Mastering AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012

Chapter 1: The Basics of AutoCAD Civil 3D

Find any Civil 3D object with just a few clicks. By using Prospector to view object data collections, you can minimize the panning and zooming that are part of working in a CAD program. When common subdivisions can have hundreds of parcels or a complex corridor can have dozens of alignments, jumping to the desired one nearly instantly shaves time off everyday tasks.

Master It Open BasicSite.dwg from www.sybex.com/go/masteringcivil3d2012, and find parcel number 18 without using any AutoCAD commands or scrolling around on the drawing screen.

Solution

1. In Prospector, expand Sites ⇒ Proposed ⇒ Parcels.

2. Right-click on Property:18 and select Zoom To.

Modify the drawing scale and default object layers. ...