VDC Civil
Grading
Auto-Grade LotsVDCGRADELOTSDrafts shared side feature lines on each property side line and a flat pad feature line over the building setback for…
Refresh Lot ElevationsVDCGRADELOTS_REFRESHDrafts shared side feature lines on each property side line and a flat pad feature line over the building setback for…
Refresh All (elevations + labels)VDCREFRESHALLChains the three after-regrade refreshes into one command: the AutoGradeLots elevation re-pull, the feature-line label…
Reassign Source SurfaceVDCGRADELOTS_RESURFACEDrafts shared side feature lines on each property side line and a flat pad feature line over the building setback for…
Smooth Surface (fix wavy contours)VDCSMOOTHSURFFixes wavy (squiggly) TIN contours by editing the surface , not the picture: wavy spans are detected on test contours…
Drainage Arrows + Flow PathsVDCDRAINARROWThe drainage arrows drafters place by eye, computed from the surface.
Feature Lines
Feature Line Elevation PointsVDCFLPOINTSAdds elevation points along feature lines: tangents and curves each at their own spacing (defaults 10 ft / 5 ft ), and…
Delete Feature Line Points (windowed)VDCFLDELVERTSWindow an area: the vertices inside it go away. The window-based version of picking vertices off one at a time in the…
FL from Points (elevations from COGO points)VDCFLFROMPTSThe field crew shot the grade breaks; the linework is still flat. VDCFLFROMPTS selects lines, polylines, and feature…
Connect Points into a Feature LineVDCFLCONNECTThe field crew shot the grade breaks; the linework is still flat. VDCFLFROMPTS selects lines, polylines, and feature…
Terrain
Ground Thin (lidar to ground shots)VDCGROUNDTHINThins a lidar/point-cloud export down to probable ground shots: per grid cell, the lowest point survives plus…
Cloud Slice (point-cloud slabs to linework)VDCCLOUDSLICESlabs to linework: slice a LAS file at elevations, at heights above a TIN, or along a polyline / alignment; the points…
Cloud Assets (poles, signs, trees, hydrants from a point cloud)VDCCLOUDASSETSThe vertical stuff in a cloud: a height band above the ground, plan clusters, a PCA per cluster gated to Pole / Sign /…
Terrain (USGS 3DEP surface + compare)VDCTERRAINAn existing-ground surface from USGS lidar in one pick, and a check of how far a drawing surface is from it. Build…
Hydrology
Drainage Area (catchment delineation)VDCDRAINAGEAREAThe drainage-report prep family, straight from the graded surface: delineate the catchment of a picked outlet by flow…
Time of Concentration (TR-55)VDCTCThe drainage-report prep family, straight from the graded surface: delineate the catchment of a picked outlet by flow…
Curve Numbers (composite CN per drainage area)VDCCNThe drainage-report prep family, straight from the graded surface: delineate the catchment of a picked outlet by flow…
Stage-Storage-Discharge (pond)VDCSTAGESTORAGEThe drainage-report prep family, straight from the graded surface: delineate the catchment of a picked outlet by flow…
VDC Lots
Lots
Designate Lot FrontsVDCLOTFRONTDesignates each parcel's front edge once and stamps it on the parcel (readable through xrefs), so every VDC lot tool…
Parcel SetbacksVDCSETBACKGenerates building setback line (BSL) polylines around parcels with distinct Front / Rear / Side offsets.…
Service LotsVDCSERVICELOTSPlaces water and sewer service blocks at the front corners of subdivision parcels. Two modes: Singles (one block per…
Stretch Services to MainsVDCSERVICESTRETCHPlaces water and sewer service blocks at the front corners of subdivision parcels. Two modes: Singles (one block per…
Front-Lot EasementsVDCFRONTEASEDraws a closed front-lot easement strip along the FRONT edge of every lot at once (default 10 ft into the lot): the…
Parcels
Create Parcels from LineworkVDCPARCELGENThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Right-of-Way from AlignmentsVDCROWGENThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Auto-Subdivide a BlockVDCLOTSPLITThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Regenerate Stale ROWVDCPARCELREGENThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Publish Parcels for SharingVDCPARCELPUBThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Reference Published ParcelsVDCPARCELREFThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Sweep Renumber ParcelsVDCPARCELNUMThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Parcel Topology AuditVDCPARCELQCThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Parcels to Polylines and BackVDCPARCELXPORTThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Parcel Creation DiagnosticsVDCPARCELPROBEThe parcel family: bulk creation, ROW that follows the road, auto-subdivision, and the sharing data shortcuts never got.
