DocumentationAutodesk provides a variety of online materials to help you learn and use AutoCAD® Map 3D or to develop complementary products. These materials are available in several formats. Printed MaterialsEach box of AutoCAD Map 3D software includes a printed copy of the Best Practices for Managing Geospatial Data book. For information about how to obtain additional copies, contact your Authorised Autodesk Reseller. Online Help and InfoCenterAccess help, manuals, developer documentation, and training materials directly from the product by clicking the Help menu, or use the InfoCenter Search box on the product menu bar to search the entire documentation set and track RSS feeds from your favorite sites. GIS Skills for EngineersThe GIS Skills for Engineers book is intended to help those with engineering and drafting experience learn how to perform GIS (geographic information systems) tasks using AutoCAD Map 3D. With 85 “show me” animations, this book makes GIS easy to learn and helps you quickly get up to speed using the GIS features of AutoCAD Map 3D software. The skills are organised into chapters on data preparation, data access, data management, and data editing. Most of the skills are also feature-oriented, dealing with real-world objects such as roads and parcels rather than geometric entities such as polylines and polygons. Best Practices for Managing Geospatial DataThe Best Practices for Managing Geospatial Data book explains the best way to use AutoCAD Map 3D and other Autodesk software to optimise workflow and improve productivity. It will help you understand how you can fully harness the power of your data by bridging the gap between engineering and GIS departments and extend the value of your geospatial data. Also included is a gallery of sample maps created with AutoCAD Map 3D and other Autodesk software. New Features Workshop
The AutoCAD Map 3D New Features Workshop is a series of interactive demos that describe what’s new in each new version of AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD. If you are moving from one version of the product to another, this is a useful tool for quickly understanding what’s new. Tutorials
The AutoCAD Map 3D tutorials introduce basic product concepts, offer a guided tour of the program, and teach you the product’s major features and functionality using hands-on exercises and realistic sample data and maps included on the product media. To gain a thorough understanding of AutoCAD Map 3D, it is recommended that you explore the tutorials after you have read through the conceptual information provided in the Best Practices for Managing Geospatial Data book included in the AutoCAD Map 3D box. Workflow GuideThe AutoCAD Map 3D Workflow Guide includes high-level workflows that illustrate the overall steps to perform common GIS-related tasks. User’s GuideThe AutoCAD Map 3D User’s Guide describes concepts, and provides step-by-step procedures as well as quick reference information. Expression Builder GuideThe Expression Builder Guide shows how to use the Expression Builder to formulate queries for geospatial features. You use the Expression Builder to write expressions that filter geospatial data, select a subset of data, calculate values, or convert data from one data type to another. Developer GuidesThe AutoCAD Map 3D Developer’s Guides provide information for developers who want to modify, extend, or build on AutoCAD Map 3D and FDO. New and updated guides include Geospatial Platform Developer’s Guide, ObjectARX .NET Developer's Guide, ObjectARX C++ Developer’s Guide, FDO Developer’s Guide, The Essential FDO, and Developer Samples Guide. Skill BuildersAutoCAD 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. | 
