LESSON 1: Working with Projects

LESSON 1: Working with Projects

One of the first requirements of working with Autodesk Land Desktop is that your
drafting and designing environment (your drawing file) must be linked to a project A
project is simply a storage area for a drawing!s associated data" which can include points"
surfaces" alignments" pipes" parcels" and survey observations
#roject data is not stored in the drawing" but in separate folders on your system
$o work through this lesson follow these steps
% &tart Autodesk Land Desktop if you have not already done so
' On the #rojects menu" click (enu #alettes to display the (enu #alette (anager
dialog bo)
* +rom the (enu list" select Land Desktop ',,-" and then click Load
.orking through these lessons will result in alteration of the project files /ackup copies
of these project files can be found in the c01#rogram +iles1Land Desktop ',,-1Landtut
folder
2f this lesson has been previously run" copy these unaltered project files to the 1Land
#rojects ',,- folder when starting a new tutorial session to ensure that the sequence
outlined in each lesson can be followed properly
3reating a 4ew Drawing and #roject
&tart a new drawing and create a new project to store associated data
% On the +ile menu" click 4ew to display the 4ew Drawing0 #roject /ased dialog
bo)
' 5nter Lesson6% for the 4ame
* 2n the #roject and Drawing Location section" verify that #roject #ath list
displays 1Land #rojects ',,-1" and then click 3reate #roject to display the #roject Details
dialog bo)
- 2n the 2nitial &ettings for 4ew Drawings section" from the #rototype list" select
Default ((eters)
7 2n the #roject 2nformation section" enter #roject6% for the 4ame
8 5nter #roject for 5)ploring Land Desktop &tartup for the Description and
$raining for the 9eywords
: 2n the Drawing #ath for this #roject section" verify that #roject ;D.<; +older is
selected
= 3lick O9 to return to the 4ew Drawing0 #roject /ased dialog bo)
> 2n the &elect Drawing $emplate section" from the $emplate list" select aec6mdwt
%, 2n the #roject and Drawing Location section" verify that the #roject 4ame list
displays #roject6% and the Drawing #ath list displays 1Land #rojects ',,-1
#roject6%1dwg1
%% 3lick O9 to create the new drawing and project
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&etting @p the #oint Database
&pecify the parameters for formatting the point database
% As the 3reate #oint Database dialog bo) is displayed" verify that the #oint
Description +ield &iAe is *' characters
$here is an additional field in the point database for point names" which stores
alphanumeric point numbers or unique point names that may be used interchangeably
with point numbers in many point commands $he point number field for the point
database is still the primary field by which points are sorted and grouped
' &elect the @se #oint 4ames check bo)" and then verify that the #oint 4ame +ield
&iAe is %8 characters
* 3lick O9 to continue
&etting @p the 4ew Drawing
&pecify the parameters for the new drawing
% As the Load &ettings dialog bo) is displayed" verify that the #ath is 1#rogram
+iles1Land Desktop ',,-1Data1&etup
' 2n the Load a Drawing &etup #rofile section" from the #rofile 4ame list" select
m7,,set ((etric" %07,,)" and then click Biew to display the Biew Drawing &etup #rofile
dialog bo)
$he coordinate Aone" te)t style" and drawing border listed need to be changed for this
drawing" so in the following steps you will make the appropriate edits to the drawing
setup
* 3lick O9 to return to the Load &ettings dialog bo)" and then click Load to load
the m7,, setup profile
- 3lick 4e)t to display the @nits dialog bo) and verify the units settings
7 3lick 4e)t to display the &cale dialog bo) and verify the scale settings
$he horiAontal drawing scale affects block insertion and the siAe of te)t that is
automatically created $he vertical drawing scale controls only the default vertical
e)aggeration of profiles and cross sections created by Autodesk 3ivil Design
8 3lick 4e)t to display the Cone dialog bo)
: +rom the 3ategories list" select @$(" 4AD =* Datum" and then from the
Available 3oordinate &ystems list select @$( with 4AD =* Datum" Cone %%" (eterD
3entral (eridian %%:d .
= 3lick 4e)t to display the Orientation dialog bo) and verify the orientation
settings
> 3lick 4e)t to display the $e)t &tyle dialog bo)" from the &tyle &et 4ame list"
select mleroystp" and then click Load to load the mleroy te)t style
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%, +rom the &elect 3urrent &tyle list" select L%,,
%% 3lick 4e)t to display the /order dialog bo)
%' 2n the /order &election section" select &caled /lock" and then in the 3ustom
/lock section" click /rowse to display the &elect a 3ustom /lock dialog bo)
%* +rom the list select pm6=-%)7>-dwg" and then click Open to return to the /order
dialog bo)
%- 3lick 4e)t to display the &ave &ettings dialog bo)
2f this is a drawing setup that you would like to use on a regular basis" enter a profile
name and save the setup
%7 3lick +inish to complete the drawing setup process
%8 As the +inish window is displayed" verify your final drawing settings" and then
click O9
Eour drawing is now set up with the correct parameters
Feviewing the #roject Directory &tructure
$ake a look at the project directory structure with .indows 5)plorer
% Open .indows 5)plorer and navigate to the Land #rojects folder
' 5)pand the Land #rojects ',,- folder to view the separate project folders
* 5)pand the #roject6% folder to view the separate folders that store different types
of project data
All point data is contained in the cogo folder" including (icrosoftG database (mdb) files
for point groups" description keys" and userHdefined e)ternal data references
$he dwg folder contains the drawing files associated with the project and the dfm files
(which are A&322 te)t files that contain default drawing settings)
$he survey folder is where raw files downloaded from data collectors are stored" as well
as field book" observation database" and traverse adjustment files $his folder is empty
until you use Autodesk &urvey to populate the folder with these files
Additional folders are automatically created when you use Autodesk Land Desktop to
work with surfaces (dtm)" alignments (align)" parcels (lots)" and volumes (er)
Additional folders are automatically created when you use Autodesk 3ivil Design to
work with pipes (pipewks)" hydrology (hd)" and sheet manager (cd)
$his concludes the project creation lesson 2n the ne)t lesson" you!ll learn about
changing the project settings
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