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SetUpCreateaMapStarttoFinishManageDataWorkwithCoordinateSystemsCreateandEditDataCreateThemedMapsandAnalyzeDataExchangeCADandGeospatialDataPrintandPublishData

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WorkflowGuideUsetheseworkflowstogetanoverviewofhowtoperformcommontasks.

SetUpSetUpYourWorkEnvironmentSetUpYourDWGData

CreateaMapStarttoFinishCreateaMapUsingFeatureSourcesCreateaMapfromCADDataCreateaUtilityMap

ManageDataCopySHPFileDatatoMicrosoftSQLServer,MySQL,orOracleCreateArcSDEFeaturesfromUnclassifiedDrawingsCopyFeaturesfromanFDOFeatureSourcetoaDGNFilePrepareanExistingOracleDatabaseforUsewithMap3DAddaPropertytoanSDFSchemaAddaNewFeatureClasstoanFDODataSourceImportVectorDatafromAnotherFileFormat

CreateandEditDataFindandEditObjectsinAttachedDrawingsEditFeaturesinaGeospatialFeatureSourceAddDWGDatatoanExistingFeatureSourceAddFeaturestoanExistingArcSDEFeatureClassJoinAttributeDatatoaGeospatialFeatureAddAttributeDataBasedonConstraintsAttachAttributeDatatoDrawingObjectsWorkOfflinefromanEnterpriseDatabaseSplitaFeatureMergeFeatures

CreateThemedMapsandAnalyzeData

CreatingaThemeToRevealPatternsinYourDataUseSurfaces,Rasters,andContourLinesFindandSelectFeaturesWithinaBufferZoneFindandSelectFeaturesByAttributeandLocation

DigitizeaScannedPaperMap

WorkwithCoordinateSystemsTransformaGeospatialFeaturetoaDifferentCoordinateSystemTransformaDWGFiletoaDifferentCoordinateSystemCombineDatawithDifferentCoordinateSystems

StyleandLabelaLinearFeature

ExchangeCADandGeospatialData

SendGISDatatoAutoCADMoveCADDATAtoGIS

PrintandPublishDataPublishtotheWebPublishtoaGeoreferencedDWFPublishtoaMapBook

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SetUp

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SetUpYourWorkEnvironmentSetUpYourDWGData


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SetUpYourWorkEnvironment

Customizethewindows,menus,toolbars,anddefaultsettingsforAutoCADMap3Dtosuityourworkneeds.

Switchbetweenworkenvironments

Choosetheworkspacethatisbestforyou

Customizeyourworkenvironment

Tailorwindows,toolbars,andstatusbarstoyourneeds

SetMap3DoptionsSetdefaultsfortheTaskPane,thecurrentmap,defaultqueries,howchangesaresavedtoattacheddrawings,andmore

SetAutoCADoptions Specifybackgroundcolor,cross-hairs,anddisplayoptions


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SetUpYourDWGData

Usetemplatestosetthedefaultsforallnewmaps;createanycustomcoordinatesystemsyouneed;specifyuserrightsandcredentialsandsetupAutoCADMap3Dformulti-usereditingofdrawingobjects;defineclassificationsystemsandattributedatasourcesforyourdrawingobjects.

CreatetemplatesSavedefaultconventions,settings,andcontentfornewmapsina.DWTfile

Setupcoordinatesystems Definecustomcoordinatesystems

Setupusersanduserrights

ControlaccesstoAutoCADMap3Dandeditingprivilegesformaps

Setupforsharingmaps Turnonloginandobject-lockingoptions

Setupattributedatasources

Defineobjectdatatablesandattachrecords

Setupobjectclassification

Classifyobjectsbytheirpropertiesandallowablesettings



CreateaMapStarttoFinish

Topicsinthissection

CreateaMapUsingFeatureSourcesCreateaMapfromCADDataCreateaUtilityMap


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CreateaMapUsingFeatureSources

Connecttoageospatialdatastore,addfeatureclasslayerstoyourmap,andstylethelayers.Createmetadataandaddalegendtoyourmap.

