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Table of Contents
7 ............................................................ Lesson 1: Working with Projects :
7 ......................................................... Creating a New Drawing and Project
8 .....................................................................Setting Up the Point Database
9 .................................................................................. Setting Up the New Drawing
14 ............................................. Reviewing the Project Directory Structure
15 ............................................. Lesson 2: Changing Project Settings :
15 ..... Copying a Project and Re-associating the Current Drawing
17 ................................................... Changing Drawing Setup Parameters
20 ................................................................................ Editing Drawing Settings
22 ..................................................... Lesson 3: Working with Point Objects :
22 ........................................................................................... Listing Point Objects
23 ........................................ Inserting Points from the Point Database
25 .............................................................................. Changing Point Elevations
27 ....................................................... Changing Point Display Properties
28 .......................................................... Changing Point Markers and Text
31 ........................................ Controlling Point Display by Layer
32 .............................................................................. Lesson 4:Creating Points :
32 ................................................................................... Creating Points Manually
33 .............................. Specifying Automatic Elevations and Descriptions
34 ............................................... Creating Points in the Points Database
36 ........................................................................... Placing Points on an Object
36 ................................................... Placing Points Along an Alignment
37 .......................................................................... Placing Points on a Surface
39 ............................................................................ Lesson5: Editing Points :
39 ................................................................................... Selecting Points to Edit
41 .......................................................................................... Unlocking Points
42 ..........................................................................Editing Point Datum
43 ............................ Editing Points with AutoCAD Commands AutoCAD
44 .............................................................................................Using Check Points
46 ....................................... Lesson 6: Working with Point Groups :
46 ..................................................................................... Creating a Point Group
Creating a Point Group Using the Raw Desc
47 .......................................................................................................................... Matching Tab
49 .............................................. Applying Overrides to Point Groups
51 ............................................................................... Updating Point Groups
53 ................................................... Organizing Points by Descriptions :
53 .................................................................. Creating a Description Key File
55 ................................................................................ Creating Description Keys
57 ....................................................................................... Creating a Label Style
59 ......................................................Inserting Points with Description Keys
60 ...... Lesson 8: Importing Points from an ASCII Text File ASCII :
60 .......................................................................... Creating a Point File Format
63 ................................................... Importing an ASCII Text Point File ASCII
Lesson 9: Labeling Lines, Curves, Spirals :
66 .................................................................................................................................. and Points
66 ............................................................................... Changing Label Settings
68 ........................................................................... Labeling Lines and Points
71 ................................................ Changing a Label Attached to an Object
73 ... Lesson 10: Creating Label Styles for Lines and Points :
73 ........................................................ Creating a New Line Label Style
76 ........................................................................................................... Labeling a Line
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77 ..........................................................Creating a New Point Label Style


79 ........................................................................................................ Labeling a Point
82 Lesson 11: Creating Tag Labels and Object Tables :
82 .................................................................... Creating a New Tag Style
83 .................................................................... Labeling Objects with Tags
84 ..................................................................................... Creating a Line Table
87 ...................................................................................... Creating a Point Table
91 ........................................... Updating (Re-drawing) an Object Table ) (
92 ............................................................................ Understanding Table Objects
96 ... Lesson 12: Working with the Terrain Model Explorer :
96 .................................................................... Creating a New Surface Folder
97 ........................................................................................Adding Point Data
98 .......................................................................... Adding Contour Data
99 .................................................. Adding Breakline Data from Points
102 ............. Adding Breakline Data from 3D Polylines
103 ..................... Adding Breakline Data from 2D Polylines
105 ............................................................. Adding Surface Boundary Data
106 .....................................................................................................Building a Surface
108 ............................................................ Lesson 13: Editing Surfaces :
108 ................................................................ Identifying Triangulation Problems
109 .......................................................................... Adding Points to the Surface
110 .............................................. Adding and Deleting TIN Lines
111 ................................................................................... Flipping TIN Faces
113 ................................................................. Applying Surface Edit History
114 .......................................................... Lesson 14: Creating Contours :
114 ................................................................................................. Creating Contours
115 .................................................................. Creating a New Contour Style
118 ................................................................. Applying a New Contour Style
119 ........................................................................... Labeling Contours ( )
121 .......................................................................... Converting Contour Objects
122 ................................................................................................... Editing Contours
124 ................................................... Lesson 15: Generating Sections :
124 ...... Defining and Processing Sections From Single Surface
125 ........................................ Importing Sections From Single Surface
126 .. Creating and Processing Sections from Multiple Surfaces
127 ..................................Importing Sections From Multiple Surfaces
127 .................................................................... Viewing Dynamic Sections
130 ..................................................... Lesson 16: Visualizing Surfaces :
130 ........................................................................ Creating Elevation Banding
132 ......................................... Viewing Surfaces in the Object Viewer
133 ................................. Using Object Viewer Navigation Tools
134 ............................................................ Delineating Watershed Areas
138 .........................................Lesson 17: Calculating Site Volumes :
138 .................................................................... Defining a Stratum and a Site
141 ................................................................... Calculating Grid Volumes
144 ..................................................... Calculating Composite Volumes
146 ............................................. Calculating Section Method Volumes
148 .........................................................................Viewing the Volume Report
149 ..................................................................... Calculating Parcel Volumes
151 ................................................... Generating Cut and Fill Contours
153 ..................................................... Generating Grid Ticks and Labels
155 . Lesson 18: Drawing Tangents, Curves, and Spirals :
155 ................................................................................................... Drawing Tangents
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156 .................................................................................................... Drawing Curves


157 ...................................................................................................... Drawing Spirals
158 ........................................................................ Working with Speed Tables
162 ................................................ Attaching Multiple Alignment Objects
164 ............... Lesson 19: Defining and Editing Alignments :
164 ........................................ Defining an Alignment from a Polyline
165 .............................................. Defining an Alignment from Objects
167 ........................................... Viewing and Editing Alignment Data
169 ................................................................Generating Alignment Reports
Lesson 20: Creating Alignment Stationing and Offsets :
171 .................................................................................................................................................
171 .......................................................................... Changing Station Settings
173 ........................................................... Generating Alignment Stationing
176 ..................................................................................................... Creating Offsets

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C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2006\Landtut
\Land Projects 2006
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Drawings Project
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Drawing Folders .
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating a New Drawing and Project
Drawing Project .
-1 File .New
-2 Lesson_1 ) Name .(1

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Project and Drawing Location \) \Land Projects 2006 (1
Create Project Project Details ) .(2
Initial Settings for New Drawings ) Default (Meters ) Prototype
.(2
Project Information Project_1 Name ) .(2
Project for Exploring Land Desktop Startup Description
Training Keywords ) .(2
Drawing Path for this Project ) Project "DWG" Folder .(2

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-8 OK .New Drawing: Project Based
-9 Select Drawing Template Browse Template folder
:
C:\Program Files\Land Desktop 2006\Template
Template list ) aec_m.dwt .(1
-10 Project and Drawing Location Project Name Project_1 Drawing
Path \) \Land Projects 2006\ Project_1\dwg .(1
-11 OK .
Setting Up the Point Database
Parameters .
-1 Create Point Database
Point Description Field Size 32 ) .(3
-2 Use Point Names Point Name Field Size 16 ) .(3
-3 OK.

