Autodesk 15606-011408-9005 Tutorial - Page 46

Lesson 1: Use Multiple Sources In the first set of lessons, you practice connecting to data from various sources. Exercise 1: Drag and drop a source file Start by creating a map file and adding the city boundaries of Redding to it. To create a map and add a source file 1 Before you begin this tutorial, see Lesson 1: Get Ready to Use the Tutorials (page 1). 2 Create a map file. ■ Click ➤ New ➤ Drawing. ■ Select the map2d.dwt template. ■ Click Open. 3 Set the coordinate system for the map. ■ Switch to Map Explorer (page 312) in the Task Pane (page 315). ■ Right-click Current Drawing and click Coordinate System. ■ Enter CA-I and click OK. 4 Add the city boundaries to your map by dragging and dropping a source file to Display Manager. ■ Switch to Display Manager (page 310) in the Task pane. ■ Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder in My Documents where you copied the sample files. NOTE The location of My Documents varies, depending on your operating system. For Microsoft Windows XP, it is usually C:\MyDocuments. For Microsoft Vista, it might be C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Map 3D Tutorials. ■ Resize the AutoCAD Map 3D window and your sample data folder window so you can see both of them at the same time. 38 | Chapter 2 Tutorial: Building a Map