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AutoCADLandDesktop2009Tutorials
Tutorials
ToaccesstheLandDesktoptutorials,clickAutoCADLandDesktopTutorialsontheHelpmenu.
AutoCADLandDesktop2009Help
ActiveXAutomationandVBAHelpActiveXandVBAReference.ProvidesareferencetotheActiveXobjectmodelanditsassociatedinterfacecomponents.
ActiveXandVBADeveloper'sGuide.DescribestheconceptofexposingobjectsthroughanActiveXinterfaceandprogrammingthoseobjectsusingvariouslanguages
CivilEngineeringToolsHelp
ThecivilengineeringtoolsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2009.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.
SurveyingTools
ThesurveyingtoolsdescribedinthischapterareavailablewhenyouinstallAutoCAD®Civil3D®LandDesktopCompanion2009.Thestand-aloneinstallationofAutoCADLandDesktopdoesnotincludethesefeatures.
AutoCADLandDesktopInstallationandLicensingHelp
TheinstallationandlicensingguidesprovideinformationaboutinstallingandactivatingAutoCADLandDesktoponaworkstation,aswellaslicensinganddeployingAutoCADLandDesktoponanetwork.
Locateinformationbyusingthetabsontheleft,orgodirectlytoatopicbyclickingthelinksbelow.
InstallationGuides
Stand-AloneInstallationGuide
ProvidesinstructionsforinstallingandauthorizingAutoCADLandDesktoponanindividualcomputer.
NetworkAdministrator'sGuide
ProvidesnetworkdeploymentinformationforAutoCADLandDesktop.
LicensingGuides
Stand-AloneLicensingGuide
Providesinformationandinstructionsformanagingastand-alonelicenseonaworkstation.
NetworkLicensingGuide
ProvidesinformationaboutinstallingtheNetworkLicenseManageronanetwork.
LicensingBorrowingGuide
ProvidesinstructionsforborrowinganAutoCAD-basedproductlicensefromanetwork.
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AutoCADLandDesktopStand-AloneInstallationGuide
TheStand-AloneInstallationGuideprovidesinstructionsforinstallingandauthorizingAutoCADLandDesktoponanindividualcomputer.
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QuickStarttoStand-AloneInstallation
MovetoAutoCADLandDesktop2008fromaPreviousorSameRelease
InstallAutodeskProductsforanIndividualUser
InstallationTroubleshooting
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AutoCADLandDesktopNetworkAdministrator'sGuide
TheNetworkAdministrator'sGuideprovidesnetworkdeploymentinformationforAutoCADLandDesktop,includingstep-by-stepinstructionsabouthowtopreparefordeployment,setupalicenseserver,andsetupanddistributetheprogram.
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QuickStarttoNetworkAdministration
SystemRequirements
DeployAutodeskCivil3D
AdvertiseaDeploymentUsingMSI
UseScriptstoDeployAutodeskCivil3D
UseGroupPoliciestoInstallaDeployment
UseMicrosoftSystemsManagementServertoInstallaDeployment
DistributetheProductUsingImagingSoftware
Glossary
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AutoCADLandDesktopStand-AloneLicensingGuide
TheStand-AloneLicensingGuideprovidesinformationandinstructionsformanaginganAutodeskstand-alonelicenseonaworkstation.
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AutodeskStand-AloneLicensing
ManageYourStand-AloneLicense
TroubleshootaLicenseError
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AutoCADLandDesktopNetworkLicensingGuide
TheNetworkLicensingGuideprovidesinformationaboutinstallingtheNetworkLicenseManageronanetwork.
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QuickStarttoAutodeskNetworkLicensing
IntroductiontoAutodeskNetworkLicensing
PlanYourNetworkLicensing
NetworkLicensingTools
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AutoCAD2009Help
LicenseBorrowingGuideTheLicenseBorrowingGuideprovidesinstructionsforborrowinganAutoCADlicensefromanetwork.LicenseBorrowing
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