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Setting Up the New Drawing


Parameters .
-1 Load Settings
Path ) Program Files\Land Desktop 2006\Data\Setup .(4

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-2 Load a Drawing Setup Profile Profile Name )m500.set (Metric, 1:500
) (4 View ) View Drawing Setup Profile .(5

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) (5 Coordinate Zone Text Style Drawing Border


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-3 OK Load Settings Load .m500 Profile
-4 Next Units ) .(6

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-5 Next Scale ) .(7

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Horizontal Scale (Block Insertion) Drawing Block
Text Size Vertical Scale Default Vertical
Exaggeration Profiles and Cross Sections .Civil Design
-6 Next ) Zone .(8
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Available Coordinate Systems UTM, NAD 83 Datum Categories -7
.(8 ) UTM with NAD 83 Datum, Zone 11, Meter; Central Meridian 117d W
.(9 ) Orientation Next -8

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Style Set Name Text Style Next -9
.(10 ) mleroy Load mleroy.stp

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-10 Select Current Style ) L100 .(10
-11 Next ) Border .(11

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-12 Border Selection Scaled Block Browse Select a
) Custom Block .(11
-13 ) pm_841x594.dwg (12 Open
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-14 Next .Save Settings

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Drawings Profile Name
) Save .(13
-15 Finish .Drawing Setup
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Reviewing the Project Directory Structure
Directory Structure .Windows Explorer
-1 Windows Explorer .Land Projects 2006
-2 Land Projects 2006 .
-3 Project_1 .
COGO ) Microsoft database (.mdb Point
Groups .Description Keys
DWG Drawing .dfm
ASCII text .Default Drawing Settings
SURVEY Raw Data Collectors Field Book
Observation Database Traverse Adjustment Files
.Autodesk Survey
Folders Autodesk Land Desktop Surfaces
DTM ALIGN Alignments Lots Parcels ER
.Volumes
Folders Autodesk Civil Design PIPEWKS
Pipes HD Hydrology CD .Sheet Manager

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: Lesson 2: Changing Project Settings



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:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Copying a Project and Re-associating the Current Drawing

.
Land Desktop
Project Mgr .Copy Option
-1 Projects Project Manager .Project Management
-2 Project Name Tutorial1 Copy ) Copy
.(15

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-3 Copy Project To TutorialC ) Name .(16

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-4 Building site - Northwest corner Description ) OK .(16
.
-5 Yes ) .(17

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-6 Close .Project Management
.Lesson-2.dwg
-7 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
-8 Project Name TutorialC Select Project Drawing Lesson-2.dwg
) OK .(18

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Changing Drawing Setup Parameters



1:500 2MM 1 1:500 2
2MM 2.
-1 Command Line ST .Text Style
-2 Style Name 2MM Font 1 Height Apply Close
) .(19

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.1:1000
-3 Projects Drawing Setup .Drawing Setup
-4 Scale Drawing Scale Horizontal 1:1000 OK
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-5 Command Line ST Enter Text Style


.
-6 Height 2MM 2 Cancel ) .(21
1:1000 1 2MM
2 Land
.Desktop

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.1
-7 Projects Drawing Setup .Drawing Setup
-8 Units Display Precision Elevation 1 Samples
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-9 Drawing Setup Orientation Base Point
>> Pick Node Osnap .10
-10 10 Drawing Setup Northing and
Easting 5000 Northing 5000 .Easting
-11 North Rotation 13.2450 Angle ) OK .(23

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-12 OK.
-13 Utilities Symbol Manager .Symbol Manager
-14 COGO Metric Symbols Symbol Set Palette Details
) North Arrow (24 .OK

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-15 Enter Magnetic .Description
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Editing Drawing Settings
Prototype
.
-1 Projects Edit Drawing Settings .Edit Settings
-2 Program ) Autodesk Land Desktop .(26

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Settings Geodetic Labels ) Edit Settings (26
) Geodetic Annotation Settings .(27
Line Annotation Az Grid ) Ground .(27
Suffix m Grid Ground ) Geodetic .(27
Distance Unit METERS Grid Ground ) Geodetic .(27

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-7 OK .Edit Settings
Settings Prototype
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-8 Selected Item ) Save to Prototype (26 Select
) Prototype .(28

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-9 Select Prototype )) DEFAULT (METERS (28 OK
Edit Settings .Close

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: Lesson 3: Working with Point Objects


Land Desktop
AutoCAD .Point Settings
:
.
External Database .
Markers Text
Label .Label Style
Markers Text Relative
.Absolute
Text Marker Grip Editing
) 29 1 .(2

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Point Descriptions Raw ) Full
Description Key(.
Layer Marker Settings
.
Northing/Easting
Easting/Northing X,Y .Y,X
UNDO AutoCAD .
.World UCS

:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing Lesson-3.dwg
.OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Listing Point Objects
247 758 List AutoCAD
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-1 List Enter 247 ) Enter .(30

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AECC_POINT AutoCAD
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-2 .
Inserting Points from the Point Database
247 758
.
-1 Erase Command Line Enter 247 758
Enter .
-2 Points Point Utilities .Quick View

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-3 X ) .(31
.
-4 Points List Points .List Points
-5 .List All Points
-6 247 .758
247 247L Locked
) Unlocked .(32

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-7 OK.
-8 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current ) OK .(33

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.
-9 Points Insert Points to Drawing W Window
) (.
) .(34

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Changing Point Elevations
.
-1 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-2 Insert Insertion Elevation Fixed elevation Fixed
Elevation ) 0 .(35

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-3 Text Automatic Leaders ) OK .(36

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-4 List Enter 758 Enter .
37 Marker Location 245.51 m.
.

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-5 .
.
-6 Points Insert Points to Drawing Enter Window
247 758 .
-7 Point in Drawing ) Replace All .(38

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-8 List Enter 758 Enter .


39 Marker Location .0 m.

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-9 .
Changing Point Display Properties
.
-1 758 ) (Right click with the mouse Display
Properties .Point Display Properties
-2 Reset Point Elevation Reset Point Elevation in Drawing
Actual Elevation ) OK .(40

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-3 List Enter Enter ) .(41

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41 758 The Marker 245.51 m.
247 0 m.
.
-4 .
Changing Point Markers and Text
AutoCAD AutoCAD
Marker Style .Ddptype
.
-1 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 758 Display Properties
.Point Display Properties
-3 Marker Custom Marker Symbol
Superimposed ) Circle Symbol .(42
-4 Custom Marker Size Size in Absolute Units 2 ) Size .(42

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-5 Text Color and Visibility Elevation
?) Visible .(43
-6 Description Select a Color
) Cyan ( Standard Colors Palette OK
.Point Display Properties
4
) Cyan .(43

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-7 Style and Size Absolute Units 2 ) Text Size (43
.OK
758
247 )
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Zoom in or out
) Regen
.(Mouse Scroll
-8 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-9 Preferences Point Display Always Regenerate
Point Display After Zoom ) OK .(45

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-10 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current .OK
-11 Regen .
247 Regen
758 .Absolute Size
Absolute Size
Always Regenerate Point Display After Zoom .
Point Marker
-12 247 .Grips
-13 .
) .(46

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Controlling Point Display by Layer


The Point Layer Turn Off .
-1 247 Edit Object Display
) Object Display .(47

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-2 ) Layer (47 .Select Layer
-3 Layer ) PNT_MISC (48 OK Object
Display .OK

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-4 Layer Properties Manager
) PNT_MISC (49 OK .Layer Properties Manager

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: Lesson 4:Creating Points


Northing and Easting
Alignment Surface Features Lock
.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing Lesson-4.dwg
.OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating Points Manually
.
-1 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-3 Create Numbering 10 ) Current number .(50

50
-4 Elevations Manual .OK
.249 m.
-5 Points Create Points .Manual
-6 Endpoint Osnap .
-7 249 .Enter
-8 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-9 Descriptions Manual ) OK .(51
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249 m. .BLDG
-10 Points Create Points .Manual
-11 Endpoint Osnap .
-12 BLDG 249 m. ) Enter .(52

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Specifying Automatic Elevations and Descriptions
.
-1 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-2 Create Elevation .Automatic
-3 Descriptions Automatic ) OK .(53

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249 .BLDG
-4 Points Create Points .Manual
-5 Endpoint Osnap .Enter
249 m. BLDG ) .(54

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Creating Points in the Points Database
Point Settings
.
-1 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-2 Create Numbering Insert to Drawing as Created
) OK .(55
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.
-3 Points Create Points .Manual
-4 Endpoint Osnap .Enter
.