Createanewmapfile Createanewdrawingthatusesamaptemplate

Assignacoordinatesystem

Specifyastandardcoordinatesystemsoobjectsareproperlypositioned

Connecttofeaturesources

Connecttothefeaturedatastore.Eachfeatureclassyouaddbecomesadisplaylayer.

Addrasterimagesandsurfaces

Add2Dimages,surfaceswithelevations,Web-basedimages,andotherrastergraphics

Stylefeatures Specifyhowfeaturesappearinamap

Varythedisplayofobjectsona

Themefeatures featurelayerbasedontheirpropertiesorattributes

Createmetadata Addinformationaboutthefile

Addalegend Identifyfeaturesbystyle

Publishthemap Outputthestyledmap(oritsdata)toavarietyofdestinations



CreateaMapfromCADData

AttachAutoCADdrawings,alignthemproperly,attachattributedata,stylethedrawingobjects,createmetadata,andaddalegendtoyourmap.

Openorcreateamapfile Openorcreateanewdrawingusingamaptemplate

Attachthedrawingstouse

Makeobjectsinexistingdrawingsavailabletothemapbyattachingthedrawings

Alignattacheddrawingobjectsproperly

Assignacoordinatesystemorspecifyscale,rotation,andoffset

Createseamlessjoinsacrosstheattached

drawingsCleanuptheedgessoobjectsfromdifferentmapsaligntoeachother

Attachdatatothemap Attachanyexternalattributedatabasesyouplantouse

Examineobjectsin UseQuickViewtopreviewthe

attacheddrawings contentsofactivesourcedrawings

Selectdrawingobjectstostyle

Selectobjectsbasedontheirlayer,objectclass,location,properties,orattacheddata

Stylethedrawingobjects Specifyhowtheselecteddrawingobjectswilllook

Themethedrawingobjects

Varythestyleofdrawingobjectsbasedonobjectpropertiesordataassociatedwiththem

Addmetadata Addinformationaboutthefile

Addalegend Identifyitemsinyourmapbystyle

Publishthemap Outputthestyledmap(oritsdata)toavarietyofdestinations



CreateaUtilityMap

Addsurveydatatoamapandoverlayitonafeature-forexample,showhydrantsandparcels.Stylethehydrantsusingsymbols,andassignscalerangessothesymbolsappearonlyatcertainzoomlevels.Styletheparcelstoincludelabelsbasedontheirattributedata,andassignscalerangessothelabelsappearonlyatcertainzoomlevels.


ConnecttosurveydatainanAccessdatabase

Connecttothedatabaseandaddpointdataasalayer(forexample,hydrantdata)

AddSDFdataConnecttoadatastoreandaddeachfeatureclassasalayer(forexample,parcels)

Createasymbolstyleforthepointlayer

Usesymbolstorepresentanddisplaypointfeatures

Createscalerangesforthesymbols

Specifythezoomlevelatwhichthesymbolsappear

Addlabelsbasedonattributedata

Specifythecontentandstyleoflabelsforthefeatureinalayer

Createscalerangesforthelabels

Specifythezoomlevelsatwhichthelabelsappear



ManageData

Topicsinthissection

CopySHPFileDatatoMicrosoftSQLServer,MySQL,orOracleCreateArcSDEFeaturesfromUnclassifiedDrawingsCopyFeaturesfromanFDOFeatureSourcetoaDGNFilePrepareanExistingOracleDatabaseforUsewithMap3DAddaPropertytoanSDFSchemaAddaNewFeatureClasstoanFDODataSourceImportVectorDatafromAnotherFileFormatDigitizeaScannedPaperMap


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CopySHPFileDatatoMicrosoftSQLServer,MySQL,orOracle

Copydatafromonegeospatialformattoanother.

Note IfyouarecopyingdatatoSHPformat,createafolderasthetargetdatastore,ratherthanafile.

