Exercise 4: Working with Mapcheck Data

In this exercise, you will learn about the tools that can leverage the data obtained from a mapcheck analysis.

This tutorial continues from Exercise 3: Performing a Mapcheck Analysis by Manually Entering Data.

Change the default appearance of the mapcheck objects

Note:

This exercise uses Survey-5B.dwg with the modifications you made in the previous exercise.

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the GeneralCommands collection. Right-click MapCheck. Click Edit Command Settings.
2. On the Edit Command Settings dialog box, expand the Mapcheck collection. Examine the default settings that are available.

   The colors in this collection specify the appearance of the mapcheck objects. Notice that Mapcheck Color currently is set to green.

3. Click in the Mapcheck ColorValue cell. Click .
4. In the Select Color dialog box, in the Color field, enter 10. Click OK.
5. In the Edit Command Settings dialog box, click OK.

   In the drawing window, notice that the mapcheck object around LOT 5 is red.

Move mapcheck data into the drawing

1. In the Mapcheck Analysis dialog box, click Output View.
2. Select the Parcel Labels mapcheck.
3. Click Insert Mtext.
4. Pan to a clear area of the drawing. Click to place the Mtext.

Save mapcheck data to a text file

1. Click Copy To Clipboard.
2. On the command line, enter NOTEPAD. When you are prompted for a file to edit, press Enter.
3. In the Microsoft Notepad window, press Ctrl+V.

   The mapcheck data is displayed in Microsoft Notepad. You can save this file for later analysis in another application.

Create a polyline from the mapcheck data

1. Select the Parcel Manual Input mapcheck.
2. Click Create Polyline.

   A polyline is created on the perimeter of LOT 5. You can perform any standard AutoCAD functions on the polyline.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Creating Surface Breaklines from Figures.