AutoCAD Land Desktop Tutorial

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Table of contents

Introduction
Tips for Using this Tutorial
Lesson 1: Working with Projects
- Creating a New Drawing and Project
- Setting Up the New Drawing
- Setting Up the Point Database
- Reviewing the Project Directory Structure
Lesson 2: Changing Project Settings
- Copying a Project and Re-associating the Current Drawing
- Changing Drawing Setup Parameters
- Editing Drawing Settings
Lesson 3: Working with Point Objects
- Listing Point Objects
- Inserting Points from the Point Database
- Changing Point Elevations
- Changing Point Display Properties
- Changing Point Markers and Text
- Controlling Point Display by Layer
Lesson 4: Creating Points
- Creating Points Manually
- Specifying Automatic Elevations and Descriptions
- Creating Points in the Points Database
- Placing Points on an Object
- Placing Points Along an Alignment
- Placing Points on a Surface
Lesson 5: Editing Points
- Selecting Points to Edit
- Unlocking Points
- Editing Point Datum
- Editing Points with AutoCAD Commands
- Using Check Points
Lesson 6: Working with Point Groups
- Creating a Point Group
- Creating a Point Group Using the Raw Desc Matching Tab
- Applying Overrides to Point Groups
- Updating Point Groups
Lesson 7: Organizing Points by Description
- Creating a Description Key File
- Creating Description Keys
- Creating a Label Style
- Inserting Points with Description Keys
Lesson 8: Importing Points from an ASCII Text File
- Creating a Point File Format
- Importing an ASCII Text Point File
Lesson 9: Labeling Lines, Curves, Spirals, and Points
- Changing Label Settings
- Labeling Lines and Points
- Working with Static and Dynamic Labels
- Changing a Label Attached to an Object
Lesson 10: Creating Label Styles for Lines and Points
- Creating a New Line Label Style
- Labeling a Line
- Creating a New Point Label Style
- Labeling a Point
Lesson 11: Creating Tag Labels and Object Tables
- Creating a New Tag Style
- Labeling Objects with Tags
- Creating a Line Table
- Creating a Point Table
- Updating (Re-drawing) an Object Table
- Understanding Table Objects
Lesson 12: Working with the Terrain Model Explorer
- Creating a New Surface Folder
- Adding Point Data
- Adding Contour Data
- Adding Breakline Data from Points
- Adding Breakline Data from 3D Polylines
- Adding Breakline Data from 2D Polylines
- Adding Surface Boundary Data
- Building a Surface
Lesson 13: Editing Surfaces
- Identifying Triangulation Problems
- Adding Points to the Surface
- Adding and Deleting TIN Lines
- Flipping TIN Faces
- Applying Surface Edit History
Lesson 14: Creating Contours
- Creating Contours
- Creating a New Contour Style
- Applying a New Contour Style
- Labeling Contours
- Converting Contour Objects
- Editing Contours
Lesson 15: Generating Sections
- Defining and Processing Sections from Single Surfaces
- Importing Sections From Single Surfaces
- Creating and Processing Sections from Multiple Surfaces
- Importing Sections From Multiple Surfaces
- Viewing Dynamic Sections
Lesson 16: Visualizing Surfaces
- Creating Elevation Banding
- Viewing Surfaces in the Object Viewer
- Using Object Viewer Navigation Tools
- Delineating Watershed Areas
Lesson 17: Calculating Site Volumes
- Defining a Stratum and a Site
- Calculating Grid Volumes
- Calculating Composite Volumes
- Calculating Section Method Volumes
- Viewing the Volume Report
- Calculating Parcel Volumes
- Generating Cut and Fill Contours
- Generating Grid Ticks and Labels
Lesson 18: Drawing Tangents, Curves, and Spirals
- Drawing Tangents
- Drawing Curves
- Drawing Spirals
- Working with Speed Tables
- Attaching Multiple Alignment Objects
Lesson 19: Defining and Editing Alignments
- Defining an Alignment from a Polyline
- Defining an Alignment from Objects
- Viewing and Editing Alignment Data
- Generating Alignment Reports
Lesson 20: Creating Alignment Stationing and Offsets
- Changing Station Settings
- Generating Alignment Stationing
- Creating Offsets
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