LESSON 2: Changing Project Settings

LESSON 2: Changing Project Settings

Copy projects to use project data with other drawings. Change drawing settings to specify
new annotation, object creation, and cacuation defauts.
!o wor" through this esson foow these steps
# Start $utodes" Land %es"top if you ha&e not aready done so.
2 On the Projects 'enu, cic" (enu Paettes to dispay the (enu Paette (anager
diaog bo).
* +ro' the (enu ist, seect Land %es"top 2,,- and then cic" Load.
!he defaut ocation foder for project fies is c:.Land Projects 2,,-. /f you opted to
insta these fies in another ocation instead, specify the appropriate project path.
0or"ing through these essons wi resut in ateration of the project fies. 1ac"up copies
of these project fies can be found in the c:.Progra' +ies.Land %es"top 2,,-.Landtut
foder.
/f this esson has been pre&iousy run, copy these unatered project fies to the .Land
Projects 2,,- foder when starting a new tutoria session to ensure that the se2uence
outined in each esson can be foowed propery.
Copying a Project and Re-associating the Current Drawing
$ portion of the Lesson32 tutoria drawing 'ust be wor"ed on as a separate project. Since
so'e of the i'portant data is not stored in the drawing but is stored in the project fies, a
copy of the project is re2uired.
4ou can not copy an acti&e, current project. !o copy a project, start a new session of
$utodes" Land %es"top and, before starting a na'ed drawing or associating it with a
project, open the Project (anage'ent diaog bo) and use the Copy option.
# +ro' the Projects 'enu, cic" Project (anager to dispay the Project
(anage'ent diaog bo).
2 /n the Project section, fro' the Na'e ist, seect !utoria#, and then cic" Copy to
dispay the Copy diaog bo).
* /n the Copy Project !o section, enter !utoriaC for the Na'e.
- Enter 1uiding site 3 Northwest corner for the %escription, and then cic" O5.
!he copied project has the sa'e directory structure as the origina project, with the sa'e
fies popuating each foder.
6 $s an $utoC$% 'essage diaog bo) is dispayed, cic" 4es to change the project
association and to return to the Project (anage'ent diaog bo).
7 Cic" Cose to cose the Project (anage'ent diaog bo).
8se the foowing steps to open the Lesson32 tutoria drawing.
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LESSON 2: Changing Project Settings
: On the +ie 'enu, cic" Open to dispay the Open %rawing: Project 1ased diaog
bo).
; +ro' the Project Na'e ist, seect !utoriaC, fro' the Seect Project %rawing
List, seect Lesson32.dwg, and then cic" O5.
Changing %rawing Setup Para'eters
Change the hori<onta drawing scae and see how te)t height is affected. $t the current
hori<onta scae of #:6,,, the 2(( te)t stye is # drawing unit high. !he pot scae for a
#:6,, scae drawing is 2 with potting units in 'ii'eters. !his resuts in 2(( te)t stye
being potted with a 2 '' height.
# On the co''and ine enter S! to dispay the !e)t Stye diaog bo).
2 +ro' the Stye Na'e ist, seect 2((, in the +ont section, enter # for the =eight,
cic" $ppy, and then cic" Cose to continue.
8se the foowing steps to change the hori<onta drawing scae to #:#,,,.
* On the Projects 'enu, cic" %rawing Setup to dispay the %rawing Setup diaog
bo).
- Cic" the Scae tab, in the %rawing Scae section, fro' the =ori<onta ist, seect
#:#,,,, and then cic" O5.
6 On the co''and ine, enter S! to dispay the !e)t Stye diaog bo).
7 >erify that the height of the 2(( te)t stye is 2, and then cic" Cance to
continue.
!he pot scae for a #:#,,, scae drawing is # with potting units in 'ii'eters. $gain,
this resuts in 2(( te)t stye being potted with a 2 '' height. !he appropriate scaing
of te)t styes occurs with a te)t styes that you use when wor"ing with $utodes" Land
%es"top.
8se the foowing steps to change the precision of ee&ation &aues to #.
: On the Projects 'enu, cic" %rawing Setup to dispay the %rawing Setup diaog
bo).
; Cic" the 8nits tab. /n the %ispay Precision section, fro' the Ee&ation ist, seect
#, and then in the Sa'pes section &erify the change to the sa'pe ee&ation &aue.
!his change affects a future ee&ation &aues in this drawing, incuding point 'ar"er
ee&ation te)t.
8se the foowing steps to change the drawing base point and north rotation ange.
? Cic" the Orientation tab. /n the 1ase Point section, cic" Pic", and then use a
Node Osnap to seect point nu'ber #, for the 1ase point.
#, $s the %rawing Setup diaog bo) is dispayed again, in the Northing and Easting
section, enter 6,,, for the Northing and 6,,, for the Easting.
## /n the North @otation section, enter #*.2-6, for the $nge, and then cic" O5.
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/n $utodes" Land %es"top, north rotation anges are represented in degrees, 'inutes, and
seconds. !he &aue, #*.2-6,, represents #* degrees, 2- 'inutes, and 6, seconds, not a
deci'a degree &aue.
#2 $s an $utoC$% 'essage diaog bo) is dispayed, cic" O5 to continue.
8se the foowing steps to insert a north arrow to show the north rotation.
#* On the 8tiities 'enu, cic" Sy'bo (anager to dispay the Sy'bo (anager
diaog bo).
#- >erify that COAO Sy'bos is dispayed in the Sy'bo Set ist. +ro' the Paette
ist seect %etais, seect North $rrow, and then cic" O5.
#6 Specify an insertion point for the north arrow, the press EN!E@ to accept the
defaut, (agnetic, for the description.
Cic" here to see an iustration of the north arrow.
Editing %rawing Settings
Edit settings for the current drawing, and then sa&e the' to a prototype so these settings
can be reused.
# On the Projects 'enu, cic" Edit %rawing Settings to dispay the Edit Settings
diaog bo).
2 >erify that the Progra' ist dispays $utodes" Land %es"top.
* +ro' the Settings ist, seect Aeodetic Labes, and then cic" Edit Settings to
dispay the Aeodetic $nnotation Settings diaog bo).
- /n the Line $nnotation section, in the $< cou'n, cear the Arid and Around
chec" bo)es.
6 /n the Suffi) cou'n, enter ' for the Arid, Around, and Aeodetic suffi)es.
7 /n the %istance 8nit cou'n, seect (E!E@S fro' the Arid, Around, and
Aeodetic ists.
: Cic" O5 to return to the Edit Settings diaog bo).
!hese settings ony appy to the current drawing. Sa&e these settings to a prototype so
that future projects can use these settings.
; /n the Seected /te' section, cic" Sa&e to Prototype to dispay the Seect
Prototype diaog bo).
? +ro' the Seect Prototype ist, seect %E+$8L! B(E!E@SC, cic" O5 to return
to the Edit Settings diaog bo), and then cic" Cose.
4ou now ha&e a prototype drawing setup that you can use for subse2uent projects.
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