AutoCAD Land Desktop Tutorial - documentation.help · AutoCAD Land Desktop Tutorial. You will use the Land Desktop menus when working with all of these lessons. To display the Land

WelcometotheAutoCADLandDesktoptutorial.

Thistutorialhas20lessonsaboutprojects,points,labels,objecttables,surfaces,volumes,andalignments.

Youcanworkthroughtheselessonssequentially,oryoucandoonelessonatatime.However,afteryoubeginalesson,youshouldcompletetheexercisesintheorderpresented,asthefirstexercisesprovideyouwiththeinformationyouneedforthelaterexercisesinthatlesson.

Everylesson,exceptforthefirstone,hasatutorialdrawingandanaccompanyingdataset.

ClickLesson1intheContentstabtomovetothenexttask.

Neworupdatedlessons:

Lesson11:CreatingTagLabelsandObjectTables-FeaturingthenewPointTableandTableObjectfeatures

AutoCADLandDesktopTutorial

WelcometotheAutoCADLandDesktoptutorial.

Thistutorialhas20lessonsaboutprojects,points,labels,objecttables,surfaces,volumes,andalignments.

Youcanworkthroughtheselessonssequentially,oryoucandoonelessonatatime.However,afteryoubeginalesson,youshouldcompletetheexercisesintheorderpresented,asthefirstexercisesprovideyouwiththeinformationyouneedforthelaterexercisesinthatlesson.

Everylesson,exceptforthefirstone,hasatutorialdrawingandanaccompanyingdataset.

Lesson1intheContentstabtomovetothenexttask.

Neworupdatedlessons:

Lesson11:CreatingTagLabelsandObjectTables-FeaturingthenewPointTableandTableObjectfeatures

AutoCADLandDesktopTutorial

YouwillusetheLandDesktopmenuswhenworkingwithalloftheselessons.TodisplaytheLandDesktopmenus,selectLandfromtheWorkspacestoolbar.IftheWorkspacestoolbarisnotdisplayed,clickProjects Workspaces.

YoucanclosetheMapWorkspace(dockablewindowontheleftoftheAutoCADscreen)becauseitisnotusedinthetutorial.

ThetutorialwindowstaysontopasyouworkwithAutoCADLandDesktop.Ifyoudonotwantthetutorialwindowtostayontop,fromtheHelpwindow’smenubar,selectOptions KeepHelponTop NotOnTop.

WorkingthroughtheselessonswillresultinalterationoftheTutorialprojectfiles.Backupcopiesoftheseprojectfilescanbefoundinthec:\ProgramFiles\AutoCADLandDesktop<VersionNumber>\Landtutfolder.

Ifthislessonhasbeenpreviouslyrun,copytheseunalteredprojectfilestothe\LandProjects<VersionNumber>folderwhenstartinganewtutorialsessiontoensurethatthesequenceoutlinedineachlessoncanbefollowedproperly.

TipsforUsingthisTutorial

YouwillusetheLandDesktopmenuswhenworkingwithalloftheselessons.TodisplaytheLandDesktopmenus,selectLandfromtheWorkspacestoolbar.IftheWorkspacestoolbarisnotdisplayed,clickProjects Workspaces.

YoucanclosetheMapWorkspace(dockablewindowontheleftoftheAutoCADscreen)becauseitisnotusedinthetutorial.

ThetutorialwindowstaysontopasyouworkwithAutoCADLandDesktop.Ifyoudonotwantthetutorialwindowtostayontop,fromtheHelpwindow’smenubar,selectOptions KeepHelponTop NotOnTop.



TipsforUsingthisTutorial

OneofthefirstrequirementsofworkingwithAutoCADLandDesktopisthatyourdraftinganddesigningenvironment(yourdrawingfile)mustbelinkedtoaproject.Aprojectissimplyastorageareaforadrawing'sassociateddata,whichcanincludepoints,surfaces,alignments,pipes,parcels,andsurveyobservations.

Projectdataisnotstoredinthedrawing,butinseparatefoldersonyoursystem.

Toworkthroughthislessonfollowthesesteps

1. StartAutoCADLandDesktopifyouhavenotalreadydoneso.

2. OntheProjectsmenu,clickWorkspacestodisplaytheWorkspacestoolbar.Inthelist,selectLandDesktoptodisplaytheLandDesktopmenus.

Workingthroughtheselessonswillresultinalterationoftheprojectfiles.Backupcopiesoftheseprojectfilescanbefoundinthec:\ProgramFiles\AutoCADLandDesktop<VersionNumber>\Landtutfolder.


LESSON1:WorkingwithProjects

OneofthefirstrequirementsofworkingwithAutoCADLandDesktopisthatyourdraftinganddesigningenvironment(yourdrawingfile)mustbelinkedtoaproject.Aprojectissimplyastorageareaforadrawing'sassociateddata,whichcanincludepoints,surfaces,alignments,pipes,parcels,andsurveyobservations.

Projectdataisnotstoredinthedrawing,butinseparatefoldersonyoursystem.






LESSON1:WorkingwithProjects

Inthisexercise,youwillstartanewdrawingandcreateanewprojecttostoreassociateddata.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNewtodisplaytheNewDrawing:ProjectBaseddialogbox.

2. EnterLesson_1fortheName.

3. IntheProjectandDrawingLocationsection,verifythatProjectPathlistdisplays\LandProjects<VersionNumber>\,andthenclickCreateProjecttodisplaytheProjectDetailsdialogbox.

4. IntheInitialSettingsforNewDrawingssection,fromthePrototypelist,selectDefault(Meters).

5. IntheProjectInformationsection,enterProject_1fortheName.

6. EnterProjectforExploringLandDesktopStartupfortheDescriptionandTrainingfortheKeywords.

7. IntheDrawingPathforthisProjectsection,verifythatProject"DWG"Folderisselected.

8. ClickOKtoreturntotheNewDrawing:ProjectBaseddialogbox.

9. IntheSelectDrawingTemplatesection,clickBrowseandbrowsetotheTemplatefolderunderthelocationoftheLandDesktop<VersionNumber>installation(bydefaultc:\ProgramFiles\AutoCADLandDesktop<VersionNumber>\Template),andfromtheTemplatelist,selectaec_m.dwt.

10. IntheProjectandDrawingLocationsection,verifythattheProjectNamelistdisplaysProject_1andtheDrawingPathlistdisplays\LandProjects<VersionNumber>\Project_1\dwg\.

11. ClickOKtocreatethenewdrawingandproject.

CreatingaNewDrawingandProject

Inthisexercise,youwillstartanewdrawingandcreateanewprojecttostoreassociateddata.

1. OntheFilemenu,clickNewtodisplaytheNewDrawing:ProjectBaseddialogbox.

2. EnterLesson_1fortheName.

3. IntheProjectandDrawingLocationsection,verifythatProjectPathlistdisplays\LandProjects<VersionNumber>\,andthenclickCreateProjecttodisplaytheProjectDetailsdialogbox.

4. IntheInitialSettingsforNewDrawingssection,fromthePrototypelist,selectDefault(Meters).

5. IntheProjectInformationsection,enterProject_1fortheName.

6. EnterProjectforExploringLandDesktopStartupfortheDescriptionandTrainingfortheKeywords.

7. IntheDrawingPathforthisProjectsection,verifythatProject"DWG"Folderisselected.

8. ClickOKtoreturntotheNewDrawing:ProjectBaseddialogbox.

9. IntheSelectDrawingTemplatesection,clickBrowseandbrowsetotheTemplatefolderunderthelocationoftheLandDesktop<VersionNumber>installation(bydefaultc:\ProgramFiles\AutoCADLandDesktop<VersionNumber>\Template),andfromtheTemplatelist,selectaec_m.dwt.

10. IntheProjectandDrawingLocationsection,verifythattheProjectNamelistdisplaysProject_1andtheDrawingPathlistdisplays\LandProjects<VersionNumber>\Project_1\dwg\.

11. ClickOKtocreatethenewdrawingandproject.

CreatingaNewDrawingandProject

Inthisexercise,youwillspecifytheparametersforthenewdrawing.

1. AstheLoadSettingsdialogboxisdisplayed,verifythatthePathisC:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Autodesk\AutoCADLandDesktop<VersionNumber>\<ReleaseNumber>\Data\setup\.

2. IntheLoadaDrawingSetupProfilesection,fromtheProfileNamelist,selectm500.set(Metric,1:500),andthenclickViewtodisplaytheViewDrawingSetupProfiledialogbox.

Thecoordinatezone,textstyle,anddrawingborderlistedneedtobechangedforthisdrawing,sointhefollowingstepsyouwillmaketheappropriateeditstothedrawingsetup.

3. ClickOKtoreturntotheLoadSettingsdialogbox,andthenclickLoadtoloadthem500setupprofile.

4. ClickNexttodisplaytheUnitsdialogboxandverifytheunitssettings.

5. ClickNexttodisplaytheScaledialogboxandverifythescalesettings.

Thehorizontaldrawingscaleaffectsblockinsertionandthesizeoftextthatisautomaticallycreated.Theverticaldrawingscalecontrolsonlythedefaultverticalexaggerationofprofilesandcrosssectionscreatedbythecivilengineeringtools.

6. ClickNexttodisplaytheZonedialogbox.

7. FromtheCategorieslist,selectUTM,NAD83Datum,andthenfromtheAvailableCoordinateSystemslistselectUTMwithNAD83Datum,Zone11,Meter;CentralMeridian117dW.

8. ClickNexttodisplaytheOrientationdialogboxandverifytheorientationsettings.

9. ClickNexttodisplaytheTextStyledialogbox,fromtheStyleSetNamelist,selectmleroy.stp,andthenclickLoadtoloadthemleroytextstyle.

10. FromtheSelectCurrentStylelist,selectL100.

11. ClickNexttodisplaytheBorderdialogbox.

SettingUptheNewDrawing

12. IntheBorderSelectionsection,selectScaledBlock,andthenintheCustomBlocksection,clickBrowsetodisplaytheSelectaCustomBlockdialogbox.

13. Fromthelistselectpm_841x594.dwg,andthenclickOpentoreturntotheBorderdialogbox.

14. ClickNexttodisplaytheSaveSettingsdialogbox.

Ifthisisadrawingsetupthatyouwouldliketouseonaregularbasis,enteraprofilenameandsavethesetup.

15. ClickFinishtocompletethedrawingsetupprocess.

16. AstheFinishwindowisdisplayed,verifyyourfinaldrawingsettings,andthenclickOK.

Yourdrawingisnowsetupwiththecorrectparameters.

Inthisexercise,youwillspecifytheparametersforformattingthepointdatabase.

1. AstheCreatePointDatabasedialogboxisdisplayed,verifythatthePointDescriptionFieldSizeis32characters.

Thereisanadditionalfieldinthepointdatabaseforpointnames,whichstoresalphanumericpointnumbersoruniquepointnamesthatmaybeusedinterchangeablywithpointnumbersinmanypointcommands.Thepointnumberfieldforthepointdatabaseisstilltheprimaryfieldbywhichpointsaresortedandgrouped.

2. SelecttheUsePointNamescheckbox,andthenverifythatthePointNameFieldSizeis16characters.

3. ClickOKtocontinue.

SettingUpthePointDatabase

Inthisexercise,youwillspecifytheparametersforformattingthepointdatabase.

1. AstheCreatePointDatabasedialogboxisdisplayed,verifythatthePointDescriptionFieldSizeis32characters.

Thereisanadditionalfieldinthepointdatabaseforpointnames,whichstoresalphanumericpointnumbersoruniquepointnamesthatmaybeusedinterchangeablywithpointnumbersinmanypointcommands.Thepointnumberfieldforthepointdatabaseisstilltheprimaryfieldbywhichpointsaresortedandgrouped.

2. SelecttheUsePointNamescheckbox,andthenverifythatthePointNameFieldSizeis16characters.


SettingUpthePointDatabase

Inthisexercise,youwilllookattheprojectdirectorystructurewithWindowsExplorer.

1. OpenWindowsExplorerandnavigatetotheLandProjectsfolder.

2. ExpandtheLandProjects2007foldertoviewtheseparateprojectfolders.

3. ExpandtheProject_1foldertoviewtheseparatefoldersthatstoredifferenttypesofprojectdata.

Allpointdataiscontainedinthecogofolder,includingMicrosoftâdatabase(.mdb)filesforpointgroups,descriptionkeys,anduser-definedexternaldatareferences.

Thedwgfoldercontainsthedrawingfilesassociatedwiththeprojectandthe.dfmfiles(whichareASCIItextfilesthatcontaindefaultdrawingsettings).

Thesurveyfolderiswhererawfilesdownloadedfromdatacollectorsarestored,aswellasfieldbook,observationdatabase,andtraverseadjustmentfiles.Thisfolderisemptyuntilyouusethesurveyingtoolstopopulatethefolderwiththesefiles.

AdditionalfoldersareautomaticallycreatedwhenyouuseAutoCADLandDesktoptoworkwithsurfaces(dtm),alignments(align),parcels(lots),andvolumes(er).

Additionalfoldersareautomaticallycreatedwhenyouusethecivilengineeringtoolstoworkwithpipes(pipewks),hydrology(hd),andsheetmanager(cd).

Thisconcludestheprojectcreationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutchangingtheprojectsettings.

ReviewingtheProjectDirectoryStructure

Inthisexercise,youwilllookattheprojectdirectorystructurewithWindowsExplorer.

1. OpenWindowsExplorerandnavigatetotheLandProjectsfolder.

2. ExpandtheLandProjects2007foldertoviewtheseparateprojectfolders.

3. ExpandtheProject_1foldertoviewtheseparatefoldersthatstoredifferenttypesofprojectdata.

Allpointdataiscontainedinthecogofolder,includingMicrosoftâdatabase(.mdb)filesforpointgroups,descriptionkeys,anduser-definedexternaldatareferences.

dwgfoldercontainsthedrawingfilesassociatedwiththeprojectandthe.dfmfiles(whichareASCIItextfilesthatcontaindefaultdrawingsettings).

surveyfolderiswhererawfilesdownloadedfromdatacollectorsarestored,aswellasfieldbook,observationdatabase,andtraverseadjustmentfiles.Thisfolderisemptyuntilyouusethesurveyingtoolstopopulatethefolderwiththese

AdditionalfoldersareautomaticallycreatedwhenyouuseAutoCADLandDesktoptoworkwithsurfaces(dtm),alignments(align),parcels(lots),andvolumes(er).

Additionalfoldersareautomaticallycreatedwhenyouusethecivilengineeringtoolstoworkwithpipes(pipewks),hydrology(hd),andsheetmanager(cd).

Thisconcludestheprojectcreationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutchangingtheprojectsettings.

ReviewingtheProjectDirectoryStructure

Copyprojectstouseprojectdatawithotherdrawings.Changedrawingsettingstospecifynewannotation,objectcreation,andcalculationdefaults.




Thedefaultlocationfolderforprojectfilesisc:\LandProjects<VersionNumber>.Ifyouoptedtoinstallthesefilesinanotherlocationinstead,specifytheappropriateprojectpath.



LESSON2:ChangingProjectSettings

Copyprojectstouseprojectdatawithotherdrawings.Changedrawingsettingstospecifynewannotation,objectcreation,andcalculationdefaults.







LESSON2:ChangingProjectSettings

AportionoftheLesson-2tutorialdrawingmustbeworkedonasaseparateproject.Sincesomeoftheimportantdataisnotstoredinthedrawingbutisstoredintheprojectfiles,acopyoftheprojectisrequired.

Youcannotcopyanactive,currentproject.Tocopyaproject,startanewsessionofAutoCADLandDesktopand,beforestartinganameddrawingorassociatingitwithaproject,opentheProjectManagementdialogboxandusetheCopyoption.

1. FromtheProjectsmenu,clickProjectManagertodisplaytheProjectManagementdialogbox.

2. IntheProjectsection,fromtheNamelist,selectTutorial1,andthenclickCopytodisplaytheCopydialogbox.

3. IntheCopyProjectTosection,enterTutorialCfortheName.

4. EnterBuildingsite-NorthwestcornerfortheDescription,andthenclickOK.

Thecopiedprojecthasthesamedirectorystructureastheoriginalproject,withthesamefilespopulatingeachfolder.

5. AsanAutoCADmessagedialogboxisdisplayed,clickYestochangetheprojectassociationandtoreturntotheProjectManagementdialogbox.

6. ClickClosetoclosetheProjectManagementdialogbox.

UsethefollowingstepstoopentheLesson-2tutorialdrawing.

7. OntheFilemenu,clickOpentodisplaytheOpenDrawing:ProjectBaseddialogbox.

8. FromtheProjectNamelist,selectTutorialC,fromtheSelectProjectDrawingList,selectLesson-2.dwg,andthenclickOK.

CopyingaProjectandRe-associatingtheCurrentDrawing

AportionoftheLesson-2tutorialdrawingmustbeworkedonasaseparateproject.Sincesomeoftheimportantdataisnotstoredinthedrawingbutisstoredintheprojectfiles,acopyoftheprojectisrequired.

Youcannotcopyanactive,currentproject.Tocopyaproject,startanewsessionofAutoCADLandDesktopand,beforestartinganameddrawingorassociatingitwithaproject,opentheProjectManagementdialogboxandusetheCopyoption.

1. FromtheProjectsmenu,clickProjectManagertodisplaytheProjectManagementdialogbox.

2. IntheProjectsection,fromtheNamelist,selectTutorial1,andthenclickCopytodisplaytheCopydialogbox.

3. IntheCopyProjectTosection,enterTutorialCfortheName.

4. EnterBuildingsite-NorthwestcornerfortheDescription,andthenclickOK.

Thecopiedprojecthasthesamedirectorystructureastheoriginalproject,withthesamefilespopulatingeachfolder.

5. AsanAutoCADmessagedialogboxisdisplayed,clickYestochangetheprojectassociationandtoreturntotheProjectManagementdialogbox.

6. ClickClosetoclosetheProjectManagementdialogbox.

UsethefollowingstepstoopentheLesson-2tutorialdrawing.


8. FromtheProjectNamelist,selectTutorialC,fromtheSelectProjectDrawingList,selectLesson-2.dwg,andthenclickOK.

CopyingaProjectandRe-associatingtheCurrentDrawing

Inthisexercise,youwillchangethehorizontaldrawingscaleandseehowtextheightisaffected.Atthecurrenthorizontalscaleof1:500,the2MMtextstyleis1drawingunithigh.Theplotscalefora1:500scaledrawingis2withplottingunitsinmillimeters.Thisresultsin2MMtextstylebeingplottedwitha2mmheight.

1. OnthecommandlineenterSTtodisplaytheTextStyledialogbox.

2. FromtheStyleNamelist,select2MM,intheFontsection,enter1fortheHeight,clickApply,andthenclickClosetocontinue.

Usethefollowingstepstochangethehorizontaldrawingscaleto1:1000.

3. OntheProjectsmenu,clickDrawingSetuptodisplaytheDrawingSetupdialogbox.

4. ClicktheScaletab,intheDrawingScalesection,fromtheHorizontallist,select1:1000,andthenclickOK.

5. Onthecommandline,enterSTtodisplaytheTextStyledialogbox.

6. Verifythattheheightofthe2MMtextstyleis2,andthenclickCanceltocontinue.

Theplotscalefora1:1000scaledrawingis1withplottingunitsinmillimeters.Again,thisresultsin2MMtextstylebeingplottedwitha2mmheight.TheappropriatescalingoftextstylesoccurswithalltextstylesthatyouusewhenworkingwithAutoCADLandDesktop.

Usethefollowingstepstochangetheprecisionofelevationvaluesto1.

7. OntheProjectsmenu,clickDrawingSetuptodisplaytheDrawingSetupdialogbox.

8. ClicktheUnitstab.IntheDisplayPrecisionsection,fromtheElevationlist,select1,andthenintheSamplessectionverifythechangetothesampleelevationvalue.

Thischangeaffectsallfutureelevationvaluesinthisdrawing,includingpointmarkerelevationtext.

ChangingDrawingSetupParameters

Usethefollowingstepstochangethedrawingbasepointandnorthrotationangle.

9. ClicktheOrientationtab.IntheBasePointsection,clickPick,andthenuseaNodeOsnaptoselectpointnumber10fortheBasepoint.

10. AstheDrawingSetupdialogboxisdisplayedagain,intheNorthingandEastingsection,enter5000fortheNorthingand5000fortheEasting.

11. IntheNorthRotationsection,enter13.2450fortheAngle,andthenclickOK.

InAutoCADLandDesktop,northrotationanglesarerepresentedindegrees,minutes,andseconds.Thevalue,13.2450,represents13degrees,24minutes,and50seconds,notadecimaldegreevalue.

12. AsanAutoCADmessagedialogboxisdisplayed,clickOKtocontinue.

Usethefollowingstepstoinsertanortharrowtoshowthenorthrotation.

13. OntheUtilitiesmenu,clickSymbolManagertodisplaytheSymbolManagerdialogbox.

14. VerifythatCOGOSymbolsisdisplayedintheSymbolSetlist.FromthePalettelistselectDetails,selectNorthArrow,andthenclickOK.

15. Specifyaninsertionpointforthenortharrow,thepressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Magnetic,forthedescription.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthenortharrow.

Inthisexercise,youwilleditsettingsforthecurrentdrawing,andthensavethemtoaprototypesothesesettingscanbereused.

1. OntheProjectsmenu,clickEditDrawingSettingstodisplaytheEditSettingsdialogbox.

2. VerifythattheProgramlistdisplaysAutoCADLandDesktop.

3. FromtheSettingslist,selectGeodeticLabels,andthenclickEditSettingstodisplaytheGeodeticAnnotationSettingsdialogbox.

4. IntheLineAnnotationsection,intheAzcolumn,cleartheGridandGroundcheckboxes.

5. IntheSuffixcolumn,entermfortheGrid,Ground,andGeodeticsuffixes.

6. IntheDistanceUnitcolumn,selectMETERSfromtheGrid,Ground,andGeodeticlists.

7. ClickOKtoreturntotheEditSettingsdialogbox.

Thesesettingsonlyapplytothecurrentdrawing.Savethesesettingstoaprototypesothatfutureprojectscanusethesesettings.

8. IntheSelectedItemsection,clickSavetoPrototypetodisplaytheSelectPrototypedialogbox.

9. FromtheSelectPrototypelist,selectDEFAULT(METERS),clickOKtoreturntotheEditSettingsdialogbox,andthenclickClose.

Younowhaveaprototypedrawingsetupthatyoucanuseforsubsequentprojects.

Thisconcludestheprojectsettingslesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutpointobjects.

EditingDrawingSettings

Inthisexercise,youwilleditsettingsforthecurrentdrawing,andthensavethemtoaprototypesothesesettingscanbereused.

1. OntheProjectsmenu,clickEditDrawingSettingstodisplaytheEditSettingsdialogbox.

2. VerifythattheProgramlistdisplaysAutoCADLandDesktop.

3. FromtheSettingslist,selectGeodeticLabels,andthenclickEditSettingstodisplaytheGeodeticAnnotationSettingsdialogbox.

4. IntheLineAnnotationsection,intheAzcolumn,cleartheGridandGroundcheckboxes.

5. IntheSuffixcolumn,entermfortheGrid,Ground,andGeodeticsuffixes.

6. IntheDistanceUnitcolumn,selectMETERSfromtheGrid,Ground,andGeodeticlists.

7. ClickOKtoreturntotheEditSettingsdialogbox.

Thesesettingsonlyapplytothecurrentdrawing.Savethesesettingstoaprototypesothatfutureprojectscanusethesesettings.

8. IntheSelectedItemsection,clickSavetoPrototypetodisplaytheSelectPrototypedialogbox.

9. FromtheSelectPrototypelist,selectDEFAULT(METERS),clickOKtoreturntotheEditSettingsdialogbox,andthenclickClose.

Younowhaveaprototypedrawingsetupthatyoucanuseforsubsequentprojects.

Thisconcludestheprojectsettingslesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutpointobjects.

EditingDrawingSettings

PointsobjectsrepresentexistingorproposedpointsinLandDesktop.TheirappearanceinthedrawingandtheirinteractionwithAutoCADcommandscanbecontrolledbypointsettings.

Pointobjectshavethefollowingcharacteristics:

Pointscanappearattheiractualelevationoratafixedelevation.

Pointsaresavedtoanexternaldatabase.

Pointshavemarkersandtext;bothhavestylesthatcanbemodified.Pointscanalsobelabeledusingalabelstyle.

