Toolspace defines a set of palettes that is specific to Civil 3D. We recommend that you have this set visible anytime you are working in the Civil 3D environment. If you do not see it, click the Toolspace button on the Palettes panel of the Home tab of the ribbon.Toolspace has four tabs to manage drawing and user data, as follows:You can turn these tabs on or off by toggling the corresponding button on the Palettes panel, but it is perfectly fine to have all four displayed at all times.
Although each tab has a unique role to play in working with Civil 3D, the Prospector and Settings tabs will be your most frequently used tabs. Survey and Toolbox serve their specific purposes, which we will examine in the following sections.