You asked: How do you create a surface from an alignment in Civil 3D?

How do I add a surface to an existing profile view?

​​​From Home ribbon click the Create Design panel, click Profile and choose Create Surface Profile. Expand and select the alignment that was used to create the initial profile view. Once alignment is selected, find and highlight the desired surface in the right Select Surfaces area. Click Add to sample this surface.

How do I create a feature line from an alignment?

Select a site in the list or click to select a site in the drawing. Select the option from the list to create the feature line outside of a site. Note: The feature line can not be created in the same site as the alignment. If the alignment is in a site, that site will not be available in the site list.

How do you convert a 3D polyline to a 2D polyline?

To Convert 3D Polylines to 2D

1. Click Modify tab Design panel Convert 3D To 2D Polylines Find.
2. Select the polyline(s) to convert. Press Enter.

How do I edit my surface profile in Civil 3d?

In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, do one of the following: Right-click the Profile or Profile View collection and click Edit Feature Settings. In the Profile or Profile View collection, open the Commands folder, right-click the command for which you want to change settings.

How do I add a profile to a profile view in Civil 3d?

Click Profile tab Modify View panel Profile View Properties drop-down Profile View Properties Find. In the Profile View Properties dialog box, click the Profiles tab. In the tables of profiles, select the Draw check box for each profile you want to add to the profile view. Click OK.

How do you create a profile in Civil 3d?

Do one of the following:

1. If you want to draw the profile in a profile view, click Draw In Profile View, and then go to the create profile view procedure.
2. Click OK. The profiles you created are saved. If the alignment has one or more profile views associated with it, the profiles you created are added to the views.