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The Data folder contains required files for using Autodesk Land Desktop. It is recommended
to store this folder and all its subfolders on a network location to be shared by all users.
This folder contains:
Drawing Templates (DWT)
Contour Styles (contours)
Format Manger (format manager)
Hydraulic IDF files (hd)
Label Styles (labels)
Pipe Data (pipeworks)
User Desktop Preferences (pref)
Project Prototypes (Prototypes)
Report Files (Reports)
Drawing Setup files/Text Sets (setup)
Sheet Manager Sheets (sheets)
LandXML Style Sheets (SPData)
Survey Settings (Survey)
Symbols (Symbol Manager)
Cross Section Templates (tplates)
Table 3 shows the user preferences and their corresponding path to be mapped.
Table 3
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Speed Tables …\LDTdata\SpeedTables
Survey Data Files …\LDTdata\Survey
Symbol Manager …\LDTdata\Symbol Manager
Temporary Files …\Temp Temp Folder
Drawing Templates
The drawing templates used in Land Desktop set up the drawing with layers, dimension
styles, environment variables and many other AutoCAD settings. Refer to the Layer section
of this document for drawing layer conventions.
There are eight drawing templates provided for use.
Company Design Imperial
Company Design Metric
Company Survey Imperial
Company Survey Metric
NCS Design Imperial
NCS Design Metric
NCS Survey Imperial
NCS Survey Metric
Company Templates
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