Markersandtextcanhaveeitherrelativeorabsolutesizescontrollingtheirappearanceinthedrawing.

Pointtextcanbeseparatedfromitsassociatedpointmarkerbygripediting,withaleaderautomaticallygeneratedtographicallylinkthemarkerandtext.

Pointdescriptionscanbeeitherraw(pointdatabase)orfull(asspecifiedbythedescriptionkey).

Pointtextappearsonthesamelayerasthepointmarker,butthevisibilityofthetextiscontrolledbyindividualsettings.

PointcoordinatedisplayindialogboxescanbespecifiedasNorthing/Easting,Easting/Northing,x,y,ory,x.

TheAutoCADUNDOcommandworkswithpointobjects.

PointobjectsalignwiththeWorldUCS.




Thedefaultlocationfolderforprojectfilesisc:\LandProjects<VersionNumber>.Ifyouoptedtoinstallthesefilesinanotherlocationinstead,

LESSON3:WorkingwithPointObjects

specifytheappropriateprojectpath.

3. FromtheProjectNamelist,selectTUTORIAL2,fromtheSelectProjectDrawinglist,selectLesson-3.dwg,andthenclickOK.

4. OntheProjectsmenu,clickWorkspaces.Inthelist,selectLandDesktoptodisplaytheLandDesktopmenus.



Twopointsaredisplayedinthedrawing,247and758.UsetheAutoCADLISTcommandtolistinformationaboutthepointnumber247.

1. EnterLIST,andthenselectpointnumber247andpressENTER.

2. Closethetextwindow.

ThepointisanAECC_POINTobject.Thepointobjectappearsinthedrawingatitsactualelevation.Thepointcoordinates,description,pointnumber,andpointnamearestoredinthepointdatabase.

ListingPointObjects

Twopointsaredisplayedinthedrawing,247and758.UsetheAutoCADLISTcommandtolistinformationaboutthepointnumber247.



ThepointisanAECC_POINTobject.Thepointobjectappearsinthedrawingatitsactualelevation.Thepointcoordinates,description,pointnumber,andpointnamearestoredinthepointdatabase.

ListingPointObjects

Youcanerasepointsfromthedrawing,buttheystillexistinthepointsdatabase.Erasepointnumber247and758,andthenreinsertthem.

1. Onthecommandline,enterERASE,selectthetwopoints,andthenpressENTER.

2. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointUtilities ZoomtoExtents.

TheZoomtoExtentscommandzoomstotheextentsoftheminimumandmaximumcoordinatesofthepointsinthedatabase,nottheextentsofalloftheentitiesinthedrawing.

3. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointUtilities QuickView.

Xsappearatallpointlocations,includingtheerasedones.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthequickviewpointlocations.

Usethefollowingstepstolistallofthepointsinthedatabase.

4. OnthePointsmenu,clickListPointstodisplaytheListPointsdialogbox.

5. SelecttheListAllPointsoption.

6. Scrolldownthelisttoviewpoints247and758.

Pointnumber247islistedas247L,whichmeansitislocked.Lockedpointscannotbeediteduntiltheyareunlocked.


8. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox.UnderName,select1,clickSetCurrent,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingsteptoretrievethetwoerasedpointsfromthepointsdatabaseandreinserttheminthedrawing.

9. OnthePointsmenu,clickInsertPointstoDrawing,enterWfortheWindowoption,andthenwindowintheareaofthetwomissingpoints.(Thetwopointsarelocatedintherighthalfofthescreeninthecurrentview.)

InsertingPointsfromthePointDatabase

Thetwopointsnowreappearinthedrawing.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthereinsertedpoints.

Inthisexercise,youwillchangetheactualelevationtoafixedelevationforinsertedpoints.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointSettingstodisplaythePointSettingsdialogbox.

2. ClicktheInserttab.IntheInsertionElevationsection,selectFixedelevation,verifythattheFixedelevationis0(zero)m.

3. ClicktheTexttab.SelecttheAutomaticLeaderscheckboxandthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingsteptolistinformationabouttheexistingpointelevation.


TheMarkerLocationstillliststheelevationas245.51m.Thepointsettingjustmadedoesnotalterexistingpointsinthedrawing.Youmustreinsertoreditthepointtoimplementtheelevationchange.


Usethefollowingstepstoreinsertthepointsinthisareabackintothedrawing.

6. OnthePointsmenu,clickInsertPointstoDrawing,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Window,andwindowinthetwopoints.

7. AsthePointinDrawingdialogboxisdisplayed,clickReplaceAll.


TheMarkerLocationliststheelevationas0m.


ChangingPointElevations

Inthisexercise,youwillchangetheactualelevationtoafixedelevationforinsertedpoints.


2. ClicktheInserttab.IntheInsertionElevationsection,selectFixedelevation,verifythattheFixedelevationis0(zero)m.

3. ClicktheTexttab.SelecttheAutomaticLeaderscheckboxandthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingsteptolistinformationabouttheexistingpointelevation.


TheMarkerLocationstillliststheelevationas245.51m.Thepointsettingjustmadedoesnotalterexistingpointsinthedrawing.Youmustreinsertoreditthepointtoimplementtheelevationchange.


Usethefollowingstepstoreinsertthepointsinthisareabackintothedrawing.

6. OnthePointsmenu,clickInsertPointstoDrawing,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Window,andwindowinthetwopoints.

7. AsthePointinDrawingdialogboxisdisplayed,clickReplaceAll.


TheMarkerLocationliststheelevationas0m.


ChangingPointElevations

Inthisexercise,youwilllookatsomeofthepointdisplayproperties.

1. Selectpointnumber758,right-clickandclickDisplayPropertiestodisplaythePointDisplayPropertiesdialogbox.

2. ClicktheResettab.InthePointElevationsection,selecttheResetPointElevationinDrawingcheckbox,selectActualElevation,andthenclickOK.

3. EnterLIST,andthenselectbothpointsandpressENTER.

Forpointnumber758,observethattheMarkerLocationliststheelevationas245.51m.Forpointnumber247,theMarkerLocationliststheelevationas0m.ChangesmadeintheDisplayPropertiesdialogboxtakeimmediateeffect,withouthavingtoreinsertthepointsinthedrawing.


ChangingPointDisplayProperties

Inthisexercise,youwilllookatsomeofthepointdisplayproperties.


2. ClicktheResettab.InthePointElevationsection,selecttheResetPointElevationinDrawingcheckbox,selectActualElevation,andthenclickOK.

3. EnterLIST,andthenselectbothpointsandpressENTER.

Forpointnumber758,observethattheMarkerLocationliststheelevationas245.51m.Forpointnumber247,theMarkerLocationliststheelevationas0m.ChangesmadeintheDisplayPropertiesdialogboxtakeimmediateeffect,withouthavingtoreinsertthepointsinthedrawing.


ChangingPointDisplayProperties

YoucanuseeithercustommarkersorAutoCADpointstodesignatepointnodes.IfyouchoosetouseAutoCADpointsasmarkers,themarkerstylecanbeadjustedwiththeDDPTYPEcommand.

Inthisexercise,youwillselectanewcustommarkerandsuperimposedsymbol,andthensizethemarkerinabsoluteunits.



3. OntheMarkertab,intheCustomMarkerSymbolsection,selectthefourthmarkersymbol,andthenintheSuperimposedsection,selectthecirclesymbol.

4. IntheCustomMarkerSizesection,selectSizeinAbsoluteUnits,andthenenter2fortheSize.

Youcanchangethevisibilityandcolorofnumber,elevation,anddescriptiontext.

Usethefollowingstepstoturnoffthevisibilityoftheelevationtext,changethecolorofthedescriptiontext,andsizethetextinabsoluteunits.

5. ClicktheTexttab,andthenintheColorandVisibilitysection,clearthe(Elevation)Visiblecheckbox.

6. ClicktheDescriptioncolorboxtodisplaytheSelectaColordialogbox.FromtheStandardColorspaletteselectcyan(lightblue),andthenclickOKtoreturntothePointDisplayPropertiesdialogbox.

7. IntheStyleandSizesection,selectAbsoluteUnits,enter2fortheTextSize,andthenclickOK.

Forpointnumber758,thepointmarkerandtextnowappearsmaller,andthenumberanddescriptiontextstringsarecenteredonthemarker.Theappearanceofpoint247remainsunchangedsinceitstextsizeisstillrelativetotheviewareaofthescreen.

ChangingPointMarkersandText

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthenewpoint758displayparameters.

Asyouzoominandoutofthedrawing,pointswithmarkersandtextsizedrelativetotheviewareaofthescreenareresizedeachtimethatthepointsareregenerated.


9. ClickthePreferencestab.InthePointDisplaysection,cleartheAlwaysRegeneratePointDisplayAfterZoomcheckbox,andthenclickOK.


11. OnthecommandlineenterREGENtoregeneratethedrawing.

Pointnumber247isresizedproportionally,whilepointnumber758maintainsitsabsolutesize.Ifallofthepointsinthedrawinghavetheirmarkersandtextsettoabsolutesize,itisrecommendedthatyouturnofftheAlwaysRegeneratePointDisplayAfterZoomcheckboxtoimprovedisplayperformance.

Usethefollowingstepstorepositionpointtextrelativetothepointmarker.

12. Selectpointnumber247todisplayitsgrips.

13. Selectthegripanddragdowntotheright,andthenclicktofixthepointtextinitsnewposition.

Aleaderisautomaticallydrawnbetweenthetextandmarker.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthepointleader.

Inthisexercise,youwillchangethepointlayer,andthenturnthatlayeroffsothepointisnotvisibleinthedrawing.

1. Selectpointnumber247,right-clickandclickEditObjectDisplaytodisplaytheObjectDisplaydialogbox.

2. ClickLayertodisplaytheSelectLayerdialogbox.

3. FromtheLayerlist,selectTEXTM,clickOKtoreturntotheObjectDisplaydialogbox,andthenclickOK.

4. ClicktheLayersiconinthetoolbartodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnoffthedisplayoftheTEXTMlayer,andclickOKtoclosetheLayerPropertiesManager.

Thepointisnolongerdisplayedinthedrawing.

Thisconcludesthepointobjectlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcreatingpoints.

ControllingPointDisplaybyLayer

Inthisexercise,youwillchangethepointlayer,andthenturnthatlayeroffsothepointisnotvisibleinthedrawing.

1. Selectpointnumber247,right-clickandclickEditObjectDisplaytodisplaytheObjectDisplaydialogbox.

2. ClickLayertodisplaytheSelectLayerdialogbox.

3. FromtheLayerlist,selectTEXTM,clickOKtoreturntotheObjectDisplaydialogbox,andthenclickOK.

4. ClicktheLayersiconinthetoolbartodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnoffthedisplayoftheTEXTMlayer,andclickOKtoclosetheLayerPropertiesManager.

Thepointisnolongerdisplayedinthedrawing.

Thisconcludesthepointobjectlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcreatingpoints.

ControllingPointDisplaybyLayer

Createpointsmanuallybynorthingandeastingcoordinates,alonganalignment,orbasedonsurfacefeatures.Usecommandstoeditandlockpoints,andcheckfordiscrepanciesbetweenpointsinthedrawingandthepointsdatabase.









LESSON4:CreatingPoints

Createpointsmanuallybynorthingandeastingcoordinates,alonganalignment,orbasedonsurfacefeatures.Usecommandstoeditandlockpoints,andcheckfordiscrepanciesbetweenpointsinthedrawingandthepointsdatabase.









LESSON4:CreatingPoints

Inthisexercise,youwillchangethepointsettingsbyspecifyinganewstartingpointnumberandmanualelevations.

1. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox,underName,select1,clickSetCurrent,andthenclickOK.


3. OntheCreatetab,intheNumberingsection,enter10fortheCurrentnumber.

4. IntheElevationssection,selectManual,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstoplaceapointatthelower-rightbuildingcorneratanelevationof249m.

5. OnthePointsmenu,clickCreatePoints Manual.

6. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselectthelower-rightbuildingcorner.

7. Enter249mfortheElevation,andthenpressENTERtoendthecommand.

Usethefollowingstepstochangethepointsettingssoyoucanspecifypointdescriptionsmanually.


9. IntheDescriptionssection,selectManual,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstoplaceapointattheupper-rightbuildingcorneratanelevationof249mandwithadescriptionofBLDG.


11. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttheupper-rightbuildingcorner.

12. EnterBLDGfortheDescription,acceptthedefault,249m,fortheElevation,andthenpressENTER.

CreatingPointsManually

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthefirstandsecondpoints.

Inthisexercise,youwillcontinueplacingpointswithautomaticelevationsanddescriptions.


2. OntheCreatetab,intheElevationssection,selectAutomatic.

3. IntheDescriptionssection,selectAutomatic,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstoplaceapointattheupper-leftbuildingcorneratanelevationof249mandwithadescriptionofBLDG.


5. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttheupper-leftbuildingcorner,andthenpressENTER.

Thepointisplacedatanelevationof249mandwithadescriptionofBLDGautomatically.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthethirdpoint.

SpecifyingAutomaticElevationsandDescriptions

Inthisexercise,youwillcontinueplacingpointswithautomaticelevationsanddescriptions.


2. OntheCreatetab,intheElevationssection,selectAutomatic.

3. IntheDescriptionssection,selectAutomatic,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstoplaceapointattheupper-leftbuildingcorneratanelevationof249mandwithadescriptionofBLDG.


5. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttheupper-leftbuildingcorner,andthenpressENTER.

Thepointisplacedatanelevationof249mandwithadescriptionofBLDGautomatically.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthethirdpoint.

SpecifyingAutomaticElevationsandDescriptions

Inthisexercise,youwillchangethePointSettingssopointsarenolongerinsertedintothedrawing,andthencreateanotherpoint.


2. OntheCreatetab,intheNumberingsection,cleartheInserttoDrawingasCreatedcheckbox,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstoplaceapointatthenextbuildingcorner.


4. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselectthenextbuildingcorner,andthenpressENTER.

Thenewpointdoesnotappearinthedrawing.Usethefollowingstepstorestorethesettingsosubsequentpointsareinsertedintothedrawing,andinsertthepointyoujustcreatedintothedrawing.


6. OntheCreatetab,intheNumberingsection,selecttheInserttoDrawingasCreatedcheckbox,andthenclickOK.

7. OnthePointsmenu,clickInsertPointstoDrawing,enterNfortheNumbersoption,andthenenter13forthePointnumber.

Pointnumber13nowappearsinthedrawing.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthefourthpoint.

CreatingPointsinthePointsDatabase

Inthisexercise,youwillchangethePointSettingssopointsarenolongerinsertedintothedrawing,andthencreateanotherpoint.


2. OntheCreatetab,intheNumberingsection,cleartheInserttoDrawingasCreatedcheckbox,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstoplaceapointatthenextbuildingcorner.


4. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselectthenextbuildingcorner,andthenpressENTER.

Thenewpointdoesnotappearinthedrawing.Usethefollowingstepstorestorethesettingsosubsequentpointsareinsertedintothedrawing,andinsertthepointyoujustcreatedintothedrawing.


6. OntheCreatetab,intheNumberingsection,selecttheInserttoDrawingasCreatedcheckbox,andthenclickOK.

7. OnthePointsmenu,clickInsertPointstoDrawing,enterNfortheNumbersoption,andthenenter13forthePointnumber.

Pointnumber13nowappearsinthedrawing.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthefourthpoint.

CreatingPointsinthePointsDatabase

Inthisexercise,youwillplacepointsattheremainingtwobuildingcorners.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickCreatePoints Automatic.

2. Selecttheshortverticalbuildinglinesegmentonthebottomofthebuilding,andthenpressENTER.

Twopointsaresetattheendpointsoftheselectedlinesegment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthefifthandsixthpoints.

PlacingPointsonanObject

Inthisexercise,youwillplacepointsattheremainingtwobuildingcorners.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickCreatePoints Automatic.

2. Selecttheshortverticalbuildinglinesegmentonthebottomofthebuilding,andthenpressENTER.

Twopointsaresetattheendpointsoftheselectedlinesegment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthefifthandsixthpoints.

PlacingPointsonanObject

Inthisexercise,youwillplacepointsalonganalignmentbetweenspecifiedstationsatanoffset.First,changetheviewandsetthecurrentalignment.


2. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickSetCurrentAlignment,andthenpressENTERtodisplaytheAlignmentLibrariandialogbox.

3. FromtheSelectionlist,selectP3_HWY69,andthenclickOK.

4. OnthePointsmenu,clickCreatePoints-Alignments MeasureAlignment.

5. Enter15500fortheBeginningstation,andthenenter16000fortheEndingstation.

6. Enter15mfortheOffset,enter50mfortheStationinterval,andthenenter25fortheCurrentpointnumber.

Elevenpointsaresetalongthealignment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthepointssetalongthealignment.

PlacingPointsAlonganAlignment

Inthisexercise,youwillplacepointsalonganalignmentbetweenspecifiedstationsatanoffset.First,changetheviewandsetthecurrentalignment.



3. FromtheSelectionlist,selectP3_HWY69,andthenclickOK.

4. OnthePointsmenu,clickCreatePoints-Alignments MeasureAlignment.

5. Enter15500fortheBeginningstation,andthenenter16000fortheEndingstation.

6. Enter15mfortheOffset,enter50mfortheStationinterval,andthenenter25fortheCurrentpointnumber.

Elevenpointsaresetalongthealignment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthepointssetalongthealignment.

PlacingPointsAlonganAlignment

Inthisexercise,youwillplacepointsontheexistinggroundsurfaceinagridpattern.


UsethefollowingstepstosetEGasthecurrentsurface.

2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox.

3. FromtheSelectsurfacetoopenlist,selectEG,andthenclickOK.

4. OnthePointsmenu,clickCreatePoints-Surface OnGrid.

5. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,0(zero)degrees,fortheGridrotationangle.

6. UseanIntersectionOsnaptoselectthelower-leftcornerofthegridrectangle.

7. Enter50mfortheGridXSpacing,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,50m,fortheGridYspacing.

8. UseanIntersectionOsnaptoselecttheupper-rightcornerofthegridrectangle.

9. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,No,toacceptthesizeorrotationofthegrid/gridsquares.

Pointsaresetatspecifiedgridnodeswithelevationsextractedfromthecurrentsurface.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthepointssetonthesurface.

Thisconcludesthepointcreationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnabouteditingpoints.

PlacingPointsonaSurface

Usethepointeditingcommandstomodifyexistingpointnumbers,coordinates,anddescriptions.









LESSON5:EditingPoints

Usethepointeditingcommandstomodifyexistingpointnumbers,coordinates,anddescriptions.









LESSON5:EditingPoints

Inthisexercise,youwillspecifypointstoeditbyselectingtheminthedrawing.


2. OnthePointsmenu,clickEditPoints EditPointstodisplaytheEditPointsdialogbox.

3. SelecttheEnableFilteringoption.

4. ClicktheIncludetab.

5. SelecttheWithNumberMatchingcheckbox,andthenclicktheSelectionSetinDrawingbutton.

6. EnterWfortheWindowoptionandwindowinpoints247,248,and758,andthenpressENTER.

7. AstheEditPointsdialogboxisdisplayedagain,verifythatthethreepointsnowappearintheWithNumberMatchingbox.

8. ClicktheBuildListbuttontobuildthelistofpointstoedit.

9. ClicktheEdittab.

Pointnumber247islockedandcannotbeedited,buttheothertwopointsareunlockedandcanbeedited.Beforeyoueditthepoints,you'llexittheEditPointsdialogboxandunlockpoint247.


SelectingPointstoEdit

Inthisexercise,youwillspecifypointstoeditbyselectingtheminthedrawing.


2. OnthePointsmenu,clickEditPoints EditPointstodisplaytheEditPointsdialogbox.

3. SelecttheEnableFilteringoption.

4. ClicktheIncludetab.

5. SelecttheWithNumberMatchingcheckbox,andthenclicktheSelectionSetinDrawingbutton.

6. EnterWfortheWindowoptionandwindowinpoints247,248,and758,andthenpressENTER.

7. AstheEditPointsdialogboxisdisplayedagain,verifythatthethreepointsnowappearintheWithNumberMatchingbox.

8. ClicktheBuildListbuttontobuildthelistofpointstoedit.

9. ClicktheEdittab.

Pointnumber247islockedandcannotbeedited,buttheothertwopointsareunlockedandcanbeedited.Beforeyoueditthepoints,you'llexittheEditPointsdialogboxandunlockpoint247.


SelectingPointstoEdit

Inthisexercise,youwillunlockpointnumber247andthenchangeitsdescriptionandeastingvalue.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickLock/UnlockPoints UnlockPoints.

2. EnterSfortheSelectionoption,selectpointnumber247,andthenpressENTER.

Pointnumber247isnowunlocked.Youcannoweditthedescriptionandeastingvalue.

3. OnthePointsmenu,clickEditPoints EditPointstodisplayEditPointsdialogbox.

Thepreviouslistofpointsisautomaticallydisplayed.Changethedescriptionandeastingvalueforpoint247.

4. OntheEdittab,clickonthepointnumber247lineintheRawDesccolumnandenterMON.

5. Clickonthepointnumber247lineintheEastingcolumnandenter274101.6448.


Pointnumber247nowhasanewdescriptionandislocated20mtotheleft.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofmovedpointnumber247.

UnlockingPoints

Inthisexercise,youwillunlockpointnumber247andthenchangeitsdescriptionandeastingvalue.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickLock/UnlockPoints UnlockPoints.

2. EnterSfortheSelectionoption,selectpointnumber247,andthenpressENTER.

Pointnumber247isnowunlocked.Youcannoweditthedescriptionandeastingvalue.

3. OnthePointsmenu,clickEditPoints EditPointstodisplayEditPointsdialogbox.

Thepreviouslistofpointsisautomaticallydisplayed.Changethedescriptionandeastingvalueforpoint247.

4. OntheEdittab,clickonthepointnumber247lineintheRawDesccolumnandenterMON.

5. Clickonthepointnumber247lineintheEastingcolumnandenter274101.6448.


Pointnumber247nowhasanewdescriptionandislocated20mtotheleft.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofmovedpointnumber247.

UnlockingPoints

Inthisexercise,youwillchangetheelevationofpointsinelevationrangefrom100mto200m,andthenmoveallofthepointsintheselectionsetup100m.


2. OnthePointsmenu,clickEditPoints Datum.

3. Enter100fortheChangeinelevation.

4. EnterDfortheDialogoptiontodisplaythePointsdialogbox.

5. VerifythattheEnableFilteringoptionisselected.

6. ClicktheResetbuttonnearthebottom-leftofthedialogboxtoclearthepreviousselection.

7. ClickthePointGroupstab.

8. Fromthelistofpointgroups,selectDAY2,andthenclicktheBuildListbuttonatthetopofthedialogbox.

YouwanttouseonlythepointsintheDAY2pointgroupthatarebetween100and200meters.Inthenextsteps,usetheExcludetabtoexcludeallotherpointsoutsideofthiselevationrange.

9. ClicktheExcludetab,selecttheWithElevationMatchingcheckbox,andthentype<100,>200.

Thissyntaxexcludespointsbelow100metersandabove200meters.

10. ClickBuildListtoexcludethepointsfromthelist.


Allofthepointsinthespecifiedelevationrangehavenowbeenmovedup100m.

EditingPointDatum

YoucannotuseAutoCADcommandstoeditpoints,withtheexceptionofMOVE,ROTATE,andALIGN.TheseAutoCADcommandsonlyworkifyouenabletheiruseinthePointSettingsdialogbox.

Inthisexercise,youwillmoveanalignmentandalignmentpointsusingtheMOVEcommand.FirstenabletheuseofthiscommandinthePointSettingsdialogbox.


2. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointSettingstodisplayPointSettingsdialogbox.

3. ClicktheUpdatetab,andintheAutoCADMOVEcommandsection,selecttheAllowPointstobeMOVE'dinDrawingandUpdatePointDatabaseAfterMOVECommandcheckboxes,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstomovethealignmentandassociatedpoints.Theotherlayersinthedrawingarelocked,makingiteasytouseawindowselectionset.

4. Onthecommandline,enterMOVE,useawindowselectionsettoselecttherust-coloredalignmentandalignmentpoints,andthenpressENTER.

5. UseaNodeOsnaptoselectpoint101fortheBasepoint,andthenuseaNodeOsnaptoselectpoint102fortheSecondpointofdisplacement.

6. AsanAutoCADmessagedialogboxisdisplayed,clickYestoupdatethepointsintheproject.

Thealignmentandpointsaremoved,withthenewpositionofeachrelocatedpointupdatedinthepointdatabase.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthemovedalignmentandalignmentpoints.