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-5 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-6 Create Numbering Insert to Drawing as Created ) OK
.(55
-7 Points Insert Points to Drawing N Number 13 .
) .(57

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Placing Points on an Object
.
-1 Points Create Points .Automatic
-2 ) Enter .(58

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.
Placing Points Along an Alignment
Alignment Stations
Offset Alignment .

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-1 View Named Views View 2 Named


Set Current .OK
-2 Alignment Set Current Alignment Enter
.Alignment Librarian
-3 Selection P3_HWY69 ) OK .(59

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-4 Points Create Points Alignments .Measure Alignment
-5 15500 Beginning Station 16000 .Ending Station
-6 15 Offset 50 Station Interval 25 .
11 ) .(60

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Placing Points on a Surface
.
-1 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
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-2 Terrain Set Current Surface .Select Surface


-3 Select surface to open EG ) OK .(60

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-4 Points Create Points Surface .On Grid
-5 Enter ) (0 .
-6 Intersection Osnap .
-7 50 (Grid X Spacing) X Enter )(50
.(Grid Y spacing) Y
-8 Intersection Osnap .
-9 Enter No Change the size or rotation of the grid/grid squares
.
) .(62

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: Lesson5: Editing Points


Point Editing .
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing Lesson-5.dwg
.OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Selecting Points to Edit
.
-1 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current OK
-2 Points Edit Points Edit Points Edit
.Points
-3 ) Enable Filtering .(63
-4 ) Include .(63
-5 With Number Matching ) Selection Set in Drawing .(63
-6 W Window 247 248 758 .Enter

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-7 Edit Points With Number


) Matching .(64

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-8 ) Build List (64 .
-9 ) Edit .(65

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247 Locked
Edit Points Unlock .247
-10 OK.
Unlocking Points
Unlock 247 .X
-1 Points Lock/Unlock Points .Unlock Points
-2 S Selection 247 .Enter
247 .
-3 Points Edit Points Edit Points Edit
. Points
X .247
-4 Edit 247 Raw Desc ) MON .(66
-5 Easting ) 274101.6448 .(66

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-6 OK.
247 20 ) .(67

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Editing Point Datum


100 200 100
.
-1 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Points Edit Points .Datum
-3 100 .
-4 D Dialog .Points
-5 ) Enable Filtering .(68
-6 Reset )
.(68
-7 ) Point Groups .(68
-8 Point Groups DAY2 Build List
) .(68

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100 200 Exclude
.
-9 Exclude With Elevation Matching .<100,>200
100 200 ) .(69

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-10 Build List .
-11 OK.
100 200 100.
Editing Points with AutoCAD Commands AutoCAD
AutoCAD MOVE ROTATE ALIGN AutoCAD
.Point Settings
Alignment Move
AutoCAD .Point Settings
-1 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-3 Update AutoCAD MOVE command Allow Points to be MOVE'd in
Drawing Update Point Database After MOVE Command ) OK
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Alignment Layers
Locked .window selection set
-4 Move Rust
.Enter
-5 Node Osnap 101 Base Point Node Osnap
102 .
-6 AutoCAD Yes .
) .(71

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Using Check Points
AutoCAD Undo
Check Points
.
-1 Undo Enter Enter
.
-2 Points Check Points Modify Project
.Modify Project Database Points from Drawing
-3 Scan Drawing for ) COGO Point Objects .(72
-4 Modify Project Database Change points in project database ) OK
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.Command Line
F2 ) AutoCAD .(73

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: Lesson 6: Working with Point Groups


Point Group Manager .
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing Lesson-6.dwg
.OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating a Point Group
Day2
Benchmarks .Temporary Turning Points
-1 Points Point Management Point Group Manager
.Point Group Manager
.Point Group Manager
.
-2 DAY2 Copy Point Group
) Create Point Group .(74

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-3 DAY2-DTM Group Name ) Exclude .(75
-4 ) With Raw Desc Matching .(75
-5 92,93,94,95,96 ) Description .(75
-6 Apply ) .(75
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OK .Point Group Manager
Point Group Manager
) .(76

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Creating a Point Group Using the Raw Desc
Matching Tab
Create Point Group Raw Desc Matching
Description Code Description
Key Codes .
: Raw Desc Matching
.Wildcards
Borehole "."12
-1 Point Group Manager ) Create Point Group icon (
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-2 Group Name ) Borehole .(78
-3 Raw Desc Matching ") "12 .(78

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-4 Apply .Point List
-5 OK .Point Group Manager
Borehole .
-6 Borehole Lock Point Group
.Properties
) Locked .(79

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Applying Overrides to Point Groups


Point Group .
-1 Control Properties
) Point Group Properties .(80
-2 ) Overrides .(80
-3 Description ) .(80
-4 Control Point ) Description override .(80

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-5 OK .Point Group Manager
Control .Control Point
-6 .Point Group Manager
-7 View Named Views .View
-8 2 Named Set Current .OK
Control .
-9 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-10 Insert Point Labeling Use the Current Point Label Style When
Inserting Points ) OK .(81

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-11 Points Insert Points to Drawing G .Group
-12 Enter ) Select a Point Group .(82

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-13 ) Control (82 .OK
-14 Point in Drawing .Replace ALL
Control Point ) .(83

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Updating Point Groups


Show Changes to All Point Groups
.
-1 Points Point Settings .Preferences
-2 Point Group Manager .Check Status on Startup
.
-3 .OK
-4 Points Edit Points .Erase
-5 N .Numbers
-6 1020 Enter .1020
-7 Points Point Management .Point Group Manager
) Borehole Day2 (Day2-DTM
) out-of-date (84 out-of-date
.

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-8 ) Show Changes to All Point Groups ( ) .(84
Point Group Manager Changed Point
) Groups .(85

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Add/Remove Remove 1020
.
-9 )) Update Point Group(s ( ) .(85
Point Group Manager .
) Day2 (Day2-DTM out-of-date
Borehole . .
.Borehole
-10 Borehole .Unlock Point Group Properties
.Borehole
-11 Borehole ) Update
( ) .(86
-12 .Point Group Manager
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: Organizing Points by Descriptions


Description Keys Raw Descriptions
Point Database Full Description
.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing Lesson-7.dwg
.OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating a Description Key File
Symbol Block
.
-1 Points Point Settings .Point Settings
-2 Insert Search Path for Symbol Block Drawing Files
Browse .Browse for Folder
-3 Select a Path :
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop
\2006\R16.2\Data\Symbol Manager\Cogo_metric
:
Windows :
-4 Start .Control Panel
-5 Control Panel Folder Options .Folder Options
-6 View Advanced Settings Hidden files and folders Show
) hidden files and folders .(87

87
OK .Point Settings
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Use the Current Point Label Style When Inserting Points Point Labeling -7
.(88 )

88
Match on Matching Options Description Keys -8
.(89 ) OK Description Parameters ($1, $2, etc.)

89
Description Key Manager Point Management Points -9
.Description Key Manager
.(90 ) ( ) Create DescKey File -10

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) Create Description Key File .(91
-11 CREW-B ) DescKey File name (91 OK
.Description Key Manager

91
Creating Description Keys
Create Description Keys
case-sensitive TREE
Tree .tree
.Edge of Pavement
-1 CREW-B ) Create DescKey ( ) .(92

92
-2 EP DescKey Code General EP Description Format
PNT_EP ) Point Layer .(93
-3 Symbol Insertion Symbol Block Name > <none OK
) Description Key Manager .(93

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.Iron Bar
-4 Create DescKey .Create Description Key dialog
-5 IB DescKey Code General IB Description Format
PNT_IB ) Point Layer .(94
-6 Symbol Insertion Symbol Block Name bound MONUMENT
) Symbol Layer .(94

94
-7 Scale/Rotate Symbol Scale Symbol By Current Dwg
) Scale: 1:1000 .(95
-8 Apply Scale To ) X-Y Dimensions (95 OK
.Description Key Manager

95
.
-9 Create DescKey .Create Description Key dialog
-10 Tree DescKey Code General $2mm $1 Tree Description
Format PNT_TREE ) Point Layer .(96
: $2mm $1 Tree Description Parameters
Tree Maple 120
.120 mm Maple Tree.

