AutoCAD Land Desktop 2009 Help...Civil Engineering Tools Help The civil engineering tools described...
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AutoCADLandDesktop2009Tutorials
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AutoCADLandDesktop2009Help
ActiveXAutomationandVBAHelpActiveXandVBAReference.ProvidesareferencetotheActiveXobjectmodelanditsassociatedinterfacecomponents.
ActiveXandVBADeveloper'sGuide.DescribestheconceptofexposingobjectsthroughanActiveXinterfaceandprogrammingthoseobjectsusingvariouslanguages
CivilEngineeringToolsHelp
ThecivilengineeringtoolsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2009.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.
SurveyingTools
ThesurveyingtoolsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2009.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.
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TheinstallationandlicensingguidesprovideinformationaboutinstallingandactivatingAutoCADLandDesktoponaworkstation,aswellaslicensinganddeployingAutoCADLandDesktoponanetwork.
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QuickStarttoStand-AloneInstallation
MovetoAutoCADLandDesktop2008fromaPreviousorSameRelease
InstallAutodeskProductsforanIndividualUser
InstallationTroubleshooting
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DeployAutodeskCivil3D
AdvertiseaDeploymentUsingMSI
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UseGroupPoliciestoInstallaDeployment
UseMicrosoftSystemsManagementServertoInstallaDeployment
DistributetheProductUsingImagingSoftware
Glossary
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IntroductiontoAutodeskNetworkLicensing
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LicenseBorrowingGuideTheLicenseBorrowingGuideprovidesinstructionsforborrowinganAutoCADlicensefromanetwork.LicenseBorrowing
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User'sGuideTheUser'sGuideexplainsAutoCADconcepts,providesstep-by-stepproceduresandassociatedcommands,andincludesaglossarywithdefinitionsofAutoCADterms.TobrowsetheUser'sGuide,usetheContentstabontheleftsideoftheHelpwindow.GetInformationTheUserInterfaceStart,Organize,andSaveaDrawingControltheDrawingViewsChooseaWorkProcessBeforeYouBeginCreateandModifyObjectsWorkwith3DModelsAnnotateDrawingsPlotandPublishDrawingsShareDataBetweenDrawingsandApplicationsWorkwithOtherPeopleandOrganizationsCreateRealisticImagesandGraphicsGlossary
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