LESSON 7: Organizing Points by Descriptions

LESSON 7: Organizing Points by Descriptions

Use description keys to translate raw descriptions stored in the point database to a full
description, to associate symbols with points, and to control point and symbol layers.
To work through this lesson follow these steps
1 Start Autodesk Land Desktop if you hae not already done so.
! "n the #ile menu, click "pen to display the "pen Drawing$ %ro&ect 'ased dialog bo(.
The default location folder for pro&ect files is c$)Land %ro&ects !**+. ,f you opted to install these
files in another location instead, specify the appropriate pro&ect path.
- #rom the %ro&ect .ame list, select TUT"/,AL!, from the Select %ro&ect Drawing list,
select Lesson01.dwg, and then click "2.
+ "n the %ro&ects menu, click 3enu %alettes to display the 3enu %alette 3anager dialog
bo(.
4 #rom the list, select Land Desktop !**+, and then click Load.
5orking through these lessons will result in alteration of the pro&ect files. 'ackup copies of these
pro&ect files can be found in the c$)%rogram #iles)Land Desktop !**+)Landtut folder.
,f this lesson has been preiously 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 a Description Key File
7reate a description key file. #irst, erify the symbol path for blocks to be inserted with points as
specified by description keys.
1 "n the %oints menu, click %oint Settings to display the %oint Settings dialog bo(.
! 7lick the ,nsert tab, in the Search %ath for Symbol 'lock Drawing #iles section, click
'rowse to display the 'rowse for #older dialog bo(.
- #rom the Select a %ath list, select c$)%rogram #iles)Land Desktop !**+)Data)Symbol
3anager)7ogo8metric, and then click "2 to return to the %oint Settings dialog bo(.
+ ,n the %oint Labeling section, erify that the Use the 7urrent %oint Label Style 5hen
,nserting %oints check bo( is selected.
4 7lick the Description 2eys tab. ,n the 3atching "ptions section, erify that the 3atch on
Description %arameters 9:1, :!, etc.; check bo( is selected, and then click "2.
< "n the %oints menu, click %oint 3anagement Description 2ey 3anager to display the
Description 2ey 3anager dialog bo(.
1 7lick the 7reate Desc2ey #ile icon 9the left0most icon; to display the 7reate Description
2ey #ile dialog bo(.
= >nter 7/>50' for the #ile name, and then click "2 to return to the Description 2ey
3anager dialog bo(.
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LESSON 7: Organizing Points by Descriptions
Creating Description Keys
7reate description keys for obserations of edges of paement, iron bars, and trees for the new
description key file. .ote that description keys codes are case0sensitie@ a AT/>>A description
key is different from a ATreeA description key.
#irst, create an edge of paement description key.
1 Select 7/>50', and then click the 7reate Desc2ey icon 9the second icon from the left;
to display the 7reate Description 2ey dialog bo(.
! >nter >% for the Desc2ey 7ode, and then on the Beneral tab, enter >% for the Description
#ormat and %.T8>% for the %oint Layer.
- ,n the Symbol ,nsertion section, erify that the Symbol 'lock .ame list displays CnoneD,
and then click "2 to return to the Description 2ey 3anager dialog bo(.
Use the following steps to create an iron bar description key.
+ 7lick the 7reate Desc2ey icon to display the 7reate Description 2ey dialog bo(.
4 >nter ,' for the Desc2ey 7ode, and then on the Beneral tab, enter ,' for the Description
#ormat and %.T8,' for the %oint Layer.
< ,n the Symbol ,nsertion section, from the Symbol 'lock .ame list, select bound, and
then enter 3".U3>.T for the Symbol Layer.
1 7lick the Scale?/otate Symbol tab. ,n the Scale Symbol 'y section, erify that the
7urrent Drawing Scale$ 1$1*** check bo( is selected.
= ,n the Apply Scale To section, erify that the E0F Dimensions check bo( is selected, and
then click "2 to return to the Description 2ey 3anager dialog bo(.
Use the following steps to create a tree description key that has a diameter0specific symbol.
G 7lick the 7reate Desc2ey icon to display the 7reate Description 2ey dialog bo(.
1* >nter Tree for the Desc2ey 7ode, and then on the Beneral tab, enter :!mm :1 Tree for
the Description #ormat and %.T8T/>> for the %oint Layer.
.ote The :!mm :1 Tree Description #ormat uses description parameters. Description parameters
maintain but reorder the description te(t that you enter. ,n later steps, youHll create some points
that represent trees. 'y entering ATree 3aple 1!*A for a point description, youHll create a point
labeled A1!* mm 3aple Tree.A
11 ,n the Symbol ,nsertion section, from the Symbol 'lock .ame list, select tree, and then
enter T/>> for the Symbol Layer.
1! 7lick the Scale?/otate Symbol tab, in the Scale Symbol 'y section, select the Description
%arameter check bo(, select ! from the : list, and then clear the 7urrent Drawing Scale$ 1$1***
check bo(.
1- 7lick "2 to return to the Description 2ey 3anager dialog bo(, and then close the
Description 2ey 3anager dialog bo(.
Fou now hae three new description keys.
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LESSON 7: Organizing Points by Descriptions
Creating a Label Style
7reate a new label style to enable the use of description keys without haing to assign additional
labels to points.
1 "n the Labels menu, click >dit Label Styles to display the >dit Label Styles dialog bo(.
! 7lick the %oint Label Styles tab, and from the .ame list, select actie desckeys only 9by
selecting this style, the Te(t section of the dialog bo( is cleared;. Ierify that the Te(t section of
the dialog bo( is blank.
- >nter Desc2ey "nly 0 7rew0' for the .ame.
+ ,n the Description 2eys section, erify that the Desc2ey 3atching "n check bo( is
selected, and then from the Desc2ey file list, select 7/>50'.
4 Ierify that the Substitute Desc2ey Description and ,nsert Desc2ey Symbol check bo(es
are selected.
< 7lick Sae, and then click "2.
Inserting Points with Description Keys
7reate new points with description keys actiated. #irst, set the current label style to Desc2ey
"nly0 7rew0'.
1 "n the Labels menu, click Settings to display the Label Settings dialog bo(.
! 7lick the %oint Labels tab. #rom the 7urrent Label Style list, select Desc2ey "nly 0
7rew0', and then click "2.
7reate four points manually in the drawing to test the description keys that hae been created.
Their location and eleation are not critical.
- "n the Iiew menu, click .amed Iiews to display the Iiew dialog bo(, under .ame,
select !, click Set 7urrent, and then click "2.
+ "n the %oints menu, click 7reate %oints 3anual.
4 Specify a point in the drawing for the first point, and then enter >% for the Description.
< Specify a point in the drawing for the second point, and then enter ,' for the Description.
1 Specify a point in the drawing for the third point, and then enter Tree 3aple 1!* for the
Description.
= Specify a point in the drawing for the fourth point, enter Tree "ak -** for the
Description, and then press >.T>/.
Land Desktop creates new layers automatically if they do not e(ist to accommodate description
key definitions.
7lick here to see an illustration of the four new points set by description keys.
This concludes the description key lesson. ,n the ne(t lesson, youHll learn about importing
points.
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