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Chapter 1 Introduction2What Is AutoCAD LandDevelopment Desktop?AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Release 2 is part of the LandDevelopment Solutions II

Exiting AutoCAD Land Development Desktop93Key Concepts A plot style, a new object property, can change the way a plotteddrawing looks. By modifying an

953Working withCOGO PointsCOGO points are used in almost every project toidentify locations in space. COGO points containnorthing, easting, elevation,

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points96IntroductionPoints that identify locations, by using northing, easting, andelevation, are the basis of almost eve

Introduction97Point Appearance: Markers and LabelsWhen you create points, you have the option of displaying pointmarkers, point labels, or both. Think

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points98Points and CAD CommandsThe commands in the Points pull-down menu create COGO pointobjects that have extended enti

Upgrade Information About Points for Users of S8 Civil/Survey99You can create leaders for the points by dragging the point gripaway from the point nod

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points100Working with the Project Point DatabaseAutoCAD Land Development Desktop uses a project point database tostore th

Working with the Project Point Database101Because all the point information is stored in the database, you cancreate a new drawing and insert only the

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points102After you create the point database, you can choose the database“open” mode by running the Point Database Setup

Establishing Point Settings103Changing the Point Creation SettingsThe Point Creation settings affect how COGO points are created in aproject, and what

What Is AutoCAD Land Development Desktop?3AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop FeaturesAutoCAD Land Development Desktop provides the core functionalityfor

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points104Changing the Point Marker SettingsWhen you create, insert, or import points into a drawing, theappearance of the

Working with Points105Working with PointsAfter you establish the point settings, you can add COGO point datato a project. To add point data to the poi

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points106To create points by northing/eastingStepsUse to look up1From the Points menu, choose Point Settings.Overview o

Working with Points107Coordinate Zone TransformationsYou can perform coordinate zone transformations while importingpoints. For example, if you import

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points108To create an import/export format and import points (continued)StepsUse to look up2Click the Add button to dis

Working with Points109To create an import/export format and import points (continued)StepsUse to look up4Click the column headings (the <unused&g

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points110To create an import/export format and import points (continued)StepsUse to look up9From the Points menu, choos

Working with Points111To create an import/export format and import points (continued)StepsUse to look up12From the Points menu, choose Import/Export

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points112Exporting PointsTo export points from the COGO point database to an ASCII text file,you must set up an import/ex

Working with Points113Key Concepts Point filters remain active until you turn them off by typing thefilter again, or until you select another filter.

Chapter 1 Introduction4Who Should Use AutoCAD LandDevelopment Desktop?The land development industry is very broad. It includes allprofessionals who m

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points114Editing PointsYou can edit COGO points in two ways. The method that you usedepends upon your preferences, as wel

Working with Points115To edit points using AutoCAD Land Development Desktop commandsStepsUse to look up1With points in the drawing (or in the pointd

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points116Whenever you want to change the drawing so that it matches theproject point database, or if you want to change p

Working with Points117Key Concepts The State Plane coordinates are expressed as grid northing and grideasting coordinates. Local northing and local ea

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points118To calculate State Plane coordinates from GPS dataStepsUse to look up1From the Projects menu, choose Drawing

Working with Points119To calculate State Plane coordinates from GPS data (continued)StepsUse to look up5Type the latitude and longitude of the seco

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points120To calculate State Plane coordinates from GPS data (continued)StepsUse to look up8Into the Reference Point se

Managing Points121Managing PointsAfter you create or import points into the project, you can manage thepoints in several different ways: To control wh

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points122 If more than one person is working on the project and addingpoints to the point database, then the points in yo

Managing Points123Working with Point GroupsPoint groups are named collections of point numbers that you canselect when editing and inserting points, a

Who Should Use AutoCAD Land Development Desktop?5Requirements of land development professionals (continued)Professional Requirements LandDesktopAutode

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points124To create and use point groupsStepsUse to look up1From the Points menu, choose PointManagement ➤ Point Group M

Managing Points125To create and use point groups (continued)StepsUse to look up4Click Build List to display the Point List dialog box.5Use the selec

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points126To create and use point groups (continued)StepsUse to look up9Type the name of the group that you just created

