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Description Keys Description Keys Description keys can save you time once Description keys can save you time once you have a file set up. The advantages of you have a file set up. The advantages of having description keys set up in AutoCAD having description keys set up in AutoCAD is when you are surveying, you can use is when you are surveying, you can use very brief abbreviations for your shots very brief abbreviations for your shots and when you download into AutoCAD, the and when you download into AutoCAD, the program will recognize these program will recognize these abbreviations and will add the abbreviations and will add the descriptions and symbols you assigned to descriptions and symbols you assigned to that abbreviation. This will save you that abbreviation. This will save you from having to put the symbols such as from having to put the symbols such as your Benchmark, soil borings, hubs, etc, your Benchmark, soil borings, hubs, etc, on your drawing every time you download a on your drawing every time you download a new survey new survey . .

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Description KeysDescription Keys

Description keys can save you time once you have a file Description keys can save you time once you have a file set up. The advantages of having description keys set set up. The advantages of having description keys set up in AutoCAD is when you are surveying, you can use up in AutoCAD is when you are surveying, you can use

very brief abbreviations for your shots and when you very brief abbreviations for your shots and when you download into AutoCAD, the program will recognize download into AutoCAD, the program will recognize

these abbreviations and will add the descriptions and these abbreviations and will add the descriptions and symbols you assigned to that abbreviation. This will save symbols you assigned to that abbreviation. This will save

you from having to put the symbols such as your you from having to put the symbols such as your Benchmark, soil borings, hubs, etc, on your drawing Benchmark, soil borings, hubs, etc, on your drawing

every time you download a new surveyevery time you download a new survey . .

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If you have never made a description key file, here If you have never made a description key file, here is the process: First, go to is the process: First, go to PointsPoints, then , then Point Point

ManagementManagement, then , then Description Key ManagerDescription Key Manager

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Now we are in the dialog box, click this Now we are in the dialog box, click this buttonbutton to to open the open the Create Description Key FileCreate Description Key File box. box. Name Name

your Description Keysyour Description Keys. In this case I named it . In this case I named it

Diane’s Description KeysDiane’s Description Keys and click and click OKOK

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In the left pane of the Description Key Manager, left click on the description key file you In the left pane of the Description Key Manager, left click on the description key file you want to add the keys to, in this case, it’s want to add the keys to, in this case, it’s Diane’s Desc KeysDiane’s Desc Keys, (Step 3a) then right click , (Step 3a) then right click on on Create DescKeyCreate DescKey. . Or you can just Or you can just click on this iconclick on this icon and the Create Description Key and the Create Description Key

box will pop upbox will pop up

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Now your screen looks like Now your screen looks like this:this:

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Next, put in a Next, put in a DescKey CodeDescKey Code, you want this to be simple so in this example I used , you want this to be simple so in this example I used haha for Hub A, for Hub A, down below in the down below in the Description FormatDescription Format is where you can type what your code means, so is where you can type what your code means, so Hub AHub A. In . In

the Point Layer box, I typed in the Point Layer box, I typed in eg_pointseg_points so it will go in on my points layer when the survey is so it will go in on my points layer when the survey is downloaded. Under Symbol Insertion, you can click the down arrow next to the Symbol/Block Name downloaded. Under Symbol Insertion, you can click the down arrow next to the Symbol/Block Name and pick a symbol. In this case, because it’s a Hub, I’ll use and pick a symbol. In this case, because it’s a Hub, I’ll use boundbound as my symbol block name. (It’s as my symbol block name. (It’s supposed to preview in the black box to the right so you can see the symbol but it’s not working on supposed to preview in the black box to the right so you can see the symbol but it’s not working on

mine today.) Under Symbol Layer, I’ll put in eg_points again so the symbol will come in on my points mine today.) Under Symbol Layer, I’ll put in eg_points again so the symbol will come in on my points layer. When you’re satisfied with what you have here, click layer. When you’re satisfied with what you have here, click OKOK

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You will need to keep repeating Step 3a - Create Description Key until your list is You will need to keep repeating Step 3a - Create Description Key until your list is complete. As you add description keys to your personal file, it will start looking like this:complete. As you add description keys to your personal file, it will start looking like this:

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When you are done creating your description key file, you will want to save it to a prototype so your When you are done creating your description key file, you will want to save it to a prototype so your description keys will be saved and you can use it for each survey you download. description keys will be saved and you can use it for each survey you download. Right ClickRight Click on the on the file you want to save file you want to save (Diane’s Desc Keys)(Diane’s Desc Keys) and and left clickleft click Save DesKey Field to PrototypeSave DesKey Field to Prototype. . When When you save to a prototype, the next project you create that is based on that prototype will contain the you save to a prototype, the next project you create that is based on that prototype will contain the

description key file you just created.description key file you just created.

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I picked the I picked the Default FeetDefault Feet prototype prototype since this is what we use. Click since this is what we use. Click OKOK

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Click Click OkOk again. Then click the again. Then click the red red XX to get out of Description Key Manager. The next time you use to get out of Description Key Manager. The next time you use your Default Feet prototype, your description keys should work.your Default Feet prototype, your description keys should work.

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If you already have a description key file made in your Autodesk 2006, you can import it If you already have a description key file made in your Autodesk 2006, you can import it into 2007 instead of creating a whole new description key set. The steps are as follows: into 2007 instead of creating a whole new description key set. The steps are as follows:

click on click on Points, Point Management, Description Key ManagerPoints, Point Management, Description Key Manager

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When the Description Key Manager dialog box opens, click on When the Description Key Manager dialog box opens, click on ManagerManager, then , then Load DesKey File Load DesKey File from Prototypefrom Prototype

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Select whichever prototype you saved it to, most likely Select whichever prototype you saved it to, most likely Default (Feet),Default (Feet), then click then click OKOK

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Next you will need to navigate through the file menu to find your description key file. For people who Next you will need to navigate through the file menu to find your description key file. For people who still have Autodesk 2006 the path will be:still have Autodesk 2006 the path will be:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\R16.2\Data\Prototypes\Default Feet (or whatever prototype you save it to)\Cogo\DescKeyR16.2\Data\Prototypes\Default Feet (or whatever prototype you save it to)\Cogo\DescKey

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You see the file I named You see the file I named Diane’s Desc.KeysDiane’s Desc.Keys, highlight it , highlight it and click and click OpenOpen

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TaDa! Now you can see the TaDa! Now you can see the Description Key list is loaded into 2007:Description Key list is loaded into 2007:

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If you want to check to make sure your description If you want to check to make sure your description key file is saved here is the path to find it:key file is saved here is the path to find it:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007\Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2007\R17.0\Data\Prototypes\Default Feet\Cogo\R17.0\Data\Prototypes\Default Feet\Cogo\DescKeyDescKey

For people who still have Autodesk 2006 the path For people who still have Autodesk 2006 the path will be:will be:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\Data\Autodesk\Autodesk Land Desktop 2006\R16.2\Data\Prototypes\Default Feet (or R16.2\Data\Prototypes\Default Feet (or whatever prototype you save it to)\Cogo\whatever prototype you save it to)\Cogo\DescKeyDescKey