Connecttothedatasource

ConnecttotheSHPfilewhoseschemayouwanttoedit

Createatargetdatastore(optional)

Ifyouarenotcopyingdatatoanexistingdatastore,createone

Connecttothetargetdatastore

Connecttothetargetdatastore,butdon’tadditsdatatoyourmap

Copythedata UseBulkCopytocopythedatafromthesourcetothetarget



CreateArcSDEFeaturesfromUnclassifiedDrawings

BringinanunstructuredDWGfilethatneedstobecleanedupandgeoreferenced.Repairandclassifythedata,andexportittoageospatialfileformat(SDF).ThencopytheresultinggeospatialdatatoacentralGISrepository(ArcSDE).


Attachdrawingfiles AttachtheDWGfilestouse


Assignacoordinatesystemtothecurrentmapandallattacheddrawings,soobjectsarepositionedproperly

Queryinallobjectsfromtheattacheddrawings

UseaLocationconditionandspecify“All”toaddallobjectsintheattachedDWGfilestoyourmap

Cleanupthedrawingdata

Usedrawingcleanuptocorrectcommonmaperrorsresultingfromsurveying,digitizingandscanningerrors

CreateobjectclassesSelectasampleobject,defineitsproperties,andspecifyallowablesettings

Classifythedrawingobjects

Assignthedrawingobjectstotheclassesyoucreated

ExportthedatatoSDFformat

Savethedrawingdatainageospatialformat,basedonobjectclasses

CopythedatafromSDFtoanothergeospatialdata

storeUseBulkCopytocopythedatatoanotherspatialdataformat



CopyFeaturesfromanFDOFeatureSourcetoaDGNFile

GetfeaturesandrelatedattributesfromadatabaseandexportthemtoDGN8format.

Note Thecoordinatesystemforthemapwillautomaticallymatchyourdatabase.Youdon'tneedtoassignacoordinatesystemtothemapitself,unlessyouwanttotransformthedatatoadifferentcoordinatesystem.Generally,youshouldeditinthesamecoordinatesystemasyourdatabase.Ifthedataisindifferentcoordinatesystems,editonelayeratatimesoyouarealwayseditinginacoordinatesystemthatmatchesyourdata.


SetupdatabaseaccessSetupthedatabasetoworkwithAutoCADMap3Dandassigntheproperprivilegesandcredentials

Connecttothedatabaseandadddatatoyourmap

Eachfeatureclassyouchoosebecomesadisplaylayerinthemap

Filtertheresultinglayers Filteradisplaylayertodisplayasubsetofthefeaturesinyourmap

SavelayersinSDFformat SaveeachdisplaylayerasanSDFfile

Openorcreateanewmapfile

Openorcreateanewdrawingusingamaptemplate

ImporttheSDFfile ImporttheSDFfilestoconverttheSDFdatatoDWGdata

StyletheresultingDWGobjects

UseAutoCADstylingfeaturestochangetheappearanceofthedrawingobjects

ExporttheobjectstoDGN8format

ExportthestyledDWGobjectstoMicroStationDesignVersion8



PrepareanExistingOracleDatabaseforUsewithMap3D

Setupuseraccessandrunscriptstoenablefunctionality.Createschemasforusewithyourdata.

GivedatabaseuserstheprivilegesrequiredbyAutoCADMap3D

UsetheFDOManagercommand-lineutilitytosetupusers

Optionally,createanewOracledatastoreinyour

Oracledatabase

Createnewdatastoresifyouhavethenecessaryprivilegesinthetargetdatabase

Optionally,enablelockingandlongtransactions

Usescriptsinthe/FDO/bin/comfolderinyourAutoCADMap3Dfolder

Defineaschemaforthenewdatastore

Specifyfeatureclassesandpropertiesforthedatastore



AddaPropertytoanSDFSchema

Thesetoffeatureclassesandtheirpropertiesiscalledaschema.Propertiesarecharacteristicsofallobjectsinthefeatureclass.Forexample,apropertyofaRoadsfeatureclassmightspecifythenumberoflanesithas,oritsspeedlimit.YoucanaddapropertytoanSDFschema.

Connecttothedatasource

ConnecttotheSDFfilewhoseschemayouwanttoedit

DisplaySchemaEditor InMapExplorer,choosetheSDFdatasourcetoedit

Addaproperty Selectafeatureclass,clickNewProperty,andspecifyvalues



AddaNewFeatureClasstoanFDODataSource

UseSchemaEditortocreateanewfeatureclassanddefineitsproperties.