Managing Points127AutoCAD Land Development Desktop includes many symbols thatyou can use for description keys. These symbols are stored in thec:\Progr

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points128The point label style controls whether description key matching is onor off, whether full descriptions are subst

Managing Points129Adding a Utility Pole Description KeyThe following example shows how you can create a description keyusing a symbol included with Au

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points130To create description keys (continued)StepsUse to look up6From the Manager menu, choose CreateDescription Key

Managing Points131To create description keys (continued)StepsUse to look up12Click OK, and then close the Description KeyManager dialog box.13From t

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points132To create description keys (continued)StepsUse to look up27Pick the location for a new point.28When you are pr

Managing Points133Key Concepts Data substitution in point groups with XDRefs is limited to pointname, point label style, description, and elevation. H

Chapter 1 Introduction6What’s New in AutoCAD LandDevelopment Desktop Release 2General Bug fixes (over 300 deferred defects from R1.0) AutoCAD 2000 CA

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points134To use XDRefs to label points (continued)StepsUse to look up6From the Manager menu, choose Create XDRefto dis

Managing Points135To use XDRefs to label points (continued)StepsUse to look up11From the Column Name list, select Desc1. Thislist shows all the col

Chapter 3 Working with COGO Points136To use XDRefs to label points (continued)StepsUse to look up17Click the Text button to add that XDRef to thela

1374Working withDrawing and EditingToolsTo increase your productivity, take some time tolearn the AutoCAD Land Development Desktopdrawing and editing

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools138IntroductionThis chapter describes how to use the geometry creation and editingtools in AutoCAD La

Working in Model Space and Layout Mode139In model space you can work in one or multiple viewports. To make iteasier to work on more than one portion o

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools140Paper Space and Layout ModeAfter you complete your drawing in model space, you can arrange alayout

Working in Model Space and Layout Mode141To create an irregular viewport in paper spaceStepsUse to look up1To change to a layout in paper space, cli

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools142 If you plan to plot viewports with different scales, it isrecommended that you add dimensions in

Working with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Drawing Tools to Create Lines and Curves143Drawing Spiral CurvesSpiral curves are often used in roadway

Upgrading from Autodesk S8 Civil/Survey Products7Utilities Object Viewer includes 3D Orbit interface Set Text Style replaced with standard AutoCAD Tex

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools144For most purposes, you can use the Clothoid spiral. However, whendesigning for extremely high-spee

Working with Basic AutoCAD Commands to Create Objects145Working with Basic AutoCAD Commandsto Create ObjectsYou use basic AutoCAD drawing tools to cre

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools146 As you draw lines, use drafting settings such as object snaps or gridsnaps. Use ORTHO mode to ens

Working with Basic AutoCAD Commands to Create Objects147Key Concepts To make a curved segment in the polyline, select the Arc optionand then use the p

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools148Curved ObjectsYou can use various methods to create curved objects, such as circles,arcs, ellipses

Working with Basic AutoCAD Commands to Create Objects149To draw a curved line (continued)StepsUse to look up3Press ENTER, and you are prompted for t

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools150 To create complex boundaries for hatching, create a closed polylineor region, or any closed objec

Working with Basic AutoCAD Commands to Create Objects151To hatch an area (continued)StepsUse to look up2In the Boundary Hatch dialog box, click thep

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools152Working with the Symbol ManagerThere are over 700 symbols accessible via the Symbol Manager thatyo

Working with Text153Working with TextAn important part of drawing documents is information that you canadd to it, such as specifications, labels, tit

Chapter 1 Introduction8The Land Development Solutions suite of products has much of thesame functionality. However, the “AutoCAD” part of the equatio

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools154 You can adjust the slant of the text by specifying the obliquesettings for the text. For example,

Working with Text155To create text on a curveStepsUse to look up1From the Utilities menu, choose CurveText ➤ Draw Curve Text, or type ctext on theco

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools156Attaching Notes to ObjectsUsing Notes, you can attach either text or an external referencedocument

Working with Text157Adding Leaders to a DrawingLeaders are lines that you add to drawings to connect annotation withdrawing objects. You can insert le