Labels
Label Feature LinesVDCFLLABELBatch-labels every feature-line segment on a chosen layer with its slope and optionally point elevations: at the first…
Label PadsVDCPADLABELFinds every pad feature line that VDCGRADELOTS stamped and labels it with the lot name, the pad elevation, and an…
Drag Network LabelsVDCLABELDRAGPulls pipe network structure labels (and pressure fitting/appurtenance labels: hydrants, tees, bends, valves) off the…
Label QC + Auto-DragVDCLABELFIXThe QC-then-auto-clear combo : Label QC's plotted-collision scan finds the pileups, Label Drag's engine drags the…
MText to LeaderVDCMTEXT2MLDRConverts selected MText into multileaders: the text stays exactly in place and only gains a leader; contents, inline…
Code Leaders (label survey points)VDCCODELEADERBatch-creates multileaders on survey COGO points by field code . The drawing's codes come up as a check-list: IPF…
Keynotes + Sheet LegendVDCKEYNOTEKeynotes as a managed system, not loose leaders.
Curb RadiiVDCCURBRADIICurb return radius call-outs on plain polylines and arcs (curbs that are not feature lines): one R=25.00' per arc at…
TC / BC LabelsVDCTCBCTop-of-curb / bottom-of-curb pairs along picked curb lines: every N ft and/or at every vertex. With a Civil 3D surface…
VDC Utilities
Pipes
Label Pipe CrossingsVDCPIPELABELAuto-labels every cross-discipline pipe crossing in the host drawing (storm/sewer/water/forcemain: all six pairwise…
Pipe RefVDCPIPEREFAssigns a reference alignment to each gravity pipe run: grouping connected pipes and structures, projecting the run…
Pipe ViewsVDCPIPEVIEWSTurns gravity pipe runs into finished profile sheets in one command : detects every branch-free run, then per run…
Pipe Names (by run)VDCPIPENAMESAuto-names gravity structures and pipes by run : the longest run is A , its structures A1, A2, A3 , its pipes A1-A2…
Profile Pipe Crossings QCVDCPROFXINGAudits every alignment's profile views for pipes that cross the alignment but aren't drawn in the view (or aren't on…
Storm Draft (starting point)VDCSTORMDRAFTTwo draft-quality layout generators : pick a road alignment + its design profile and get a starting-point network…
Sewer Draft (starting point)VDCSEWERDRAFTTwo draft-quality layout generators : pick a road alignment + its design profile and get a starting-point network…
Profiles
Profile Elevation Line (NWL / BFE / weir)VDCPROFLINEDraws a horizontal elevation line across picked profile views: the pond NWL, a BFE, a weir crest, at a typed…
Batch Surface ProfilesVDCSURFPROFILESBatch Create Profile from Surface. The stock dialog adds the surface to one alignment at a time: add, OK, next view.…
Band Profiles (existing + proposed)VDCBANDPROFILESExisting + proposed into every profile view's bands. When Civil 3D creates a profile view, the band set's two profile…
Profile HP / LP Labels (in plan)VDCPROFHPLPThe office's HP / LP call-outs in plan : every high and low point of an alignment's profile gets a two-line…
Drawing Tools
Multi-OffsetVDCOFFSETGang-offsets one source: an AutoCAD curve or a Civil 3D alignment, to a whole plan-section template in a single shot…
Easement WidthsVDCEASEMENTComputes the required storm / sanitary easement width for every gravity pipe from its depth-to-invert and the…
Place HydrantsVDCFHSPACEDrops hydrant marker blocks along a road alignment at fixed station spacing (typical 400 ft residential, 500 ft…
Delete Polyline Vertices (windowed)VDCDELVERTSWindow an area: the vertices inside it go away. The window-based version of picking vertices off one at a time in the…
Drawing Scan (issue scanner)VDCSCANDWGThe cleanup macro as real commands: duplicates + zero-length erased (native MAPCLEAN-action implementations, Civil 3D…
Clean DWG (one-click cleanup)VDCCLEANDWGThe cleanup macro as real commands: duplicates + zero-length erased (native MAPCLEAN-action implementations, Civil 3D…
Super Clean (deep cleanup)VDCSUPERCLEANThe cleanup macro as real commands: duplicates + zero-length erased (native MAPCLEAN-action implementations, Civil 3D…
Style Update (batch style + settings import)VDCSTYLEUPDATEThe batch form of the Manage tab's Import Civil 3D Styles . Civil 3D ships that feature as a dialog and nothing else…
Export plain AutoCAD (flattened)VDCEXPORTCADExports a plain-AutoCAD copy with every Civil 3D object exploded, flattens it to Z = 0 so design elevations do not…
Repair Xref PathsVDCXREFFIXThe fix side of xref health.