EditingPointswithAutoCADCommands

YoucannotuseAutoCADcommandstoeditpoints,withtheexceptionofMOVE,ROTATE,andALIGN.TheseAutoCADcommandsonlyworkifyouenabletheiruseinthePointSettingsdialogbox.

Inthisexercise,youwillmoveanalignmentandalignmentpointsusingtheMOVEcommand.FirstenabletheuseofthiscommandinthePointSettingsdialogbox.


2. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointSettingstodisplayPointSettingsdialogbox.

3. ClicktheUpdatetab,andintheAutoCADMOVEcommandsection,selecttheAllowPointstobeMOVE'dinDrawingandUpdatePointDatabaseAfterMOVECommandcheckboxes,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstomovethealignmentandassociatedpoints.Theotherlayersinthedrawingarelocked,makingiteasytouseawindowselectionset.

4. Onthecommandline,enterMOVE,useawindowselectionsettoselecttherust-coloredalignmentandalignmentpoints,andthenpressENTER.

5. UseaNodeOsnaptoselectpoint101fortheBasepoint,andthenuseaNodeOsnaptoselectpoint102fortheSecondpointofdisplacement.

6. AsanAutoCADmessagedialogboxisdisplayed,clickYestoupdatethepointsintheproject.

Thealignmentandpointsaremoved,withthenewpositionofeachrelocatedpointupdatedinthepointdatabase.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthemovedalignmentandalignmentpoints.

EditingPointswithAutoCADCommands

Inthisexercise,youwillusetheAutoCADUNDOcommandtomovethealignmentandpointsbacktotheiroriginalposition.However,thiswillnotupdatethepointdatabase,sousetheCheckPointscommandtoresolvethediscrepancybetweenthepositionofthepointsinthedrawingandthepointdatabase.

1. Onthecommandline,enterUNDO,pressENTER,andthenpressENTERagaintorestorethealignmentandpointstotheiroriginalposition.

2. OnthePointsmenu,clickCheckPoints ModifyProjecttodisplaytheModifyProjectDatabasePointsfromDrawingdialogbox.

3. IntheScanDrawingforsection,verifythatCOGOPointObjectsisselected.

4. IntheModifyProjectDatabasesection,verifythattheChangepointsinprojectdatabasecheckboxisselected,andthenclickOK.

Pointupdateinformationisdisplayedonthecommandline.

Thisconcludesthepointeditinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutpointgroups.

UsingCheckPoints

Inthisexercise,youwillusetheAutoCADUNDOcommandtomovethealignmentandpointsbacktotheiroriginalposition.However,thiswillnotupdatethepointdatabase,sousetheCheckPointscommandtoresolvethediscrepancybetweenthepositionofthepointsinthedrawingandthepointdatabase.

1. Onthecommandline,enterUNDO,pressENTER,andthenpressENTERagaintorestorethealignmentandpointstotheiroriginalposition.

2. OnthePointsmenu,clickCheckPoints ModifyProjecttodisplaytheModifyProjectDatabasePointsfromDrawingdialogbox.

3. IntheScanDrawingforsection,verifythatCOGOPointObjectsisselected.

4. IntheModifyProjectDatabasesection,verifythattheChangepointsinprojectdatabasecheckboxisselected,andthenclickOK.

Pointupdateinformationisdisplayedonthecommandline.

Thisconcludesthepointeditinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutpointgroups.

UsingCheckPoints

UsethePointGroupManagertocreatepointgroupsforuseinbuildingsurfacesorotherspecifictasks.









LESSON6:WorkingwithPointGroups

UsethePointGroupManagertocreatepointgroupsforuseinbuildingsurfacesorotherspecifictasks.









LESSON6:WorkingwithPointGroups

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateagroupofpointstobeusedinbuildingasurfacethatincludespointsfromtheday-twosurvey,butexcludespointssuchasbenchmarksandtemporaryturningpoints.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointManagement PointGroupManagertodisplaythePointGroupManagerdialogbox.

Someexistingpointgroupsaredisplayedintheleft-handpaneofthePointGroupManagerdialogbox.

Youwillnowcreateanewpointgroupbycopyinganexistingpointgroupandthenexcludingselectedpoints.

2. Right-clickthepointgroupnamedDAY2andselectCopyPointGrouptodisplaytheCreatePointGroupdialogbox.

3. EnterDAY2-DTMfortheGroupNameandthenclicktheExcludetab.

4. SelecttheWithRawDescMatchingcheckbox.

5. Enter92,93,94,95,96fortheDescription.

6. ClickApplytoexcludethespecifiedpointsfromthepointgroup.

ThePointListisupdatedtoreflecttheexcludedpoints.

7. ClickOKtoreturntothePointGroupManagerdialogbox.

ThenewpointgroupisdisplayedwiththeexistingpointgroupsandthepointlistinformationisdisplayedintherightpaneofthePointGroupManagerdialogbox.

CreatingaPointGroup

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateagroupofpointstobeusedinbuildingasurfacethatincludespointsfromtheday-twosurvey,butexcludespointssuchasbenchmarksandtemporaryturningpoints.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointManagement PointGroupManagertodisplaythePointGroupManagerdialogbox.

Someexistingpointgroupsaredisplayedintheleft-handpaneofthePointGroupManagerdialogbox.

Youwillnowcreateanewpointgroupbycopyinganexistingpointgroupandthenexcludingselectedpoints.

2. Right-clickthepointgroupnamedDAY2andselectCopyPointGrouptodisplaytheCreatePointGroupdialogbox.

3. EnterDAY2-DTMfortheGroupNameandthenclicktheExcludetab.

4. SelecttheWithRawDescMatchingcheckbox.

5. Enter92,93,94,95,96fortheDescription.

6. ClickApplytoexcludethespecifiedpointsfromthepointgroup.

ThePointListisupdatedtoreflecttheexcludedpoints.


ThenewpointgroupisdisplayedwiththeexistingpointgroupsandthepointlistinformationisdisplayedintherightpaneofthePointGroupManagerdialog

CreatingaPointGroup

TheCreatePointGroupdialogboxhasaRawDescMatchingtabwhichyoucanusetoquicklyselectpointsbytheirrawdescriptions.ThelistontheRawDescMatchingtabisbasedonthedefineddescriptionkeycodesintheproject.

NoteBesuretocheckthepointlistthatiscreatedwhenyouselectoptionsontheRawDescMatchingtab,especiallywhenselectingrawdescriptionsthatcontainwildcards.

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateapointgroupofboreholepointswhichusetherawdescription"12."

1. FromthePointGroupManager,clicktheCreatePointGroupicon(theleft-mosticon)todisplaytheCreatePointGroupdialogbox.

2. IntheGroupNamebox,typeBorehole.

3. OntheRawDescMatchingtab,selectthe"12"checkbox.

4. ClickApplytoupdatethePointList.

5. ClickOKtoreturntothePointGroupManager.

NowyouwilllocktheBoreholepointgrouptopreventitfrombeingedited.

6. Right-clicktheBoreholepointgroupandselectLockPointGroupProperties.

Alockiconisaddedtothepointgrouptoindicatethatitislocked.

CreatingaPointGroupUsingtheRawDescMatchingTab

TheCreatePointGroupdialogboxhasaRawDescMatchingtabwhichyoucanusetoquicklyselectpointsbytheirrawdescriptions.ThelistontheRawDescMatchingtabisbasedonthedefineddescriptionkeycodesintheproject.

BesuretocheckthepointlistthatiscreatedwhenyouselectoptionsontheRawDescMatchingtab,especiallywhenselectingrawdescriptionsthatcontainwildcards.

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateapointgroupofboreholepointswhichusetherawdescription"12."

1. FromthePointGroupManager,clicktheCreatePointGroupicon(theleft-mosticon)todisplaytheCreatePointGroupdialogbox.

2. IntheGroupNamebox,typeBorehole.

3. OntheRawDescMatchingtab,selectthe"12"checkbox.

4. ClickApplytoupdatethePointList.

5. ClickOKtoreturntothePointGroupManager.

NowyouwilllocktheBoreholepointgrouptopreventitfrombeingedited.

6. Right-clicktheBoreholepointgroupandselectLockPointGroupProperties.

Alockiconisaddedtothepointgrouptoindicatethatitislocked.

CreatingaPointGroupUsingtheRawDescMatchingTab

Inthisexercise,youwillapplyoverridestoanexistingpointgrouptospecifyuniformdescriptionsforallofthepoints.

1. Right-clicktheControlpointgroupandclickPropertiestodisplaythePointGroupPropertiesdialogbox.

2. ClicktheOverridestab.

3. SelecttheDescriptioncheckbox,andthenclickinthefieldtotherightoftheDescriptioncheckbox.

4. EnterControlPointfortheDescriptionoverride.


ControlPointisnowthedescriptionforallofthepointsinthecurrentpointgroup.

6. ExitthePointGroupManagerdialogbox.

7. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox.

8. UnderName,select2,clickSetCurrent,andthenclickOK.

NowyouwillinsertthepointsfromtheControlpointgroupinthedrawing.


10. ClicktheInserttab.InthePointLabelingSection,cleartheUsetheCurrentPointLabelStyleWhenInsertingPointscheckbox,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

11. OnthePointsmenu,clickInsertPointstoDrawing.EnterGfortheGroupoption.

12. FromtheSelectionlist,selectControl,andthenclickOK.

13. AsthePointinDrawingdialogboxisdisplayed,clickReplaceALL.

ThepointsnowhavethedescriptionControlPointassignedastheoverrideto

ApplyingOverridestoPointGroups

thepointgroup.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationofthepointswiththeControlPointoverride.

Pointsinsertedinthedrawingfromotherpointgroupswouldnotdisplaythisoverridedescription.

Inthisexercise,youwilldeleteapointthatisreferencedinseveralpointgroups.ThenyouwillusetheShowChangestoAllPointGroupsfeaturetocheckthepointgroupsforchangesandupdatethepointgroupstoremovethedeletedpoint.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointSettings,thenclickthePreferencestab.

2. UnderPointGroupManager,verifythattheCheckStatusonStartupcheckboxisselected.

Thissettingdetectsandreportschangestopointgroupsiftheprojectpointdatabaseisaltered.

3. ClickOK.

4. OnthePointsmenu,clickEditPoints Erase.

5. TypeNtoselecttheNumbersoption.

6. Type1020andpressENTERtoerasepointnumber1020.

7. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointManagement PointGroupManager.

Noticethatthreeofthefourpointgroups,Borehole,Day2,andDay2-DTMarenowmarkedwithdifferenticonstoindicatethattheyareout-of-date.Inthiscase,thepointgroupsareconsideredtobeout-of-datebecausetheirpointlistsreferenceapointthatnolongerexistsintheproject.

8. ClicktheShowChangestoAllPointGroupsicon(thethirdiconfromtheleft).

ThePointGroupManagerchecksforchangestothepointgroupsandthendisplaystheChangedPointGroupsdialogbox.

TheAdd/Removecolumnindicateswhattypeofactionisrequiredinordertoupdatethepointgroup.Inthiscase,thecolumncontains"Remove"becausethepoint1020nolongerexistsintheprojectandshouldberemovedfromthepointgroups.

9. ClicktheUpdatePointGroup(s)icon.

UpdatingPointGroups

ThepointgroupsareupdatedandthePointGroupManagerisredisplayed.

NoticethattheDay2andDay2-DTMpointgroupsnolongerhavetheout-of-dateiconassociatedwiththem,buttheBoreholegroupstilldoes.ThisisbecauseyoulockedtheBoreholegroupsoitcannotbeupdated.

UsethefollowingstepstounlocktheBoreholepointgroupandupdateit.

10. Right-clicktheBoreholegroupandclickUnlockPointGroupProperties.

ThelocksymbolisremovedfromtheBoreholepointgroup.

11. Right-clicktheBoreholegroupagainandclickUpdate.

12. ClosethePointGroupManager.

Thisconcludesthepointgrouplesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutdescriptionkeys.

Usedescriptionkeystotranslaterawdescriptionsstoredinthepointdatabasetoafulldescription,toassociatesymbolswithpoints,andtocontrolpointandsymbollayers.









LESSON7:OrganizingPointsbyDescriptions

Usedescriptionkeystotranslaterawdescriptionsstoredinthepointdatabasetoafulldescription,toassociatesymbolswithpoints,andtocontrolpointandsymbollayers.









LESSON7:OrganizingPointsbyDescriptions

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateadescriptionkeyfile.First,verifythesymbolpathforblockstobeinsertedwithpointsasspecifiedbydescriptionkeys.


2. ClicktheInserttab,intheSearchPathforSymbolBlockDrawingFilessection,clickBrowsetodisplaytheBrowseforFolderdialogbox.

3. FromtheSelectaPathlist,selectC:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Autodesk\AutoCADLandDesktop<VersionNumber>\<ReleaseNumber>\Data\SymbolManager\Cogo_metric,andthenclickOKtoreturntothePointSettingsdialogbox.

4. InthePointLabelingsection,verifythattheUsetheCurrentPointLabelStyleWhenInsertingPointscheckboxisselected.

5. ClicktheDescriptionKeystab.IntheMatchingOptionssection,verifythattheMatchonDescriptionParameters($1,$2,etc.)checkboxisselected,andthenclickOK.

6. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointManagement DescriptionKeyManagertodisplaytheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox.

7. ClicktheCreateDescKeyFileicon(theleft-mosticon)todisplaytheCreateDescriptionKeyFiledialogbox.

8. EnterCREW-BfortheFilename,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox.

CreatingaDescriptionKeyFile

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateadescriptionkeyfile.First,verifythesymbolpathforblockstobeinsertedwithpointsasspecifiedbydescriptionkeys.


2. ClicktheInserttab,intheSearchPathforSymbolBlockDrawingFilessection,clickBrowsetodisplaytheBrowseforFolderdialogbox.

3. FromtheSelectaPathlist,selectC:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Autodesk\AutoCADLandDesktop<VersionNumber>\<ReleaseNumber>\Data\SymbolManager\Cogo_metric,andthenclickOKtoreturntothePointSettingsdialogbox.

4. InthePointLabelingsection,verifythattheUsetheCurrentPointLabelStyleWhenInsertingPointscheckboxisselected.

5. ClicktheDescriptionKeystab.IntheMatchingOptionssection,verifythattheMatchonDescriptionParameters($1,$2,etc.)checkboxisselected,andthenclickOK.

6. OnthePointsmenu,clickPointManagement DescriptionKeyManagertodisplaytheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox.

7. ClicktheCreateDescKeyFileicon(theleft-mosticon)todisplaytheCreateDescriptionKeyFiledialogbox.

8. EnterCREW-BfortheFilename,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox.

CreatingaDescriptionKeyFile

Inthisexercise,youwillcreatedescriptionkeysforobservationsofedgesofpavement,ironbars,andtreesforthenewdescriptionkeyfile.Notethatdescriptionkeyscodesarecase-sensitive;a"TREE"descriptionkeyisdifferentfroma"Tree"descriptionkey.

First,createanedgeofpavementdescriptionkey.

1. SelectCREW-B,andthenclicktheCreateDescKeyicon(thesecondiconfromtheleft)todisplaytheCreateDescriptionKeydialogbox.

2. EnterEPfortheDescKeyCode,andthenontheGeneraltab,enterEPfortheDescriptionFormatandPNT_EPforthePointLayer.

3. IntheSymbolInsertionsection,verifythattheSymbolBlockNamelistdisplays<none>,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox.

Usethefollowingstepstocreateanironbardescriptionkey.

4. ClicktheCreateDescKeyicontodisplaytheCreateDescriptionKeydialogbox.

5. EnterIBfortheDescKeyCode,andthenontheGeneraltab,enterIBfortheDescriptionFormatandPNT_IBforthePointLayer.

6. IntheSymbolInsertionsection,fromtheSymbolBlockNamelist,selectbound,andthenenterMONUMENTfortheSymbolLayer.

7. ClicktheScale/RotateSymboltab.IntheScaleSymbolBysection,verifythattheCurrentDrawingScale:1:1000checkboxisselected.

8. IntheApplyScaleTosection,verifythattheX-YDimensionscheckboxisselected,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox.

Usethefollowingstepstocreateatreedescriptionkeythathasadiameter-specificsymbol.

9. ClicktheCreateDescKeyicontodisplaytheCreateDescriptionKeydialogbox.

10. EnterTreefortheDescKeyCode,andthenontheGeneraltab,enter

CreatingDescriptionKeys

$2mm$1TreefortheDescriptionFormatandPNT_TREEforthePointLayer.

NoteThe$2mm$1TreeDescriptionFormatusesdescriptionparameters.Descriptionparametersmaintainbutreorderthedescriptiontextthatyouenter.Inlatersteps,you'llcreatesomepointsthatrepresenttrees.Byentering"TreeMaple120"forapointdescription,you'llcreateapointlabeled"120mmMapleTree."

11. IntheSymbolInsertionsection,fromtheSymbolBlockNamelist,selecttree,andthenenterTREEfortheSymbolLayer.

12. ClicktheScale/RotateSymboltab,intheScaleSymbolBysection,selecttheDescriptionParametercheckbox,select2fromthe$list,andthencleartheCurrentDrawingScale:1:1000checkbox.

13. ClickOKtoreturntotheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox,andthenclosetheDescriptionKeyManagerdialogbox.

Younowhavethreenewdescriptionkeys.

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewlabelstyletoenabletheuseofdescriptionkeyswithouthavingtoassignadditionallabelstopoints.

1. OntheLabelsmenu,clickEditLabelStylestodisplaytheEditLabelStylesdialogbox.

2. ClickthePointLabelStylestab,andfromtheNamelist,selectactivedesckeysonly(byselectingthisstyle,theTextsectionofthedialogboxiscleared).VerifythattheTextsectionofthedialogboxisblank.

3. EnterDescKeyOnly-Crew-BfortheName.

4. IntheDescriptionKeyssection,verifythattheDescKeyMatchingOncheckboxisselected,andthenfromtheDescKeyfilelist,selectCREW-B.

5. VerifythattheSubstituteDescKeyDescriptionandInsertDescKeySymbolcheckboxesareselected.

6. ClickSave,andthenclickOK.

CreatingaLabelStyle

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewlabelstyletoenabletheuseofdescriptionkeyswithouthavingtoassignadditionallabelstopoints.


2. ClickthePointLabelStylestab,andfromtheNamelist,selectactivedesckeysonly(byselectingthisstyle,theTextsectionofthedialogboxiscleared).VerifythattheTextsectionofthedialogboxisblank.

3. EnterDescKeyOnly-Crew-BfortheName.

4. IntheDescriptionKeyssection,verifythattheDescKeyMatchingOncheckboxisselected,andthenfromtheDescKeyfilelist,selectCREW-B.

5. VerifythattheSubstituteDescKeyDescriptionandInsertDescKeySymbolcheckboxesareselected.


CreatingaLabelStyle

Createnewpointswithdescriptionkeysactivated.First,setthecurrentlabelstyletoDescKeyOnly-Crew-B.

1. OntheLabelsmenu,clickSettingstodisplaytheLabelSettingsdialogbox.

2. ClickthePointLabelstab.FromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectDescKeyOnly-Crew-B,andthenclickOK.

Createfourpointsmanuallyinthedrawingtotestthedescriptionkeysthathavebeencreated.Theirlocationandelevationarenotcritical.



5. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthefirstpoint,andthenenterEPfortheDescription.

6. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthesecondpoint,andthenenterIBfortheDescription.

7. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthethirdpoint,andthenenterTreeMaple120fortheDescription.

8. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthefourthpoint,enterTreeOak300fortheDescription,andthenpressENTER.

LandDesktopcreatesnewlayersautomaticallyiftheydonotexisttoaccommodatedescriptionkeydefinitions.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthefournewpointssetbydescriptionkeys.

Thisconcludesthedescriptionkeylesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutimportingpoints.

InsertingPointswithDescriptionKeys

Createnewpointswithdescriptionkeysactivated.First,setthecurrentlabelstyletoDescKeyOnly-Crew-B.


2. ClickthePointLabelstab.FromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectDescKeyOnly-Crew-B,andthenclickOK.

Createfourpointsmanuallyinthedrawingtotestthedescriptionkeysthathavebeencreated.Theirlocationandelevationarenotcritical.



5. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthefirstpoint,andthenenterEPfortheDescription.

6. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthesecondpoint,andthenenterIBfortheDescription.

7. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthethirdpoint,andthenenterTreeMaple120fortheDescription.

8. Specifyapointinthedrawingforthefourthpoint,enterTreeOak300fortheDescription,andthenpressENTER.

LandDesktopcreatesnewlayersautomaticallyiftheydonotexisttoaccommodatedescriptionkeydefinitions.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthefournewpointssetbydescriptionkeys.

Thisconcludesthedescriptionkeylesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutimportingpoints.

InsertingPointswithDescriptionKeys

Therearemanyexistingpointfileformatsavailableforusewhenimportingpointsintotheprojectpointdatabase.Youcanalsocreatecustomfileformatstomatchotherfileformats.Inthislesson,you'llcreateafileformatforanASCIItextfile,andthenimportthepointsintothedrawing.




3. Thedefaultlocationfolderforprojectfilesisc:\LandProjects<VersionNumber>.Ifyouoptedtoinstallthesefilesinanotherlocationinstead,specifytheappropriateprojectpath.





LESSON8:ImportingPointsfromanASCIITextFile

Therearemanyexistingpointfileformatsavailableforusewhenimportingpointsintotheprojectpointdatabase.Youcanalsocreatecustomfileformatstomatchotherfileformats.Inthislesson,you'llcreateafileformatforanASCIItextfile,andthenimportthepointsintothedrawing.




3. Thedefaultlocationfolderforprojectfilesisc:\LandProjects<VersionNumber>.Ifyouoptedtoinstallthesefilesinanotherlocationinstead,specifytheappropriateprojectpath.





LESSON8:ImportingPointsfromanASCIITextFile

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateapointfileformattomatchtheformatofthepointfileprovided,whichinthiscaseisnorthing,easting,elevation,anddescription.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickImport/ExportPoints FormatManagertodisplaytheFormatManagerdialogbox.

2. ClickAddtodisplaytheFormatManager-SelectFormatTypedialogbox.

3. Fromthelist,selectUserPointFile,andthenclickOKtodisplaythePointFileFormatdialogbox.

4. EnterTutorialfortheFormatName,fromtheDefaultExtensionlist,select.txt,andthenenter!(exclamationpoint)fortheCommentTag.

Thedefaultextensionlistmaybeleftblanktoallowforagenericfileextensionsearch.

5. SelectDelimitedBy,andthenverifythattheboxtotherightoftheDelimitedBylabelisblank.

Thismeansthatthefileformatisspacedelimited.Youcouldspecifyacomma-delimitedfile,oruseanyotherformofpunctuationasadelimiter.

6. ClickLoadtodisplaytheSelectSourceFiledialogbox,navigatetothe\LandProjects<VersionNumber>\Tutorial2\Surveyfolder,selectTopo_pnt.txt,andthenclickOpen.

Thefirstfewlinesofthetopo_pnt.txtfilearedisplayedatthebottomofthedialogbox.

Usethefollowingstepstospecifythedatatypeforeachcolumntomatchthisfileformat.

7. Clickthefirst<unused>columnheadingonthelefttodisplaytheFormatManager-SelectColumnNamedialogbox.

8. Fromthelist,selectNorthing,andthenclickOKtoreturntothePointFileFormatdialogbox.

CreatingaPointFileFormat

9. Clickthenext<unused>columnheadingtodisplaytheFormatManager-SelectColumnNamedialogbox.

10. Fromthelist,selectEasting,andthenclickOKtoreturntothePointFileFormatdialogbox.


12. Fromthelist,selectElevation,andthenclickOKtoreturntothePointFileFormatdialogbox.


14. Fromthelist,selectDescription,andthenclickOKtoreturntothePointFileFormatdialogbox.

15. ClickParsetodisplaytheASCIItextpointfiledataunderthenewcolumnheadings.

16. Scrolldownandverifythattheformatyoujustcreatedmatchestheloadedfile.

17. ClickOKtoreturntotheFormatManager,verifythatthenewTutorialfileisdisplayedatthebottomofthelist,andthenclickClose.

Thiscompletestheprocessofcreatinganewpointfileformatforimportingpoints.

Inthisexercise,youwillimporttheASCIItextpointfileintothepointdatabaseandthedrawing.