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-11 Symbol Insertion Symbol Block Name tree TREE Symbol


) Layer .(96

96
-12 Scale/Rotate Symbol Scale Symbol By Description Parameter
2 $ ) Current Drawing Scale: 1:1000 .(97

97
-13 OK Description Key Manager Description
.Key Manager
.
Creating a Label Style
Labels Description Keys
Labels.
-1 Labels Edit Label Styles .Edit Label Styles
-2 Point Label Styles Name ) active desckeys only
(Text Text ) .(98

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.(99 ) Name DescKey Only - Crew-B -3
DescKey file DescKey Matching On Description Keys -4
.(99 ) CREW-B
.(99 ) Insert DescKey Symbol Substitute DescKey Description -5

99
.OK Save -6

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Inserting Points with Description Keys


Label Style .DescKey Only- Crew-B
-1 Labels Settings .Label Settings
-2 Point Labels Current Label Style DescKey Only - Crew-B
.OK
.
-3 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-4 Points Create Points .Manual
-5 EP ) Description .(100
-6 IB ) .(100
-7 Tree Maple 120 ) .(100
-8 Tree Oak 300 ) .(100
Land Desktop Layers
.Description Key Definitions

100

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: ASCII Lesson 8: Importing Points from an ASCII Text File



ASCII
.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing Lesson-8.dwg
.OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating a Point File Format
Format
Northing : Easting Elevation .Description
-1 Points Import/Export Points Format Manager
) Format Manager .(101

101
-2 Add ) Format Manager - Select Format Type .(102
-3 ) User Point File (102 OK Point File
.Format

102
-4 Tutorial Format Name Default Extension .txt !
) (Exclamation Point ) Comment Tag .(103
Default Extension .
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-5 Delimited By Delimited By ) .(103


Space Delimited
Comma Punctuation.
-6 Load Select Source File :
\Land Projects 2006\Tutorial2\Survey
Topo_pnt.txt .Open
) .(103

103
.
-7 > <unused ) (102 Format Manager -
) Select Column Name .(104
-8 Column Name Northing OK Point File
) Format .(104

104
-9 > <unused Format Manager - Select Column
.Name
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-10 Easting OK .Point File Format


-11 > <unused Format Manager - Select Column
.Name
-12 Elevation OK .Point File Format
-13 > <unused Format Manager - Select Column
.Name
-14 Description OK .Point File Format
-15 Parse ) .(105

105
-16 Format .
-17 OK Format Manager Tutorial OK
) .(106

106
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Importing an ASCII Text Point File ASCII


. ASCII
Import Options Import/Export Points Points -1
.COGO Database Import Options
Use What to do when point numbers need to be assigned to the points -2
.(107 ) OK next point number

107
Import Points Import/Export Points Points -3
.Format Manager - Import Points
.(108 ) : Source File Tutorial Format -4
\Land Projects 2006\Tutorial2\Survey\Topo_pnt.txt.
Create New Point ( 108 ) Add Points to Point Group -5
.Format Manager - Create Group Group

108
Format OK ( 109 ) Name Topo_Area1 -6
COGO Database Import OK Manager - Import Points
.Options

109
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-7 OK COGO Database Import Options .


) .(110
-8 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK

110
-9 Points List Points .List Points
-10 ) Enable Filtering .(111
-11 Reset ) .(111

111
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-12 Point Groups Topo_Area1 ) List


.(112

112
-13 .OK

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: Lesson 9: Labeling Lines, Curves,


Spirals and Points

.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing Lesson-9.dwg
.OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Changing Label Settings
Label Settings .
-1 Labels Settings .Label Settings
-2 General ) Update Labels When Objects Change .(113
Update Labels When Objects Change Dynamic Labels
Object .

113
-3 Line Labels Current Label Style direction above, distance
) below .(114
-4 Forced Bearings ) North .(114

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stacked above - radius, Current Label Style Curve Labels -5
.(115 ) length, tan, delta

115
( 116 ) all point data Current Label Style Point Labels -6
.OK

116

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Labeling Lines and Points


Boundary Pnt_control Boundary Control
.Points
-1 LAI ) (117
Enter Layer(s) to isolate Enter Item
) (118 .OK

117

118
-2 Layer Properties Manager Layer Manager
Boundary_label ) Current Layer (119
.OK

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119
-3 Labels Add Static Labels
.Enter
-4 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current ) OK .(120

120
Label Polyline Static Label Explode
Polyline Static Label Dynamic Label Explode
Polyline .Dynamic Label
)'( Label Style
Definition
Boundary_label .
-5 LOA Enter .
Lots .
-6 LAI Enter Layer(s) to isolate Layers
LOT_LINES ) OK .(121

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121
-7 Layer Properties Manager Layer Manager
Lot_label ) Current Layer (121 .OK

122
-8 Labels Show Dialog Bar .Style Properties
-9 Curve Current Label Style ) length above, radius below
.(123

123
-10 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
-11 Labels Add Dynamic Labels )
.(124
.

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Changing a Label Attached to an Object
.Label Style
-1 Labels Swap Label Text 124 ) Enter
.(125

125
.Lot
-2 Style Properties Line Current Label Style
) stacked below - direction, distance .(126

126
-3 .Delete Labels
Delete Labels .
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) Enter Add Dynamic Labels Labels -4


.(127

127

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: Lesson 10: Creating Label Styles for Lines and


Points
.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-10.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating a New Line Label Style

X Y .
-1 Labels Edit Label Styles .Edit Label Styles
-2 Line Label Styles Name List ) distance above, direction below
.(128

128
-3 Lot Plan for XYZ Co ) Name .(129
-4 Text Above )'( } {Length ) m .(129

129
-5 Enter '}) {Length*3.28084 .(130
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Enter Text Above


Text Below .

130
-6 Text Below }.{Direction
-7 Text Below N Data Start Northing >> Text Below
) .(131

131
-8 E Data Start Easting
) >> Text Below .(132

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132
.
-9 ) } ({Start Easting .Enter
-10 N Data End Northing ) >> Text Below .(133
-11 E Data End Easting
) >> Text Below .(133

133
-12 Text Properties 0.5 Offset Style L100 Lot_label
) Layer .(134

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134
-13 Units Linear ) Linear Units .(135
-14 precision 3 Linear 4 ) Coordinates (135 OK
.Edit Label Styles

135
-15 Save OK.
.
Labeling a Line
.
-1 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Labels Show Dialog Bar .Style Properties
-3 Line Current Label Style .Lot Plan for XYZ Co
-4 Labels Add Dynamic Labels ) Enter
.(136

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136

.
Curve and Spiral .
Creating a New Point Label Style
.Lot Corner Elevation
-1 Labels Edit Label Styles .Edit Label Styles
-2 Point Label Styles Lot Corner Elevations ) Name .(137

137
-3 Data Elevation ) >> Text .(138

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-4 } {Elevation .Enter
-5 Data Northing ) >> Text .(139

139
-6 } {Northing .Enter
-7 Data Easting ) >> Text .(140

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140
-8 Text Properties 1 Offset Justification
) X .(141

141
-9 Style L80 Lot_elevation_label ) Layer .(142

142
-10 Save .OK
.
Labeling a Point
Label a Point .Point Marker Text
-1 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
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-2 Style Properties Point Current Label Style Lot


) Corner Elevations .(143

143
-3 46 ) Add Dynamic Labels .(144

144
.
-4 46 Display Properties
.Point Display Properties
-5 Text Visible Number Elevation
) Description (145 OK.