Translate Layers to a Client StandardVDCLAYERMAPLAYTRANS, batch-grade, with the mapping as per-client data.
VDC Survey
Adjoiners + GIS
Adjoiner LabelsVDCADJLABELLabels the subject parcel and every adjoiner: the plat "now-or-formerly" block, from the county's live public GIS…
Adjoiner Parcels (boundaries only)VDCADJPARCELSLabels the subject parcel and every adjoiner: the plat "now-or-formerly" block, from the county's live public GIS…
Adjoiner TagsVDCADJTAGThe companion to VDCADJLABEL for the sliver lots too small to hold their label : swaps each cramped label for a tag, a…
Landscape Buffer YardVDCBUFFERYARDResolves the landscape buffer required along every edge of the subject parcel : adjoiners + zoning from the county's…
Generate Wetland AreasVDCWETLANDGenerates wetland areas two ways: pulls every National Wetlands Inventory polygon in a picked window from the live…
Site Data (pull public GIS into the drawing)VDCSITEDATAEverything public about a site, pulled into the drawing in one pick. VDCSITEDATA lists every live public source that…
Site Snapshot (one point, one page)VDCSITESNAPSHOTEverything public about a site, pulled into the drawing in one pick. VDCSITEDATA lists every live public source that…
KML / KMZ Export (Google Earth)VDCKMLEXPORTDrawing linework to Google Earth and back. Export picked entities to a KML / KMZ in WGS84, one folder per layer in the…
KML / KMZ ImportVDCKMLIMPORTDrawing linework to Google Earth and back. Export picked entities to a KML / KMZ in WGS84, one folder per layer in the…
GIS Import (Shapefile / GeoJSON / KML)VDCSHPIMPORTGIS files in and out without a GIS seat: import a Shapefile, GeoJSON or KML through a layer-rule grid in the drawing's…
GIS Export (as-built deliverable)VDCGISEXPORTGIS files in and out without a GIS seat: import a Shapefile, GeoJSON or KML through a layer-rule grid in the drawing's…
GIS Info (attributes on a picked object)VDCGISINFOGIS files in and out without a GIS seat: import a Shapefile, GeoJSON or KML through a layer-rule grid in the drawing's…
Soils (USDA map units with hydrologic group)VDCSOILSUSDA soil map units with hydrologic soil group, as a finished exhibit. One window: SSURGO map units clipped to it…
Points
Generate Construction Stake-OutVDCSTAKEOUTConstruction stake-out, generated and verified. VDCSTAKEOUT creates the offset stake COGO points from the design with…
Stake LotsVDCSTAKELOTSDrops Civil 3D COGO points at the four lot corners (FL, FR, BL, BR) and the lot centroid (CTR). Shared corners between…
Remove Duplicate PointsVDCDEDUPPOINTSFinds coincident COGO points: the classic double-imported point file, and erases the higher-numbered duplicates…
Control ExhibitVDCCONTROLThe survey control table and grid-tie note, from the points themselves.
NGS Control (published survey marks)VDCNGSCONTROLPublished NGS survey control into the drawing, ready for the control exhibit. Every published mark in the picked area…
Field-to-Finish LineworkVDCFIGURESConnect-the-shots, straight from the COGO points.
Boundary + Plats
Deed TableVDCDEEDTABLEWalks a picked parcel boundary and builds the metes-and-bounds LINE and CURVE tables: each straight side becomes an L#…
Create / Renumber Line/Curve TagsVDCTAGLABELSCreates and renumbers L#/C# line and curve tag labels: the tags line/curve tables read; the tag letters are…
Plat QCVDCPLATQCPre-recordation plat audit: recomputes each boundary's traverse closure from the rounded table values against a…
Legal Description (metes and bounds)VDCLEGALThe metes-and-bounds narrative, the way it reads on a deed , from a Civil 3D parcel or a closed polyline: a…
VDC Sheets
Sheets
Define Sheet FramesVDCFRAMEDEFOne master set of sheet frames per project , shared by every discipline drawing through a project frame file: so sheet…
Generate Sheets from FramesVDCSHEETGENOne master set of sheet frames per project , shared by every discipline drawing through a project frame file: so sheet…
Plot Batch (layouts to named PDFs)VDCPLOTBATCHThe submittal folder in one run: every layout to a PDF named <sheet number> - <sheet title>.pdf (sheet set first…
Phasing (per-phase layouts, layer states, quantities)VDCPHASINGPhasing without redrawing the set: entities carry their phase as XData (by pick or by layer); Generate makes a layer…
Batch Re-Path Sheet Set LayoutsVDCSHEETPATHThe Sheet Set Manager family: re-path, renumber, audit, derived sets, shared sheets. A sheet's identity lives in three…
Display Plot Styles (all layouts)VDCDISPSTYLESSets the Page Setup “Display plot styles” checkbox on every paper-space layout at once , instead of opening Page Setup…
Auto Revision CloudsVDCREVCLOUDDraws the revision clouds a drafter draws by hand after a revision.