1. OnthePointsmenu,clickImport/ExportPoints ImportOptionstodisplaytheCOGODatabaseImportOptionsdialogbox.

2. ForWhattodowhenpointnumbersneedtobeasssignedtothepoints,verifythatUsenextpointnumberisselected,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

3. OnthePointsmenu,clickImport/ExportPoints ImportPointstodisplaytheFormatManager-ImportPointsdialogbox.

4. FromtheFormatlist,selectTutorial,andthenverifythattheSourceFileis\LandProjects<VersionNumber>\Tutorial2\Survey\Topo_pnt.txt.

5. SelecttheAddPointstoPointGroupcheckbox,andthenclicktheCreateNewPointGroupicontodisplaytheFormatManager-CreateGroupdialogbox.

6. EnterTopo_Area1fortheName,clickOKtoreturntotheFormatManager-ImportPointsdialogbox,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheCOGODatabaseImportOptionsdialogbox.

7. ClickOKtoclosetheCOGODatabaseImportOptionsdialogboxandbeginprocessingpoints.

Thepointsareprocessedandreadintothepointsdatabaseandthedrawing.


Clickheretoseeanillustrationoftheinsertedpointfilepoints.

Takealookatthepointsinthepointsdatabase.

OnthePointsmenu,clickListPointstodisplaytheListPointsdialogbox.

VerifythattheEnableFilteringoptionisselected.

ClicktheResetbuttontoclearthepreviousselection.

ImportinganASCIITextPointFile

ClickthePointGroupstab,selecttheTopo_Area1pointgroupfromthelist,andthenclicktheListtab.

Whenyouhavefinishedreviewingthepointgroupdata,clickOK.

Thisconcludesthepointimportlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutlabelinglines,curves,spirals,andpoints.

Useline,curve,spiral,andpointlabelstoannotateyourdrawingswithinformationsuchasdirection,distance,andradius.









LESSON9:LabelingLines,Curves,Spirals,andPoints

Useline,curve,spiral,andpointlabelstoannotateyourdrawingswithinformationsuchasdirection,distance,andradius.









LESSON9:LabelingLines,Curves,Spirals,andPoints

Inthisexercise,youwillspecifylabelsettingsforlines,curves,andpoints.


2. VerifythattheUpdateLabelsWhenObjectsChangecheckboxisselected.

WhentheUpdateLabelsWhenObjectsChangecheckboxisselected,dynamiclabelswillchangetoreflectchangesmadetotheirassociatedobjects.

3. ClicktheLineLabelstab,andthenfromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectdirectionabove,distancebelow.

4. FromtheForcedBearingslist,selectNorth.

5. ClicktheCurveLabelstab,andthenfromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectstackedabove-radius,length,tan,delta.

6. ClickthePointLabelstab,fromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectallpointdata,andthenclickOK.

ChangingLabelSettings

Inthisexercise,youwillspecifylabelsettingsforlines,curves,andpoints.


2. VerifythattheUpdateLabelsWhenObjectsChangecheckboxisselected.

WhentheUpdateLabelsWhenObjectsChangecheckboxisselected,dynamiclabelswillchangetoreflectchangesmadetotheirassociatedobjects.

3. ClicktheLineLabelstab,andthenfromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectdirectionabove,distancebelow.

4. FromtheForcedBearingslist,selectNorth.

5. ClicktheCurveLabelstab,andthenfromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectstackedabove-radius,length,tan,delta.

6. ClickthePointLabelstab,fromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectallpointdata,andthenclickOK.

ChangingLabelSettings

Inthisexercise,youwillisolatetheBoundaryandPnt_controllayersandlabeltheboundarypolylineandcontrolpointsfirst.

1. Onthecommandline,enterLAI,thenselectapointonthebluepolylineboundaryandacontrolpoint(anyoneofthesixpointsdisplayedinthedrawing),pressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox,andthenclickOK.

2. ClicktheLayerstoolbaricontodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnontheBoundary_labellayer,setitasthecurrentlayer,andclickOK.

3. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddStaticLabels,useawindowselectionsettoselecttheboundarypolylinesandcontrolpoints,andthenpressENTER.


Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthestaticlinelabels.

Ifyoulabelapolylinewithstaticlabels,explodingthepolylinewillresultinthelabelsremaininginthedrawing.Ifyoulabelapolylinewithdynamiclabels,explodingthepolylinewillresultinthedisappearanceofthelabels.

Distancesareannotatedwithafoot(')symbol,eventhoughthedrawingsunitsaresettometers.Thisisduetothecurrentlabelstyledefinition.Youcaneditthelabelstyletoreflectthecorrectunits.Also,theboundaryandcontrolpointlabelswerecreatedontheBoundary_labellayer,sincethelabelstylesspecifiedlabelcreationonthecurrentlayer.

5. EnterLOAtoturnallofthelayersinthedrawingbackon.

UsethefollowingstepstoisolatetheLotslayerandlabelthelotlines.

6. EnterLAI,selectapointonalotline,pressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox.LOT_LINESshouldbeselected.ClickOK.

7. ClicktheLayerstoolbaricontodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnontheLot_labellayer,setitasthecurrentlayer,andclickOK.

LabelingLinesandPoints

Usethefollowingstepstochangethecurrentlabelstyle.

8. OntheLabelsmenu,clickShowDialogBartodisplaytheStylePropertiesdialogbar.

9. ClicktheCurvetab,andthenfromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectlengthabove,radiusbelow.


11. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddDynamicLabels,andthenselectallofthelotlinesinthecurrentview.

Thelotlinesarelabeled.Somemanipulationofthelabelsmayberequiredtoavoidoverlappingtext.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthedynamiclabels.

Staticlabelswillnotupdateiftheobjectfromwhichthedataistakenischanged,butdynamiclabelswill.Inthisexercise,youwillchangeadynamiclabeltoastaticlabelbychangingthelabel'sproperties.

1. Selecttheyellowlotlinetodisplayitsgrips.

2. Selectthetopgrip,dragittoanewpositionalongthebacklotline,andthenuseaNearOsnaptofixitinposition.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationoftheupdateddynamiclabel.

3. Undothelastcommand.

4. Selectthelabeltextoftheyellowlotline,andthenright-clickandselectEditLabelProperties.

5. CleartheDynamicallyUpdateLabelTextcheckboxandthenclickOK.



Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthenon-updated,static,label.

8. PressESCtoclearthelotlinegrips.

9. Selectthelabeltext,andthenright-clickandclickEditLabelProperties.

10. SelecttheDynamicallyUpdateLabelTextcheckbox,andthenclickOK.

Thelotlinelabelisautomaticallyupdated.

11. Undothelasttwocommands.

12. Selecttheyellowlotline,andthenright-clickandclickDis-AssociateLabels.


WorkingwithStaticandDynamicLabels


15. Selecttheyellowlotline,andthenright-clickandclickUpdateLabels.

Becausethelabelisdisassociated,itdoesnotupdate.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthedisassociatedlabel.

Inthisexercise,youwillchangelabelsbyswappingtextfromonesideofanobjecttoanotherandbymodifyingthelabelstyle.

1. OntheLabelsmenu,clickSwapLabelText,selectoneoftheupper-leftlotlabellinesinthecurrentview,andthenpressENTER.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofswappedlabeltext.

Changethelinelabelstyleforalotline.

2. OntheStylePropertiesdialogbar,clicktheLinetab,andthenfromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectstackedbelow-direction,distance.

3. Selectthesamelotline,andthenright-clickandclickDeleteLabels.

TheDeleteLabelscommanddeletesalllabelsassociatedwiththeobjectonanylayer.

4. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddDynamicLabels,selectthesamelotline,andthenpressENTER.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthenewdynamiclabelstyle.

Thisconcludestheobjectlabelinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcreatinglabelstyles.

ChangingaLabelAttachedtoanObject

Inthisexercise,youwillchangelabelsbyswappingtextfromonesideofanobjecttoanotherandbymodifyingthelabelstyle.

1. OntheLabelsmenu,clickSwapLabelText,selectoneoftheupper-leftlotlabellinesinthecurrentview,andthenpressENTER.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofswappedlabeltext.

Changethelinelabelstyleforalotline.

2. OntheStylePropertiesdialogbar,clicktheLinetab,andthenfromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectstackedbelow-direction,distance.

3. Selectthesamelotline,andthenright-clickandclickDeleteLabels.

TheDeleteLabelscommanddeletesalllabelsassociatedwiththeobjectonanylayer.

4. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddDynamicLabels,selectthesamelotline,andthenpressENTER.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthenewdynamiclabelstyle.

Thisconcludestheobjectlabelinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcreatinglabelstyles.

ChangingaLabelAttachedtoanObject

Inthislesson,youwillcreateyourownlabelstylesforlines,curves,spirals,andpointstosuityourneeds.









LESSON10:CreatingLabelStylesforLinesandPoints

Inthislesson,youwillcreateyourownlabelstylesforlines,curves,spirals,andpointstosuityourneeds.









LESSON10:CreatingLabelStylesforLinesandPoints

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewlinelabelstylebymodifyinganexistinglinelabelstyle.Incorporatemetricandimperialdistanceunitsabovethelinebyemployingamathematicaloperationtoshowanimperialmeasurementconversion.Belowtheline,showstartingandendingnorthingandeastingvalues.


2. OntheLineLabelStylestab,fromtheNamelist,selectdistanceabove,directionbelow.

3. EnterLotPlanforXYZCofortheName.

4. IntheTextAbovesection,deletethefootmark(')after{Length},andthenaddaspaceandenterm.

5. PressENTERandenter{Length*3.28084}'.

Avoidextracarriagereturnswhenenteringtextaboveortextbelowdata.Thiswillresultinextrablanklinesappearingbetweenthelabelandthelineitselfwhenyoulabeltheline.

6. IntheTextBelowsection,delete{Direction}.

7. IntheTextBelowsection,enterNandaspace,fromtheDatalist,selectStartNorthing,andthenclick>>TextBelow.

8. Onthesameline,addaspace,enterEandaspace,fromtheDatalist,selectStartEasting,andthenclick>>TextBelow.

Usethefollowingstepstoaddanotherlineofdata.

9. Placeyourcursorafterthe{StartEasting}text,andthenpressENTER.

10. EnterNandaspace,fromtheDatalist,selectEndNorthing,andthenclick>>TextBelow.

11. Onthesameline,addaspace,enterEandaspace,fromtheDatalist,selectEndEasting,andthenclick>>TextBelow.

12. IntheTextPropertiessection,enter0.5fortheOffset,fromtheStylelist,

CreatingaNewLineLabelStyle

selectL100,andthenenterLot_labelfortheLayer.

13. IntheUnitssection,clickLineartodisplaytheLinearUnitsdialogbox.

14. Enter3fortheLinearprecisionvalueand4fortheCoordinatesprecisionvalue,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheEditLabelStylesdialogbox.

15. ClickSave,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

Thiscompletesthecreationofthenewlinelabelstyle.

Inthisexercise,youwilllabelanexistinglinewiththenewlabelstyle.



3. OntheLinetab,fromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectLotPlanforXYZCo.

4. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddDynamicLabels,andthenselectthelinesegment,andpressENTER.

Thenewlinesegmentislabeledwiththenewlinelabelstyle.Thelengthofthelineisdisplayed,inmetersandfeetabovetheline,andthestartingandendingnorthingandeastingcoordinatesaredisplayedbelowtheline.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheLotplanforXYZCostylelinelabel.

Newcurveandspirallabelstylesarecreatedinthesamemannerasnewlinelabelstyles.

LabelingaLine

Inthisexercise,youwilllabelanexistinglinewiththenewlabelstyle.



3. OntheLinetab,fromtheCurrentLabelStylelist,selectLotPlanforXYZCo.

4. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddDynamicLabels,andthenselectthelinesegment,andpressENTER.

Thenewlinesegmentislabeledwiththenewlinelabelstyle.Thelengthofthelineisdisplayed,inmetersandfeetabovetheline,andthestartingandendingnorthingandeastingcoordinatesaredisplayedbelowtheline.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheLotplanforXYZCostylelinelabel.

Newcurveandspirallabelstylesarecreatedinthesamemannerasnewlinelabelstyles.

LabelingaLine

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewpointlabelstyletolabellotcornerelevationsonly.


2. ClickthePointLabelStylestab,enterLotCornerElevationsfortheName.

3. FromtheDatalist,selectElevation,andclick>>Text.

4. Placeyourcursorafterthe{Elevation}text,andthenpressENTER.

5. FromtheDatalist,selectNorthing,andthenclick>>Text.

6. Placeyourcursorafterthe{Northing}text,andthenpressENTER.

7. FromtheDatalist,selectEasting,andthenclick>>Text.

8. IntheTextPropertiessection,enter1fortheOffset,andthenselectthelower-rightradiobuttonfortheJustification.

9. FromtheStylelist,selectL80,andthenenterLot_elevation_labelfortheLayer.


Thiscompletesthecreationofthenewpointlabelstyle.

CreatingaNewPointLabelStyle

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewpointlabelstyletolabellotcornerelevationsonly.


2. ClickthePointLabelStylestab,enterLotCornerElevationsfortheName.

3. FromtheDatalist,selectElevation,andclick>>Text.

4. Placeyourcursorafterthe{Elevation}text,andthenpressENTER.

5. FromtheDatalist,selectNorthing,andthenclick>>Text.

6. Placeyourcursorafterthe{Northing}text,andthenpressENTER.

7. FromtheDatalist,selectEasting,andthenclick>>Text.

8. IntheTextPropertiessection,enter1fortheOffset,andthenselectthelower-rightradiobuttonfortheJustification.

9. FromtheStylelist,selectL80,andthenenterLot_elevation_labelfortheLayer.


Thiscompletesthecreationofthenewpointlabelstyle.

CreatingaNewPointLabelStyle

Inthisexercise,youwilllabelapointwiththenewlabelstyleandthenturnoffthepointmarkertext.

1. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox,underName,select3clickSetCurrent,andthenclickOK.

2. OntheStylePropertiesdialogbar,clickthePointtab,andthenfromtheCurrentlabelStylelist,selectLotCornerElevations.

3. Selectthepoint46marker,andthenright-clickandclickAddDynamicLabels.

Thelotcornerpointislabeledwiththenewpointlabelstyle.

4. Selectthepoint46markertext,andthenright-clickandclickDisplayPropertiestodisplaythePointDisplayPropertiesdialogbox.

5. ClicktheTexttab,cleartheNumber,Elevation,andDescriptionVisiblecheckboxes,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheLotCornerElevationstylepointlabel.

Thisconcludesthelabelstylelesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcreatinglinetables.

LabelingaPoint

Inthisexercise,youwilllabelapointwiththenewlabelstyleandthenturnoffthepointmarkertext.

1. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox,underName,select3clickSetCurrent,andthenclickOK.

2. OntheStylePropertiesdialogbar,clickthePointtab,andthenfromtheCurrentlabelStylelist,selectLotCornerElevations.

3. Selectthepoint46marker,andthenright-clickandclickAddDynamicLabels.

Thelotcornerpointislabeledwiththenewpointlabelstyle.

4. Selectthepoint46markertext,andthenright-clickandclickDisplayPropertiestodisplaythePointDisplayPropertiesdialogbox.

5. ClicktheTexttab,cleartheNumber,Elevation,andDescriptionVisiblecheckboxes,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheLotCornerElevationstylepointlabel.

Thisconcludesthelabelstylelesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcreatinglinetables.

LabelingaPoint

Youmustaddtaglabelstoline,curve,andspiralobjectsbeforeyoucancreatetablesfromtheseobjects.Oncetaglabelshavebeenassignedtotheobjects,youcangeneratetablesthatdisplayobjectdata(objecttables).





3. FromtheProjectNamelist,selectTutorial1,fromtheSelectProjectDrawinglist,selectLesson-11.dwg,thenclickOK.




LESSON11:CreatingTagLabelsandObjectTables

Youmustaddtaglabelstoline,curve,andspiralobjectsbeforeyoucancreatetablesfromtheseobjects.Oncetaglabelshavebeenassignedtotheobjects,youcangeneratetablesthatdisplayobjectdata(objecttables).





3. FromtheProjectNamelist,selectTutorial1,fromtheSelectProjectDrawinglist,selectLesson-11.dwg,thenclickOK.




LESSON11:CreatingTagLabelsandObjectTables

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewtagstylebyspecifyingtagparametersforlinesandcurves.

1. OntheLabelsmenu,clickEditTagStylestodisplaytheEditTagLabelStylesdialogbox.

2. OntheLineLabelStylestab,enterBoundaryTagsforXYZCofortheName.

3. IntheTextPropertiessection,fromtheStylelist,selectL200,thenenterBoundary_tagsfortheLayer.

4. ClicktheCurveLabelStylestab,thenenterBoundaryTagsforXYZCofortheName.


6. ClickSave,thenclickOKtocontinue.

Thiscompletesthecreationofanewtagstyle.

CreatingaNewTagStyle

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewtagstylebyspecifyingtagparametersforlinesandcurves.

1. OntheLabelsmenu,clickEditTagStylestodisplaytheEditTagLabelStylesdialogbox.

2. OntheLineLabelStylestab,enterBoundaryTagsforXYZCofortheName.


4. ClicktheCurveLabelStylestab,thenenterBoundaryTagsforXYZCofortheName.


6. ClickSave,thenclickOKtocontinue.

Thiscompletesthecreationofanewtagstyle.

CreatingaNewTagStyle

Inthisexercise,youwillisolatetheBoundarylayerandlabeltheboundarypolylinewiththenewtagstyle.

1. Onthecommandline,enterLAI,selectapointononeoftheblueboundarypolylines,pressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox,thenclickOK.


3. ClicktheLabelicontotoggletotheTagicon,thenontheLinetab,fromtheCurrentTagStylelist,selectBoundaryTagsforXYZCo.

4. ClicktheCurvetab,andfromtheCurrentTagStylelist,selectBoundaryTagsforXYZCo.

5. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddTagLabels,selectbothoftheblueboundarypolylines,thenpressENTER.

6. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox,underName,select2,clickSetCurrent,thenclickOK.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofboundarylinetags.

Theboundaryislabeledwithtagsforeachsegmentofthepolyline.

LabelingObjectswithTags

Inthisexercise,youwillisolatetheBoundarylayerandlabeltheboundarypolylinewiththenewtagstyle.

1. Onthecommandline,enterLAI,selectapointononeoftheblueboundarypolylines,pressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox,thenclickOK.


3. ClicktheLabelicontotoggletotheTagicon,thenontheLinetab,fromtheCurrentTagStylelist,selectBoundaryTagsforXYZCo.

4. ClicktheCurvetab,andfromtheCurrentTagStylelist,selectBoundaryTagsforXYZCo.

5. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddTagLabels,selectbothoftheblueboundarypolylines,thenpressENTER.


Clickheretoseeanillustrationofboundarylinetags.

Theboundaryislabeledwithtagsforeachsegmentofthepolyline.

LabelingObjectswithTags

Inthisexercise,youwillcreatealinetablefromlinesthatalreadyhavetaglabelsaddedtothem.Whencreatingthetable,addtwomorecolumnsofdata(startnorthingandstarteastingdata)tothedefaultlinetable.


2. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddTables LineTabletodisplaytheLineTableDefinitiondialogbox.

3. IntheTableTitlesection,fromtheTextStylelist,selectL200.

4. IntheColumnDefinitionsection,double-clickinthefourthcolumnundertheNoColumnheadingtodisplaytheColumn#4-Definitiondialogbox.

5. IntheColumnHeaderInformationsection,enterSTARTNORTHINGfortheHeader.

6. IntheDisplayValueInformationsection,selectStartNorthing,clickAddValue,thenverifythat{StartNorthing}isdisplayedintheTextsection.

7. IntheUnitssection,clickLineartodisplaytheLinearUnitsdialogbox.

8. FromtheCoordinatelist,select4,thenclickOKtoreturntotheColumn#4-Definitiondialogbox.

9. ClickOKtoreturntotheLineTableDefinitiondialogbox.

10. IntheColumnDefinitionsection,double-clickinthefifthcolumnundertheNoColumnheadingtodisplaytheColumn#5-Definitiondialogbox.

11. IntheColumnHeaderInformationsection,enterSTARTEASTINGfortheHeader.

12. IntheDisplayValueInformationsection,selectStartEasting,clickAddValue,thenverifythat{StartEasting}isdisplayedintheTextsection.

13. ClickOKtoreturntotheLineTableDefinitiondialogbox.

CreatingaLineTable

14. ClickOKontheLineTableDefinitiondialogbox.

15. Clickonthelocationinthedrawingwhereyouwantthetableplaced.Theupper-leftcornerofthetableisinsertedwhereyouclicked.

16. Youmayneedtozoomintoseethelinetable.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthelinetable.

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateapointtablebyselectingdrawingpointsthatareincludedinanexistingpointgroup.

1. OpentheLesson-3.dwgfilefromtheTutorial2project.

2. OntheLabelsmenu,clickAddTables PointTabletodisplaythePointsdialogbox.

3. ClickthePointGroupstabandcheckon(select)theControlpointgroup.

4. ClicktheListtabtoviewthepointsincludedinthispointgroup.

5. ClicktheSummarytabtoviewthetotalnumberofpointsincludedinthispointgroup.

6. ClickOKonthePointsdialogboxtodisplaythePointTableDefinitiondialogbox.

7. IntheTableTitlesection,typeMYPOINTTABLEintotheTextbox.

8. IntheColumnDefinitionsection,double-clickinthefourthcolumnundertheNoColumnheadingtodisplaytheColumn#4-Definitiondialogbox.

9. IntheColumnHeaderInformationsection,enterNORTHINGfortheHeader.

10. IntheDisplayValueInformationsection,selectNorthing,clickAddValue,thenverifythat{Northing}isdisplayedintheTextsection.

11. ClickOKtoreturntothePointTableDefinitiondialogbox.

12. IntheColumnDefinitionsection,double-clickinthefifthcolumnundertheNoColumnheadingtodisplaytheColumn#5-Definitiondialogbox.

13. IntheColumnHeaderInformationsection,enterEASTINGfortheHeader.

14. IntheDisplayValueInformationsection,selectEasting,clickAddValue,thenverifythat{Easting}isdisplayedintheTextsection.

CreatingaPointTable

15. ClickOKtoreturntothePointTableDefinitiondialogbox.

16. ClickOKonthePointTableDefinitiondialogbox.

17. Clickonthelocationinthedrawingwhereyouwantthetableplaced.Theupper-leftcornerofthetableisinsertedwhereyouclicked.

18. Youmayneedtozoomintoseethetable.

Points247and758displayinthetablebecausetheyexistinthedrawing.Pointsthatexistinthepointsdatabasebutnotinthedrawingdonotdisplayinthetable.

TheRe-DrawTablecommandletsyouautomaticallyupdatetheinformationdisplayedinaline,curve,orspiralobjecttable.Forexample,ifyoucreatedalinetablethatdisplayedinformationon20lineobjects,andthenyoudeletedsomeofthoselinesfromyourdrawing,theinformationintheobjecttablewouldnotchange.However,youcanusetheRe-DrawTablecommandtoautomaticallyupdatethetablesothatitdisplayscurrentobjectdata.

1. ClosethecurrentdrawingandprojectthenopentheTutorial1projectandtheLesson-11.dwgfile.

2. Inapreviouslesson,youcreatedalinetable.Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthatlinetable.Ifyoudonothavealinetableonthecurrentdrawing,createoneusingthestepsintheCreatingaLineTablelesson.

3. Inthedrawing,selectanythreelinesfromthedrawinganddeletethem.Noticethatthelinetablestilldisplaysinformationonthelinesthatyoujustdeletedfromthedrawing.

4. FromtheLabelsmenu,selectEditTables Re-DrawTable.

5. Clickonanytextinthelinetable,thenpressENTER.Noticethatthetableautomaticallyupdates,removingtherowsofdataforlinesthatnolongerexistinthedrawing.

TheRe-DrawTablecommandupdatesallobjectinformationdisplayedinthetable.Forexample,ifnorthingandeastingdatachangedforobjectsdisplayedinthetable,Re-Drawautomaticallyupdatestheinformationdisplayedinthetable.

