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Introduction
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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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