Creating a Description Key File

AutoCAD Land Desktop Tutorial

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Creating a Description Key File

In this exercise, you will create a description key file. First, verify the symbol path for blocks to be inserted with points as specified by description keys.

  1. On the Points menu, click Point Settings to display the Point Settings dialog box.

  2. Click the Insert tab, in the Search Path for Symbol Block Drawing Files section, click Browse to display the Browse for Folder dialog box.

  3. From the Select a Path list, select C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Land Desktop <Version Number>\<Release Number>\Data\Symbol Manager\Cogo_metric, and then click OK to return to the Point Settings dialog box.

  4. In the Point Labeling section, verify that the Use the Current Point Label Style When Inserting Points check box is selected.

  5. Click the Description Keys tab. In the Matching Options section, verify that the Match on Description Parameters ($1, $2, etc.) check box is selected, and then click OK.

  6. On the Points menu, click Point Management Description Key Manager to display the Description Key Manager dialog box.

  7. Click the Create DescKey File icon (the left-most icon) to display the Create Description Key File dialog box.

  8. Enter CREW-B for the File name, and then click OK to return to the Description Key Manager dialog box.