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools158To insert a predefined leaderStepsUse to look up1From the Utilities menu, chooseLeaders ➤ Predef

Digitizing159For example, if you have a raster image of contour lines, then you caninsert the image into the drawing (at world coordinates and correct

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools160Key Concepts You can rubber-sheet vectors using the Map ➤ Tools ➤ RubberSheet command if their sou

Working with Editing Tools161Creating a Selection Set with FiltersUsing the Build Selection Set command, you can create a selection setby setting up o

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools162Editing with GripsThe standard way to select objects in the drawing is to use grips. Gripsare smal

Working with Editing Tools163To edit with gripsStepsUse to look up1To display grips, press ESC twice to clear anycommands.Selecting Objects First2Cl

Upgrading from Autodesk S8 Civil/Survey Products9Where Can You Find the Autodesk S8Commands You Use Frequently?The following table shows where you can

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools164Correcting MistakesYou can correct errors in several ways. Most editing commands requirethat you s

Modifying Drawing Objects165Modifying Drawing ObjectsIn AutoCAD Land Development Desktop, you can easily revisedrawings. You can either use the comman

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools166Moving ObjectsTo move objects, select the objects and specify a start point (basepoint) and an end

Modifying Drawing Objects167 If you want an object to end precisely at an implied boundary(construction line) or another object, you can extend the ob

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools168Using the Utilities Edit CommandsWith the Utilities Edit commands, you can change blocks, text, an

Grouping Objects Together169Grouping Objects TogetherCreating BlocksA block is a group of objects that you can define as one object, orblock definitio

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools170To create a block definitionStepsUse to look up1From the Draw menu, choose Block ➤ Make todispla

Attaching External Drawings171To insert a blockStepsUse to look up1From the Insert menu, choose Block.Inserting Blocks2In the Insert dialog box, cli

Chapter 4 Working with Drawing and Editing Tools172To attach an xref drawingStepsUse to look up1From the Insert menu, choose External Referenceto d

1735Working with SurfacesYou can use points, contours, breaklines, andboundaries to generate a model of the earth’s surfacefor a particular parcel of

Chapter 1 Introduction10Cross referencing Autodesk S8 and AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop commands (continued)If you used in Autodesk S8Civil/Survey

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces174IntroductionAfter you have input data into a project, you can create a surfacemodel from that data. A surface model

Introduction175Using Point, Contour, Breakline, andBoundary Data in SurfacesRandom point data, points taken at a variety of elevations andcoordinates

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces176Surface AccuracyWhen gathering data for the surface model, you need to be verythorough so that the model you create

Working with the Terrain Model Explorer177Use the shortcut menus to add the surface data to the surface folder,and then build the surface.In the Volum

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces178You can keep the Terrain Model Explorer open while you use othercommands. Use the buttons in the upper-right corner

Creating Surface Data179When you add the surface data into the Terrain Model Explorer, youare determining which objects to include in the current buil

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces180The following illustration shows a surface triangulation that does notaccurately interpolate the surface elevations

Creating Surface Data181Creating Contours to Use inSurface GenerationYou can use vector contours, either polylines or contour objects, insurface gener

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces182Creating Boundaries to Use inSurface GenerationBoundaries can help eliminate certain surface editing tasks. Boundar

Building Surfaces183Building SurfacesAfter you choose which information to include in a surface, youcan build the surface. When you build a surface, a

Customizing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop with the Object Model Interface11Cross referencing Autodesk S8 and AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop comman

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces184To build a surfaceStepsUse to look up1From the Terrain menu, choose Terrain ModelExplorer to display the Terrain

Building Surfaces185To build a surface (continued)StepsUse to look up5After you add all the surface data, Right-click thesurface name and choose Bui

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces186Building a Watershed ModelYou can build a watershed model of the current surface either whilebuilding the surface o

Building Surfaces187Watershed subareas can have different types of drain targets. Draintargets of some subareas can be based on a boundary point, the

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces188To build a watershed model (continued)StepsUse to look up4Set the watershed model options. You canspecify a minim

Building Surfaces189To build a watershed model (continued)StepsUse to look up7Use the options in the upper part of the dialog boxto control the appe