Updating(Re-drawing)anObjectTable

TheRe-DrawTablecommandletsyouautomaticallyupdatetheinformationdisplayedinaline,curve,orspiralobjecttable.Forexample,ifyoucreatedalinetablethatdisplayedinformationon20lineobjects,andthenyoudeletedsomeofthoselinesfromyourdrawing,theinformationintheobjecttablewouldnotchange.However,youcanusetheRe-DrawTablecommandtoautomaticallyupdatethetablesothatitdisplayscurrentobjectdata.

1. ClosethecurrentdrawingandprojectthenopentheTutorial1projectandtheLesson-11.dwgfile.

2. Inapreviouslesson,youcreatedalinetable.Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthatlinetable.Ifyoudonothavealinetableonthecurrentdrawing,createoneusingthestepsintheCreatingaLineTablelesson.

3. Inthedrawing,selectanythreelinesfromthedrawinganddeletethem.Noticethatthelinetablestilldisplaysinformationonthelinesthatyoujustdeletedfromthedrawing.

4. FromtheLabelsmenu,selectEditTables Re-DrawTable.

5. Clickonanytextinthelinetable,thenpressENTER.Noticethatthetableautomaticallyupdates,removingtherowsofdataforlinesthatnolongerexistinthedrawing.

TheRe-DrawTablecommandupdatesallobjectinformationdisplayedinthetable.Forexample,ifnorthingandeastingdatachangedforobjectsdisplayedinthetable,Re-Drawautomaticallyupdatestheinformationdisplayedinthetable.

Updating(Re-drawing)anObjectTable

ThisexerciseillustratesdifferencesbetweenobjecttablesthathavetheCreateTableObjectoptionontheTableDefinitiondialogselected,andobjecttablesthatdonothavethisoptionselected.

1. OpentheTutorial1projectandtheLesson-11.dwgfile.

2. Createanewlinetable,makingsuretheCreateTableObjectoptionontheLineTableDefinitiondialogboxisnotselected,andtypingNOTTABLEOBJECTintotheTableTitleTextbox.Insertthislinetableontoyourdrawing.

3. Createanotherlinetable,thistimeselectingtheCreateTableObjectoptionontheLineTableDefinitiondialogbox,andtypingISTABLEOBJECTintotheTableTitleTextbox.

4. Insertthistablenexttothefirstone,sotheyareeitherside-by-side,oroneabovetheother.

5. IntheNOTTABLEOBJECTtable,selectanygridlineinthetable.Notethatonlythelineyouclickedonisselected,nottheentiretable.Ifyoumovethisline,onlythatlinesmoves.

6. IntheISTABLEOBJECTtable,selectanygridlineinthetable.Notethattheentiretableisselected,notjustthelineyouclickedon.Ifyoumovetheselectedline,thetabledoesnotmove.

7. IntheISTABLEOBJECTtable,clicktheupperleftcornerhandle.Theentiretableisselected.Tomovethistypeoftable,clickontheupperleftcornerhandleanddragthetabletoanewlocation.

8. IntheNOTTABLEOBJECTtable,selecttheentiretableusingawindoworcrossingselection.Tomovethistypeoftable,clickonanypartofthetable,whiletheentiretableisselected,andmoveittoanewlocation.

Thisconcludestheobjecttablelesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnabouttheTerrainModelExplorer.

UnderstandingTableObjects

UsetheTerrainModelExplorertocreatedigitalterrainmodels(DTMs)fromanycombinationofpoint,contour,breakline,andsurfaceboundarydata.


1. 1StartAutoCADLandDesktopifyouhavenotalreadydoneso.

2. 2OntheFilemenu,clickOpentodisplaytheOpenDrawing:ProjectBaseddialogbox.


3. 3FromtheProjectNamelist,selectTUTORIAL1,fromtheSelectProjectDrawinglist,selectLesson-12.dwg,andthenclickOK.

4. 4OntheProjectsmenu,clickWorkspacestodisplaytheWorkspacestoolbar.Inthelist,selectLandDesktoptodisplaytheLandDesktopmenus.



LESSON12:WorkingwiththeTerrainModelExplorer

UsetheTerrainModelExplorertocreatedigitalterrainmodels(DTMs)fromanycombinationofpoint,contour,breakline,andsurfaceboundarydata.


1. 1StartAutoCADLandDesktopifyouhavenotalreadydoneso.

2. 2OntheFilemenu,clickOpentodisplaytheOpenDrawing:ProjectBaseddialogbox.


3. 3FromtheProjectNamelist,selectTUTORIAL1,fromtheSelectProjectDrawinglist,selectLesson-12.dwg,andthenclickOK.

4. 4OntheProjectsmenu,clickWorkspacestodisplaytheWorkspacestoolbar.Inthelist,selectLandDesktoptodisplaytheLandDesktopmenus.



LESSON12:WorkingwiththeTerrainModelExplorer

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewsurfacefolderforanewsurface,Area1.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickTerrainModelExplorertodisplaytheTerrainModelExplorer.

2. SelectTerrain,andthenright-clickandclickCreateNewSurface.

ThenewsurfaceisautomaticallyassignedthenameSurface1andanewfolderiscreatedbelowtheTerrainfolder.

3. ClickontheSurface1folderanddisplayinformationregardingthesurfaceintherightpane.

4. ExpandtheSurface1foldertoviewtheTINdatafolders.

5. SelectSurface1,andthenright-clickandclickRenametodisplaytheRenameSurfacedialogbox.

6. EnterArea1fortheNewsurfacename,andthenclickOK.

Nowyouarereadytospecifythedataforcreatingthenewsurface.

CreatingaNewSurfaceFolder

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanewsurfacefolderforanewsurface,Area1.


2. SelectTerrain,andthenright-clickandclickCreateNewSurface.

ThenewsurfaceisautomaticallyassignedthenameSurface1andanewfolderiscreatedbelowtheTerrainfolder.

3. ClickontheSurface1folderanddisplayinformationregardingthesurfaceintherightpane.

4. ExpandtheSurface1foldertoviewtheTINdatafolders.

5. SelectSurface1,andthenright-clickandclickRenametodisplaytheRenameSurfacedialogbox.

6. EnterArea1fortheNewsurfacename,andthenclickOK.

Nowyouarereadytospecifythedataforcreatingthenewsurface.

CreatingaNewSurfaceFolder

Inthisexercise,youwilladdpointdatafromapredefinedpointgroup.

1. ExpandtheArea1foldertoviewtheTINdatafolders.

2. SelectPointGroups,andthenright-clickandclickAddPointGrouptodisplaytheAddPointGroupdialogbox.

3. FromthePointgroupnamelist,selectArea1,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheTerrainModelExplorer.

ThepointgroupnameisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingPointData

Inthisexercise,youwilladdpointdatafromapredefinedpointgroup.

1. ExpandtheArea1foldertoviewtheTINdatafolders.

2. SelectPointGroups,andthenright-clickandclickAddPointGrouptodisplaytheAddPointGroupdialogbox.

3. FromthePointgroupnamelist,selectArea1,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheTerrainModelExplorer.

ThepointgroupnameisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingPointData

Inthisexercise,youwilladdcontourdatafromexistingcontoursinthedrawing.

1. IntheTerrainModelExplorer,selectContours,andthenright-clickandclickAddContourDatatodisplaytheContourWeedingdialogbox.

2. AcceptthedefaultsforWeedingandSupplementingfactorsbyclickingOK.

3. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Layer,forcontourselection,andthenselectacontourlineinthedrawing.

4. PressENTERtocontinue,andthenpressENTERtoprocessthecontourdata.

ThecontourdataisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingContourData

Inthisexercise,youwilladdcontourdatafromexistingcontoursinthedrawing.

1. IntheTerrainModelExplorer,selectContours,andthenright-clickandclickAddContourDatatodisplaytheContourWeedingdialogbox.

2. AcceptthedefaultsforWeedingandSupplementingfactorsbyclickingOK.

3. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Layer,forcontourselection,andthenselectacontourlineinthedrawing.

4. PressENTERtocontinue,andthenpressENTERtoprocessthecontourdata.

ThecontourdataisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingContourData

Inthisexercise,youwilladdbreaklinedatafromexistingpointsand2Dand3Dpolylinesinthedrawing.Firstcreateabreaklinefrompointstodefinethestreambedcenterline.

1. MovetheTerrainModelExplorertothesideofyourscreen.


3. EnterLAI,selectoneofthestreambedpoints(thecyanXsidentifiedwiththedescriptionStrmBed),andthenpressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox.

4. VerifythelayerSTREAM_PNTSisdisplayedintheItembox,andclickOKtoisolatethestreambedlayer.

5. OntheTerrainModelExplorerselectBreaklines,andthenright-clickandclickDefinebyPoint.

6. Selectthebottomstreambedpoint,andselecttheremainingstreambedpointssequentiallyfrombottomtotop,andthenpressENTERwhenyouhavefinishedselectingthepoints.

7. EnterStreambedfortheDescription.

8. PressENTERtodisplaytheTerrainBreaklinesdialogbox,andthenclickNotocontinueandprocessthebreaklinedata.

Thebreaklineisgeneratedwitheachstreambedpointasavertex.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthestreambedbreakline.

ThebreaklinepointdataisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingBreaklineDatafromPoints

Inthisexercise,youwilladdbreaklinedatafromexistingpointsand2Dand3Dpolylinesinthedrawing.Firstcreateabreaklinefrompointstodefinethestreambedcenterline.

1. MovetheTerrainModelExplorertothesideofyourscreen.


3. EnterLAI,selectoneofthestreambedpoints(thecyanXsidentifiedwiththedescriptionStrmBed),andthenpressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox.

4. VerifythelayerSTREAM_PNTSisdisplayedintheItembox,andclickOKtoisolatethestreambedlayer.

5. OntheTerrainModelExplorerselectBreaklines,andthenright-clickandclickDefinebyPoint.

6. Selectthebottomstreambedpoint,andselecttheremainingstreambedpointssequentiallyfrombottomtotop,andthenpressENTERwhenyouhavefinishedselectingthepoints.

7. EnterStreambedfortheDescription.

8. PressENTERtodisplaytheTerrainBreaklinesdialogbox,andthenclickNotocontinueandprocessthebreaklinedata.

Thebreaklineisgeneratedwitheachstreambedpointasavertex.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthestreambedbreakline.

ThebreaklinepointdataisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingBreaklineDatafromPoints

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinebreaklinesfromexisting3Dpolylinesthatrepresentexistingroadwayedgeofpavement.

1. Onthecommandline,enterLOAtoturnallofthelayersinthedrawingbackon.


3. EnterLAI,selectoneoftheredexistingroadwayEOP3Dpolylines,andthenpressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox.

4. VerifythattheEOP_3DlayerisselectedandclickOKtoisolatetheexistingroadwayEOPlayer.


6. OntheTerrainModelExplorerselectBreaklines,andthenright-clickandclickDefinebyPolyline.

7. EnterExisting_Road_EOPfortheDescription,andthenuseacrossingboxtoselecttheexistingroadwayEOP3Dpolylines.Makesureyouselectallofthepolylines.

8. PressENTERtodisplaytheTerrainBreaklinesdialogbox,clickNotocontinueandprocessthebreaklinedata.

The3DpolylinebreaklinedataisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingBreaklineDatafrom3DPolylines

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinebreaklinesfromexisting3Dpolylinesthatrepresentexistingroadwayedgeofpavement.



3. EnterLAI,selectoneoftheredexistingroadwayEOP3Dpolylines,andthenpressENTERtodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox.

4. VerifythattheEOP_3DlayerisselectedandclickOKtoisolatetheexistingroadwayEOPlayer.


6. OntheTerrainModelExplorerselectBreaklines,andthenright-clickandclickDefinebyPolyline.

7. EnterExisting_Road_EOPfortheDescription,andthenuseacrossingboxtoselecttheexistingroadwayEOP3Dpolylines.Makesureyouselectallofthepolylines.

8. PressENTERtodisplaytheTerrainBreaklinesdialogbox,clickNotocontinueandprocessthebreaklinedata.



Inthisexercise,youwilldefinebreaklinesfromexisting2Dpolylinesthathavebeendrawnbetweenexistingroadwayedgeofpavement,ditch,andrailwaybedpoints.


2. EnterLAI,andthenpressENTERtwicetodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox.

3. FromtheLayerslist,select2D_Breaklines,andthenclickOKtoisolatetheexistingroad2Dpolylines.

4. OntheTerrainModelExplorer,selectBreaklines,andthenright-clickandclickProximitybyPolylines.

5. EnterMisc_TopofortheDescription,andthenuseacrossingboxtoselecttheexisting2Dpolylines.

6. PressENTERtodisplaytheTerrainBreaklinesdialogbox,andthenclickNotocontinue.

7. Asadditionalmessagedialogboxesaredisplayed,clickYestocontinueandprocessthebreaklinedata.



Inthisexercise,youwilldefinebreaklinesfromexisting2Dpolylinesthathavebeendrawnbetweenexistingroadwayedgeofpavement,ditch,andrailwaybedpoints.


2. EnterLAI,andthenpressENTERtwicetodisplaytheLayer(s)toisolatedialogbox.

3. FromtheLayerslist,select2D_Breaklines,andthenclickOKtoisolatetheexistingroad2Dpolylines.

4. OntheTerrainModelExplorer,selectBreaklines,andthenright-clickandclickProximitybyPolylines.

5. EnterMisc_TopofortheDescription,andthenuseacrossingboxtoselecttheexisting2Dpolylines.

6. PressENTERtodisplaytheTerrainBreaklinesdialogbox,andthenclickNotocontinue.

7. Asadditionalmessagedialogboxesaredisplayed,clickYestocontinueandprocessthebreaklinedata.



Inthisexercise,youwilladdsurfaceboundarydatafromanexistingsurfaceboundaryinthedrawing.


2. OntheTerrainModelExplorer,selectBoundaries,andthenright-clickandclickAddBoundaryDefinition.

3. Selectthewhitesurfaceboundarypolyline,andthenenterArea1fortheBoundaryname.

4. PressENTERtoacceptthedefaultboundarytype,Outer.

TheOuteroptionlimitstheextentsofthesurfacetotheareainsidetheselectedsurfaceboundarypolyline.

5. EnterNoformakingbreaklinesalongedges,andthenpressENTERtoendthecommand.

Whenbreaklinesarenotmadealongtheedge,onlydatainsideinsideofthepolylineboundaryisconsideredwhencreatingthesurface.

ThesurfaceboundarydataisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingSurfaceBoundaryData

Inthisexercise,youwilladdsurfaceboundarydatafromanexistingsurfaceboundaryinthedrawing.


2. OntheTerrainModelExplorer,selectBoundaries,andthenright-clickandclickAddBoundaryDefinition.

3. Selectthewhitesurfaceboundarypolyline,andthenenterArea1fortheBoundaryname.

4. PressENTERtoacceptthedefaultboundarytype,Outer.

TheOuteroptionlimitstheextentsofthesurfacetotheareainsidetheselectedsurfaceboundarypolyline.

5. EnterNoformakingbreaklinesalongedges,andthenpressENTERtoendthecommand.

Whenbreaklinesarenotmadealongtheedge,onlydatainsideinsideofthepolylineboundaryisconsideredwhencreatingthesurface.

ThesurfaceboundarydataisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

AddingSurfaceBoundaryData

Inthisexercise,youwillbuildthesurfaceusingpoint,contour,breakline,andsurfaceboundarydata.

1. OntheTerrainModelExplorer,intheleftpane,selectArea1,andthenright-clickandclickBuildtodisplaytheBuildArea1dialogbox.

2. EnterArea1fortheDescription.

3. IntheSurfaceDataOptionssection,cleartheUsepointfiledatacheckboxandselecttheMinimizeflattrianglesresultingfromcontourdatacheckbox.

4. ClickOKtoprocessallofthesurfacedataandbuildthesurface.

5. AstheBuildProgressdialogboxisdisplayed,clickOKtoendthecommand.

ThesurfacedataforsurfaceArea1isdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.Younowhaveasurfacemodelgeneratedfrompoint,contour,andbreaklinedatarepresentingactualterrainconditions.

6. WhenyouhavefinshedreviewingthedataintheTerrainModelExplorer,closeit.

ThisconcludestheTerrainModelExplorerlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnabouteditingsurfaces.

BuildingaSurface

Inthisexercise,youwillbuildthesurfaceusingpoint,contour,breakline,andsurfaceboundarydata.

1. OntheTerrainModelExplorer,intheleftpane,selectArea1,andthenright-clickandclickBuildtodisplaytheBuildArea1dialogbox.

2. EnterArea1fortheDescription.

3. IntheSurfaceDataOptionssection,cleartheUsepointfiledatacheckboxandselecttheMinimizeflattrianglesresultingfromcontourdatacheckbox.

4. ClickOKtoprocessallofthesurfacedataandbuildthesurface.

5. AstheBuildProgressdialogboxisdisplayed,clickOKtoendthecommand.

ThesurfacedataforsurfaceArea1isdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.Younowhaveasurfacemodelgeneratedfrompoint,contour,andbreaklinedatarepresentingactualterrainconditions.

6. WhenyouhavefinshedreviewingthedataintheTerrainModelExplorer,closeit.

ThisconcludestheTerrainModelExplorerlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnabouteditingsurfaces.

BuildingaSurface

Asurfacemodelcreatedbythetriangulationprocessisonlyasaccurateasthedatausedtobuildit.Sparseelevationaldataandlackofbreaklinecontrolyieldsambiguousresultsatbest.Evenwithextensiveelevationaldatainthesurfacefile,itisimportanttoverifythatthesurfacemodelisanaccuraterepresentationofthesiteconditions.

Inthislesson,afewareasarepinpointedforsurfaceediting.However,theentiresurfacerequiresadditionaleditingthatisnotcoveredinthislesson.









LESSON13:EditingSurfaces

Asurfacemodelcreatedbythetriangulationprocessisonlyasaccurateasthedatausedtobuildit.Sparseelevationaldataandlackofbreaklinecontrolyieldsambiguousresultsatbest.Evenwithextensiveelevationaldatainthesurfacefile,itisimportanttoverifythatthesurfacemodelisanaccuraterepresentationofthesiteconditions.

Inthislesson,afewareasarepinpointedforsurfaceediting.However,theentiresurfacerequiresadditionaleditingthatisnotcoveredinthislesson.









LESSON13:EditingSurfaces

First-handknowledgeofthesiteisindispensableforidentifyingproblemswiththesurfacemodel,andcomparingyourdrawingtositephotographsisusefulevenifyouhaveaccesstothesite.

Onewaytoidentifytriangulationproblemsistolookatcontoursandseewherefeaturessuchasridgelinesorstreambedsareimproperlyrepresented.Unnecessarilyjaggedcontourscanalsobeindicativeoftriangulationproblems.Asecondwaytoidentifytriangulationproblemsistolookatsectionscutthroughcriticalareastoverifyexpectedsurfacebehavior.


2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox,fromtheSelectionlist,selectArea1b,andthenclickOK.

Toseethetriangulationpatternthatcausesproblemswithoutaddinganyobjectstothedrawing,generateaQuickView.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSurfaceDisplay QuickView.

QuickViewentitiesaredrawnwithtemporaryvectorsandcannotbeedited.

Inthecircledarea,theTINlinestriangulatebetweencontoursatthesameelevation,thuscreatingaflatarea.Inmostcases,flatsurfaceslikethisareminimized.Occasionally,manualeditingisnecessarytocorrectthesesituationswhentheyoccur.Also,intheaccompanyingexistinggroundcrosssection,theslopetotheleftisflat,andthendropsoffsteeply.Thisdoesnotreflecttheactualslopecondition.

4Onthecommandline,enterREDRAWtoerasetheQuickViewtemporaryvectors.

IdentifyingTriangulationProblems

First-handknowledgeofthesiteisindispensableforidentifyingproblemswiththesurfacemodel,andcomparingyourdrawingtositephotographsisusefulevenifyouhaveaccesstothesite.

Onewaytoidentifytriangulationproblemsistolookatcontoursandseewherefeaturessuchasridgelinesorstreambedsareimproperlyrepresented.Unnecessarilyjaggedcontourscanalsobeindicativeoftriangulationproblems.Asecondwaytoidentifytriangulationproblemsistolookatsectionscutthroughcriticalareastoverifyexpectedsurfacebehavior.


2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox,fromtheSelectionlist,selectArea1b,andthenclickOK.

Toseethetriangulationpatternthatcausesproblemswithoutaddinganyobjectstothedrawing,generateaQuickView.


QuickViewentitiesaredrawnwithtemporaryvectorsandcannotbeedited.

Inthecircledarea,theTINlinestriangulatebetweencontoursatthesameelevation,thuscreatingaflatarea.Inmostcases,flatsurfaceslikethisareminimized.Occasionally,manualeditingisnecessarytocorrectthesesituationswhentheyoccur.Also,intheaccompanyingexistinggroundcrosssection,theslopetotheleftisflat,andthendropsoffsteeply.Thisdoesnotreflecttheactualslopecondition.

4Onthecommandline,enterREDRAWtoerasetheQuickViewtemporaryvectors.

IdentifyingTriangulationProblems

Pointobjectscanbeaddedtotheoriginaldatausedtobuildthesurfaceandthesurfacecanberebuiltatanytimewiththisinformation.However,toavoidhavingtorebuildthesurface,surfacepointscanbeadded.

First,importthesurfacetriangulationlinesas3Dlines.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface Import3DLines.

2. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,toerasetheoldsurfaceview.

Sincethecontourlinesinthespecificareaareatanelevationof122m,addasurfacepointmidwaybetweenthecontourlines(thecenterpointofcircle1)atanelevationof121.5m.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface AddPoint.

4. UseaCenterOsnaptoselectthecenterofthesmallreferencecircle1,enter121.5mfortheElevation,andthenpressENTER.

Thesurfacepointwasadded,withthetriangulationadjustedautomatically,butsomeflattrianglesremain.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofhowtheareawithinthecirclewasretriangulated.

AddingPointstotheSurface

Pointobjectscanbeaddedtotheoriginaldatausedtobuildthesurfaceandthesurfacecanberebuiltatanytimewiththisinformation.However,toavoidhavingtorebuildthesurface,surfacepointscanbeadded.

First,importthesurfacetriangulationlinesas3Dlines.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface Import3DLines.

2. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,toerasetheoldsurfaceview.

Sincethecontourlinesinthespecificareaareatanelevationof122m,addasurfacepointmidwaybetweenthecontourlines(thecenterpointofcircle1)atanelevationof121.5m.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface AddPoint.

4. UseaCenterOsnaptoselectthecenterofthesmallreferencecircle1,enter121.5mfortheElevation,andthenpressENTER.

Thesurfacepointwasadded,withthetriangulationadjustedautomatically,butsomeflattrianglesremain.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofhowtheareawithinthecirclewasretriangulated.

AddingPointstotheSurface

Inthisexercise,youwilladdtwolinestocorrecttheflattriangulation.Addthefirstbetweenpoints1and2.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface AddLine.

2. UseEndpointOsnapstoselecttheTINvertexpointinsidecircle1fortheFrompointandtheTINvertexpointinsidecircle2fortheTopoint,andthenpressENTER.

Thelineisaddedbetweenpoints1and2andthattriangulationlinescrossedbythenewlineareautomaticallydeleted.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheaddedTINLine.

ExtraneousTINlines,oftenlongsliversthatappearontheoutsideedgesofsurfacesshouldbedeleted.Deletetheslivertotheleftofpoint2.

3. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox.UnderName,select2B,clickSetCurrent,andthenclickOK.

4. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface DeleteLine.

5. 5SelectthesliverTINline,andthenpressENTER.

ThesliverTINlineisdeleted.

AddingandDeletingTINLines

Inthisexercise,youwilladdtwolinestocorrecttheflattriangulation.Addthefirstbetweenpoints1and2.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface AddLine.

2. UseEndpointOsnapstoselecttheTINvertexpointinsidecircle1fortheFrompointandtheTINvertexpointinsidecircle2fortheTopoint,andthenpressENTER.

Thelineisaddedbetweenpoints1and2andthattriangulationlinescrossedbythenewlineareautomaticallydeleted.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheaddedTINLine.

ExtraneousTINlines,oftenlongsliversthatappearontheoutsideedgesofsurfacesshouldbedeleted.Deletetheslivertotheleftofpoint2.

3. OntheViewmenu,clickNamedViewstodisplaytheViewdialogbox.UnderName,select2B,clickSetCurrent,andthenclickOK.

4. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface DeleteLine.

5. 5SelectthesliverTINline,andthenpressENTER.

ThesliverTINlineisdeleted.

AddingandDeletingTINLines

FlippingTINfacesisanotherwaytocorrecttriangulationproblems.


