In AuotCAD Map 3D, when an external database is attached to a drawing, the data is not brought into the drawing file as AutoCAD Mapobjects or data. Instead, the database is attached through a Universal Data Link file. Linking records in an external database to individual drawing objects requires some setup. Much of this setup is a one-time task, […]
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There are many tools in AutoCAD for measuring distances. With features like Object Snap, it is a simple matter to get a very precise number of units between any two points. But is this precise measurement accurate? As I concluded in a tutorial on Accuracy vs. Precision several years ago, it is sometimes better to be approximately correct, than precisely wrong.
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One of the many useful features of AutoCAD Map 3D is placing a rectified raster image in the proper position in your drawing. Many tools are available for managing the display of the image, including adjustments to brightness, contrast and fading, as well as clipping the image down to a more manageable size. To gain
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Converting a Land Desktop project from Feet to Meters has always been a challenge. But now with LandXML you finally have a way to convert your project data rather than trying to scale your drawing and then rebuilding the project data from the drawing entities. Below are the steps to convert a project from Feet
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Some new COGO commands have been added to Autodesk Map and Land Desktop 2004. This includes the capability to enter information in a more traditional Civil/Survey format during standard AutoCAD commands like the PLINE or LINE command. Options include entering information by Angle and Distance, Bearing and Distance, Deflection and Distance, or Azimuth and Distance.
We have all probably received a drawing at one time or another that contains 3D faces representing a surface. Now your job is to convert these 3D faces into a Land Desktop surface that you can use for creating Profiles, Sections, Contours, and a variety of other things. The new, and best way to translate
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Autodesk Land Desktop has had the ability to define Parcels and generate Area, Inverse and Map Check reports for a long time. But with the 2005 version it has added the ability to create a Legal Description from a defined Parcel. This is done with the help of LandXML and the LandXML Reporting tool that
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Did you know that you could add mathematical formulas to your Land Desktop labels? This will allow you to calculate unit conversions or any other value that you may need with the data you use to label your lines, curves, spirals, and points. The key to this is just properly setting up the Label Style.
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You may have run across a problem from time to time in Land Desktop where the Draw Template command doesn’t seem to work correctly. It might draw lines at an incorrect slope, draw lines on top of themselves, or not seem to draw some line segments at all. This problem has several variables so it
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Working With AutoCAD Dimensions In Land Desktop can be frustrating if you decide to fight with the program. The first and most important step in relieving this frustration is understanding what variables Land Desktop is going to control. This will allow you to work with the program rather than fighting against it. By design, Land
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