I have never used Civil3d, but this sounds just like the Option shown in this screenshot, may or may not be the same, but worth a shot.
Hopefully that will help you. Priority for Coordinate Data Entry, take your pick. The Variable name is OSNAPCOORD, as shown in the second screenshot, at least
it is in AutoCad Vanilla..
If you are still having issues with it, you might need to turn off your AutoSnap Magnet