Operating Procedures and Tips

This area of the NRCS New York CADD Web site provides operating procedures and tips which users will find helpful while using Autodesk software.

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Alignments, Profiles and Cross Sections

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Define an alignment and create a profile from a DTM surface (PDF; 96 KB)

Define an alignment and create a profile without a DTM surface (PDF; 162 KB)

Drawing a Finished Grade (FG) line on an existing ground profile (PDF; 16 KB)

Generating cross-sections from a DTM surface (PDF; 91 KB)

AutoCAD Commands and System Variables

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Viewing a list of AutoCAD commands in Autodesk Help (PDF; 2.7 MB)

Viewing a list of AutoCAD system variables in Autodesk Help (PDF; 2.5 MB)

AutoCAD commands list (PDF; 79 KB)
An alphabetical list of AutoCAD commands

Blocks

• Create a block with multiple insertion points

• Rename a block

• Using the Block Attribute Manager to edit block attributes

Data Collector

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Download data from a Sokkia SDR33 data collector to LD3 via Survey Link DC, convert the raw file to a field book (.fbk) and import the field book (PDF; 173 KB)

Uploading point data to an electronic data collector (PDF; 104 KB)

Layer Management

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Importing the NRCS NY Layer Standard into a drawing (PDF; 15 KB)

Using Layer Manager to create new drawing layers (PDF; 25 KB)

Point Management

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Creating and using description keys (PDF; 173 KB)

Surfaces, Breaklines and Contours

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Creating contours from survey points and breaklines including labeling contours (PDF; 110 KB)

Templates and Volume Calculations

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Drawing and defining a template (PDF; 123 KB)

Calculating volumes using surfaces (PDF; 55 KB)

Miscellaneous

• Copy/Paste and link a portion of an Excel spreadsheet or Word document in a drawing

• Drafting Tips

• Selecting objects using modifiers

• Using solid hatch for shaded areas

If you have a operating procedure or tip that you would like to share with other users via this Web site, you may contact Gary Vandawalker.