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145
) .(146

146

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: Lesson 11: Creating Tag Labels and Object


Tables

) (.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-11.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating a New Tag Style
Parameters .
-1 Labels Edit Tag Styles .Edit Tag Label Styles
-2 Line Label Styles Boundary Tags for XYZ Co ) Name .(147
-3 Text Properties Style List L200 Boundary_tags ) Layer
.(147

147
-4 Curve Label Styles Boundary Tags for XYZ Co ) Name
.(148
-5 Text Properties Style L200 Boundary_tags ) Layer
.(148

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148
-6 Save OK.
.
Labeling Objects with Tags
Boundary Polyline
.
-1 LAI Blue Polyline Enter
Layer(s) to isolate .OK
-2 Labels Show Dialog Bar ) Style Properties .(149
-3 Label Tag Line Current Tag Style
) Boundary Tags for XYZ Co .(149

149
-4 Curve Current Tag Style ) Boundary Tags for XYZ Co
.(150

150
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-5 Labels Add Tag Labels .Enter


-6 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current ) OK .(151

151
Polyline .
Creating a Line Table
Tag Label
) Y (X .
-1 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Labels Add Tables Line Table Line
.Table Definition
-3 Table Title Text Style ) L500 .(152

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No Column Definition
.(153 ) Column #4 Definition ( 152 ) Column
.(153 ) Header START NORTHING Column Header Information
Text Add Value Start Northing Display Value Information
.(153 { ) Start Northing}
.Linear Units ( 153 ) Linear Units

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Column #4 OK ( 154 ) Coordinate 4 -8
.Definition

154
.Line Table Definition OK -9
No Column Definition -10
.(155 ) Column #5 Definition Column
.(155 ) Header START EASTING Column Header Information -11
Text Add Value Start Easting Display Value Information -12
.(155 { ) Start Easting}

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155
-13 OK .Line Table Definition
-14 OK .Line Table Definition
-15 )
.(156

156
-16 .
: 156
.
Creating a Point Table
.
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-1 Lesson-3.dwg .Tutorial2
-2 Labels Add Table Point Table Points
) .(157
-3 Point Groups ) Control .(157

157
-4 List ) .(158

158
-5 Summary ) .(159

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159
.(160 ) Point Table Definition OK -6
.(160 ) Text MY POINT TABLE Table Title -7
) No Column Column Definition -8
.Column #4 Definition ( 160

160
.(161 ) Header NORTHING Column Header Information -9
Text Add Value Northing Display Value Information -10
.(161 { ) Northing}

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.Point Table Definition OK -11
)No Column Column Definition -12
.Column #5 Definition ( 162

162
.(163 ) Header EASTING Column Header Information -13
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-14 Display Value Information Easting Add Value Text


}) {Easting .(163

163
-15 OK .Point Table Definition
-16 Point Table Definition .OK
-17 ) .(164
-18 .

164
247 758
.
) ( Updating (Re-drawing) an Object Table
Re-Draw Table Line Curve Spiral
Line Table 20
Re-Draw Table .
-1 Tutorial1 .Lesson-11.dwg
-2 )
(.
-3 .
-4 Labels Edit Tables .Re-Draw Table

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-5 Enter
.
Re-Draw Table
Northing or Easting Re-Draw Table .
Understanding Table Objects
Create Table Object Table
Definition .
-1 Tutorial1 .Lesson-11.dwg
-2 ) Create Table Object
( NOT TABLE OBJECT ) Text (Table Title
) (165 ) .(166

165

166
-3 Create Table Object Line Table
) Definition ( Table Object TABLE
OBJECT Layer IS TABLE OBJECT ) Text ) (Table Title
.(167
-4 ) .(168

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167

168
-5 NOT TABLE OBJECT .
) .(169

169
-6 IS TABLE OBJECT
) .(170
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-7 IS TABLE OBJECT
) .(171

171
-8 NOT TABLE OBJECT Window Cross
Selection
) .(172

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: Lesson 12: Working with the Terrain Model Explorer


Terrain Model Explorer Digital Terrain Model
) (DTMs ) ( .
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-12.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating a New Surface Folder
-1 Terrain Terrain Model Explorer .Terrain Model Explorer
-2 Terrain ) Create New Surface .(173

173
Surface1 ) Terrain .(174

174
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-3 Surface1 ) .(174
-4 ) (+ 174 TIN
) Data .(175

175
-5 Surface1 Rename Rename Surface
) .(176
-6 Area1 New surface name ) OK .(176
.

176
Adding Point Data
.
-1 Area1 .TIN data
-2 Point Groups Add Point Group
) Add Point Group .(177
-3 Point group name Area1 OK ) Terrain Model Explorer
.(177

177
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) Terrain Model Explorer .(178

178
Adding Contour Data
.
:

)
( ) (
) (
.
-1 Terrain Model Explorer Area1 Contours
.Contour Weeding
-2 OK Weeding factors ) Supplementing factors .(179

179
-3 Enter Layer ) .(180

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180
-4 Enter Enter .
) Terrain Model Explorer .(181

181
Adding Breakline Data from Points
2D Polyline
3D Polyline Breakline Centerline
.Streambed
-1 Terrain Model Explorer.
-2 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-3 LAI Enter ) Streambed Centerline
Point Marker Cyan Description ) Strm Bed
.((182 Enter Layer(s) to isolate

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182
-4 STREAM_PNTS Enter Item OK )
.(183

183
-5 Terrain Model Explorer Breaklines Define
.by Point
-6 Enter
) .(184
: 2591 184 .

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-7 Streambed.
-8 Enter Terrain Breaklines No
.
Vertex ) .(185

185
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) Terrain Model Explorer .(186

186
Adding Breakline Data from 3D Polylines
Roadway
.Edge of Pavement
-1 LOA Enter Layers .
-2 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
-3 LAI Enter ) (187 Enter
.Layer(s) to isolate

187
-4 EOP_3D Enter Item ) OK .(188

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188
-5 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current .OK
-6 Terrain Model Explorer Breaklines Define by
.Polyline
-7 Existing_Road_EOP Enter
Crossing Box .
-8 Enter Terrain Breaklines No
.
) Terrain Model Explorer .(189

189
Adding Breakline Data from 2D Polylines
2D Polylines
Roadway edge of pavement Ditch .Railway Bed
-1 LOA Enter Layers .
-2 LAI Enter .Layer(s) to isolate
-3 Layers 2D_Breaklines ) OK (190 .2D_Breaklines

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190
-4 Terrain Model Explorer Breaklines
.Proximity by Polylines
-5 Misc_Topo Description Cross Box 2D
Polylines .
-6 Enter Terrain Breaklines No
) .(191

191
-7 Yes
Yes ) .(192

192
) Terrain Model Explorer .(193

193
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Adding Surface Boundary Data


.
-1 LOA .
-2 Terrain Model Explorer Boundaries Add
.Boundary Definition
-3 ) (194 Area1
.Enter

194
-4 Enter Boundary Type .Outer
-5 No making breaklines along edges Enter Terrain
.Model Explorer
Breaklines Surface Boundary
.
) Terrain Model Explorer .(195

195

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Building a Surface
Build a Surface .
-1 Terrain Model Explorer Area1 Build
.Build Area1
-2 Area1 ) .(196
-3 Surface Data Options Use point file data Minimize flat
) triangles resulting from contour data .(196
-4 OK .

