Alex sat before his dual-monitor setup, the glow of the Autodesk Civil 3D interface reflecting in his glasses. His task was daunting: design a two-mile stretch of highway through a rugged valley. He remembered the first step from his initial training —setting up the workspace. He toggled between the and Metric templates, ensuring he had the correct unit of measurement for the local municipality. From Dust to Data
To view the surface as contours, select the surface, go to the Properties palette, and change "Surface Style" to "Contours."