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LESSON 4: Creating Points
LESSON 4: Creating Points
Create points manually by northing and easting coordinates,
along an alignment, or based on surfacefeatures. Use commands to
edit and lock points, and check for discrepancies between points in
the
drawing and the points database.
To work through this lesson follow these steps
1 Start Autodesk Land esktop if you ha!e not already done
so.
" #n the $ile menu, click #pen to display the #pen rawing%
&ro'ect (ased dialog bo).
The default location folder for pro'ect files is c%*Land
&ro'ects "++. -f you opted to install these files
in another location instead, specify the appropriate pro'ect
path.
$rom the &ro'ect /ame list, select TUT#0-AL", from the
Select &ro'ect rawing list, select
Lesson.dwg, and then click #2.
#n the &ro'ects menu, click 3enu &alettes to display the
3enu &alette 3anager dialog bo).4 $rom the 3enu list, select
Land esktop "++, and then click Load.
5orking through these lessons will result in alteration of the
pro'ect files. (ackup copies of these
pro'ect files can be found in the c%*&rogram $iles*Land
esktop "++*Landtut folder.
-f this lesson has been pre!iously run, copy these unaltered
pro'ect files to the *Land &ro'ects "++folder when starting a
new tutorial session to ensure that the se6uence outlined in each
lesson can be
followed properly.
Creating Points Manually
Change the point settings by specifying a new starting point
number and manual ele!ations.
1 #n the 7iew menu, click /amed 7iews to display the 7iew dialog
bo), under /ame, select 1click Set Current, and then click #2.
" #n the &oints menu, click &oint Settings to display
the &oint Settings dialog bo).
#n the Create tab, in the /umbering section, enter 1+ for the
Current number. -n the 8le!ations section, select 3anual, and then
click #2.
Use the following steps to place a point at the lower right
building corner at an ele!ation of "9 m.
4 #n the &oints menu, click Create &oints 3anual.
: Use an 8ndpoint #snap to select the lowerright building
corner.
; 8nter "9 m for the 8le!ation, and then press 8/T80 to end the
command.
Use the following steps to change the point settings so you can
specify point descriptions manually.
< #n the &oints menu, click &oint Settings to display
the &oint Settings dialog bo).
9 -n the escriptions section, select 3anual, and then click
#2.
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LESSON 4: Creating Points
; #n the &oints menu, click -nsert &oints to rawing,
enter / for the /umbers option, and then
enter 1 for the &oint number.
&oint number 1 now appears in the drawing.
Click here to see an illustration of the fourth point.
Placing Points on an O!"ect
&lace points at the remaining two building corners.
1 #n the &oints menu, click Create &oints Automatic.
" Select the short !ertical building line segment on the bottom
of the building, and then press
8/T80.
Two points are set at the endpoints of the selected line
segment.
Click here to see an illustration of the fifth and si)th
points.
Placing Points Along an Alignment&lace points along an
alignment between specified stations at an offset. $irst, change
the !iew and
set the current alignment.
1 #n the 7iew menu, click /amed 7iews to display the 7iew dialog
bo). Under /ame, select
", click Set Current, and then click #2." #n the Alignments
menu, click Set Current Alignment, and then press 8/T80 to display
the
Alignment Librarian dialog bo).
$rom the Selection list, select &?@5:9, and then click
#2.
#n the &oints menu, click Create &oints Alignments
3easure Alignment.
4 8nter 144++ for the (eginning station, and then enter 1:+++
for the 8nding station.
: 8nter 14 m for the #ffset, enter 4+ m for the Station
inter!al, and then enter "4 for theCurrent point number.
8le!en points are set along the alignment.Click here to see an
illustration of the points set along the alignment.
Placing Points on a Surface
&lace points on the e)isting ground surface in a grid
pattern.
1 #n the 7iew menu, click /amed 7iews to display the 7iew dialog
bo). Under /ame, select
, click Set Current, and then click #2.
Use the following steps to set 8> as the current surface.
" #n the Terrain menu, click Set Current Surface to display the
Select Surface dialog bo).
$rom the Select surface to open list, select 8>, and then
click #2.
#n the &oints menu, click Create &oints Surface #n
>rid.
4 &ress 8/T80 to accept the default, + BeroD degrees, for
the >rid rotation angle.
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