SetupdatabaseaccessCheckthatthedatabaseissetuptoworkwiththeAutoCADMap3Dandthatyouhavetheproperprivilegesandcredentials

ConnecttothedatabaseConnecttothedatasourcecontainingfeaturestoeditandcreateaversion,iftheorganizationrequiresit

UseSchemaEditortocreateanewfeatureclass

Createanewfeatureclassandspecifyitsallowablegeometrytypesandproperties


ImportVectorDatafromAnotherFileFormat

IfyouhavemapdatathatisnotinDWGformat,youcanimportitintoAutoCADMap3D.Importingconvertsdatatodrawingobjects,whilemaintainingcoordinatesysteminformationandlinkstodata.YoucanlimittheimporttoaspecificareainthemaporassignincomingdatatoexistingAutoCADMap3Dobjectclasses.



Importedobjectswillusethecoordinatesysteminthemap

Maintainanyexistingdatabaselinks

Iftheobjectstoimportarelinkedtoadatabasetable,attachthattabletothemap,andcreatealinktemplateforit

ImportthevectordataForeachincominglayer,specifythetargetlayer,theoriginalcoordinatesystem,howtostorethedata,andanobjectclass


Usedrawingcleanuptocorrectgeometryerrorsresultingfromsurveying,digitizingandscanning

errors

SavethemapThedrawingobjectsyoubroughtinusethenewcoordinatesystem,buttheoriginaldrawingisunchanged.

Note Changesyoumaketoimportedobjectsdonotaffecttheoriginalmap.Toeditfeaturesandupdatetheoriginalsourcewithyourchanges,connecttothedataratherthanimportit.SeeBringinginGISFeaturesintheAutoCADMap3DHelp.



DigitizeaScannedPaperMap

UseAutodeskRasterDesigntoconvertascannedrastermaptovector(DWG)format,andthenuseAutoCADMap3Dtocleanupanygeometryerrorsandexportthedatainageospatialformat.Onceyouconnecttothenewgeospatialdatastore,youcanaddattributedata.

Convertascannedrastermaptovectorformat

UseAutodeskRasterDesigntodigitizeascannedrastermapandconvertittoDWGvectorformat

CleanupthedataInAutoCADMap3D,correctanygeometryerrorsintroducedduringscanninganddigitizing

Exportthevectordatatoageospatialformat

ExporttheresultingDWGobjectstoSDF,afile-basedgeospatialformat

Inanewmap,attachtheSDFfileyoucreated

ConnecttotheSDFfiletobringthedataintoyourmapasgeospatialfeatures

Addattributedata UsetheDataTabletoaddattributedatafortheSDFfeatures

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WorkwithCoordinateSystems

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TransformaGeospatialFeaturetoaDifferentCoordinateSystemTransformaDWGFiletoaDifferentCoordinateSystemCombineDatawithDifferentCoordinateSystems


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TransformaGeospatialFeaturetoaDifferentCoordinateSystem

BulkCopyprovidesaneasywaytotransformthecoordinatesystemofafeaturesourcefromanyprovider.ThisexampletransformsaSHPfile'scoordinatesystem.

Connecttothesourcefile Connecttothefilewhosecoordinatesystemyouwanttotransform

Createthetargetfile Assignthedesiredcoordinatesystemtoamapfile

Connecttothetargetfile Connecttothenewmapthatusesthedesiredcoordinatesystem

Copydatafromthesourcetothetarget UseBulkCopytocopythedata



TransformaDWGFiletoaDifferentCoordinateSystem

Youcantransformthecoordinatesystemfordrawingobjectsbyaddingthemtoamapthatusesadifferentcoordinatesystem.



Choosethetargetcoordinatesystemforthesourcedrawing

Attachthedrawingtotransform

Attachthedrawingwhosecoordinatesystemyouwanttochange

Assignacoordinatesystemtotheattached

drawingSpecifythedrawing’scurrentcoordinatesystem

Queryinthedatayouwant

Bringintheobjectsyouwantfromtheattacheddrawing

Right-clickthedrawinginMap

Detachthedrawing ExplorerandchooseDetach

SavethemapThedrawingobjectsyoubroughtinusethenewcoordinatesystem,buttheoriginaldrawingisunchanged.



