https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568795#M151268 You installed and are running plain AutoCAD.<BR /><BR />Civil3D is totally different and separate program from Autodesk: go back to your student/EDU portal, find and sign up for the correct software there. Then download and install it <A href="https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad-civil-3d" target="_blank">https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad-civil-3d</A><BR /><BR /> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:51:10 GMT pendean 2019-02-02T15:51:10Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568424#M151263 <P>I need to open a drawing in Civil 3D, but the only workspaces I have are Drafting, 3D Basics, and 3D Modeling. I tried to change my customization file from Acad to c3d but I do not have a c3d file. How do I fix this? Here is a picture of the files I have... no c3d option.<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="file options.PNG" style="width: 788px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/598465i809CA7290E9D68EF/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="file options.PNG" alt="file options.PNG" /></span></P> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 07:15:03 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568424#M151263 Anonymous 2019-02-02T07:15:03Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568733#M151264 <P>Hi,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>did you start Civil 3D with the correct icon? Because if you started "Civil 3D as AutoCAD" then you won't have access to the Civil 3D functions as this is a different profile.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Can you please</P> <UL style="list-style-position: inside;"> <LI>start command <STRONG><FONT color="#333399">_ABOUT</FONT></STRONG> and show a screenshot</LI> <LI>start command <STRONG><FONT color="#333399">_OPTIONS</FONT></STRONG>, change to tab "<STRONG><FONT color="#333399">Profiles</FONT></STRONG>" and again show us a screenshot from that dialog.</LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>- alfred -</P> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:41:37 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568733#M151264 Alfred.NESWADBA 2019-02-02T14:41:37Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568750#M151265 Post a screenshot of your ABOUT command please<BR /><BR /> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:18:01 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568750#M151265 pendean 2019-02-02T15:18:01Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568786#M151266 <P><SPAN style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #666666; cursor: text; font-family: 'Artifakt',Tahoma,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 27.42px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Here is my about screen and my options-&gt;profiles screen.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="about.PNG" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/598524iDB28B19ACB92CB25/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="about.PNG" alt="about.PNG" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="profiles.PNG" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/598523i563BA03069008C20/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="profiles.PNG" alt="profiles.PNG" /></span></P> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:45:18 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568786#M151266 Anonymous 2019-02-02T15:45:18Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568794#M151267 <P>Hi,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>thank you for your screenshots.</P> <P>The first one shows that you have installed AutoCAD 2019, but not Autodesk Civil 3D 2019, so you can't have a workspace from Civil 3D. You first need to download and install the correct product! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>- alfred -</P> <P>PS: also this screenshot shows, that your AutoCAD is not updated (version P.46.0.0 should be P.162.0.0 AutoCAD 2019.1.2)</P> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:50:31 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568794#M151267 Alfred.NESWADBA 2019-02-02T15:50:31Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568795#M151268 You installed and are running plain AutoCAD.<BR /><BR />Civil3D is totally different and separate program from Autodesk: go back to your student/EDU portal, find and sign up for the correct software there. Then download and install it <A href="https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad-civil-3d" target="_blank">https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad-civil-3d</A><BR /><BR /> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:51:10 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568795#M151268 pendean 2019-02-02T15:51:10Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568807#M151269 <P>OK thanks! I thought they were one in the same.... I'm knew to all of this!</P> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 16:01:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/no-option-to-open-a-civil-3d-workspace-no-c3d-file/m-p/8568807#M151269 Anonymous 2019-02-02T16:01:54Z