Legend Audit + GeneratorVDCLEGENDKeeps the legend honest: and draws it.
Title Block Audit + SyncVDCTITLEQCOne read of every sheet's title block, both directions.
Sheet Sets
Batch Renumber and Rename SheetsVDCSHEETNUMThe Sheet Set Manager family: re-path, renumber, audit, derived sets, shared sheets. A sheet's identity lives in three…
Audit Sheet Numbers vs Layouts vs Title BlocksVDCSHEETQCThe Sheet Set Manager family: re-path, renumber, audit, derived sets, shared sheets. A sheet's identity lives in three…
Derived Sheet Sets Synced from a MasterVDCSHEETMIRRORThe Sheet Set Manager family: re-path, renumber, audit, derived sets, shared sheets. A sheet's identity lives in three…
Add Existing Layouts to a Sheet SetVDCSHEETSHAREThe Sheet Set Manager family: re-path, renumber, audit, derived sets, shared sheets. A sheet's identity lives in three…
Same Items, Same Place, Every SheetVDCSHEETSTAMPThe same items, in the same place, on every sheet: the "paste the seal block on all 40 sheets" command.
Sheets + Takeoff
Sheet Index + Viewport AuditVDCSHEETINDEXBuilds a naturally-sorted sheet index from the paper-space layout tab names (parsing sheet number + title), then…
Label Collision QCVDCLABELQCFinds overlapping labels as they actually plot: projecting every model-space annotation through each layout viewport's…
Viewport QCVDCVIEWPORTQCRead-only audit of every paper-space viewport and page setup for plot-production readiness: unlocked viewports…
Quantity TakeoffVDCQTOExtracts construction quantities scan-then-pick: one discovery scan of the host drawing and its xrefs finds every…
Erosion-Control QuantitiesVDCESCTallies erosion & sediment-control quantities from objects on the ESC layers: total disturbed acreage, linear items…
Tree TableVDCTREETABLEBuilds the landscape-ordinance tree preservation / mitigation table from the survey: parses species and DBH out of…
Rev TableVDCREVTABLEInventories every revision cloud and delta triangle across model space and every layout, pairs each cloud with its…
VDC Plans
Plans
Tables + Reports
Lot TableVDCLOTTABLEExports a per-lot summary: area (SF & acres), frontage, depth, width at the setback, and live pad elevation, as a…
Pipe TableVDCPIPETABLEBuilds the construction-plan PIPE SCHEDULE and STRUCTURE SCHEDULE for every pipe network in one command…
Station-Offset TableVDCSOTABLETabulates numbered callout multileaders and/or COGO points by station and offset against a reference alignment…
Earthwork HaulVDCHAULTurns a volume surface (or a manual cut/fill entry) into an earthwork haul estimate: applies soil swell/shrink to net…
Cut/Fill BalancerVDCBALANCE“How far up or down does the whole site move to balance?”: answered before anyone regrades.