196
-5 Build Progress ) OK
.(197

197
Terrain Model Explorer
) .(198
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. Terrain Model Explorer -6

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: Lesson 13: Editing Surfaces


) (

.
) (
.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-13.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Identifying Triangulation Problems

.
Ridgelines
) ( Streambeds

.
-1 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Terrain Set Current Surface Select Surface
Selection Area1b ) OK .(199

199
.Quick View
-3 Terrain Surface Display .Quick View
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.
) ) (200 (


.
-4 Redraw .

200
Adding Points to the Surface

.
.3D Lines
-1 Terrain Edit Surface .Import 3D Lines
-2 Enter Yes .
122
) (1 121.5.
-3 Terrain Edit Surface .Add Point
-4 Center Osnap 1 121.5 .Enter
) .(201

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201
Adding and Deleting TIN Lines
.
-1 Terrain Edit Surface .Add Line
-2 Endpoint Osnap 1 From point
2 To point .Enter
1 2 ) .(202

202
.
.2
-3 View Named Views View 2B Named
Set Current .OK
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-4 Terrain Edit Surface .Delete Line


-5 ) Enter .(203

203
Flipping TIN Faces
-1 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
Cyan ) ( 3 4
3 .4
-2 Terrain Edit Surface .Flip Face
-3 3 4 ) Enter -204 (.

204
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.
-4 Terrain Create Contours .Create Contours
-5 ) OK .(205

205
-6 Enter Yes .erase old contours

) .(206

206

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Applying Surface Edit History



Surface
.Editing
.
Apply Edit History
Apply Edit History .
-1
-2
-3
-4

Terrain Terrain Model Explorer .Terrain Model Explorer


Area1b Build Surface
.Modified
Yes .Build Area1b
Area1b Surface Data Options Surface Data Options
Use breakline data ) Use contour data .(207

207
-5 Minimize flat triangles resulting from contour data ) Apply Edit History
(207 .OK
.
-6 OK .Terrain Model Explorer
-7 Terrain Surface Edit Import 3D Lines Enter
Yes .Erase old surface view
.

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: Lesson 14: Creating Contours


Polyline Contour Object
) (.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-14.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating Contours

Standard Style Contour Style Manager
5 1.
-1 Terrain Set Current Surface Select Surface
Selection ) AREA1C (208 .OK

-2
-3
-4
-5
-6

208
Terrain Create Contours ) Create Contours .(209
Intervals ) Both Minor and Major .(209
Minor Interval 1 CONT-MNR ) Layer .(209
Major Interval 5 CONT-MJR ) Layer .(209
Properties ) Contour Objects (209 OK .

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209
-7 Enter Yes .erase old contours
5 1 ) .(210

210
Creating a New Contour Style
Contour Style Manager
.
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-1 Terrain Contour Style Manager Contour Style


) Manager .(211
-2 Manage Styles Contour Styles in Drawing SMOOTH
) Add .(211

211
Save
.
-3 Contour Appearance Current Style ) SMOOTH .(212
-4 Contour Display Contours and Grips Smoothing Options Add
Vertices ) 8 .(212

212
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-5 Text Style Text Properties Style 2MM ) 0


.(213

-6
-7
-8
-9

213
Color Select Color
Cyan OK ) Style Manager 4
( ) .(213
Suffix ) m .(213
Label Position Orientation On Contour
) Break Contour For Label .(214
Readability Label Positive Slope Border Around Label Rectangular
) (214 .OK

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Applying a New Contour Style


SMOOTH .
-1 Layer Icon CONT-MJR Current Layer
Freeze .0
-2 .
-3 Contour Properties Contour
) Style Manager .(215
-4 Manage Styles Contour Styles in Drawing ) SMOOTH
(215 .OK

215
) SMOOTH .(216

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) ( Labeling Contours
)( Contour Style
.Manager
-1 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Terrain Contour Labels Group Interior
) Contour Labels Increment .(217
-3 2 Elevation Increment Add multiple interior labels along each
) contour (217 .OK

217
) .(218
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-4 Start Point
End Point Enter ) .(218
2 m
) .(219

219
)( .
-5 Grips
) .(220

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-6 ) .(220
)( .
.
-7 Terrain Contour Labels .Delete Labels
-8
Enter .
.
Converting Contour Objects
Land Desktop
Contour Object Polyline Explode AutoCAD
.
Polyline .Contour Object
.
-1 Explode .Enter
-2 List .
) lightweight polyline .(221

221
-3 Esc .AutoCAD Text Window
-4 Terrain Contour Utilities Convert Polylines
.Enter
-5 List Enter .
) AECC_CONTOUR .(222

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-6 .AutoCAD Text Window

.
Editing Contours
AutoCAD Trim Extend Break Erase
Contour Style )( .
0 .
-1 .0
-2 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-3 Trim Enter ) (
.Enter
-4 ) Enter .(223
-5 Extend Enter ) (
.Enter
-6 ) Enter .(223

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: Lesson 15: Generating Sections


Cross Sections
.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-15.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Defining and Processing Sections From Single Surface

EG .
-1 Terrain Set Current Surface ) Select Surface .(224
-2 Selection EG ) OK .(224

224
-3 Terrain Sections .Define Sections
-4 W-E Group Label AA .Section Label
AA .
-5 Endpoint Osnap AA Endpoint Osnap
) AA (.
BB .
-6 BB Section Label Endpoint Osnap BB
Endpoint Osnap ) BB (.
-7 Enter.
: .
.
-8 Terrain Sections .Process Sections
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Importing Sections From Single Surface
.
-1 Terrain Sections .Import Sections
-2 Enter Datum .
-3 2 .
-4 AA AA Enter
.
-5 BB BB Enter
.
-6 Zoom in ) .(225

225
: Scale
225 AA BB .50
.
-7 Terrain Sections .Grid for Sections
-8 Enter Grid .
-9 Section datum block text ) AA
( 2 Elevation increment 5 .Offset increment
-10 Section datum block text BB Enter
2 Elevation increment Enter 5 Offset increment
Enter ) .(226

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Creating and Processing Sections from Multiple Surfaces
) Existing Ground (EG Finishing Ground
).(FG
-1 ZE .Enter
-2 Terrain Sections Multiple Surfaces On/Off
") "Multiple surfaces are on .(227

227
-3 Terrain Sections Define Multiple Surfaces
.Multiple Surface Selection
-4 Select from Ctrl EG ) FG .(228

228
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-5 EG FG ) Current .(228 .OK


CC .
-6 Terrain Sections .Define Sections
-7 SE-NW Group Label CC .Section Label
-8 Endpoint Osnap CC Endpoint Osnap
) CC (.
-9 Enter .
.
-10 Terrain Sections .Process Sections
-11 Enter Yes Append to the end
.of the existing section file
-12 SE-NW .Enter
: ) .(229

229
Importing Sections From Multiple Surfaces
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

Terrain Sections .Import Sections


Enter Datum .
2 .
) (CC CC Enter
.Datum
) .(230

230
Viewing Dynamic Sections
Dynamic
Sections Windows
.

EG )FG (.
-1 ZE .Enter
-2 Terrain Sections .View Quick Section
-3 CC Enter .
Section
.
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-4 Section Section Window View Properties Quick
) Section Properties .(231
-5 Grid Settings 2 Vertical factor 10 Minimum Vertical Increment
50 ) Minimum Horizontal Increment .(231