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces190Creating Finished Ground Datafor SurfacesAutoCAD Land Development Desktop has many commands that youcan use for cre

Editing Surfaces191Editing SurfacesAfter building a surface, you should evaluate its accuracy. Did the TINlines generate as expected? If not, you can

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces192Edit HistoryWhenever you rebuild a surface, you must reapply the edits that youmade to it. To save time, all edits

Working with Surface Output and Visualization Tools193Viewing Surface StatisticsStatistics for each surface are visible by clicking the surface name i

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Chapter 1 Introduction12Using AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop to Complete a ProjectThe process of land development is highly iterative. AutoCAD LandD

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces194Key Concepts The surfaces does not need to be drafted in the drawing to obtainelevational information from it. Make

Working with Surface Output and Visualization Tools195You can use commands in the section window’s Section menu to savethe sections as Windows metafil

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces196To view a section of a surface (continued)StepsUse to look up6To display a different section view, you can movea

Working with Surface Output and Visualization Tools197Creating Contours from a SurfaceWhen you create contours from a surface, you use a contour style

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces198 You can use the Manage Styles tab to save contour styles to anexternal file and also to load contour styles from a

Working with Surface Output and Visualization Tools199To create contours from a surface (continued)StepsUse to look up6Under Properties, choose whet

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces200Key Concepts No elevational information for the surface is available while an areais hidden by a boundary. Dependin

Working with Surface Output and Visualization Tools201To contour around a pond by using a surface boundary (continued)StepsUse to look up8Press ENTE

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces202Key Concepts The volume results are only as good as the surface definitions. Themore complete the surface data, the

Working with Surface Output and Visualization Tools203To calculate volumes (continued)StepsUse to look up5Calculate cut/fill volumes for the site. V

Using AutoCAD Land Development Desktop to Complete a Project13Collecting DataPoints are the most common form of data. While AutoCAD LandDevelopment De

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces204 You can create a range map that displays the cut areas in one colorand the fill areas in another. You can create c

Working with Surface Output and Visualization Tools205Key Concepts You can draw the range view as 2D solids or 3D faces, and you canview the faces in

Chapter 5 Working with Surfaces206Projecting 2D Lines onto a 3D GridYou can project 2D objects such as lines, curves, and polylines from aflat drawin

2076Creating CadastralInformationCreating cadastral information with AutoCAD LandDevelopment Desktop is a two-step process. First,you create the geome

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information208IntroductionYou can draft horizontal alignments and parcels at any time duringthe project process. The pro

Working with Alignments209Because the alignment definitions are stored outside the drawing in adatabase, you have added flexibility when managing alig

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information210Backwards Compatibility with Single-UserAlignment DatabasesTo share the alignment database with someone us

Working with Alignments211To create spirals, use the Spiral commands on the Lines/Curves menu.If you know the intended speed for the alignment, then y

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information212Defining an Object as a Road AlignmentBy defining figure geometry as an alignment, all the individualgeome

Working with Alignments213Making an Alignment CurrentWhen you work with alignments, always make sure that the correctalignment is current. Alignment c

Chapter 1 Introduction14When you install AutoCAD Land Development Desktop, a projectfolder (c:\Land Projects R2 by default) is created. Each project

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information214 To release a lock on the current alignment, you can make adifferent alignment current, or you can use the

Working with Alignments215Editing a Road AlignmentTo edit an alignment, you can either edit the geometry and redefinethe alignment, or edit the alignm

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information216To edit a road alignmentStepsUse to look up1Select the current alignment.Make an Alignment Current2From

Working with Alignments217Use the Import command when you want to bring a definedalignment into a drawing. For example, if you start a new drawing ina

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information218To delete multiple alignments from the drawing (continued)StepsUse to look up3Select one or more Delete

Working with Alignments219To draft road resultsStepsUse to look up1Select the current alignment.Make an Alignment Current2From the Alignments menu,

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information220To draft road results (continued)StepsUse to look up6From the Alignments menu, choose Station DisplayFor

Working with Parcels221Working with ParcelsWhen you create base maps or do subdivision work, you define parcelsof land. Parcel boundaries define the a

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information222If you use polylines to draw parcel geometry, then you must breakcrossing polylines before defining the pa