Thecyancontourlinesthatoccurroughlybetweenpoints3and4arejagged.CorrectthissituationbyflippingtheTINfacebetweenpoints3and4.

2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface FlipFace.

3. SelecttheTINlinethatislocatedbetweenpoints3and4,andthenpressENTER.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheflippedTINline.

Recreatethecontourstoviewthetriangulationchange.

4. OntheTerrainmenu,clickCreateContourstodisplaytheCreateContoursdialogbox.

5. AcceptthedefaultvaluesdisplayedinthisdialogboxbyclickingOK.

6. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,toeraseoldcontours.

Thecontoursarerecreatedbasedonthecorrecttriangulation,withasmootherappearanceratherthanajaggedappearance.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofrecreatedcontours.

FlippingTINFaces

FlippingTINfacesisanotherwaytocorrecttriangulationproblems.


Thecyancontourlinesthatoccurroughlybetweenpoints3and4arejagged.CorrectthissituationbyflippingtheTINfacebetweenpoints3and4.

2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickEditSurface FlipFace.

3. SelecttheTINlinethatislocatedbetweenpoints3and4,andthenpressENTER.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheflippedTINline.

Recreatethecontourstoviewthetriangulationchange.


5. AcceptthedefaultvaluesdisplayedinthisdialogboxbyclickingOK.


Thecontoursarerecreatedbasedonthecorrecttriangulation,withasmootherappearanceratherthanajaggedappearance.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofrecreatedcontours.

FlippingTINFaces

Afterthesurfacehasbeenbuiltandedited,furtherreviewofthesurfacesometimesidentifiestheneedforadditionalbreaklines.Incorporatingadditionalsurfacedatalikebreaklines,requiresthatyourebuildthesurface.ThisistrueregardinganyadditionalsurfacedatanotaddedoralteredbytheSurfaceEditingcommands.

Surfaceedithistorycanberecordedandaddedtoafile,andthenreappliedtoasurfacewhenitisrebuilt.RebuildingasurfacewiththeEditHistoryoptiontoggledonwillreturnittoitsoriginalstate,beforeeditingoccurred.


2. SelectArea1b,andthenright-clickandclickBuildtodisplaytheSurfaceModifieddialogbox.

3. ClickYestoacknowledgetheSurfaceModifieddialogboxanddisplaytheBuildArea1bdialogbox.

4. EnterArea1bfortheDescription,andthenintheSurfaceDataOptionssection,verifythattheUsepointgroupdata,Usebreaklinedata,andUsecontourdatacheckboxesareselected.

5. SelecttheMinimizeflattrianglesresultingfromcontourdataandApplyEditHistorycheckboxes,andthenclickOK.

Thesurfacedataisreprocessedandthesurfaceisrebuilt.

6. Asamessagedialogboxisdisplayed,clickOKtocontinue,andthenclosetheTerrainModelExplorer.


Thesurfaceeditspreviouslyperformedhavebeenreappliedtothesurface.

Thisconcludesthesurfaceeditinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcreatingcontours.

ApplyingSurfaceEditHistory

Contourscanbecreatedaseitherpolylinesorcontourobjects.Usingcontourobjectsresultsinasmallerdrawingfilesizeandallowsforgreaterflexibilityinlabeling.









LESSON14:CreatingContours

Contourscanbecreatedaseitherpolylinesorcontourobjects.Usingcontourobjectsresultsinasmallerdrawingfilesizeandallowsforgreaterflexibilityinlabeling.









LESSON14:CreatingContours

Createcontoursfromasurfacethatexistsintheprojectdatabaseandbasedonthecurrentcontourstyle,Standard,thatissetasthedefaultintheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.Createmajorcontoursat5mintervalsandminorcontoursat1mintervals.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox,fromtheSelectionlist,selectAREA1C,andthenclickOK.


3. IntheIntervalssection,selectBothMinorandMajor.

4. FromtheMinorIntervallist,select1m,andthenverifythatCONT-MNRistheminorintervalLayer.

5. FromtheMajorIntervallist,select5m,andthenverifythatCONR-MJRisthemajorintervalLayer.

6. InthePropertiessection,verifythatContourObjectsisselected,andthenclickOKtocreatethecontours.


Thecontoursarecreatedat1mminorintervalsand5mmajorintervals.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationofthecountoursforthesurfaceArea1C.

CreatingContours

Createcontoursfromasurfacethatexistsintheprojectdatabaseandbasedonthecurrentcontourstyle,Standard,thatissetasthedefaultintheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.Createmajorcontoursat5mintervalsandminorcontoursat1mintervals.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox,fromtheSelectionlist,selectAREA1C,andthenclickOK.


3. IntheIntervalssection,selectBothMinorandMajor.

4. FromtheMinorIntervallist,select1m,andthenverifythatCONT-MNRistheminorintervalLayer.

5. FromtheMajorIntervallist,select5m,andthenverifythatCONR-MJRisthemajorintervalLayer.

6. InthePropertiessection,verifythatContourObjectsisselected,andthenclickOKtocreatethecontours.


Thecontoursarecreatedat1mminorintervalsand5mmajorintervals.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationofthecountoursforthesurfaceArea1C.

CreatingContours

Inthisexercise,youwillchangecontoursstylepropertiesintheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.Edittheappearanceofcontoursandhowlabelsappearonthecontours.Assigndifferentcontourstylepropertiestoeithersinglecontoursorallofthecontoursinthedrawing.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickContourStyleManagertodisplaytheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.

2. ClicktheManageStylestab.IntheContourStylesinDrawinglist,enterSMOOTH,andthenclickAdd.

Atthispoint,thenewcontourstylecaneitherbesavedasastyleaccessiblebyallprojectsorjustthecurrentdrawing.

3. ClicktheContourAppearancetabandverifythattheCurrentStyleisSMOOTH.

4. IntheContourDisplaysection,selectContoursandGrips,andthenintheSmoothingOptionssection,selectAddVerticesandsetthesliderto8.

5. ClicktheTextStyletabandintheTextPropertiessection,fromtheStylelist,select2MM.SetthePrecisionto0.

6. SelecttheColorboxtodisplaytheSelectColordialogbox.FromtheStandardColorsbarselectcyan(lightblue),andthenclickOKtoreturntotheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.

7. FromtheSuffixlist,selectm.

8. ClicktheLabelPositiontab.IntheOrientationsection,verifythatOnContourisselectedandtheBreakContourForLabelcheckboxisselected.

9. IntheReadabilitysection,selectLabelPositiveSlopeandintheBorderAroundLabelsection,selectRectangular,andthenclickOK.

Younowhaveanewcontourstyletoapplytocontoursinyourdrawing.

CreatingaNewContourStyle

Inthisexercise,youwillapplythenewSMOOTHcontourstyletoallofthecontoursinthedrawing.

1. ClicktheLayersicon,makelayerCONT-MJRthecurrentlayer,andfreezelayer0.

2. Selectallofthecontoursinthedrawingwithacrossingselectionbox.

3. Right-clickandclickContourPropertiestodisplaytheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.

4. ClicktheManageStylestab,fromContourStylesinDrawinglist,selectSMOOTH,andthenclickOK.

Allofthecontoursinthedrawingnowappearwiththenewcontourstyle,SMOOTH.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthecontourswiththenewcontourstyleapplied.

ApplyingaNewContourStyle

Inthisexercise,youwillapplythenewSMOOTHcontourstyletoallofthecontoursinthedrawing.

1. ClicktheLayersicon,makelayerCONT-MJRthecurrentlayer,andfreezelayer0.

2. Selectallofthecontoursinthedrawingwithacrossingselectionbox.

3. Right-clickandclickContourPropertiestodisplaytheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.

4. ClicktheManageStylestab,fromContourStylesinDrawinglist,selectSMOOTH,andthenclickOK.

Allofthecontoursinthedrawingnowappearwiththenewcontourstyle,SMOOTH.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthecontourswiththenewcontourstyleapplied.

ApplyingaNewContourStyle

Inthisexercise,youwillassignelevationlabelstothecontoursbasedonthelabelstylesetintheContourStyleManagerdialogbox.


2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickContourLabels GroupInteriortodisplaytheContourLabels-Incrementsdialogbox.

3. Enter2mfortheElevationIncrement,cleartheAddmultipleinteriorlabelsalongeachcontourcheckbox,andthenclickOK.

Dragalineacrossthecontourstobelabeled.

4. Selectapointnearthelower-leftcornerofthecurrentviewfortheStartpoint,andthenselectapointneartheupper-rightcornerfortheEndpoint.PressENTERtoendthecommand.

Thecontoursarelabeledevery2mwitharectangularboxborderaroundtheelevationtext.Thecontourappearstobebrokenaroundthecontourlabelbox,butisactuallystillintactasacontinuouscontourline.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthecontourslabeledat2mincrements.

Usethefollowingstepstorepositionacontourlabel.

5. Selectacontourtodisplayitsgrips,selectthegripatthecenterofthecontourlabel,andthenslidethecontourlabelalongthecontour.

6. Clicktofixthecontourlabelinitsnewposition.

Thecontourlabelmaintainsitsrelativepositiononthecontour.

Usethefollowingstepstodeleteacontourlabel.

7. OntheTerrainmenu,clickContourLabels,andthenclickDeleteLabels.

8. Selectthecontourlabel,selectapointnearthecontourlabel,andthenpressENTERtwice.

LabelingContours

Thecontourlabelhasbeendeleted.

ItissometimesnecessarytoprovidecontourdatatootherprojectteammemberswhodonothaveLandDesktop,inwhichcasecontourobjectsmayneedtobeconvertedtopolylines.UsetheAutoCADEXPLODEcommandtodothis.

Conversely,contoursrepresentedbypolylinescanbeconvertedtocontourobjects.

Inthisexercise,youwillconvertacontourtoapolyline,andthenconvertitbacktoacontourobject.

1. Onthecommandline,enterEXPLODE,selectacontour,andthenpressENTER.

2. EnterLISTandselectthesamecontour.

Thecontourisnowalightweightpolyline.

3. PressESCandthenclosethetextwindow.

4. OntheTerrainmenu,clickContourUtilities,clickConvertPolylines,andthenselectthecontourpolylineandpressENTER.


ThecontourisnowanAECC_CONTOUR.


Labeledcontoursexistasaseriesofseparatesegments,andassuch,maynotbeexplodedandconvertedbacktocontinuouscontourobjects.Deletecontourlabelsfromcontoursbeforeconversiontoavoidthisproblem.

ConvertingContourObjects

ItissometimesnecessarytoprovidecontourdatatootherprojectteammemberswhodonothaveLandDesktop,inwhichcasecontourobjectsmayneedtobeconvertedtopolylines.UsetheAutoCADEXPLODEcommandtodothis.

Conversely,contoursrepresentedbypolylinescanbeconvertedtocontourobjects.

Inthisexercise,youwillconvertacontourtoapolyline,andthenconvertitbacktoacontourobject.

1. Onthecommandline,enterEXPLODE,selectacontour,andthenpressENTER.


Thecontourisnowalightweightpolyline.

3. PressESCandthenclosethetextwindow.

4. OntheTerrainmenu,clickContourUtilities,clickConvertPolylines,andthenselectthecontourpolylineandpressENTER.


ThecontourisnowanAECC_CONTOUR.


Labeledcontoursexistasaseriesofseparatesegments,andassuch,maynotbeexplodedandconvertedbacktocontinuouscontourobjects.Deletecontourlabelsfromcontoursbeforeconversiontoavoidthisproblem.

ConvertingContourObjects

ContourscanbeeditedwithAutoCADTRIM,EXTEND,BREAK,andERASEcommands.Ifthecontourstylehasgripsenabled,contourscanalsobemodifiedusingstandardgripeditingcommands.

Inthisexercise,youwilltrimandextendcontourstokeeptheminsideafencedarea.Usethewhitepolylineonlayer0(zero)astheboundary.

1. ClicktheLayersiconandthawlayer0.


3. EnterTRIM,selecttheboundarypolyline,andthenpressENTER.

4. SelectthecontourstotrimandthenpressENTER.

5. EnterEXTEND,selecttheboundarypolyline,andthenpressENTER.

6. Selectthecontourstoextend,andthenpressENTER.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationoftheeditedcontours.

Thisconcludesthecontourcreationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutgeneratingsections.

EditingContours

ContourscanbeeditedwithAutoCADTRIM,EXTEND,BREAK,andERASEcommands.Ifthecontourstylehasgripsenabled,contourscanalsobemodifiedusingstandardgripeditingcommands.

Inthisexercise,youwilltrimandextendcontourstokeeptheminsideafencedarea.Usethewhitepolylineonlayer0(zero)astheboundary.

1. ClicktheLayersiconandthawlayer0.


3. EnterTRIM,selecttheboundarypolyline,andthenpressENTER.

4. SelectthecontourstotrimandthenpressENTER.

5. EnterEXTEND,selecttheboundarypolyline,andthenpressENTER.

6. Selectthecontourstoextend,andthenpressENTER.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationoftheeditedcontours.

Thisconcludesthecontourcreationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutgeneratingsections.

EditingContours

Generatecrosssectionstoshowbelow-groundconditionsforsingleormultiplesurfaces.









LESSON15:GeneratingSections

Generatecrosssectionstoshowbelow-groundconditionsforsingleormultiplesurfaces.









LESSON15:GeneratingSections

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinetwosectionsfromanexistingsurfacebyreferencingexistinglinesinthedrawingtodefineassections.First,specifyEGasthecurrentsurface.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,selectSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox.

2. FromtheSelectionlist,selectEG,andthenclickOK.

3. FromtheTerrainmenu,clickSections DefineSections.

4. EnterW-EfortheGroupLabelandAAfortheSectionLabel.

UsethefollowingstepstospecifylineAAasthefirstsectionline.

5. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttheleftendoflineAA,andthenuseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttherightendoflineAA.

UsethefollowingstepstospecifylineBBasthesecondsectionline.

6. EnterBBfortheSectionLabel,andusinganEndpointOSNAPselecttheleftendoflineBB,andthenusinganEndpointOSNAPselecttherightendoflineBB.

7. PressENTERtwice.

Next,processthesections.

8. FromtheTerrainmenu,clickSections ProcessSections.

Younowhavetwosectionsdefinedfromasinglesurface.

DefiningandProcessingSectionsFromSingleSurfaces

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinetwosectionsfromanexistingsurfacebyreferencingexistinglinesinthedrawingtodefineassections.First,specifyEGasthecurrentsurface.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,selectSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox.

2. FromtheSelectionlist,selectEG,andthenclickOK.


4. EnterW-EfortheGroupLabelandAAfortheSectionLabel.

UsethefollowingstepstospecifylineAAasthefirstsectionline.

5. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttheleftendoflineAA,andthenuseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttherightendoflineAA.

UsethefollowingstepstospecifylineBBasthesecondsectionline.

6. EnterBBfortheSectionLabel,andusinganEndpointOSNAPselecttheleftendoflineBB,andthenusinganEndpointOSNAPselecttherightendoflineBB.

7. PressENTERtwice.

Next,processthesections.


Younowhavetwosectionsdefinedfromasinglesurface.

DefiningandProcessingSectionsFromSingleSurfaces

Inthisexercise,youwillimportthetwosectionsintothedrawing.

1. FromtheTerrainmenu,clickSections ImportSections.

2. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Datum,fortheDatumlinelayer.

3. Enter2forVerticalscalefactor.

4. SelectapointtotherightsideofthecurrentviewnearsectionlineAAfortheinsertionofsectionAA,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefaultvaluefortheDatumelevation.

5. SelectapointtotherightsideofthecurrentviewnearsectionlineBBfortheinsertionofsectionBB,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefaultvaluefortheDatumelevation.

6. Zoominontheimportedimportedsinglesurfacesections.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationoftheimportedsinglesurfacesections.

Usethefollowingstepstoaddgridstothesections.

7. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSections GridforSections.

8. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Grid,fortheSectiongridlayer.

9. SelectthesectiondatumblocktextforsectionAA(theblockatthelower-leftcornerofthesection),andthenenter2mfortheElevationincrementand5mfortheOffsetincrement.

10. SelectthesectiondatumblocktextforsectionBB,pressENTERtoacceptthedefault,2m,fortheElevationincrementandpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,5m,fortheOffsetincrement,andthenpressENTERtoendthecommand.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationoftheimportedsinglesurfacesectionswithgrids.

ImportingSectionsFromSingleSurfaces

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateathirdsectionusingboththeexistingground(EG)andfinishedground(FG)surfaces.

1. Zoomtothepreviousview.

2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSections MultipleSurfacesOn/Offandverifythat"Multiplesurfacesareon"isdisplayedatthecommandline.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSections DefineMultipleSurfacestodisplaytheMultipleSurfaceSelectiondialogbox.

4. FromtheSelectfromlist,selectEG,holddowntheCTRLkey,andthenselectFG.

5. VerifytheEGandFGaredisplayedintheCurrentlist,andthenclickOK.

UsethefollowingstepstospecifylineCCasthethirdsectionline.


7. EnterSE-NWfortheGroupLabelandCCfortheSectionLabel.

8. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttheupperendoflineCC,andthenuseanEndpointOsnaptoselectthelowerendoflineCC.

9. PressENTERtwice.

Next,processthesection.


11. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,toappendtotheendoftheexistingsectionfile.

12. EnterSE-NWfortheGrouptoretrieve,andthenpressENTER.

CreatingandProcessingSectionsfromMultipleSurfaces

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateathirdsectionusingboththeexistingground(EG)andfinishedground(FG)surfaces.


2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSections MultipleSurfacesOn/Offandverifythat"Multiplesurfacesareon"isdisplayedatthecommandline.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSections DefineMultipleSurfacestodisplaytheMultipleSurfaceSelectiondialogbox.

4. FromtheSelectfromlist,selectEG,holddowntheCTRLkey,andthenselectFG.

5. VerifytheEGandFGaredisplayedintheCurrentlist,andthenclickOK.

UsethefollowingstepstospecifylineCCasthethirdsectionline.


7. EnterSE-NWfortheGroupLabelandCCfortheSectionLabel.

8. UseanEndpointOsnaptoselecttheupperendoflineCC,andthenuseanEndpointOsnaptoselectthelowerendoflineCC.

9. PressENTERtwice.

Next,processthesection.


11. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,toappendtotheendoftheexistingsectionfile.

12. EnterSE-NWfortheGrouptoretrieve,andthenpressENTER.

CreatingandProcessingSectionsfromMultipleSurfaces

Inthisexercise,youwillimportthemultiplesurfacesectionintothedrawing.




4. SelectapointnearthetopofthescreenfortheinsertionofsectionCC,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefaultvaluefortheDatumelevation.

5. Zoominonthemultiplesurfacesection.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthemultiplesurfacesection.

ImportingSectionsFromMultipleSurfaces

Inthisexercise,youwillimportthemultiplesurfacesectionintothedrawing.




4. SelectapointnearthetopofthescreenfortheinsertionofsectionCC,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefaultvaluefortheDatumelevation.

5. Zoominonthemultiplesurfacesection.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthemultiplesurfacesection.

ImportingSectionsFromMultipleSurfaces

Usedynamicquicksectionsasatooltoquicklyviewtheterraininaparticulararea.DynamicsectionscanbecopiedandpastedintoanyWindowsâapplication,orimportedintothedrawingusingthecurrentdrawingscale.

Youcancreatequicksectionsfromoneormultiplesurfaces.Multiplesurfacesarecurrentlyturnedonintheproject,sothequicksectionyoucreateinthistaskwillbebasedonthesurfacesEGandFG,thetwosurfacesyouselectedpreviouslywiththeDefineMultipleSurfacescommand.


2. FromtheTerrainmenu,clickSections ViewQuickSection.

3. SelectthesectionlineC-Cinthedrawing,andthenpressENTERtodisplaytheSectionwindow.

TheSectionwindowcanbemovedandresizedinthedrawing.YoucanalsochangethesectionpropertiesusingtheSectionpull-downmenuintheupperleftcorneroftheSectionwindow.

Usethefollowingstepstochangetheverticalscaleofthesection.

4. FromtheSectionmenuintheSectionwindow,selectViewPropertiestodisplaytheQuickSectionPropertiesdialogbox.

5. OntheGridSettingstabenter2forVerticalfactor,enter10fortheMinimumVerticalIncrement,andenter50fortheMinimumHorizontalIncrement.

6. ClicktheSurfaceColorSettingstab.NotethatthecolorofEGisgreenandthecolorofFGisblue.Youcanchangethecolorsofupto8surfaceswhenviewingquicksectionsformultiplesurfaces.

7. ClickOK.

Youcangripeditthelinefromwhichyoucreatedthesection,andtheviewintheSectionwindowisupdateddynamically.

8. SelectsectionlineC-Cinthedrawingtodisplayitsgrips,andthenselectoneofthegripsanddragittoanewposition.

Observethatthesectionviewisautomaticallyupdatedtoreflectthenew

ViewingDynamicSections

positionofthesectionline.

Youcanimportaquicksectionintothedrawingusingthecurrentdrawingscale.

9. FromtheUtilitiesmenuintheSectionwindow,selectImportQuickSection.

10. Typetutorial1asthelayernameprefixforthesurfaces.

Whenyouimportthequicksection,thesectionlineforeachsurfaceisplacedonauniquelayer.Byusingtutoral1astheprefix,thesectionlineforsurfaceEGwillbecreatedonlayertutorial1-EG,forexample.

11. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,datum,asthedatumlinelayer.

12. TypeCCasthedescriptionforthesection.

13. Enter2fortheVerticalscalefactor.

14. SelectaninsertionpointforthesectionbelowthesectionCCyouimportedearlier.

15. PressENTERtoacceptthedefaultdatumelevation.

Thequicksectionisimportedintothedrawing.

16. Closethesectionwindowsoyoucanseetheimportedquicksection.

Thisconcludesthesectioncreationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutsurfacevisualizationtools.

Usesurfacevisualizationfeaturestoshowelevationbandingandwatersheddelineation.UsetheObjectViewertogeneratedifferentviewsofsurfaces.









LESSON16:VisualizingSurfaces

Usesurfacevisualizationfeaturestoshowelevationbandingandwatersheddelineation.UsetheObjectViewertogeneratedifferentviewsofsurfaces.









LESSON16:VisualizingSurfaces

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateelevationbandingwith3Dfaces.


2. FromtheSelectionlist,selectArea1C,andthenclickOK.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSurfaceDisplay Banding-3DFacestodisplaytheSurfaceElevationShadingSettingsdialogbox.

4. VerifythattheCreateSkirtscheckboxisclear,enter2fortheVerticalfactorand6fortheNumberofranges,andthenclickAuto-RangetodisplaytheTerrainRangeViewsdialogbox.

5. AcceptthedefaultvaluesdisplayedinthisdialogboxbyclickingOK,andthentheSurfaceRangeDefinitionsdialogboxisdisplayed.

6. ClickOKtoreturntotheSurfaceElevationShadingSettingsdialogbox,andthenclickOK.

7. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,toerasetheoldrangeview,andthentheRangeStatisticswindowisdisplayed.

8. WhenyouhavefinishedreviewingtherangestatisticsinformationclickOK.

Theelevationbandingisdrawnwith3Dfaces.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthe3Dfaceelevationbanding.

CreatingElevationBanding

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateelevationbandingwith3Dfaces.


2. FromtheSelectionlist,selectArea1C,andthenclickOK.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSurfaceDisplay Banding-3DFacestodisplaytheSurfaceElevationShadingSettingsdialogbox.

4. VerifythattheCreateSkirtscheckboxisclear,enter2fortheVerticalfactorand6fortheNumberofranges,andthenclickAuto-RangetodisplaytheTerrainRangeViewsdialogbox.

5. AcceptthedefaultvaluesdisplayedinthisdialogboxbyclickingOK,andthentheSurfaceRangeDefinitionsdialogboxisdisplayed.

6. ClickOKtoreturntotheSurfaceElevationShadingSettingsdialogbox,andthenclickOK.

7. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,toerasetheoldrangeview,andthentheRangeStatisticswindowisdisplayed.

8. WhenyouhavefinishedreviewingtherangestatisticsinformationclickOK.

Theelevationbandingisdrawnwith3Dfaces.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthe3Dfaceelevationbanding.

CreatingElevationBanding

Inthisexercise,youwillviewtheelevationbandingintheObjectViewer.

