Copying the tutorial data

First, you will copy the tutorial data to a local drive. You will use ArcCatalog to browse to and copy the data.

Copying the tutorial data

Steps:

1. Start ArcCatalog by clicking Start > All Programs > ArcGIS > ArcCatalog 10.



ArcCatalog lets you find and manage your data. The left side of the ArcCatalog window is called the Catalog Tree; it gives you a bird's-eye view of how your data is organized and provides a hierarchical view of the geographic data in your folders. The right side of ArcCatalog displays the contents of the selected branch of the Catalog tree.
2. Click in the Location combo box and type the path C:\arcgis\ArcTutor, which is where the tutorial data is installed and press ENTER.



The ArcTutor folder is now the selected branch of the Catalog Tree. You can see its contents in the Contents tab.
3. Right-click the 3DAnalyst folder and click Copy.



4. Click the Connect to Folder button, and choose the local drive where you want to place a copy of the tutorial data to work from, then click OK.



5. Right-click the local drive you just made in your Folder Connections list and click Paste.



The tutorial data folder is copied to your local drive. Now you'll make a folder connection to the 3DAnalyst folder in the Catalog Tree. A folder connection acts like a bookmark or mapped drive to a path you frequently use.
6. Double-click the 3DAnalyst folder on your local drive and copy the path from the Location combo box.

There should be nine exercise folders and one file geodatabase in your local drive.


7. Click the Connect to Folder button and paste the path, then click OK.



There is now a folder connection in the Catalog Tree for your local copy of the tutorial data.



You can also disconnect the folder you do not need here. For example, right-click the folder C:\arcgis\ArcTutor and click Disconnect Folder .



Now the folder is no longer available in the Catalog tree.