Working with Parcels223Defining Parcels to the Parcel DatabaseAs with alignments, you must define parcels to the parcel database sothat the individual

Using AutoCAD Land Development Desktop to Complete a Project15Relationships Between DrawingsAnother way to organize your data, on the drawing-level, i

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information224To define parcels to the parcel database (continued)StepsUse to look up4Under Parcel Numbering, select t

Working with Parcels225Managing ParcelsYou can use the Parcel Manager to import, delete, and rename parcels,as well as report area, inverse, and mapch

Chapter 6 Creating Cadastral Information226To report parcel areasStepsUse to look up1Define the parcel to the parcel database.Overview of Defining

2277Listing andAnnotating PlansTo check object characteristics, you can performinquiries which list object data at the command lineor in a dialog box.

Chapter 7 Listing and Annotating Plans228IntroductionIn a drawing, geometry can be difficult to interpret if it is not given acontext, especially whe

Listing Object Data229Inquiry commandsCommand FunctionDistance Measures the distance between two points.Area Calculates the area and perimeter of obje

Chapter 7 Listing and Annotating Plans230 List which breaklines are defined in the project by using the ListBreaklines command from the Breaklines sh

Labeling Objects231To list which alignments are defined in the projectStepsUse to look up1Define at least one alignment.Overview of DefiningAlignmen

Chapter 7 Listing and Annotating Plans232the objects with dynamic labels, then whenever you edit the style, thelabels are updated to reflect the edit

Labeling Objects233Style Properties Dialog BarYou can use the Style Properties dialog bar to choose the current labelstyles, to switch between tag and

Chapter 1 Introduction16Inputting Data into a Drawing and ProjectThe most common way to input data into a project is to import orcreate points. Other

Chapter 7 Listing and Annotating Plans234To label lines with dynamic labels (continued)StepsUse to look up3Verify that the icon is displayed. When

Labeling Objects235To label lines with tag labels and create a tableStepsUse to look up1Use the LINE command to draw some lines.LINE Command2From th

Chapter 7 Listing and Annotating Plans236Editing Label StylesAutoCAD Land Development Desktop includes several differentdefault label styles. You can

Labeling Objects237To edit a line label style (continued)StepsUse to look up3From the Name list, choose the name of theLabel Style that you want to

Labeling Objects2398AutoCAD Map andAutoCAD LandDevelopment DesktopUsing the AutoCAD Map commands, you can workwith the data in more than one drawing a

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop240IntroductionAutoCAD Land Development Desktop incorporates the fullfunctionality of AutoC

Using the AutoCAD Map Project Workspace241Using the AutoCAD MapProject WorkspaceYou can use the AutoCAD Map Project Workspace to manage attacheddrawin

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop242Map Project Workspace Shortcut MenusEach item in the workspace has its own shortcut menu

Map Projects and Drawing Sets243Map Projects and Drawing SetsWhen you use the Map commands, you can work with your drawingsin two different ways. Some

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop244Drawing Sets and AutoCAD LandDevelopment Desktop ProjectsAttached drawings can be associ

Using AutoCAD Land Development Desktop to Complete a Project17Defining Data to DatabasesBy default, points are always saved to the project point datab

Map Projects and Drawing Sets245To set up a Map projectStepsUse to look up1Create a new drawing.Start a New DrawingNOTE Have at least two existing d

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop246To set up a Map project (continued)StepsUse to look up3Click Attach to display the Sel

Map Projects and Drawing Sets247To set up a Map project (continued)StepsUse to look up5Click the Create/Edit Aliases button, as shownbelow, to displ

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop248You can now create a query to bring objects from the attacheddrawings into the Map proje

Defining Queries249The Purposes of QueriesWhen should you perform a query? When you want to work on data contained in more than onedrawing at the same

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop250The following task describes how to bring objects into a Map projectfrom the source draw

Defining Queries251To define an object query (continued)StepsUse to look up7Click Location to display the Location Conditiondialog box.Location Cond

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop252Saving Queried DataWhen you work within a Map project, you can save any edits that youma

Saving Queried Data253To save back objects to the source drawing (continued)StepsUse to look up4Click the Save Back tab.5Under Save Set, select Add

