Autodesk Land Desktop Help Page


What is Autodesk Land Desktop 3?

Autodesk Land Desktop 3 extends AutoCAD 2007 and Autodesk Map® 3D 2007 with enhanced land development features and industry-leading analysis and drafting tools. Quickly add and label coordinate geometry (COGO) points, define and edit parcels and roadway alignments, automate drafting procedures, create terrain models, and calculate volumes accurately and rapidly. Autodesk Land Desktop is the foundation for Autodesk® Survey, enabling the consolidation of civil data and integration of your organization’s land and surveying functions.

Getting Started with Autodesk Land Desktop 3

How to start Land Desktop 3.
How to create a New drawing in Land Desktop.
How to Print/Plot in Land Desktop.
How to change display color in Land Desktop.

The Basics

Accessing Toolbars
Using the Command Window
Change Menu Palettes
Creating objects
Copy Project Settings
Using SNAP, GRID, ORHTO, and OSNAP

Useful Commands

Using the Zoom command
Using the Erase and Undo commands
Using the Move and Copy commands
Exporting Drawings
Adding Dimensions
Using Layers

Organizing your Drawings

What is this Paper and Model space?
Switching between Paper and Model space
Printing to a particular scale
Hatching areas
Selecting Special line types

Drawing in 3-D.

Using Viewports to draw in 3-D
Drawing shapes in 3-D
Rendering objects in Land Desktop 3

Other Sources for Help

If the information provided in this webpage is insufficient please seek guidance from a Mosaic Technical Assistant.