where you
go seeking data; it also shows points, alignments, parcels, corridors, and other objects as one
concise, expandable list. In addition, in a project environment this window is where you control
access to your project data, create references to shared project data, and observe the check-in
and check-out status of a drawing. Finally, you can also use Prospector to create a new drawing
from the templates defined in the Drawing Template File Location branch in your AutoCAD
Options dialog. Prospector has the following branches:
Open Drawings
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Projects (only if the Vault client is installed)•u
Data Shortcuts•u
Drawing Templates•u
Master and Active Drawing Views
If you can’t see the Projects or Drawing Templates branch in Figure 1.1, look at the top of the
Prospector pane. There is a drop-down menu for operating in Active Drawing View or Master
View mode. Selecting Active Drawing View displays only the active drawing and data shortcuts.
Master View mode, however, displays the Projects, the Drawing Templates, and the Data Shortcuts
branches, as well as the branches of all drawings that are currently open.
In addition to the branches, Prospector has a series of icons across the top that toggle vari-
ous settings on and off. Some of the Civil 3D icons from previous versions have been removed,
Figure 1.1
Civil 3D in a typi-
cal environment.
Toolspace is
docked on the left,
and tool palettes
float over the draw-
ing window. The
Ribbon is at the top
of the workspace.
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