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop254To save back objects to the source drawing (continued)StepsUse to look up9Click Yes to

Chapter 1 Introduction18If you want to create maps that show spatial relationships, you candefine regions and objects as parts of topologies. In the

Inserting Geo-Referenced Images255To insert a Geo-TIFF image into a drawingStepsUse to look up1From the Map menu, click Image ➤ Insert todisplay the

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop256To insert a Geo-TIFF image into a drawing (continued)StepsUse to look up3Click Open to

Digitizing Maps257Digitizing MapsBefore you can create a map topology and analyze a map, you mustcreate the underlying map geometry if it doesn’t alre

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop258To digitize a raster image (continued)StepsUse to look up3From the Map menu, choose Da

Cleaning up Maps259Using the Cleanup Command to BreakParcel LinesIn order to define a parcel with the Parcel commands, or to create aparcel topology,

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop260To break the polylines, use the Cleanup command. The followingillustration shows how the

Cleaning up Maps261Checking a Drawing for Crossing BreaklinesUse the Cleanup command to check an AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop drawing for breakline

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop262To check the drawing for crossing breaklines (continued)StepsUse to look up4Click OK t

Assigning Data to Objects in a Drawing263To check the drawing for crossing breaklines (continued)StepsUse to look up10Type M to draw markers where t

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop264For example, define object data for a parcel map and then create areport. Paste the repo

Using AutoCAD Land Development Desktop to Complete a Project19Compiling Data to Build SurfacesThe end result of data collection and input is often a s

Assigning Data to Objects in a Drawing265To assign object data to points, lines, arcs, or polylines (continued)StepsUse to look up3Click New Table t

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop266To assign object data to points, lines, arcs, or polylines (continued)StepsUse to look

Performing Zone Conversions Using AutoCAD Map267Performing Zone Conversions UsingAutoCAD MapYou may at times receive drawings of the same region that

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop268To perform zone conversions (continued)StepsUse to look up3From the Map menu, choose T

Creating Topologies269To perform zone conversions (continued)StepsUse to look up7Choose the source drawing, and then click Add.8Click OK to return t

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop270Node TopologiesNode topologies are made up of point nodes. You can create a nodetopology

Creating Topologies271Creating Polygon Topologies and AssigningData to the PolygonsUnlike points and linear objects, a polygon is an enclosed area tha

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop272To create a polygon topology (continued)StepsUse to look up6Under Topology Objects, cl

Creating Overlay Topologies273Creating Overlay TopologiesOverlay topologies show how topologies relate to each other. Forexample, you can overlay a pa

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop274Key Concepts After you create an overlay topology, you can shade or hatchspecific areas

Chapter 1 Introduction20Outputting and Evaluating DataAutoCAD Land Development Desktop has several commands that youcan use to list and report object

Creating Overlay Topologies275To create an overlay topology (continued)StepsUse to look up5Under Input Topology, click Load to display theLoad Topol

Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop276To create an overlay topology (continued)StepsUse to look up13Under Result Topology, s

Index277Indexalignments, 208current, 213deleting and importing, 216editing, 215geometry, 210making into one object, 212offsetting, 218stationing, 218a

Index278digitizing (continued)maps, 257methods, 159donuts, 148drag and drop functionsproject workspace, 242drawing aids, 85construction lines, 146hatc

Index279notes, 156object dataexporting, 263listing, 228Object Enabler, 71object snaps, 87Object Viewer, 73objectsand proxy graphics, 72assigning data,

Index280settingsdrawing environment, 55point marker, 104points, 102profiles, 56prototypes, 52, 61window display, 57shortcut menus, 42labels, 232Map wo

How to Use the Documentation Set21Design DocumentsAfter your project is completed, you can create final labels and plotthe drawing. If your project is

ContentsiiiContentsChapter 1 Introduction 1What is AutoCAD Land Development Desktop? 2AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Features 3Who Should Use Aut

Chapter 1 Introduction22 AutoCAD Land Development Desktop documentation provideshelp with commands in the Projects, Points, Lines/Curves,Alignments,

How to Use This Guide23If you have never used AutoCAD, then you may want to start by usingthe AutoCAD Learning Assistance CD to learn the CAD basics o

