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Linking CAD civil engineering files

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Linking CAD civil engineering files

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- [Instructor] In this video, we're going to look at another example of linking in a CAD file, but this time we're going to be specifically focused on bringing in a civil engineering file with the express purpose of creating topography from that file. So knowing what the goal is on what you're planning to do with the data coming in will dictate the settings you'll choose and some of the approach you'll take. So in the previous video, you recall that some of the settings we chose in the import dialogue were based on the fact that we were planning to trace over the file and create wall geometry. Well, this time we're planning on using the file to help us create topography, and it's going to be a slightly different approach. So what I want to do is follow the same basic process that we did last time, which is to go to the insert tab and click on Link CAD. Then this time I'm going to select the AutoCAD site plan file. Now it's important you don't double click the file here because if you…

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