Landmark_SIG_020 Special Interest Group February 2013

In this session we looked at importing a survey file and using the survey data to prepare for creating a Site model.

When you import a survey drawing, it is important to know what you are importing and why you are importing it. A PDF will give you different options from a DXF/DWG file, so you have to choose your importing file carefully. Once you have your import, what do you have to do to prepare the file for creating a site model?
Topics Covered:

• Importing DXF/DWG files from surveyor
• Why it is better to use the Import Single DXF/DWG… command
• What the import settings mean…
• Setting the Primary import DXF/DWG settings
• Setting the Graphic Attributes for the imported DXF/DWG file.
• Fit to objects/Fit to Page area to find the imported data.
• Checking the imported data.
• Moving the page to suit the DXF/DWG file.
• Setting the page size for the imported file.
• Using the Stake Object to place points for the site model.
• Using an archoncad plug-in to add 3D Loci for the site model, it makes it a lot quicker.
• Finding the archoncad plug-ins.
• Installing the archoncad plugins.

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