Chapter 1 Introduction24The following sections describe terms that this guide uses whenreferring to Help files, how to access Help and the tutorials,

How to Use This Guide25How to Use Online HelpYou can access Help files for AutoCAD Land Development Desktop byusing the following methods:Accessing He

Chapter 1 Introduction26When you open a Help file from either the Help menu or the Helpicon, the Help Topics window is displayed, as shown in the fol

How to Use This Guide27The following illustration shows a typical Help topic.When you view a Help topic, you can use the menus and buttons tocontrol o

Chapter 1 Introduction28The following task shows you how to locate a topic title in the Help file.To use the online Help to locate a topic titleSteps

How to Use This Guide29How to Use the Online TutorialAutoCAD Land Development Desktop has an online tutorial that youcan use to learn the program’s co

312Getting Started withAutoCAD LandDevelopment DesktopTo start working with AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop, you need to know the basics of operatingt

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop32IntroductionThis chapter describes how to get started using AutoCAD LandDevelopment

ContentsivAccessing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Commands 35Pull-Down Menus 36Selecting a Menu Palette 37Customizing a Menu Palette 38Toolbars

Starting AutoCAD Land Development Desktop33When you start AutoCAD Land Development Desktop, the Start Updialog box is displayed, as shown in the follo

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop34The AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop Drawing EnvironmentAfter you initialize AutoCAD

Accessing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Commands35The AutoCAD Map Project Workspace is shown by default. You canuse the Project Workspace to attach

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop36 AutoCAD Land Development Desktop has additional context-sensitive menus that you ca

Accessing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Commands37You can access pull-down menus and commands in the following ways: Select a pull-down menu by cli

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop38To select a menu palette (continued)StepsUse to look up2Choose a menu palette to

Accessing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Commands39To create a menu paletteStepsUse to look up1On the command line, type menuload to displaythe Me

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop40ToolbarsWhen you start AutoCAD Land Development Desktop, the followingtoolbars are d

Accessing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Commands41To display AutoCAD Land Development Desktop toolbarsStepsUse to look up1From the View menu, sel

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop42 Double-click MODEL/PAPER to switch between paper space andmodel space when the draw

ContentsvUsing Drafting Settings 85Using Reference Points in the Drawing 87Plotting Your Drawings 92Exiting AutoCAD Land Development Desktop 93Cha

Accessing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Commands43Key Concepts AutoCAD Land Development Desktop has a shortcut menu for gripediting. Select an obje

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop44For more information about dialog box options available on thecommand line, see “Swi

Accessing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Commands45Text WindowThe text window expands from the command line and you can view acomplete history of co

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop46Using AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop with WindowsYou can use several commands in t

Using AutoCAD Land Development Desktop with Windows47Windows tools (continued)Tool ShortcutKeyCommandLineDescriptionctrl+s save Saves the current draw

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop48Windows tools (continued)Tool ShortcutKeyCommandLineDescriptionmatchprop Copies the

Establishing Settings49User PreferencesThe User Preferences control three main aspects of the program.File PathsYou can control file paths that includ

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop50If you clear the Use Land Development Startup check box, then the AutoCADStartup dia

Establishing Settings51First Time Drawing SetupThe First Time Drawing Setup setting controls what happens whenyou create a new drawing. You can use th

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop52The settings are arranged by program so you can more easily locatethe settings that

ContentsviWorking with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop Drawing Tools to CreateLines and Curves 142Drawing Spiral Curves 143Special Lines 144Workin

Establishing Settings53The Prototype Settings dialog box is a centralized location from whichyou can edit prototype settings. To display the Prototype

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop54Data File SettingsYou can use the Edit Data Files dialog box to access data files fo

Establishing Settings55If you have Autodesk Survey, you can edit: Command synonyms Equipment settings Figure Prefix LibraryIf you have Autodesk Civil

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop56This table gives a brief overview of the settings.Options dialog box settingsTab Fun

Establishing Settings57Window Display OptionsWhen you start AutoCAD Land Development Desktop for the firsttime, the screen colors and other settings c

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop58Saving a ProfileYou can customize profiles to accommodate different projects anddiff

