Product(s):	WaterCAD WaterGEMS, HAMMER, SewerCAD, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD
	Version(s):	08.11.XX.XX and higher
	Environment:	AutoCAD Civil3D

 

Problem

When opening the "<product name> For Autodesk Civil 3D" shortcut, it opens plain AutoCAD instead of opening Civil3D.

Solution

When integrating with AutoCAD, two shortcuts are generated: one for imperial and another for metric. In order to fix the integration, follow these steps:

1. Locate the "..for Civil 3D" shortcut, right click on it and choose Properties. (you will need admin rights)

Note: for some Operating Systems such as Windows 10, if you locate the shortcut in the Start menu, you may need to right click > More > Open File Location, then right click the shortcut and choose Properties.

2. In the "Target" field, add the following parameter at the end, starting with a space:

 /product "C3D"

For example the target value for the Civil 3d 2016 64-bit metric shortcut created by StormCAD is as follows (this is just an example, it may look a little different for newer versions):

"<C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\acad.exe>" /b "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\StormCAD\x64\STMC19.scr" /p "<<C3D_Metric>>" /ld "<C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\AecBase.dbx>"

After adding the parameter, it becomes:

"<C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\acad.exe>" /b "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\StormCAD\x64\STMC19.scr" /p "<<C3D_Metric>>" /ld "<C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\AecBase.dbx>" /product "C3D"

Note: try without quotes if you encounter a problem.

3. Click Apply > OK. The same steps can be used for both the Imperial and Metric shortcut icons created by the OpenFlows product.