CombineDatawithDifferentCoordinateSystems

Mapfilesandfeaturesourcesyouusemaybecreatedwithdifferentcoordinatesystems.Whenyoubringobjectsintoamapfromothersources,AutoCADMap3Dautomaticallytransformsthoseobjectstothecoordinatesystemofthecurrentdrawing.

Openthedrawingstocombine

Openeachdrawingdirectly,withoutattachingittoamap

Assigncoordinatesystemstothedrawings

Specifythecoordinatesystemforeachdrawing

Saveandclosethedrawings

Thedrawingsaresavedwiththeassignedcoordinatesystems

CreateanewmapfileCreateabasedrawing,intowhichyouwilladdobjectsfromotherdrawingsandfeaturesources

Assignacoordinatesystemtothenewmap

fileAlldatayouaddtothismapistransformedtothiscoordinatesystem

Connecttoyourfeaturesources

Attachthedrawingsandconnecttothegeospatialfeaturesourcesforthemap

Adddrawingdatatothemap

Useaquerytobringinobjectsfromtheattacheddrawings

SavethemapTheaddedfeaturesandthequerieddrawingobjectsusethenewcoordinatesystem.Theoriginalsourcesareunchanged.



CreateandEditData

Topicsinthissection

FindandEditObjectsinAttachedDrawingsEditFeaturesinaGeospatialFeatureSourceAddDWGDatatoanExistingFeatureSourceAddFeaturestoanExistingArcSDEFeatureClassJoinAttributeDatatoaGeospatialFeatureAddAttributeDataBasedonConstraintsAttachAttributeDatatoDrawingObjectsWorkOfflinefromEnterpriseDatabaseSplitaFeatureMergeFeatures


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FindandEditObjectsinAttachedDrawings

Youcaneditobjectsinrelateddrawingbyattachingthosedrawingstothecurrentmapandqueryingintheobjectsyouwant.



Allobjectsyouaddwillusethiscoordinatesystem

Attachdrawings Attachthedrawingsthatcontaintheobjectstoedit

Viewtheobjectsintheattacheddrawings

QuickViewdisplaystheobjectsinthesourcedrawings,butdoesnotcopythemtothecurrentmap

Adddrawingobjectstothemap

UseaquerytoaddobjectsfromattacheddrawingstoDisplayManagerlayers

UseAutoCADstylingfeaturesto

Stylethedrawingobjects changetheappearanceofthedrawingobjects

Editthedrawingobjects UseAutoCADandAutoCADMap3Dcommands

Editdataassociatedwiththedrawingobjects

Updateanyexternalattributedataassociatedwiththeeditedobjects

Savetheobjectsbacktotheirsourcedrawings

Updatetheoriginaldrawingswithyourchanges



EditFeaturesinaGeospatialFeatureSource

Connecttogeospatialfeaturesourcestodisplaythefeaturesinyourmap.Youcanthencheckoutafeature,edititsgeometryanddata,andcheckitbackintoupdatethefeaturesourcewithyourchanges.



Featuresyouaddaretransformedtothiscoordinatesystem

Connecttothefeaturesource

Connecttothedatasourceforthenewfeaturesandcreateaversionifyourorganizationrequiresit

Locatethefeaturetoedit Findandselectthefeaturetoedit

CheckoutthefeatureBydefault,featuresarecheckedoutautomaticallywhenyoueditthem,sothisstepmaybeunnecessary

EditthefeatureUseAutoCADandAutoCADMap3Doptionstoeditthefeature’sgeometry

Optionally,setUpdateEditsAutomatically

Queueyoureditstosavetothesourceallatonce,orsavethemasyouwork

Editdataassociatedwiththefeature

UpdatefeatureattributesintheDataTable

CheckinthefeatureSaveyourchangesandadditionstothefeaturesourceandreleaseanylocks




AddDWGDatatoanExistingFeatureSource

Youcanadddrawingobjectstoageospatialfeaturesource.

