Series: Model Maker Introduction Course

None of the lesson in this series have been reviewed.

Below are the descriptions for each of the lessons included in the series:

• START HERE - Model Maker Security & Program setup

  How to install Model Maker from CD?
  How to solve Model Maker dongle issues?
  How to reset the Model Maker maintenance reminder message?
  How to solve Model Maker setup file issues?
  How to upgrade Model Maker?
  How to install the Model Maker dongle driver?
  How to upgrade Model Maker from the internet?

• Model Maker 1: Survey basics

  How does the Model Maker co-ordinate system work?
  How to determine Y & X or N & E?
  How to determine Elevation (Z)?
  Understanding LO bands in Model Maker?
  How do Model Maker interpret different survey datum’s e.g. WGS84, UTM and Clark 1880?
  How does the angle system work?

• Model Maker 2: Desktop Layout & Toolbars

  Introduction to the Model Maker desktop layout.
  Customizing Toolbars
  How to add and remove toolbars?
  How to move toolbars to new positions?
  How to add and remove buttons?
  How to reset toolbars?
  How to display button descriptions?
  How to change menu animation settings?
  How to create a new toolbar?

• Model Maker 3: Finding my way on-screen

  Using the mouse to move around?
  Working with the Manipulate Plot Menu functions
  Working with the Display Menu
  Determine if and which data entities are loaded using the Status menu
  How to set basic environment settings like Scale, Contour Interval & Contour Labeling
  How to set basic environment settings

• Model Maker 4: Working with Help

  Learn how to user the Help menu to learn Model Maker quicker
  How to save help topics as favorites and access them later
  How to navigate from a help topic to the correct function

• Model Maker 5: Calculate manual field observations

  How to add survey stations?
  How to calculate survey points from a known point?
  How to convert a observed point to a station?
  How to change a incorrect observation?
  How to apply a orientation correction to a station?

• Model Maker 6: Loading Lat & Long co-ordinates

  How to import GPS formatted co-ordinates into Model Maker
  How to convert from degree values to YX or NE

• Model Maker 7: Loading co-ordinates from text file

  How to import co-ordinates
  How to import ASCII data

• Model Maker 8: Import electronic field observation

  How to load field observations from file
  How to load check your traverse process using double polar intersections
  How to load observations from a total station

• Model Maker 9: Loading points manually

  How to add points to the database
  How to add points graphically
  How to determine the point elevation based on a underlying triangle
  How to extrapolate the elevation of a point from an existing triangle
  How to use the same elevation of an existing point on a new point
  How to edit the co-ordinates of an existing point

• Model Maker 10: Distance and Angle measurement

  How to measure distance, direction and slope difference between points using Joins and Polars
  How to measure length and direction of a CAD line
  How to calculate the plan area of a irregular shape
  How to determine the perimeter length, radius and plan area of a circle/arc
  How to measure the angle between 3 points or two lines
  How to determine the distance between two parallel CAD lines

• Model Maker 11: Understanding cursor snap modes

  What is a snap mode
  Applying some frequently used snap modes in practical examples

• Model Maker 12: The theory of contours

  I answer the question - How does a contour know where it must go?

• Model Maker 13: Triangle Manipulation (contouring)

  How to add or delete single triangles
  How to delete multiple triangles with a line
  How to add multiple triangles automatically using Csearch
  How to exclude certain points from triangulation
  How to edit triangles or contours

• Model Maker 14: Triangle break line editing

  How to edit triangles automatically using break lines
  (DTM Detail lines option 4)

• Model Maker Session 15: Basic CAD functions

  How to draw CAD lines, text and circles
  How to change CAD attributes e.g. Color, Layer, Font etc.
  Working with CAD Layers

• Model Maker 16: CAD scale rotate move (match)

  How to import a dxf/dwg/dgn file
  How to rotate, scale and move a drawing
  How to use the REPEAT snap mode

• Model Maker 17: File Load, Save and Backups

  What are the different file formats used by Model Maker?
  How do I save data?
  How do I load or open an existing file?
  Backups explained
  Backup vs. Save Desktop

• Model Maker 18: Colors, printing & drawing exports

  Setting up plotter vs. graphically displayed colors
  How to determine the correct plot scale
  How to add a paper window
  How to output to printer
  How to output to DWG/DXF/DGN and other formats

Supplementary Files:

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