231
-6 Surface Color Settings EG FG
8 .
-7 .OK
CC Grips .
-8 CC )
.(232

232
.(233

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.
-9 Utilities .Import Quick Section
-10 tutorial1 .Layer name prefix for surfaces
tutoral1
EG ) tutorial1-EG .(234

234
-11 Enter Datum .Datum
-12 CC .
-13 2 .Vertical scale factor
-14 .
-15 Enter .
.
-16 ) .(235

235
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: Lesson 16: Visualizing Surfaces


Surface Visualization Elevation Banding
Watershed Object Viewer .
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-16.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Creating Elevation Banding
.3D Faces
-1 Terrain Set Current Surface .Select Surface
-2 Select surface to Open Area1C ) OK .(236

236
-3 Terrain Surface Display Banding - 3D Faces
) Surface Elevation Shading Settings .(237
-4 Create Skirts 2 Vertical factor 6 Number of
) ranges (237 Auto-Range .Terrain Range Limits

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-5 ) OK .(238 Surface Range
.Definitions

238
-6 OK Surface Elevation Shading Settings OK
.
-7 Enter Yes Erase old range view
.Range Statistics
-8 ) (239 .OK

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) 3D Faces .(240

240
Viewing Surfaces in the Object Viewer
.Object Viewer
-1 Utilities .Object Viewer
-2 Window Selection .Enter
) .(241

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Wire frame Object Viewer


Orthogonal Isometric AutoCAD Editor
.Object Viewer

241
Using Object Viewer Navigation Tools
Zoom in and out Pan
Parallel views Move in and out Perspective views
.Parallel views
-1 ) Zoom (
) .(242

242
-2 ) Pan (
) .(243

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-3 ) Perspective (
) .(244

244
.Parallel View
-4 ) Orbit (
X Y ) Z .(245

245
-5 .Object Viewer
-6 .Undo
.Range View
-7 Terrain Terrain Layers .Range Layers
-8 Enter Erase .Erase range view layers
Delineating Watershed Areas
.
-1 Terrain Terrain Model Explorer .Terrain Model Explorer
-2 AREA1C TIN data Watershed
) Calculate Watershed (246 .Watershed Parameters

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Minimum Depression Area 50 Minimum Depression Depth 1 -3
.(247 ) Must exceed both minimum area and minimum depth

247
Done OK Calculate Watershed OK -4
.(248 ) calculating watershed

248
.(249 ) Terrain Model Explorer

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.
-5 Watershed Terrain Model Explorer
Import Watershed Boundaries Watershed Display Settings
) .(250
-6 ) OK .(250

250
-7 Terrain Model Explorer ) .(251
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-8 ) .(252

252

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: Lesson 17: Calculating Site Volumes


Site Stratum Volume Calculation
Grid Composite Sections .
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL1 Select Project Drawing Lesson-
17.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Defining a Stratum and a Site
EG FG
.
-1 Terrain Select Current Stratum ) Define Stratum
.(253
-2 Stratum1 Name EG and FG Surfaces ) Description .(253

253
-3 Select Surface 1 Select Surface EG
OK ) Define Stratum .(254

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-4 Select Surface 2 Select Surface FG
OK .Define Stratum
-5 Surface 1 eg Surface 2 ) fg (255
OK.

255
.
-6 Terrain Site Definition Site Settings
.Volume Site Settings
-7 Volume Labeling m3 ) Suffix (256 .OK

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-8 Terrain Site Definition .Define Site
-9 20 Degree .
-10 dot P) .P (P Enter 1 Site
.Base Point
.
dot P).P (P Enter .
dot G).G (G Enter .
dot N).N (N Enter .
-11 2 ) M M X ( Enter
Enter 2 ) N N Y
(.
-12 dot P).P (P Enter Endpoint OSNAP
) .(257

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-13 Enter No change the size or
rotation of the grid No erase the old site outline
.Enter
-14 Site1 .Enter
.
Calculating Grid Volumes

.
-1 Terrain Grid Volumes Calculate Total Site Volume
.Site Librarian
-2 Select site ) Site1 (258 OK Grid Volume
.Settings

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-3 ) OK (259 Volume
.Results Surface

259
-4 G1-Site1 New Surface ) OK .(260

260

Terrain Model Explorer .
Command Line 3376 20380
17004 ) .(261

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FG .
-5 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-6 Layers Layer Properties Manager Fg-srf-
) bdr (262 FG OK .

262
-7 Terrain Set Current Surface Select Surface
) Volume Surface (263 G1-Site1 .OK

263
-8 Terrain Surface Display ) Quick View .(264

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FG .
FG
FG EG M N
.
Calculating Composite Volumes
.
-1 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Terrain Composite Volumes Calculate Total Site Volume
.Site Volume Librarian
-3 Select site ) Site1 (265 OK Composite
.Volume Settings

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-4 ) OK (266 Volume
.Results Surface

266
-5 C1-Site1 ) New surface (267 .OK

267
Composite ) Command Line (268
3475 20940 17465 .

268
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Terrain Model Explorer .C1-Site1


-6 Terrain Terrain Model Explorer .Terrain Model Explorer
-7 Volume C1-Site1 Surface Display
.Quick View
-8 Terrain Model Explorer ) .(269

269
-9 Terrain Model Explorer Redraw Enter
.

17465
17004 .
Calculating Section Method Volumes

.
Average End Area Sections .
-1 Terrain Section Volumes Sample Sections
.Site Volume Librarian
-2 Select site ) Site1 (270 OK Section
.Volume Settings

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-3 Volume Calculation Type Average end area Direction )M (x
) .(271
-4 Volume Corrections ) (271 OK
.

271
) .(272

272
.
-5 Terrain Section Volumes Calculate Volume Total
.Site Volume Librarian
-6 Select site ) Site1 (273 OK Section
.Volume Settings

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-7 ) Section Volume Settings (274 OK
.Enter

274
) Command Line (275 3478
21012 17534 .

275
Viewing the Volume Report
.
-1 Terrain Volume Reports Site Reports
) Site Volume Corrections .(276
-2 ) (276 OK .Site Volumes

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3% ) (Section Average End Area
17534 ) 17004 (Grid .
Composite
5% .
) (277 .OK

277
Calculating Parcel Volumes

.

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Parcel Volumes Parcel


Parcels Boundary Polylines .
-1 ) Layers Layer (Enter
Layer Properties Manager Subsites
.OK
-2 Parcels Define from Polylines
) (278 Enter .

278
.Parcel 1
-3 Terrain Grid Volumes Calculate Parcel Volumes
.Site Volume Librarian
-4 Select site ) Site1 (279 OK Parcel
.Volume Librarian

279
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-5 Select parcel ) 1 (280 .OK

280
) Command Line (281 2058
3356 1298 .

281
Generating Cut and Fill Contours
.C1-Site1
-1 ) Layers Layer (Enter
Layer Properties Manager Subsites Fg-srf-bdr .OK
-2 Terrain Set Current Surface .Select Surface
-3 Volume Surface Select surface to open ) C1-Site1 (282
.OK

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-4 Terrain Create Contours .Create Contours
-5 Intervals Both Minor and Major 0.5 Minor Interval 2.5 Major
) Interval .(283

283
-6 OK Enter Yes Erase old
.contours
) .(284
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Generating Grid Ticks and Labels
.
-1 Terrain Grid Volumes Grid Volume Ticks
.Site Volume Librarian
-2 Select site ) Site1 (285 OK Grid Volume
.Ticks

285
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-3 5 Tick interval 5 Label interval 1 ) Label precision .(286


-4 Label Position ) Right (286 .OK

286
-5 No Enter .Erase old grid ticks
.
-6 ) .(287

287
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: Lesson 18: Drawing Tangents, Curves, and Spirals


Tangent Curve Spiral
Alignment Centerline
.
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-18.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Drawing Tangents
Polylines
Station Block .
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6

View Named Views View 2 Named


Set Current .OK
Lines/Curves Line dot P) .P (P Enter
1 Enter .
2 Enter .
dot N) .N (N Enter 5018657.3345
Northing Enter 273727.9099 Easting
.Enter
dot N) .N (N Enter Insertion Osnap
) (288 .
Enter.