Coordination
Drawing Locks (who's open)VDCLOCKSReads the .dwl / .dwl2 lock sidecars AutoCAD writes beside each open .dwg to show which drawings are currently open…
GeoRef (coordinate system + units audit)VDCGEOREFWhich coordinate system and units is this drawing in, and do its xrefs agree? One dialog answers it and flags what is…
Data Shortcut QC (read-only)VDCDSQCIs the data-shortcut web healthy? One read-only run over the project's published shortcuts and this drawing's data…
Plan Review EmailVDCPLANEMAILDrafts a plan-review submission email in Outlook or the OS default mail app: recipient, subject, and plan-set…
Email My Error ReportsVDCERROREMAILDrafts a plan-review submission email in Outlook or the OS default mail app: recipient, subject, and plan-set…
Closeout
As-Built / Record DrawingVDCASBUILTMoves an approved design drawing toward the record-drawing deliverable in four independent, individually-skippable…
Set Inverts from Survey PointsVDCSETINVERTSWrites coded as-built survey shots onto pipe-network structures : window the surveyed area, and every COGO point with…
Structures from Survey PointsVDCBUILDSTRUCTSCreates real gravity-network structures from coded existing-structure survey shots : the mapping grid turns each field…
Pipes from Destination-Coded ShotsVDCBUILDPIPESDraws real gravity pipes from destination-coded as-built shots ("SSMH INV TO MH 3"): the last step of the…
Stake-Out QCVDCSTAKEQCConstruction stake-out, generated and verified. VDCSTAKEOUT creates the offset stake COGO points from the design with…
VDC QC
Site QC
Lot QCVDCLOTQCAudits picked subdivision lots against a zoning district's dimensional minimums: area, frontage, depth, width at the…
Lot Drainage QC (finished-grade surface)VDCLOTDRAINQCThe plan reviewer's walk around every lot, read from the finished-grade surface: ground falling away from the house…
Parking Count + RatioVDCPARKINGCounts standard / ADA / van stalls from block references and closed polylines on the parking layers, computes the…
Parking Dimensions (meets code)VDCPARKINGDIMThe dimensional half of "does the parking meet code": measures each parking-stall block's drawn footprint and flags…
ADA Slope AuditVDCADASLOPESamples the proposed surface across closed polygons on the ADA layers: stalls, aisles, landings, and routes, fits a…
Fire Hydrant CoverageVDCFIRECOVERFlags building footprints whose farthest boundary vertex lies beyond the coverage radius of the nearest fire hydrant…
Sight DistanceVDCSIGHTDISTDraws the AASHTO intersection sight triangles for a minor approach onto a major road from one pick: departure sight…
Tree / Utility Clearance QCVDCTREECLEARTree vs utility clearance QC: the spec everyone has and nobody checks.
Design QC
Pipe Network QCVDCPIPEQCAudits gravity & pressure pipe networks against a design-standards preset: buried open ends, adverse inverts, short…
Road QCVDCROADQCAudits selected road alignments and their finished-ground profiles against design-speed-keyed geometric standards: min…
Surface QCVDCSURFQCAudits a TIN surface for drainage and data problems: computes each triangle's max slope from its plane normal, flags…
Pipe Clash CheckVDCCLASHChecks every plan-view crossing between pipe networks for adequate vertical clearance: outer-wall-to-outer-wall gaps…
Flood QCVDCFLOODQCPulls the live FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer zones intersecting the checked area: in the drawing's own State Plane…
Pond / SCM Geometry QCVDCPONDQCPond/SCM geometry QC: three checks against criteria you enter, one boundary pick.
Drawing QC
Standards QCVDCSTDQCAudits drawing-standards conformance : every text style's resolved font against the expected annotation font ( Tahoma…
Style QCVDCSTYLEAUDITAudits the provenance of every Civil 3D style in the drawing: reads each style's Last Modified By from its Information…
Xref QCVDCXREFQCOne read-only command audits the drawing's whole reference web: xref definitions from the block table and host graph…
QC StatusVDCQCSTATUSReads the drawing-resident QC stamps that Lot QC , Pipe QC , and Road QC write into every drawing they audit, and…
Who Did It (Edit Track)VDCWHOOff by default since 1.108.0: VDCWHO → Track turns tracking on for a seat. Once on, a background watcher stamps every…
Font SwapVDCFONTSWAPConverts text to a target font (default Tahoma ) across the current space or a window you pick. The fix side of…
Dimension QCVDCDIMQCFinds the dimensions whose text lies.
On every VDC tab
Help
Suite Versions (who's on what build)VDCVERSIONSReads the .dwl / .dwl2 lock sidecars AutoCAD writes beside each open .dwg to show which drawings are currently open…
Check for Updates (this workstation)VDCUPDATEThe suite updates itself at sign-in, so the tools change underneath you with nothing on screen to say so. These are…
Also by command
Companions, aliases and sub-commands you type rather than click.
ParcelSetbackPARCELSETBACKGenerates building setback line (BSL) polylines around parcels with distinct Front / Rear / Side offsets.…
The VDC ribbon tabsVDCRIBBONInstalling the bundle adds seven tabs to the Civil 3D ribbon: VDC Civil (grading, feature lines, terrain, hydrology)…
License terms and privacyVDCEULATwo texts ship in the root of every bundle and open from inside Civil 3D: the End User License Agreement ( EULA.txt )…
LicensingVDCLICENSEOne key per firm, checked on this computer only : no account, no sign-in, no license server, nothing transmitted. The…