Chapter 21. Playing Nice with Others: LDT and LandXML

As great as it would be for the whole world to move to a Civil 3D model with real coordinates so everyone could share data without pause, it's not going to happen this year. In land development, you work with a large number of team partners on most projects. This can include architects, contractors, other civil engineers, planners, and landscape architects on a small job. On a large job, the number of people on this list may double or triple. An important part of being a good team member is sharing data cleanly. This chapter covers importing Land Desktop and LandXML data as well as exporting data in drawing and LandXML formats.

In this chapter, you'll learn to:

  • Discern the design elements in ...

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