288
) .(289

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Drawing Curves
Circular Curve 700
.
-1 Lines/Curves Curve Between Two Lines )
1 (2 .
-2 Enter Factor Radius 700
.Enter
-3 .
-4 Enter Factor Radius 700
Enter .
) .(290

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Drawing Spirals
-- Spiral-Curve-Spiral Tangent Segments
.
.Clothoid
-1 View Named Views View 3 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Lines/Curves Create Spirals Spiral Type
) Spiral Type .(291
-3 ) Clothoid (291 .OK

291

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-4 Lines/Curves Create Spirals Fit Tangent-Tangent


.Fit Spirals - Tangent to Tangent
-5 Description ) Spiral-Curve-Spiral (292 .OK

292
-6 .
-7 850 Radius 300 .Spiral A in
-8 Enter 300 Spiral A out .Enter
850 ) .(293

293
Working with Speed Tables
Roadway Alignment
Superelevation Canada06
110 km/hr 1000.
-1 View Named Views View 4 Named
Set Current .OK
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Edit Speed Table Speed Tables Lines/Curves -2


.Select Speed Table
OK ( 294 ) canada06.sup Speed Table -3
.Horizontal Speed Table

294
.(295 ) 110 km/hr Design Speed -4
.Save Horizontal Speed Table ( 295 ) Save As -5

295
Horizontal Save ( 296 ) File Name Tutorial -6
.Speed Table

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-7 ) (1000 m radius curve Edit
) New/Edit Speed Table Item .(297

297
-8 350 ) 4 Lane Spi A (298 OK Horizontal
.Speed Table

298
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-9 Save .OK
Tutorial .
-10 Lines/Curves Speed Tables .Create Curves
-11 ) Horizontal Speed Table .(299
-12 Tutorial.sup 110 km/hr ) .(299
-13 )) (1000 m radius (299 OK
.Select

299
-14 Four Lanes -- ) Spiral-Curve-Spiral System .(300

300
) .(301

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Attaching Multiple Alignment Objects
Ramp Alignment Objects
Offset Alignment 26 .
-1 View Named Views View 5 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Offset Enter 26 Distance
.
-3 ) (302 Enter .

302
1280 .
-4 Lines/Curves .Attach Multiple
-5 .Endpoint Osnap
-6 A Arc Enter .Radius
-7 1280 Enter Length 206.8 .
.
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-8 S Spiral C .Compound
-9 Enter 1280 .
-10 L Length 54.397 .
-11 250 .Ending Radius
.
-12 A Arc Enter Radius Enter 250
.
-13 Enter Length 106.304 .
.
-14 S Spiral O .Outcurve
-15 Enter 250 A A Factor 146.615 .A
Ramp Alignment .
-16 T Tangent 206.016 .
-17 Enter .
) .(303

303
) .(304

304
-18 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current .OK

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: Lesson 19: Defining and Editing Alignments


Alignment Roadway Centerline
Curb Line
.Horizontal Alignment Editor
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-19.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Defining an Alignment from a Polyline
.
-1 Alignments .Define from Polyline
-2 .
X ) (305
-3 Enter .Define Alignment

305
-4 A1 Alignment Name Alignment #1 - Seguin Trail ) Description
.(306
-5 0.000 ) Starting Station (306 .OK

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Alignment Polyline
) .(307

307
Entities or Objects Alignments
Define from Objects .Define from Polyline
Defining an Alignment from Objects
.
-1 View Named Views View 2 Named
Set Current .OK
-2 Layer List CL-2 ) .(308

308
CL-2
.
-3 Alignments .Define from Objects
-4 .
X ) .(309
-5 ) Enter .(309

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Reference Point .
-6 Select Reference Point Apostrophe) '-View Dash ) (View
(310 Enter R Restore Enter 3
.Enter

310
-7 Center Osnap ) (311 15778.63
.

311
-8 Enter .Define Alignment

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-9 A2 Alignment Name Alignment #2 - Highway 69 ) Description


.(312

312
-10 Starting Station .OK
Alignment ) .(313

313
-11 View Named Views View 1 Named
Set Current .OK

314
Viewing and Editing Alignment Data
Horizontal Alignment Editor
.Alignment A2
-1 Alignments Edit .Horizontal Alignment Editor
.
-2 Edit Station ) Edit Curve (315
.Curve Detail

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-3 Next ) .(316

316
-4 OK .Horizontal Alignment Editor
Northing 40 .
-5 Northing 5018525.433
) Enter .(317

317
.
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Generating Alignment Reports


.
-1 Horizontal Alignment Editor Reports Settings
.Output Settings
-2 Output Options ) File .(318

318
-3 ) Output File Name (318 Output File Name
Report1.prn ) File name .(319

319
-4 Save Output Settings OK Horizontal
.Alignment Editor

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-5 Station/Curve Enter Enter


.
-6 Enter Report1.prn
) Horizontal Alignment Station and Curve Report .(320

320
-7 OK .Horizontal Alignment Editor
-8 Save .OK
.Horizontal Alignment Editor

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: Lesson 20: Creating Alignment Stationing and


Offsets

...
:
-1 .Land Desktop
-2 File Open .Open Drawing: Project Based
C:\Land Projects 2006
.
-3 Project Name TUTORIAL2 Select Project Drawing
Lesson-20.dwg .OK
-4 Projects Workspaces Land Desktop .Land Desktop
Changing Station Settings

.
-1 Alignments Station Display Format Edit Station
.Format
-2 Station/Chainage Numeric Format Station base value 1000
) .(321

321
-3 Alignment Alignment Labels Alignment Labels
.Settings
-4 Layer Prefix (Asterisk Hyphen) *- ) Layer Prefix .(322
.

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-5 Label Text BC Beginning of curve EC ) Curve/Tangent intersect
(322 .OK

.
-6 Alignment Station Label Settings Alignment Station Label
.Settings
-7 Station point labels 50 Station label increment 10
Station tick increment 2 ) Station label offset (323 .OK

323
-8 Utilities Set Text Style .Text Style
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-9 Style Name ) 2MM (324 .Close

324
.
Generating Alignment Stationing
.A1b
-1 Alignments Set Current Alignment Enter
.Alignment Librarian
-2 Selection ) A1b (325 .OK

325
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-3 Alignments .Create Station Labels


-4 Enter Enter
Yes .
) .(326

326
.
-5 Alignments Station Label Settings Alignment Stationing
.Settings
-6 Station labels Station point labels 25 Station label
) offset (327 .OK

327
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-7 Utilities Set Text Style .Text Style


-8 Style Name 3MM ) Close .(328

328
.
-9 Alignments .Create Station Labels
-10 Enter Enter
Yes .

.
-11 Zoom in ) .(329

329
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Creating Offsets
.
-1 Zoom out .
-2 Alignments Create Offsets .Alignment Offset Settings
-3 Outer offset 0 Left offset 25 ) Right offset .(330
-4 Second offset Second offset 6.5 Left offset 6.5 Right
) offset .(330
-5 Inner offset Left offset Right offset 4.25 ) (330
.OK

330
) .(331

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Alignment Offset Settings
Alignment Offset Settings Cancel
.

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