These tutorials teach you how to draw AutoCAD maps as created by land surveyors as part of the educational program in in the Civil, Survey, and Mapping Dept. at the South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette.
=0.0= ADMINSTRATIVE DOCUMENTS
-0.1- Syllabus – AutoCAD -2021 Spring
-0.2- Academic Calendar -2021 Spring
=1.0= SOFTWARE: How to download and install for free
1.0 Autocad
-1.1- Create an AutoCAD Educational Account – Use your Solace.edu for a free license
-1.2- Download and install AutoCAD 2020 – Windows or AutoCAD for Mac 2020
-1.3- How to Download Autocad at this link
-1.4- Trouble installing? … Use Self service Autocdesk Help with live chat
-1.5- How to install Bootcamp on a Mac to run Windows
2.0 Folio7
The instructor has written an plugin application for AutoCAD. The application has a free educational license, but cost $100 for commercial licenses.
Download Folio7 & Data Files – Unzip and place files on your desktop
Note: I teach the AutoCAD for Windows;
If you want to use AutoCAD for Mac, see Syllabus, Section 5.1 and 5.2
=2.0= CAMPUS TRAVERSE
-2.1- SLCC Map – SLCC Monument_Traverse – PDF example
-2.2- SLCC Map – SLCC Monument_Traverse – CVS File
-2.3- SLCC Map – SLCC Monument_Traverse – Excel Coordinate File
=3.0= FOLIO7 DRAWING TOOLS
-3.1- Folio 7 – Advanced Labeling Tools – PDF Example
-3.2- Folio 7 – Pen Weight – Back and White – PDF Example
-3.3- Folio 7 – Pen Weight – Color – PDF Example
=4.0= VIDEOS
-4.1- Basic Mapping: Campus Traverse Video 1 to Video 17
-4.2- Topographic Mapping: Campus Aerial and Buildings Videos
=5= TEST
-5.1- Test#1 (2020) for practice – Text of the commands used in Videos 01 to 03
-5.2- Test#1 (2020) for practice – An example of a test covering Vidoes 01 to 03.