Note Usethisworkflowtoaddafewobjects.Toaddmanyobjects,usetheworkflowforexportingtoSDFandthenbulkcopyingtoSDE,orexportdrawingdatadirectlytoOracle.

OpenthedrawingfileOpenthefilecontainingthedrawingobjectsyouwanttoaddtoafeaturesource


Usedrawingcleanuptocorrectcommonmaperrorsresultingfromsurveying,digitizing,andscanningerrors


ConnecttothedatasourcecontainingthefeaturestowhichyouwanttoaddtheDWGdata

Createanewfeaturefromgeometry

Addadrawingobjecttoafeaturelayer

Addattributeinformationforthenew

feature EnterfeatureattributesinDataTable






AddFeaturestoanExistingArcSDEFeatureClass

YoucanaddanewfeaturetoanexistingfeatureclassinanArcSDEdatabase.




Connecttothedatasourceforthenewfeaturesandcreateaversionifyourorganizationrequiresit

CreateanewfeatureSelectthelayerrepresentingthefeatureclassforthenewfeature,andcreatethefeature

Addattributeinformationforthenew

featureEnterfeatureattributesinDataTable


JoinAttributeDatatoaGeospatialFeature

Youcantemporarilyattachexternaldatatoafeatureclassinyourmapbyspecifyingafieldthatthetwodatasourceshaveincommon.Forexample,youcanaddassessmentdatatoaparcellayer,usingtheAPNasthecommonfield.YoucanviewandedittheoriginalfeaturedataandthejoinedattributedataintheDataTable.

Attachthefeaturedata ConnecttogeospatialdatastoredinanFDOfeaturesource

AttachtheattributedataAttachexternaldatastoresthatcontaintheattributeinformationtojoin

Jointheattributedatatothefeature

Usingacommonfield,jointheattributedatatoageospatialfeatureclass

Viewtheoriginalandjoineddata

UsetheDataTabletoseetheoriginalfeaturedataandthejoinedattributedata

Edittheattributedata Editthedataandupdatetheoriginaldatastore


AddAttributeDataBasedonConstraints

ForaGISdatastore,addapropertythathasalimitedsetofvalues.Forexample,addazoningpropertywhosepossiblevaluesarelimitedtoasetyouspecify,oraddanumericpropertywhosevaluemustbewithinarangeyouspecify.

Exporttheentiredrawingandallitsinformationto

aGISformat

IfyouarestartingfromaDWG-basedmap,convertthedrawingtoSDForOracle

ConnecttothenewGISdatastore

UseDataConnecttoconnecttotheGISdatayoucreated

Changetheschemaforthedatastore

UsetheSchemaEditortoaddanewpropertytoanexistingfeatureclass

Addanewconstrainedproperty

Addapropertytothedatastore'sschemathatisconstrainedtouseonlyvalueswithinaspecifiedsetofcriteria

Entervaluesforthenewproperty

Whenyouentervaluesforconstrainedfields,youarepromptedtoenteronlyvalidvalues


AttachAttributeDatatoDrawingObjects

Youcanattachdatatoobjectsinyourdrawings.Thedatacanbestoredinthemapitself(whichmakesiteasiertosendthemapanditsdatatoanotheruser),orinanexternaldatabaselikeMicrosoftAccessorExcel(whichmakesiteasiertoshareanexistingdatastorewithothermapsandotherusers).

Note Thisprocedureappliesonlytodrawingobjects.Itdoesnotapplytogeospatialfeatures.

Forobjectdata:

Defineanobjectdatatable

Createanobjectdatatabletosaveattributeinformationinthedrawing

Connectthedatatotheobjects Enterthedataforeachobject

Forexternaldata:

Attachthedatabase,containingtheexternal

dataAttachthedatabasetothemap

Createalinktemplate Createalinktemplate,tospecifythekeyfieldsinthedatabase

Linkthedatatotheobjects

Linkarecordfromthedatabasetotheobject



WorkOfflinefromEnterpriseDatabase

Ifyouneedtodisconnectfromthedatasourcesinyourmap(forexample,toworkoff-site),youcansetupyourmapforofflineediting.