Working with Projects59Using the World Coordinate System forCreating DataWhen you begin a new drawing in AutoCAD Land DevelopmentDesktop using one of

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop60 You can assign a drawing to only one project, but you can re-associate the drawing

Working with Projects61Basing a Project on a PrototypeWhen you create a new project, you must specify a prototype(default settings for the project) an

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop62To display the Project Management dialog box, choose ProjectManager from the Project

ContentsviiBuilding Surfaces 183Specifying Data for Surfaces 183Building a Watershed Model 186Creating Finished Ground Data for Surfaces 190Editin

Working with Projects63Managing Prototypes with the PrototypeManagement Dialog BoxYou may need to maintain different prototypes for different clients.

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop64Working with DrawingsAll AutoCAD Land Development Desktop documents that you workwit

Working with Drawings65To create a new drawingStepsUse to look up1From the AutoCAD Land Development Desktop R2program group, choose the AutoCAD Land

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop66Setting up DrawingsTo create a new drawing without using a Wizard, or to changedrawi

Working with Drawings67Drawing Setup Example: Setting a Base Pointand North RotationBefore you bring points into your drawing, you may want to set the

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop68To set up the base point and north rotationStepsUse to look up1From the Projects m

Working with Drawings69To set up the base point and north rotation (continued)StepsUse to look up4Under Northing and Easting, type the northingand e

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop70To select the coordinate zone for a drawingStepsUse to look up1From the Projects

Working with Drawings71Opening DrawingsYou can open an existing drawing using the Startup dialog box, oropen a new drawing by selecting the Open comma

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop72 Substitute proxy objects so that you can view the objects that werecreated in AutoC

ContentsviiiLabeling Objects 231Label Styles 231Accessing Labeling Commands 232Editing Label Styles 236Chapter 8 AutoCAD Map and AutoCAD LandDeve

Viewing Drawings73Key Concepts You can view the drawing or object from a side viewpoint, such asright, left, top, or bottom; from isometric angles; an

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop74To view an object in the Object ViewerStepsUse to look up1From the Utilities menu,

Viewing Drawings75Zoom options (continued)Option DescriptionDynamic Display the drawing within a view box that you can adjust. Afteryou specify the ex

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop76Key Concepts To scale a view relative to the current view, use the Scale (X/XP)optio

Viewing Drawings77Key Concepts When you save a view, both the viewing position, such as a specificpan or zoom position, and scale are saved. If you wo

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop78Redrawing and RegeneratingWhen the drawing is cluttered with blips or temporary mark

Organizing Drawings with Layers79 By turning layers on and off, you can plot the same drawing toserve different purposes. In lists, layers are sorted

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop80Object Properties toolbar (continued)Tool DescriptionLocks and unlocks layers. To pr

Organizing Drawings with Layers81Working with the Layer ManagerIn the Layer Manager, you can create, organize, sort, and group layers,as well as save

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop82To create a new layer (continued)StepsUse to look up5Select the Make Current check

11IntroductionUsing AutoCAD Land Development Desktop,you can create, maintain, output, andanalyze all of the data in your landdevelopment projects.In

Organizing Drawings with Layers83To create a user groupStepsUse to look up1From the Utilities menu, choose Layer Manager.Overview of Creating aLayer

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop84Working with Layer SnapshotsBy saving layer and view information in snapshots, you c

Using Drafting Settings85Using Drafting SettingsSeveral AutoCAD Land Development Desktop tools help you drawwith accuracy. For example, for maximum co

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop86The following table describes the drafting settings.Drafting settingsDraftingsetting

Using Drafting Settings87Using Reference Points in the DrawingAutoCAD Land Development Desktop provides tools to helpyou specify points precisely for

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop88The Object Snap tab also controls the use of object snap tracking.With object snap t

Using Drafting Settings89AutoSnapAfter you set snap point locations in the Osnap Settings dialog box,you can select AutoSnap options to preview and c

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop90The following illustration shows the marker that is displayed over theendpoint, and

Using Drafting Settings91To use AutoTrack for object snap trackingStepsUse to look up1Start by drawing a line or polyline in your drawing,such as th

Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop92Plotting Your DrawingsWhen you are ready to plot a drawing, set up a layout and con