Lesson 2: Take a Quick Tour of AutoCAD Map 3D Toolset

Start by becoming familiar with the AutoCAD Map 3D toolset window:

The AutoCAD Map 3D toolset window

Note: If you did not download the sample data for the Introducing AutoCAD Map 3D toolset tutorial, you can still take a tour of the application. You will not be able to select features or objects, but you can still learn how to use the application controls.

To tour the AutoCAD Map 3D toolset application window

1. Before you begin the tutorial, see Getting Ready to Use the Tutorials.
2. From the desktop or the Start menu, start AutoCAD Map 3D toolset.
3. Click .

   If you did not download the sample data, skip the remainder of the steps in this exercise and proceed to “The Ribbon.”

4. Navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files.
5. Open SampleMap.dwg.

   An alert may tell you that an undefined drive alias is referenced. If so, click Define and use the following procedure. If not, proceed to “The Ribbon.”

   To define a drive alias

   • The alias you need is already selected. Click in the Actual Path field and click Browse.
   • Navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files. Open that folder and click OK. (Be careful to select the Map 3D Tutorials subfolder, not its parent documents folder.)
   • Click Add, and then click Close.

     The sample data location is now mapped to your drive alias. In future, you can open the sample data without defining any further aliases.

To continue this lesson, go to The Ribbon.