Openthemapfile Openthemapfiletoeditoffline

Connecttoallfeaturesources

ConnecttogeospatialdatastoredinanFDOfeaturesource

ExportanyjoineddataExportlayerswithjoineddatatoSDFandconnecttothatSDFfiletocreateacopyofyourdata

CheckoutfeaturesCheckoutfeaturestoedit,sotheyarelockedandnooneelsecanchangethem

Choosetoworkoffline AutoCADMap3Dcachesallyourfeaturedataconnections

Whenyouarebackonline,saveyour

Checkinyoureditedfeatures

changestothefeaturesourceandreleaseanylocks



SplitaFeature

Whenyousplitafeature,youcandraworselectlineorpolygontosplitthefeaturegeometry.TheresultingfeaturepropertyvaluesaredeterminedbyrulesyouspecifyintheSplitandMergeRulesdialogbox.





Connecttothefeaturedatastoreandcreateaversion,iftheorganizationrequiresit

Specifyhowclasspropertyvalueswillbecalculatedforthesplit

feature

Thetypeoffeaturepropertyyouselectdetermineswhattypesofrulesareavailable

Locatethefeaturetosplit Findandselectthefeaturetosplit


Splitthefeature Youcandraworselectalineorapolygontosplitthefeature



Checkinthefeatures Saveyourchangestothefeaturesourceandreleaseanylocks



MergeFeatures

Youcanmergetwoormorefeaturesofthesameclassintoonefeature.Youcanalsomergefeatureswithdrawingobjects.TheresultingfeaturepropertyvaluesaredeterminedbyrulesyouspecifyintheSplitandMergeRulesdialogbox.





Connecttothefeaturedatastoreandcreateaversion,iftheorganizationrequiresit

Specifyhowclasspropertyvalueswillbe

calculatedforthemergedfeature

Thetypeoffeaturepropertyyouselectdetermineswhattypesofrulesareavailable

Locatethefeaturestomerge Findandselectthefeaturestomerge


Optionally,locatedrawingobjectstomerge

withfeatures

Findandselectanynumberofdrawingobjectstomergewithoneormorefeatures

Mergethefeatures YoucanspecifyaneworexistingfeatureIDfortheresultingfeature



Checkinthefeature Saveyourchangestothefeaturesourceandreleaseanylocks



CreateThemedMapsandAnalyzeData

Topicsinthissection

CreateaThemetoRevealPatternsinYourDataUseSurfaces,Rasters,andContourLinesFindandSelectFeaturesWithinaBufferZoneFindandSelectFeaturesByAttributeandLocationStyleandLabelaLinearFeature


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CreateaThemetoRevealPatternsinYourData

Athemecanhelpyouanalyzemapdataandrevealpatternsortrendsinthedata.Themesvarythedisplayofyourdatabasedonpropertiesorattributesofthedata.Forexample,youcanusedifferentcolorsfordifferentsoilconditionsorbiggerdotsforlargercities.Theprocedurevaries,dependingonwhetheryouarethemingfeatures,drawingobjects,orsurfaces.

AddlayersofdatainDisplayManager

Addlayersfromfeaturessources,drawings,orraster-basedsurfaces

EditthefeatureschemaAddanyrequiredproperties(forexample,populationdensityortrafficrates)

Addattributeinformationtogeospatial

featuresAddattributedataforthenewproperties

Addanyattributeinformationtodrawing

objects

Linkattributestoobjectsusingalinktemplate,orstoredatainthedrawingusingobjectdata

Createathemeforfeatures

Thethemeisbasedonthevaluesofthefeature’sproperties

Createathemefordrawingobjects

Thethemeisbasedonthevaluesoftheobject’sattributedata

Createathemeforsurfaces

Thethemeisbasedonthesurfaceheight(elevation),slope,oraspect(directionofslope)

Addlabelstoafeaturetheme

Specifythelabeltext,font,size,format,color,backgroundstyleandcolor,alignment,androtation

