# Civil 3D Commands

Reference of the commands exposed by GeoDin® Ground in Civil 3D. Most are reachable from the **GeoDin® Ground** ribbon; all can be invoked from the command line by typing the command name.

## Data source and selection

| Command                       | What it does                                                                                                                  |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `GEODIN_DATABASE_SELECT_FILE` | Selects a GeoDin® database file (`.mdb` / `.accdb`) from disk and registers it for use within Civil 3D.                       |
| `GEODIN_SELECT_LOCATIONS`     | Opens the location selector to browse projects and boreholes inside the registered databases, and pick the ones to work with. |

## Drawing boreholes

| Command                       | What it does                                                                                                       |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `GEODIN_DRAW_BOREHOLES`       | Renders the selected boreholes as detailed 3D cylinders with lithological descriptions and annotations.            |
| `GEODIN_DRAW_BOREHOLES_BASIC` | Renders the selected boreholes without lithological descriptions or annotations.                                   |
| `GEODIN_DRAW_BOREHOLES_OPT`   | Renders the selected boreholes with options to use lithological descriptions or ground units for section division. |

## Surfaces and volumes

| Command                               | What it does                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `GEODIN_DRAW_SURFACES`                | Generates surfaces and solids based on the lithological layers of all currently loaded boreholes.        |
| `GEODIN_DRAW_SURFACES_FROM_SELECTION` | Generates surfaces and solids based on the lithological layers of the boreholes selected in the drawing. |
| `GEODIN_BUILD_VOLUMES`                | Builds 3D solid volumes between the generated surfaces.                                                  |
| `DELETE_ALL_VOLUMES`                  | Removes all volumes generated by GeoDin® Ground from the current drawing.                                |

## Virtual logs

| Command                                             | What it does                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `GEODIN_CREATE_VIRTUAL_LOG`                         | Creates a virtual log with an empty stratigraphy — you enter the layers by hand. See [Creating Virtual Logs](/geodin-ground/virtual-logs/creating-virtual-logs.md).                                                           |
| `GEODIN_CREATE_VIRTUAL_LOG_NEAREST_NEIGHBOUR`       | Creates a virtual log by copying the stratigraphy of the nearest real borehole. See [Nearest Borehole](/geodin-ground/virtual-logs/creating-virtual-logs/creating-virtual-logs-nearest-borehole.md).                          |
| `GEODIN_CREATE_VIRTUAL_LOG_FROM_SURFACE_CONDITIONS` | Creates a virtual log by sampling the currently generated ground model at the chosen location. See [Surface Interpolation](/geodin-ground/virtual-logs/creating-virtual-logs/creating-virtual-logs-surface-interpolation.md). |

## Documents

| Command                                  | What it does                                                                                                           |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `GEODIN_OPEN_ALL_DOCUMENTS`              | Opens the GeoDin® Document Viewer with all documents available in the connected database.                              |
| `GEODIN_OPEN_ALL_DOCUMENTS_OFFLINE`      | Opens the GeoDin® Document Viewer with all documents stored in Autodesk Construction Cloud.                            |
| `GEODIN_OPEN_BOREHOLE_DOCUMENTS`         | Opens the GeoDin® Document Viewer with the documents attached to the selected boreholes.                               |
| `GEODIN_OPEN_BOREHOLE_DOCUMENTS_OFFLINE` | Opens the GeoDin® Document Viewer with the documents for the selected boreholes stored in Autodesk Construction Cloud. |

## Commands not in the latest release

The following commands existed in earlier builds and are not part of the current release. They are listed here for reference only:

* `GEODIN_PROFILE_VIEW_SHOW_HATCHES`
* `GEODIN_PROFILE_VIEW_HIDE_HATCHES`
* `GEODIN_PROFILE_VIEW_ADD_SURFACES`

For a UI-oriented view of how these commands fit into a working session, see [First steps](/geodin-ground/getting-started/first-steps.md).


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