Land Desktop

This hand’s on course covers the fundamental commands using Land Desktop and touches on elements in Civil Design, Survey and Map. It is designed to guide students through an actual design phase using many of Land Desktop’s commands and functions.

Duration

    3 days -- hands on.

Includes

  • Training material
  • 1 year tech phone support for material covered
  • Lunches and snacks
  • Certificate of Completion

Course Prerequisites

Before starting this course, students should be able to use AutoCAD® software to:

  • Create, open, and save drawing files.
  • Change the display of a drawing by zooming and panning.
  • Display and dock toolbars.
  • Save and restore named views.
  • Use object snaps.
  • Manage layers and control layer visibility.
In addition the student should have knowledge of Survey and Civil design practices.


Land Desktop Topics


Identify features & Controlling Land Desktop

  • Preferences
  • Managing the Project Environment
Beginning New Drawing
  • Creating a New Project drawing
  • Prototypes and Templates Explained
  • Drawing Setup Dialog in Detail
Utilities & External Data
  • Importing External Data (ESRI, Microstation & World Files)
  • Layer Management
  • Symbol Manager
Points
  • Point Settings
  • Importing and Safe Export of point data
  • Point groups
  • Descriptor Keys
Topographic Features
  • Terrain Model Explorer Explained
  • TIN Data Management
  • Contours
Parcel & Label Settings
  • Parcel Manager - Defining Parcels from Entities
  • Label Settings - Dynamic and Static
Subdivision and Roadway Layouts
  • Defining Alignments
  • Defining Station Data
  • Label Station and Offset from Alignments