1. OntheUtilitiesmenu,clickObjectViewer.

2. Usingawindowselectionset,selectalloftheelevationbandingentities,andthenpressENTERtocontinue.

TheelevationbandingisdisplayedintheObjectViewer.

WireframeisthedefaultdisplaymodefortheObjectViewer.TheObjectVieweralsohassixstandardorthogonalandfourisometricviewstochoosefrom.ThecurrentviewintheAutoCADeditorwindowisthedefaultviewinObjectViewer.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheelevationbandingintheObjectViewer.

ViewingSurfacesintheObjectViewer

Inthisexercise,youwillviewtheelevationbandingintheObjectViewer.

1. OntheUtilitiesmenu,clickObjectViewer.

2. Usingawindowselectionset,selectalloftheelevationbandingentities,andthenpressENTERtocontinue.

TheelevationbandingisdisplayedintheObjectViewer.

WireframeisthedefaultdisplaymodefortheObjectViewer.TheObjectVieweralsohassixstandardorthogonalandfourisometricviewstochoosefrom.ThecurrentviewintheAutoCADeditorwindowisthedefaultviewinObjectViewer.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheelevationbandingintheObjectViewer.

ViewingSurfacesintheObjectViewer

Inthisexercise,youwilluseObjectViewernavigationtoolstopanandzoominandoutofparallelviewsandmoveinandoutofperspectiveviews.TheinitialviewinObjectViewerisparallelbydefault.

1. ClicktheZoomicon(3rdiconfromtheright,toprow)andthenmoveyourcursortozoominandout.

2. ClickthePanicon(4thiconfromtheright,toprow)andthenmoveyourcursortopanaround.

3. ClickthePerspectiveicon(2ndiconfromtheleft,bottomrow)andthenmoveyourcursortomoveinandout.

Useadditionalzoomiconstospecifyzoomparametersinparallelview.

4. ClicktheOrbiticon(2ndiconfromtheright,toprow)andthenmoveyourcursortorotatetheviewinallthreeaxes(X,Y,andZ)simultaneously.

5. Whenyouhavefinishedviewingtheelevationbanding,closetheObjectViewer.

6. Ifneeded,usetheUNDOcommandtorestorethedrawingtoitspreviousstate.

Usethefollowingstepstoerasetherangeviewlayers.

7. OntheTerrainmenu,clickTerrainLayers RangeLayers.

8. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Erase,toerasetherangeviewlayers.

UsingObjectViewerNavigationTools

Inthisexercise,youwilluseObjectViewernavigationtoolstopanandzoominandoutofparallelviewsandmoveinandoutofperspectiveviews.TheinitialviewinObjectViewerisparallelbydefault.

1. ClicktheZoomicon(3rdiconfromtheright,toprow)andthenmoveyourcursortozoominandout.

2. ClickthePanicon(4thiconfromtheright,toprow)andthenmoveyourcursortopanaround.

3. ClickthePerspectiveicon(2ndiconfromtheleft,bottomrow)andthenmoveyourcursortomoveinandout.

Useadditionalzoomiconstospecifyzoomparametersinparallelview.

4. ClicktheOrbiticon(2ndiconfromtheright,toprow)andthenmoveyourcursortorotatetheviewinallthreeaxes(X,Y,andZ)simultaneously.

5. Whenyouhavefinishedviewingtheelevationbanding,closetheObjectViewer.

6. Ifneeded,usetheUNDOcommandtorestorethedrawingtoitspreviousstate.

Usethefollowingstepstoerasetherangeviewlayers.

7. OntheTerrainmenu,clickTerrainLayers RangeLayers.

8. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Erase,toerasetherangeviewlayers.

UsingObjectViewerNavigationTools

Inthisexercise,youwilldividethesiteupintocatchmentareasbybuildingawatershedmodelandimportingthewatershedboundaries.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickTerrainModelExplorertodisplaytheTerrainModelExplorerdialogbox.

2. SelectArea1candexpanditsTINdatatree.SelectWatershed,andthenright-clickandclickCalculateWatershedtodisplaytheWatershedParametersdialogbox.

3. Enter1mfortheMinimumDepressionDepthand50sq.mfortheMinimumDepressionArea,andthencleartheMustexceedbothminimumareaandminimumdepthcheckbox.

4. ClickOKtodisplaytheCalculateWatersheddialogbox,andthenclickOKastheDonecalculatingwatershedmessageisdisplayed.

InformationregardingthewatershedareasisdisplayedintherightpaneoftheTerrainModelExplorer.

Usethefollowingstepstoimportthewatershedboundariesintothedrawing.

5. SelectWatershed,andthenright-clickandclickImportWatershedBoundariestodisplaytheWatershedDisplaySettingsdialogbox.

6. AcceptallofthedefaultvaluesthataredisplayedinthisdialogboxbyclickingOK.

7. ClosetheTerrainModelExplorerandviewthewatershedboundaries.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthewatershedboundaries.

8. Zoominsoyoucanseethewatershednumbersthatwereinserted.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthewatershednumbers.

Thisconcludesthesurfacevisualizationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutcalculatingvolumes.

DelineatingWatershedAreas

Defineasiteandstratumforvolumecalculations,andthenperformgridandcompositesurfacevolumecalculationsandsectionmethodvolumecalculations.Comparetheresultsfromallthreemethods.









LESSON17:CalculatingSiteVolumes

Defineasiteandstratumforvolumecalculations,andthenperformgridandcompositesurfacevolumecalculationsandsectionmethodvolumecalculations.Comparetheresultsfromallthreemethods.









LESSON17:CalculatingSiteVolumes

Inthisexercise,youwilldefineastratumfromsurfacesEGandFG,andthendefineasiteenclosingtheareainwhichvolumeswillbecalculated.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSelectCurrentStratumtodisplaytheDefineStratumdialogbox.

2. EnterStratum1fortheNameandEGandFGSurfacesfortheDescription.

3. ClickSelectforSurface1todisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox,selectEG,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheDefineStratumdialogbox.

4. ClickSelectforSurface2todisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogbox,selectFG,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheDefineStratumdialogbox.

5. VerifythatSurface1isegandSurface2isfg,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

Usethefollowingstepstochangethevolumesitesettings.

6. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSiteDefinition SiteSettingstodisplaytheVolumeSiteSettingsdialogbox.

7. IntheVolumeLabelingsectionenterm3fortheSuffix,andthenclickOK.

Usethefollowingstepstodefinethesitewitha2mby2mgridrotated20degrees.

8. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSiteDefinition DefineSite.

9. Enter20degreesfortheRotationangle.

10. Enter.P(dotP)tousethepointfilter,andthenenter1fortheSiteBasePoint.

FiltersareavailableforyourusewhenworkingwithAutoCADLandDesktopcommands.Usethe.Ppointfiltertospecifyanexistingpointnumber,usethe.Ggraphicalfiltertoselectobjectsinthedrawing,orusethe.Nnorthingfiltertospecifynorthingandeastingcoordinates.

11. Enter2mfortheGridMsize,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthe

DefiningaStratumandaSite

default,2m,fortheGridNsize.

12. Enter.P(dotP)againtodisabletheuseofthepointfilter,andthenuseanEndpointOSNAPtoselecttheupperrightcornerofthesitedefinitionpolyline.

13. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,No,tochangingthesizeorrotationofthegrid,andthenenterNotoerasingtheoldsiteoutline.

14. EnterSite1fortheSitename.

Withadefinedstratumandgridyouhavearelationshipbetweentwosurfacesfromwhich,byvariousmethods,youcanderivevolumes.

Inthisexercise,youwillcalculatevolumesbythegridvolumesmethod.Thegridvolumesmethodworksbysuperimposingagridonbothsurfacesinthestratum,extractingelevationsatgridlineintersections,andthencompilingthedifferenceinelevationateachconcurrentgridlineintersection.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickGridVolumes CalculateTotalSiteVolumetodisplaytheSiteLibrariandialogbox.

2. FromtheSelectsitelist,selectSite1,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheGridVolumeSettingsdialogbox.

3. AcceptthedefaultvaluesinthisdialogboxbyclickingOKanddisplayingtheVolumeResultsSurfacedialogbox.

4. EnterG1-Site1fortheNewsurface,andthenclickOK.

Ifyouareworkingwithseveralsitesandstrataitishelpfultodevelopanamingconventionforthevolumesurfaces.Thisaidsincorrelatingasurfacetothevolumescalculationmethodusedtocreateit.YoucanalsospecifythesitenameasthesurfacedescriptionintheTerrainModelExplorerwhencreatingsurfaces.

Thegridvolumesmethodcalculationsaredisplayedonthecommandline,withacutvolumeof3,376m3,andfillvolumeof20,380m3,andanetvolumeof17,004m3offill.

UsethefollowingstepstoturnontheboundaryofthefgsurfacethengenerateaQuickViewofthenewvolumesurface.


6. ClicktheLayersiconinthetoolbartodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnonthedisplayoftheFg-srf-bdrlayertoviewtheFGsurfaceboundarypolyline,andclickOKtoclosetheLayerPropertiesManager.

7. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSetCurrentSurfacetodisplaytheSelectSurfacedialogboxandselectVolumeSurface.SelectG1-Site1fromthelistofsurfacesandthenclickOK.


CalculatingGridVolumes

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthegridvolumessurfacequickview.

Theareabetweenthefgsurfaceboundaryandtheextentofthegridvolumesurfaceisexcludedfromthevolumescalculations.

Gridsquaresthatfallpartiallyoutsideofthefinishedgroundsurfaceareignoredwhenvolumesarecalculated.Thismaybeavoidedbyusingtwosurfaceswithconcurrentboundaries,orbypastingtheproposedgroundsurfaceontotheexistinggroundsurface.Asanalternative,specifyingasmallerMandNgridsizeresultsinminimizingtheimpactofgridsquaresoccurringoutsideofthefinishedgroundsurface.

Inthisexercise,youwillcalculatevolumesbythecompositevolumesmethod.


2. OntheTerrainmenu,clickCompositeVolumes CalculateTotalSiteVolumetodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

3. FromtheSelectsitelist,selectSite1,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheCompositeVolumeSettingsdialogbox.

4. AcceptthedefaultvaluesinthisdialogboxbyclickingOKanddisplayingtheVolumeResultsSurfacedialogbox.

5. EnterC1-Site1fortheNewsurface,andthenclickOK.

Thecompositevolumesmethodcalculationsaredisplayedonthecommandline,withacutvolumeof3,475m3,andfillvolumeof20,940m3,andanetvolumeof17,465m3offill.

UsethefollowingstepstoopentheTerrainModelExplorerandviewtheC1-Site1volume.


7. UndertheVolumefolderselectC1-Site1,right-clickandclickSurfaceDisplay QuickView.

8. MovetheTerrainModelExplorertoseethequickviewentities.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthecompositevolumessurfacequickview.

9. ClosetheTerrainModelExplorer,andthenonthecommandline,enterREDRAWtoclearthequickviewentities.

WiththeCompositeVolumesmethodnoclippingofgridsquaresoccurs,andnounexpectedsurfacetriangulationlinearegenerated,resultinginhighervolumetotalsthanwiththeGridVolumesmethod.Inthiscase,anetfillvolumeof17,465m3wasoutputusingcompositevolumes,comparedwithanetvolumeof17,004m3usinggridvolumes.

CalculatingCompositeVolumes

Inthisexercise,youwillcalculatevolumesbythesectionvolumesmethod.Withthesectionvolumesmethodtheaverageofadjacentcrosssectionareasismultipliedbythedistancebetweenthem.

First,sampleaverageendareasectionsforbothsurfaces.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSectionVolumes SampleSectionstodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

2. FromtheSelectsitelist,selectSite1,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheSectionVolumeSettingsdialogbox.

3. IntheVolumeCalculationTypesectionverifythatAverageendareaisselected,andthenintheDirectionsectionselectM(x).

4. AcceptthedefaultVolumeCorrectionsfactors,andthenclickOKtosamplesectionsforbothsurfaces.

Usethefollowingstepstocalculateaverageendareasectionvolumesforthesite.

5. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSectionVolumes CalculateVolumeTotaltodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialog.


7. AcceptthedefaultvaluesinthisdialogboxbyclickingOK,andthenpressENTER.

Thesectionvolumesmethodcalculationsaredisplayedonthecommandline,withacutvolumeof3,478m3,afillvolumeof21,012m3,andanetvolumeof17,534m3offill.

CalculatingSectionMethodVolumes

Inthisexercise,youwillcalculatevolumesbythesectionvolumesmethod.Withthesectionvolumesmethodtheaverageofadjacentcrosssectionareasismultipliedbythedistancebetweenthem.

First,sampleaverageendareasectionsforbothsurfaces.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSectionVolumes SampleSectionstodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialogbox.


3. IntheVolumeCalculationTypesectionverifythatAverageendareaisselected,andthenintheDirectionsectionselectM(x).

4. AcceptthedefaultVolumeCorrectionsfactors,andthenclickOKtosamplesectionsforbothsurfaces.

Usethefollowingstepstocalculateaverageendareasectionvolumesforthesite.

5. OntheTerrainmenu,clickSectionVolumes CalculateVolumeTotaltodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialog.


7. AcceptthedefaultvaluesinthisdialogboxbyclickingOK,andthenpressENTER.

Thesectionvolumesmethodcalculationsaredisplayedonthecommandline,withacutvolumeof3,478m3,afillvolumeof21,012m3,andanetvolumeof17,534m3offill.

CalculatingSectionMethodVolumes

Inthisexercise,youwilllookatthevolumesresultsfromallthreevolumescalculationmethods.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickVolumeReports SiteReportstodisplaytheSiteVolumeCorrectionsdialogbox.

2. AcceptthedefaultvaluesinthisdialogboxbyclickingOKanddisplaytheSiteVolumeswindow.

Observethatallthreemethodsyieldvolumesthatarequiteclose,witha3.0%differencebetweenthehighestvolumesvalue(sectionaverageendareamethod),17,534m3,andthelowestvolumesvalue(gridmethod),17,004m3.

Itisrecommendedthatyouuseallthreemethodstocalculatevolumesforyourparticularsite.Soundengineeringjudgmentshouldthenbeusedtoselectthepropervalue.

3. WhenyouhavefinishedreviewingthevolumesresultsclickOK.

ViewingtheVolumeReport

Inthisexercise,youwilllookatthevolumesresultsfromallthreevolumescalculationmethods.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickVolumeReports SiteReportstodisplaytheSiteVolumeCorrectionsdialogbox.

2. AcceptthedefaultvaluesinthisdialogboxbyclickingOKanddisplaytheSiteVolumeswindow.

Observethatallthreemethodsyieldvolumesthatarequiteclose,witha3.0%differencebetweenthehighestvolumesvalue(sectionaverageendareamethod),17,534m3,andthelowestvolumesvalue(gridmethod),17,004m3.

Itisrecommendedthatyouuseallthreemethodstocalculatevolumesforyourparticularsite.Soundengineeringjudgmentshouldthenbeusedtoselectthepropervalue.

3. WhenyouhavefinishedreviewingthevolumesresultsclickOK.

ViewingtheVolumeReport

Sometimesitisnecessarytocalculatevolumesforonlyaportionofthesite.Insomegeographicregionsthevolumecalculationsforasubdivisionareperformedseparatelyforlotsandroads.

UsetheParcelVolumesmethodtocalculatevolumesforaparcel.First,defineaparcelbyselectingoneoftheexistingparcelboundarypolylinesinthedrawing.

1. ClicktheLayersiconinthetoolbartodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnonthedisplayoftheSubsiteslayertoviewtheparcelboundarypolylines,andclickOKtoclosetheLayerPropertiesManager.

2. OntheParcelsmenu,clickDefinefromPolylinesandselecttheyellowpolylinearoundthehatchedarea,andthenpressENTERtoendthecommand.

Usethefollowingstepstocalculategridvolumesforparcel1.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickGridVolumes CalculateParcelVolumestodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

4. FromtheSelectsitelist,selectSite1,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheParcelVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

5. FromtheSelectparcellist,select1,andthenclickOK.

Theparcelvolumesmethodcalculationsaredisplayedonthecommandline,withacutvolumeof2,058m3,afillvolumeof3,356m3,andanetfillvolumeof1,298m3.

CalculatingParcelVolumes

Sometimesitisnecessarytocalculatevolumesforonlyaportionofthesite.Insomegeographicregionsthevolumecalculationsforasubdivisionareperformedseparatelyforlotsandroads.

UsetheParcelVolumesmethodtocalculatevolumesforaparcel.First,defineaparcelbyselectingoneoftheexistingparcelboundarypolylinesinthedrawing.

1. ClicktheLayersiconinthetoolbartodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnonthedisplayoftheSubsiteslayertoviewtheparcelboundarypolylines,andclickOKtoclosetheLayerPropertiesManager.

2. OntheParcelsmenu,clickDefinefromPolylinesandselecttheyellowpolylinearoundthehatchedarea,andthenpressENTERtoendthecommand.

Usethefollowingstepstocalculategridvolumesforparcel1.

3. OntheTerrainmenu,clickGridVolumes CalculateParcelVolumestodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

4. FromtheSelectsitelist,selectSite1,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheParcelVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

5. FromtheSelectparcellist,select1,andthenclickOK.

Theparcelvolumesmethodcalculationsaredisplayedonthecommandline,withacutvolumeof2,058m3,afillvolumeof3,356m3,andanetfillvolumeof1,298m3.

CalculatingParcelVolumes

Inthisexercise,youwillgeneratecutandfillcontoursforthesiteusingtheC1-Site1volumesurface.

1. ClicktheLayersiconinthetoolbartodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnoffthedisplayoftheSubsitesandFg-srf-bdrlayers,andclickOKtoclosetheLayerPropertiesManager.


3. SelectVolumeSurface,fromtheSelectsurfacetoopenlist,selectC1-Site1,andthenclickOK.


5. IntheIntervalssectionselectBothMinorandMajor,enter0.5mfortheMinorIntervaland2.5mfortheMajorInterval.

6. ClickOKtocontinue,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,forerasingoldcontours.

Thecutandfillcontoursaredrawntorepresentthedepthofequalcutandfillacrossthesite.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthecutandfillcontours.

GeneratingCutandFillContours

Inthisexercise,youwillgeneratecutandfillcontoursforthesiteusingtheC1-Site1volumesurface.

1. ClicktheLayersiconinthetoolbartodisplaytheLayerPropertiesManager.TurnoffthedisplayoftheSubsitesandFg-srf-bdrlayers,andclickOKtoclosetheLayerPropertiesManager.


3. SelectVolumeSurface,fromtheSelectsurfacetoopenlist,selectC1-Site1,andthenclickOK.


5. IntheIntervalssectionselectBothMinorandMajor,enter0.5mfortheMinorIntervaland2.5mfortheMajorInterval.

6. ClickOKtocontinue,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,forerasingoldcontours.

Thecutandfillcontoursaredrawntorepresentthedepthofequalcutandfillacrossthesite.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthecutandfillcontours.

GeneratingCutandFillContours

Inthisexercise,youwillgenerategridticksandlabelstoshowcutandfillvolumevaluesatspecifiedgridpoints.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickGridVolumes GridVolumeTickstodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

2. FromtheSelectsitelist,selectSite1,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheGridVolumeTicksdialogbox.

3. Enter5fortheTickintervalandLabelinterval,andthenenter1fortheLabelprecision.

4. IntheLabelPositionsectionselectRight,andthenclickOK.

5. EnterNotonoteraseoldticks.

Thegridticksandlabelsaregenerated.

6. Zoominononeofthegridticksandlabels.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofgridticksandlabels.

Thisconcludesthevolumecalculationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutdrawinglines,curves,andspirals.

GeneratingGridTicksandLabels

Inthisexercise,youwillgenerategridticksandlabelstoshowcutandfillvolumevaluesatspecifiedgridpoints.

1. OntheTerrainmenu,clickGridVolumes GridVolumeTickstodisplaytheSiteVolumeLibrariandialogbox.

2. FromtheSelectsitelist,selectSite1,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheGridVolumeTicksdialogbox.

3. Enter5fortheTickintervalandLabelinterval,andthenenter1fortheLabelprecision.

4. IntheLabelPositionsectionselectRight,andthenclickOK.

5. EnterNotonoteraseoldticks.

Thegridticksandlabelsaregenerated.

6. Zoominononeofthegridticksandlabels.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofgridticksandlabels.

Thisconcludesthevolumecalculationlesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutdrawinglines,curves,andspirals.

GeneratingGridTicksandLabels

Drawtangents,curves,andspiralstolayoutalignmentcenterlines.Createnewalignmentsandeditexistingalignmentsbyconnectingtangentsegmentswithcircularcurvesandspirals.Usespeedtablestodrawcurvesandworkwithattachingmultiplealignmentobjects.

Toworkthroughthislessonfollowthesesteps:








LESSON18:DrawingTangents,Curves,andSpirals

Drawtangents,curves,andspiralstolayoutalignmentcenterlines.Createnewalignmentsandeditexistingalignmentsbyconnectingtangentsegmentswithcircularcurvesandspirals.Usespeedtablestodrawcurvesandworkwithattachingmultiplealignmentobjects.

Toworkthroughthislessonfollowthesesteps:








LESSON18:DrawingTangents,Curves,andSpirals

Inthisexercise,youwilldrawtangentsegmentsbetweentwoexistingPIs,apointspecifiedbynorthing/eastingcoordinates,andastationblocktodefineabridgeabutmentalignmentcrossingthemainroadwayalignment.


2. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickLine,enter.P(dotP)tousethePointfilter,andthenenter1forthePointnumberofthestartingpoint.

3. Enter2forthePointnumberofthenextpoint.

4. Enter.N(dotN)tousetheNorthing/Eastingfilter,andthenenter5018657.3345fortheNorthingvalueand273727.9099fortheEastingvalueforthenextpoint.

5. Enter.NtotoggleofftheNorthing/Eastingfilter,andthenuseanInsertionOsnaptoselectthestationblockonthenorthsideofthemainroadfortheendingpoint.

6. PressENTERtwice.

Younowhavethreetangentsegmentsforthebridgeabutmentalignment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthebridgeabutmenttangents.

DrawingTangents

Inthisexercise,youwilldrawtangentsegmentsbetweentwoexistingPIs,apointspecifiedbynorthing/eastingcoordinates,andastationblocktodefineabridgeabutmentalignmentcrossingthemainroadwayalignment.


2. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickLine,enter.P(dotP)tousethePointfilter,andthenenter1forthePointnumberofthestartingpoint.

3. Enter2forthePointnumberofthenextpoint.

4. Enter.N(dotN)tousetheNorthing/Eastingfilter,andthenenter5018657.3345fortheNorthingvalueand273727.9099fortheEastingvalueforthenextpoint.

5. Enter.NtotoggleofftheNorthing/Eastingfilter,andthenuseanInsertionOsnaptoselectthestationblockonthenorthsideofthemainroadfortheendingpoint.

6. PressENTERtwice.

Younowhavethreetangentsegmentsforthebridgeabutmentalignment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthebridgeabutmenttangents.

DrawingTangents

Inthisexercise,youwilldraw700mradiuscircularcurvesbetweeneachofthethreetangentsegmentsthatyoujustdrew.

1. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickCurveBetweenTwoLines,selectthefirsttangentline,andthenselectthesecondtangentline.

2. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Radius,andthenenter700mfortheRadius.

3. Selectthesecondtangentline,andthenselectthethirdtangentline.

4. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Radius,enter700mfortheRadius,andthenpressENTER.

Thethreetangentsegmentsareconnectedwithcircularcurvestocompletethebridgeabutmentalignment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthebridgeabutmentalignmentcurves.

DrawingCurves

Inthisexercise,youwilldraw700mradiuscircularcurvesbetweeneachofthethreetangentsegmentsthatyoujustdrew.

1. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickCurveBetweenTwoLines,selectthefirsttangentline,andthenselectthesecondtangentline.

2. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Radius,andthenenter700mfortheRadius.

3. Selectthesecondtangentline,andthenselectthethirdtangentline.

4. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Radius,enter700mfortheRadius,andthenpressENTER.

Thethreetangentsegmentsareconnectedwithcircularcurvestocompletethebridgeabutmentalignment.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthebridgeabutmentalignmentcurves.

DrawingCurves

Inthisexercise,youwilldrawaspiral-curve-spiralsystemtoconnecttangentsegmentsonthemainroadwayalignment.First,verifythatyouwilluseaclothoidspiral.


2. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickCreateSpirals SpiralTypetodisplaytheSpiralTypedialogbox.

