Introduction

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AutoCAD Land Desktop The Installation Wizard First things to know How to use the

AutoCAD Land Desktop is based on AutoCAD and some components of AutoCAD Map 3D. Using AutoCAD Land Desktop, you can create, maintain, output, and analyze all the data in your land development projects. This Getting Started guide contains information for both AutoCAD Land Desktop 2009 and AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion 2009. For both products, you can refer to chapters 1 through 7 of this guide for information on the basic Land Desktop product features. If you have AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion 2009 installed, then you automatically have the civil engineering and survey tool features built into your product. Chapters 8 through 19 of this guide contain information on the civil engineering and surveying tools that are available with the AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion 2009 product.

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AutoCAD Land Desktop

AutoCAD Land Desktop is designed for professionals in the land planning and development industries, and includes the following products: AutoCAD Land Desktop: This is the AutoCAD for land development professionals. It provides a base level of functionality for land planners, surveyors, civil engineers, drafters, and anyone who creates supporting documents. AutoCAD Land Desktop contains all the functionality of AutoCAD and some components of AutoCAD Map 3D. AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion: This version of Land Desktop also includes surveying tools which can be used to communicate survey data to and from the field and civil engineering tools that can be used for transportation design and analysis. The product provides an application programming interface (API), so that other add-on products can be designed to work with AutoCAD Land Desktop and AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion.

The Installation Wizard

You install AutoCAD Land Desktop from the Installation Wizard that opens automatically when you insert the product media. The Installation Wizard gives you access to links, from which you can open online versions of the documentation, find information about technical support, and access other useful extras.

Installing on a Single Computer

If you want to install AutoCAD Land Desktop on a single computer, simply click the Install Products link on the first page of the Installation Wizard. Then follow the instructions on screen.

Installing on a Network
If you need more extensive information about deploying AutoCAD Land Desktop on a network, consult the Network Administrator's Guide. To access this guide, in the Installation Wizard, click the Create Deployments link, then click the Documentation link.

Chapter 1

Introduction