AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 Essentials: Autodesk® Official Training Guide: Essential

Creating Alignments Using the Alignment Creation Tools

In many cases, you will want to create alignments “from scratch,” meaning that the exact geometry of the alignment is not already in place as it was in the previous section. In this case, you may use a different approach: the Civil 3D Alignment Creation Tools.

The Alignment Creation Tools are housed within Civil 3D's version of a toolbar and consist of a comprehensive set of commands to create and edit the lines, curves, and spirals that make up an alignment.

To create an alignment using the Alignment Creation Tools, follow these steps:

1. Open the drawing named Alignment Creation Tools.dwg ...