AutoCAD Map 3D Services & Support

Documentation

Autodesk provides a variety of online materials to help you learn and use AutoCAD® Map 3D software or to develop complementary products. These materials are available in several formats.

Online Help
Access AutoCAD Map 3D Help, tutorials, and training materials.

Tutorials
The AutoCAD Map 3D Tutorials offer hands-on exercises that teach you how to perform specific tasks with spatial data in CAD and GIS formats. The tutorials feature realistic sample data and maps that you can download by selecting the links below.

Online Tutorials

AutoCAD Map 3D Tutorials (chm - 50455Kb)
Tutorial Data - Intro to Map 3D (zip - 1497Kb)
Tutorial Data - Building a Map (zip - 119507Kb)
Tutorial Data - Moving from AutoCAD to Map 3D (zip - 38917Kb)
Tutorial Data - Annotating Your Map (zip - 18515Kb)
Tutorial Data - Classifying Drawing Objects (zip - 11198Kb)
Tutorial Data - Creating a Map Book (zip - 620Kb)
Tutorial Data - Analyzing Data (zip - 1077Kb)
Tutorial Data - Managing Data (zip - 12336Kb)
Tutorial Data - Working with Polygons (zip - 145Kb)

Training Videos
These training videos help those with engineering and drafting experience learn how to perform GIS (geographic information systems) tasks using AutoCAD Map 3D software. These 96 “show me” animations make GIS easy to learn and help you quickly get up to speed using the geospatial features of AutoCAD Map 3D software. The videos are organized into the following categories: data preparation, data conversion, data access, data management, data editing, styling and theming features, analysis, sharing data, map layout and cartography, and printing, plotting and publishing.

Online training videos

Skill Builders
AutoCAD Map 3D Skill Builders are advanced learning exercises that help you take your Map 3D skills to the next level. New Skill Builders are posted periodically to the AutoCAD Map 3D Skill Builders website.

Workflow Guide
The AutoCAD Map 3D Workflow Guide includes high-level workflows that illustrate the overall steps to perform common tasks.

Online workflow guide

Developer Documentation
The AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk Topobase Developer Guides provide information for developers who want to modify, extend, or build on AutoCAD Map 3D, FDO, and Autodesk Topobase software. The zip files below contain the developer documentation for AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 and the API References for AutoCAD Map 3D 2012. Please note that in the API References, the product names have not yet been updated to AutoCAD Map 3D 2012. .

AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk Topobase Developer Documentation (zip - 9693Kb)
AutoCAD Map 3D 2012 API References (zip - 239213Kb)

Citrix-Ready Installation and Setup Guide
The AutoCAD Map 3D Installation Guide provides information for IT administrators who want to deploy Citrix Ready™ AutoCAD Map 3D software on Citrix XenApp™ software.

AutoCAD Map 3D Installation Guide (chm - 563Kb)

Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis Users Guide
The Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis 2011 Extension User’s Guide provides concepts, procedures, and reference information for using the Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis 2011 Extension, which is currently available for AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Map 3D subscription customers in North America.

Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis Users Guide (pdf - 37237Kb)