3. VerifythatClothoidisselected,andthenclickOK.

4. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickCreateSpirals FitTangent-TangenttodisplaytheFitSpirals-TangenttoTangentdialogbox.

5. FromtheDescriptionlist,selectSpiral-Curve-Spiral,andthenclickOK.

6. Selectthelefttangent,andthenselecttherighttangent.

7. Enter850mfortheRadius,andthenenter300fortheSpiralAinvalue.

8. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,300,fortheSpiralAoutvalue,andthenpressENTER.

Thetangentsareconnectedwithspiralsandan850mradiuscurve.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthemainalignmentspiral-curve-spiralsystem.

DrawingSpirals

Inthisexercise,youwilldrawaspiral-curve-spiralsystemtoconnecttangentsegmentsonthemainroadwayalignment.First,verifythatyouwilluseaclothoidspiral.


2. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickCreateSpirals SpiralTypetodisplaytheSpiralTypedialogbox.

3. VerifythatClothoidisselected,andthenclickOK.

4. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickCreateSpirals FitTangent-TangenttodisplaytheFitSpirals-TangenttoTangentdialogbox.

5. FromtheDescriptionlist,selectSpiral-Curve-Spiral,andthenclickOK.

6. Selectthelefttangent,andthenselecttherighttangent.

7. Enter850mfortheRadius,andthenenter300fortheSpiralAinvalue.

8. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,300,fortheSpiralAoutvalue,andthenpressENTER.

Thetangentsareconnectedwithspiralsandan850mradiuscurve.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthemainalignmentspiral-curve-spiralsystem.

DrawingSpirals

Inthisexercise,youwillusespeedtablestodrawacurvesystemforanotherpartofthemainroadwayalignment.Thedesignintentistosuperelevatethisroadwaycurve.CopytheCanada06speedtabletocreateanewspeedtablebasedonadesignspeedof110km/hrand1000mradiuscurve.


2. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickSpeedTables EditSpeedTabletodisplaytheSelectSpeedTabledialogbox.

3. FromtheSpeedTablelist,selectcanada06.sup,andthenclickOKtodisplaytheHorizontalSpeedTabledialogbox.

4. FromtheDesignSpeedlist,select110km/hr.

5. ClickSaveAstodisplaytheSaveHorizontalSpeedTabledialogbox.

6. EnterTutorialfortheFilename,andthenclickSavetoreturntotheHorizontalSpeedTabledialogbox.

7. ClickintheeighthrowoftheSpeedTable(1000mradiuscurve),andthenclickEdittodisplaytheNew/EditSpeedTableItemdialogbox.

8. Enter350forthe4LaneSpiAvalue,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheHorizontalSpeedTabledialogbox.


Usethefollowingstepstodrawanew4-lanecurvesystembasedontheTutorialspeedtableforthemainroadwayalignment.

10. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickSpeedTables CreateCurves.

11. Selectthelefttangent,andthenselecttherighttangenttodisplaytheHorizontalSpeedTabledialogbox.

12. VerifythatTutorial.supisthecurrentSpeedtableand110km/hristheDesignspeed.

13. ClickintheeighthrowoftheSpeedTablecolumn(1000mradius),andthenclickOKtodisplaytheSelectdialogbox.

WorkingwithSpeedTables

14. ClickFourLanestocreatethespiral-curve-spiralsystem.

Thetangentsareconnectedwithacurvesystemgeneratedbythenewspeedtable.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthespeedtablecurvesystem.

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateanexitrampalignmentbyattachingmultiplealignmentobjects.First,offsettheroadwaycenterlinetangent26msouthasthestartoftheramp.


2. Onthecommandline,enterOFFSET,enter26mfortheDistance,andthenselectthelefttangentontheleftsideofyourscreen.

3. SelectapointbelowthetangentfortheSidetooffset,andthenpressENTER.

Usethefollowingstepstoadda1280mradiuscurvetotherightendoftheramp.

4. OntheLines/Curvesmenu,clickAttachMultiple.

5. Selecttherightendofthenewoffsetramptangent.

6. EnterAfortheArcoption,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Radius.

7. Enter1280mfortheRadius,pressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Length,andthenenter206.8mfortheLength.

Usethefollowingstepstoattachacompoundspiraltothecurve.

8. EnterSfortheSpiraloption,andthenenterCfortheCompoundoption.

9. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,1280m,fortheRadius.

10. EnterLfortheLengthoption,andthenenter54.397mfortheLength.

11. Enter250mfortheEndingradius.

Usethefollowingstepstoattachanothercurvetothecompoundspiral.

12. EnterAfortheArcoption,pressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Radius,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,250m,fortheRadius.

13. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Length,andthenenter106.304m

AttachingMultipleAlignmentObjects

fortheLength.

Usethefollowingstepstoattachaspiraltothecurve.

14. EnterSfortheSpiraloption,andthenenterOfortheOutcurveoption.

15. PressENTERtoacceptthedefault,250m,fortheRadius,enterAfortheAfactoroption,andthenenter146.615fortheAfactor.

Usethefollowingstepstofinishtherampalignmentbydrawingatangentsegment.

16. EnterTfortheTangentoption,andthenenter206.016mfortheLength.

17. PressENTERtoendthecommand.

Therampalignmentisrepresentedbymultiplealignmentobjects.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationoftherampalignment.

Takealookatallofthealignmentobjectsinthedrawing.


Thisconcludestheobjectdrawinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutdefiningandeditingalignments.

Definealignmentsforroadwaycenterlines,curblines,orotherroadwayfeaturesfrompolylinesorindividualentities.EditalignmentsandgeneratealignmentreportswiththeHorizontalAlignmentEditor.









LESSON19:DefiningandEditingAlignments

Definealignmentsforroadwaycenterlines,curblines,orotherroadwayfeaturesfrompolylinesorindividualentities.EditalignmentsandgeneratealignmentreportswiththeHorizontalAlignmentEditor.









LESSON19:DefiningandEditingAlignments

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinethefirstalignmentfromtheredalignmentpolyline.

1. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickDefinefromPolyline.

2. Selectapointonthepolyline.

AredXappearsatthestartingpointofthepolyline.

3. PressENTERtoacceptthestartingpointasthealignmentreferencepointandtodisplaytheDefineAlignmentdialogbox.

4. EnterA1fortheAlignmentnameandAlignment#1-SeguinTrailfortheDescription.

5. AccepttheStartingstationof0.000,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

Thefirstalignmentisdefinedfromapolyline.Dataforthenewalignmentisdisplayedonthecommandlineincludingthealignmentdescription,name,number,length,andstartingandendingstations.

ClickheretoseeanillustrationoftheA1alignment.

Ifthealignmentcontainsspiralsitmustbedefinedfromentities,ratherthandefinedfromapolyline.

DefininganAlignmentfromaPolyline

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinethefirstalignmentfromtheredalignmentpolyline.

1. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickDefinefromPolyline.

2. Selectapointonthepolyline.

AredXappearsatthestartingpointofthepolyline.

3. PressENTERtoacceptthestartingpointasthealignmentreferencepointandtodisplaytheDefineAlignmentdialogbox.

4. EnterA1fortheAlignmentnameandAlignment#1-SeguinTrailfortheDescription.

5. AccepttheStartingstationof0.000,andthenclickOKtocontinue.

Thefirstalignmentisdefinedfromapolyline.Dataforthenewalignmentisdisplayedonthecommandlineincludingthealignmentdescription,name,number,length,andstartingandendingstations.


Ifthealignmentcontainsspiralsitmustbedefinedfromentities,ratherthandefinedfromapolyline.

DefininganAlignmentfromaPolyline

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinethesecondalignmentfromindividualobjects.


2. FromtheLayerlist,turnontheCL-2layer.

TheyellowalignmentontheCL-2layernowappearsinthedrawing.Thisalignmentiscomprisedofconnectedalignmentobjects.Defineasecondalignmentfromtheseobjects,startingwiththerightendofthealignment.

3. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickDefinefromObjects.

4. Selecttherightendofthefirsttangentontherightendofthealignment.

AredXappearsatthestartingpointofthealignment.

5. Useawindowselectionsettoselecttherestoftheentitiesinthealignment,andthenpressENTER.

Usethefollowingstepstospecifyareferencepointatthecenterofanexistingcirclepositionedonthealignment,andthenspecifyareferencestationvalue.

6. AttheSelectReferencePointpromptonthecommandline,enter'-VIEW(apostrophedashVIEW),RfortheRestoreoption,andthen3fortheviewtorestore.

7. UseaCenterOsnaptoselectthecenterofthecircleasthereferencepoint,andthenenter15778.63fortheReferencestationvalue.

8. PressENTERtodisplaytheDefineAlignmentdialogbox.

9. EnterA2fortheAlignmentnameandAlignment#2-Highway69fortheDescription.

10. AccepttheStartingstationvalueof15299.008,andthenclickOKtocontinue.


DefininganAlignmentfromObjects

Thesecondalignmentisdefinedfromobjects.


Inthisexercise,youwillusetheHorizontalAlignmentEditortoviewandeditPI,curve,andspiraldataforalignmentA2.

1. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickEdittodisplaytheHorizontalAlignmentEditor.

Usethefollowingstepstoviewdataforthefirstcurveinthealignment.

2. IntheEditsection,clickinthesecondrowoftheStationcolumn,andthenclickEditCurvetodisplaytheCurveDetailWindow.

3. Whenyouhavefinishedreviewingthedataforthefirstcurve,clickNexttoviewdataforthesecondcurve.

4. Whenyouhavefinishedreviewingthedataforthesecondcurve,clickOKtoreturntotheHorizontalAlignmentEditor.

UsethefollowingsteptochangetheNorthingvalueforthefourthPIpointofthealignmenttomoveitsouth40m.

5. ClickinthefourthrowoftheNorthingcolumn,enter5018525.433asthenewNorthingvalue,andthenpressENTER.

Thestationanddirectionvalueschangefortheadjacenttangentsegmentinthealignment.

ViewingandEditingAlignmentData

Inthisexercise,youwillusetheHorizontalAlignmentEditortoviewandeditPI,curve,andspiraldataforalignmentA2.

1. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickEdittodisplaytheHorizontalAlignmentEditor.

Usethefollowingstepstoviewdataforthefirstcurveinthealignment.

2. IntheEditsection,clickinthesecondrowoftheStationcolumn,andthenclickEditCurvetodisplaytheCurveDetailWindow.

3. Whenyouhavefinishedreviewingthedataforthefirstcurve,clickNexttoviewdataforthesecondcurve.

4. Whenyouhavefinishedreviewingthedataforthesecondcurve,clickOKtoreturntotheHorizontalAlignmentEditor.

UsethefollowingsteptochangetheNorthingvalueforthefourthPIpointofthealignmenttomoveitsouth40m.

5. ClickinthefourthrowoftheNorthingcolumn,enter5018525.433asthenewNorthingvalue,andthenpressENTER.

Thestationanddirectionvalueschangefortheadjacenttangentsegmentinthealignment.

ViewingandEditingAlignmentData

Inthisexercise,youwillgenerateanalignmentreportfile.

1. IntheHorizontalAlignmentEditor,intheReportssection,clickSettingstodisplaytheOutputSettingsdialogbox.

2. IntheOutputOptionssection,selecttheFilecheckbox.

Specifyanameandlocationforthealignmentreportfile.

3. ClickOutputFileNametodisplaytheOutputFileNamedialogbox,specifyalocationforthealignmentreportfile,andthenenterReport1.prnfortheOutputfilename.

4. ClickSavetoreturntotheOutputSettingsdialogbox,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheHorizontalAlignmenteditor.

5. ClickStation/Curve,pressENTERtoacceptthedefaultbeginningstation,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefaultendingstation.

6. PressENTERtoacceptthedefaultOutputfilename,Report1.prn,anddisplaytheHorizontalAlignmentStationandCurveReportdialogbox.

7. Whenyouhavefinishedreviewingthedatainthisdialogbox,clickOKtoreturntotheHorizontalAlignmentEditordialogbox.


ThealignmenthasmovedinthedrawingtoreflectthechangesmadeintheHorizontalAlignmentEditor.

Thisconcludesthealignmentcreationandeditinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutstationingandoffsettingalignments.

GeneratingAlignmentReports

Inthisexercise,youwillgenerateanalignmentreportfile.

1. IntheHorizontalAlignmentEditor,intheReportssection,clickSettingstodisplaytheOutputSettingsdialogbox.

2. IntheOutputOptionssection,selecttheFilecheckbox.

Specifyanameandlocationforthealignmentreportfile.

3. ClickOutputFileNametodisplaytheOutputFileNamedialogbox,specifyalocationforthealignmentreportfile,andthenenterReport1.prnfortheOutputfilename.

4. ClickSavetoreturntotheOutputSettingsdialogbox,andthenclickOKtoreturntotheHorizontalAlignmenteditor.

5. ClickStation/Curve,pressENTERtoacceptthedefaultbeginningstation,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefaultendingstation.

6. PressENTERtoacceptthedefaultOutputfilename,Report1.prn,anddisplaytheHorizontalAlignmentStationandCurveReportdialogbox.

7. Whenyouhavefinishedreviewingthedatainthisdialogbox,clickOKtoreturntotheHorizontalAlignmentEditordialogbox.


ThealignmenthasmovedinthedrawingtoreflectthechangesmadeintheHorizontalAlignmentEditor.

Thisconcludesthealignmentcreationandeditinglesson.Inthenextlesson,you'lllearnaboutstationingandoffsettingalignments.

GeneratingAlignmentReports

Stationalignmentstodefineevenincrementsofalignmentmeasurement.Createoffsetstoquicklygenerateroadwaydetailssuchasedgeofpavement,edgeofshoulder,andsoon.









LESSON20:CreatingAlignmentStationingandOffsets

Stationalignmentstodefineevenincrementsofalignmentmeasurement.Createoffsetstoquicklygenerateroadwaydetailssuchasedgeofpavement,edgeofshoulder,andsoon.









LESSON20:CreatingAlignmentStationingandOffsets

Inthisexercise,youwillchangestationsettingsbyspecifyingthestationbasevalue,addingalayerprefix,andbeginningofcurveandcurve/tangentintersectlabels.

1. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickStationDisplayFormattodisplaytheEditStationFormatdialogbox.

2. IntheStation/ChainageNumericFormatsectionchangetheStationbasevalueto1000bymovingtheslidertotheright,andthenclickOK.

3. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickAlignmentLabelstodisplaytheAlignmentLabelsSettingsdialogbox.

4. IntheLayerPrefixsection,enter*-(asteriskhyphen)fortheLayerprefix.

Thiswillappendthealignmentnameautomaticallytoallofthelayersthatareautomaticallycreatedwhengeneratingalignmentstationing.

5. IntheLabelTextsection,enterBCfortheBeginningofcurveandECfortheCurve/Tangentintersect,andthenclickOK.

Althoughstationingcanbeaccomplishedinasingleoperation,thislessonshowsyouhowtocreatestationlabelswithaspecifictextstyleandoffsetfirst,andthenstationpointlabelswithadifferenttextstyleandoffset.

6. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickStationLabelSettingstodisplaytheAlignmentStationLabelSettingsdialogbox.

7. CleartheStationpointlabelscheckbox,enter50mfortheStationlabelincrement,10mfortheStationtickincrement,and2mfortheStationlabeloffset,andthenclickOK.

8. OntheUtilitiesmenu,clickSetTextStyletodisplaytheTextStyledialogbox.

9. FromtheStyleNamelist,select2MM,andthenclickClose.

Younowhaveanewstationlabelstyle.

ChangingStationSettings

Inthisexercise,youwilladdstationlabelstothealignment.First,setalignmentA1basthecurrentalignment.


2. FromtheSelectionlist,selectA1b,andthenclickOK.

3. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickCreateStationLabels.

4. Acceptthedefaultbeginningandendingstationvalues,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,todeleteexistingstationinglayers.

Thestationlabelsareautomaticallygenerated.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthestationlabels.

Usethefollowingstepstoaddstationpointlabelstothealignment.

5. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickStationLabelSettingstodisplaytheAlignmentStationingSettingsdialogbox.

6. CleartheStationlabelscheckbox,selecttheStationpointlabelscheckbox,enter25mfortheStationlabeloffset,andthenclickOK.

7. OntheUtilitiesmenu,clickSetTextStyletodisplaytheTextStyledialogbox.

8. FromtheStyleNamelist,select3MM,andthenclickClose.

Younowhaveanewstationpointlabelstyle.

9. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickCreateStationLabels.

10. Acceptthedefaultbeginningandendingstationvalues,andthenpressENTERtoacceptthedefault,Yes,todeleteexistingstationinglayers.

Thestationpointlabelsareautomaticallygenerated.Whenyouareworkingwithsomesmaller-radiuscurvesthestationpointlabelsmayneedtobemanuallyadjustedforclarity.

11. Zoominonthealignmenttoviewthestationpointlabels.

GeneratingAlignmentStationing

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthestationpointlabels.

Inthisexercise,youwilladdedgeofpavement,shoulder,andright-of-wayoffsetstothealignment.


2. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickCreateOffsetstodisplaytheAlignmentOffsetSettingsdialogbox.

3. IntheOuteroffsetsection,enter0(zero)mfortheLeftoffsetand25mfortheRightoffset.

4. IntheSecondoffsetsection,selecttheSecondoffsetcheckbox,andthenenter6.5mforboththeLeftandRightoffsets.

5. IntheInneroffsetsection,verifythattheLeftandRightoffsetvalueis4.25m,andthenclickOK.

Thealignmentoffsetsareautomaticallygenerated.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthealignmentoffsets.

WhenworkingwiththeAlignmentOffsetSettingsdialogbox,youdonothavetheoptionofautomaticallyerasingalignmentoffsetobjects.ToavoidgeneratingduplicatealignmentoffsetobjectsclickCanceltoexittheAlignmentOffsetSettingsdialogboxwhenyouareonlycheckingsettings.

ThisconcludestheAutoCADLandDesktoptutorial.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesofAutoCADLandDesktop,seetheonlinehelp.

CreatingOffsets

Inthisexercise,youwilladdedgeofpavement,shoulder,andright-of-wayoffsetstothealignment.


2. OntheAlignmentsmenu,clickCreateOffsetstodisplaytheAlignmentOffsetSettingsdialogbox.

3. IntheOuteroffsetsection,enter0(zero)mfortheLeftoffsetand25mfortheRightoffset.

4. IntheSecondoffsetsection,selecttheSecondoffsetcheckbox,andthenenter6.5mforboththeLeftandRightoffsets.

5. IntheInneroffsetsection,verifythattheLeftandRightoffsetvalueis4.25m,andthenclickOK.

Thealignmentoffsetsareautomaticallygenerated.

Clickheretoseeanillustrationofthealignmentoffsets.

WhenworkingwiththeAlignmentOffsetSettingsdialogbox,youdonothavetheoptionofautomaticallyerasingalignmentoffsetobjects.ToavoidgeneratingduplicatealignmentoffsetobjectsclickCanceltoexittheAlignmentOffsetSettingsdialogboxwhenyouareonlycheckingsettings.

ThisconcludestheAutoCADLandDesktoptutorial.

FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesofAutoCADLandDesktop,seetheonlinehelp.

CreatingOffsets

NOTETheCivilEngineeringTutorialsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2008.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.

WelcometotheCivilEngineeringToolstutorial.

Thistutorialhas16lessonsaboutprofiles,crosssections,templates,superelevation,transitioning,andgrading.

Youcanworkthroughtheselessonssequentially,oryoucandoonelessonatatime.Everylessonhasatutorialdrawingandanaccompanyingdataset.

ClickLesson21intheContentstabtomovetothenexttask..

CivilEngineeringTutorials

NOTETheCivilEngineeringTutorialsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2008.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.

WelcometotheCivilEngineeringToolstutorial.

Thistutorialhas16lessonsaboutprofiles,crosssections,templates,superelevation,transitioning,andgrading.

canworkthroughtheselessonssequentially,oryoucandoonelessonataEverylessonhasatutorialdrawingandanaccompanyingdataset.

Lesson21intheContentstabtomovetothenexttask..

CivilEngineeringTutorials

NOTETheSurveyingTutorialsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2008.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.

Welcometothesurveyingtoolstutorial.

Thistutorialhastwolessonsaboutworkingwithsurveydata:

Lesson37:UsingSurveyToolspace.Thislessonprovidesexercisesonadding,editing,andviewingsurveydatausingtheSurveyToolspace,whichisacentralizedinterfaceformanagingandeditingsurveycontrolpointdata,surveysetupdata,surveyobservationdata,andsurveyfiguredata.

Lesson38:UsingOtherSurveyFeatures:ThislessonprovidesexercisesonotherSurveyfeaturesaswellasalternativewaysofinputting,adjusting,andviewingsurveydata.

Thesurveyingtoolscontainacompletesetoftoolsforthesurveyortodownloadandprocesssurveyinformation,performadjustmentsonnetworkandtraversedata,andimportthosesurveypointsintoanAutoCADdrawing.

Thesurveyingtoolsalsoprovideadditionaloptionsfordetailingpointswithfiguresandlinework.OtheroptionsprovidethecapabilityofcalculatingdirectionsbasedonSunandStarshotinformation.Formoreinformation,seetheSurveyingToolsonlineHelp.

NoteBeforeusingthistutorial,youshouldbefamiliarwithAutoCADLandDesktop.Ifyouhaven'thadexperienceusingtheAutoCADLandDesktop,reviewtheAutoCADLandDesktopTutorial.

ClickLesson37intheContentstabtomovetothenexttask.

SurveyingTutorials

NOTETheSurveyingTutorialsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2008.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.

Welcometothesurveyingtoolstutorial.

Thistutorialhastwolessonsaboutworkingwithsurveydata:

Lesson37:UsingSurveyToolspace.Thislessonprovidesexercisesonadding,editing,andviewingsurveydatausingtheSurveyToolspace,whichisacentralizedinterfaceformanagingandeditingsurveycontrolpointdata,surveysetupdata,surveyobservationdata,andsurveyfiguredata.

Lesson38:UsingOtherSurveyFeatures:ThislessonprovidesexercisesonotherSurveyfeaturesaswellasalternativewaysofinputting,adjusting,andviewingsurveydata.

Thesurveyingtoolscontainacompletesetoftoolsforthesurveyortodownloadandprocesssurveyinformation,performadjustmentsonnetworkandtraversedata,andimportthosesurveypointsintoanAutoCADdrawing.

Thesurveyingtoolsalsoprovideadditionaloptionsfordetailingpointswithfiguresandlinework.OtheroptionsprovidethecapabilityofcalculatingdirectionsbasedonSunandStarshotinformation.Formoreinformation,seetheSurveyingToolsonlineHelp.

Beforeusingthistutorial,youshouldbefamiliarwithAutoCADLandDesktop.Ifyouhaven'thadexperienceusingtheAutoCADLandDesktop,reviewtheAutoCADLandDesktopTutorial.

Lesson37intheContentstabtomovetothenexttask.

SurveyingTutorials

NorthArrow

QuickViewPoints

ReinsertedPoints

Point758DisplayParameters

PointLeader

FirstandSecondPoints

ThirdPoint

FourthPoint

FifthandSixthPoints

PointsSetAlongtheAlignment

PointsSetOntheSurface

MovedPoint247

MovedAlignmentandAlignmentPoints

PointswithControlPointOverride

PointsSetbyDescriptionKeys

InsertedPointFilePoints

StaticLineLabels

DynamicLineLabels

UpdatedDynamicLabel

Non-UpdatedDynamicLabel

DisassociatedLabel

SwappedLabelText

NewDynamicLabelStyle

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LotPlanforXYZCoLineLabel

LotCornerElevationPointLabel

BoundaryLineTags

LineTable

StreambedBreakline

PointAddedtoSurface

AddedTINLine

FlippedTINLine

RecreatedContours

Area1CContours

ContourswithNewStyleApplied

LabeledContours

EditedContours

ImportedSingleSurfaceSections

ImportedSingleSurfaceSectionswithGrid

ImportedMultipleSurfaceSection

3DFaceElevationBanding

ElevationBandingintheObjectViewer

WatershedBoundaries

WatershedNumbers

GridVolumesSurfaceQuickView

CompositeVolumesSurfaceQuickView

CutandFillContours

GridTicksandLabels

BridgeAbutmentTangents

BridgeAbutmentAlignmentCurves

MainAlignmentSpiral-Curve-SpiralSystem

SpeedTableCurveSystem

RampAlignment

A1Alignment

A2Alignment

StationLabels

StationPointLabels

AlignmentOffsets