Addlabelstoadrawingobjecttheme

Displayattributetextfordrawingobjectsusingannotationoraspartofanimportoperation

AddalegendListthetheme’sconditionsandexplainitscolors,symbols,linepatterns,shadings,andannotation



UseSurfaces,Rasters,andContourLines

Stylearaster-basedsurfaceusinghillshading,verticalexaggeration,andcontourlinestoshowelevation.Viewthemapin3D,whichrealisticallydrapesany2Ddataonthesurface.UseAutoCADvisualizationtoolstodisplaydifferentviewsin3D,soyoucananalyzethesurfacefromdifferentperspectives.Themeonheight,slope,oraspect.

Addaraster-basedsurface

ConnecttoaDEM(DigitalElevationModel),ESRIGrid,orDTED(DigitalTerrainElevationData)

Specifyhillshadingandverticalexaggeration

Castsunlightacrossasurfacefromadirectionandangle,andcontrolthedisplayofextremeelevationchanges

Addcontourlines Eachcontourlineconnectspointsofequalelevationonthesurface

Switchbetween2Dand3D

Getarealisticviewofallthedatain3D

UseAutoCADvisualizationtools

Use3Dorbit,3Dpanandzoom,and3Dswivel.Walkorflythroughandrecordmotionpathanimations

Resample/re-querytheimage

Ifyouarezoomingin,usetheQueryToViewoptiontoimprovethedisplay

Themethesurfacelayer Themeonheight,slope,oraspecttoanalyzethesurface



FindandSelectFeaturesWithinaBufferZone

Createabufferthatdefinesanareawithinacertaindistanceofafeatureinyourmap.Thenuseaquerytoselectthefeaturesonaparticularlayerthatliewithinthatbufferzone.

Addthefeaturestoanalyze

Connecttothefeaturetouseasabufferandthefeaturestoevaluatewiththebuffer

CreatethebufferDefinethebufferandspecifythedistancethatcomprisesthebufferzone

Useaquerytofilterdata,basedonthebuffer

UseaLocationConditionwithaPolygonBoundaryTypeandCrossingSelectionType.Clickthebufferinyourmap.

Exportthefilteredfeatures

Savethedisplaylayerscontainingthefilteredfeaturestoageospatialformat



FindandSelectFeaturesByAttributeandLocation

Youcanfind,filter,andselectaspecificsubsetoffeaturesusingtheDataTable.

AddlayersofdatainDisplayManager

Addlayersfromfeaturesources,DWGdrawings,orraster-basedsurfaces

OpentheDataTable Access,view,andeditfeaturesourcedatacontainedinmultiplelayers

Locateasubsetofdata Findandselectfeaturesinyourmapbasedontheirlocationorproperties

Findmapfeaturesbylocationandattributes

Displayonlythefeaturesorrecordsyouwanttoworkwith



StyleandLabelaLinearFeature

Specifythevisualappearanceoflinesinamap.Youcanincludecompositelinestoshowasolidbackgroundwithadashedorsolidmidline.Youcanaddintelligentlyplacedlabelsthatfollowthelinearpath,oryoucanusemulti-linelabelsthatappearnexttothelines.

Addthelinearfeaturetothemap

UseDataConnecttoaddthefeaturedatatothemap

Definethescalerangeforthestyle

UsetheStyleEditortospecifythezoomlevelatwhichthestylewillappear

Ifdesired,filterthefeaturesthatwillbe

displayedandstyledatthespecifiedscalerange

CreateanexpressionfortheThematicRulesfieldintheStyleEditortodeterminewhichlinesappearinthedisplaymapatthescalerangeyouchose

Createastyleforthelines Specifythecolor,thickness,andpatternforthelinearfeature

Ifdesired,createaBuildastylewithseveralcomponentsandthenstyleeachcomponent,for

compositelinestyle example,toshowadividinglineforroads

Ifdesired,addlabelstothelinesthatfollowthe

linepath

UsetheAdvancedPlacementoptiontoaddlabelsthatfollowtheline'spath,stitchtogetherlinesegmentlabels,andshrinkstofitthelinesize.Note:YoumustchooseeitherAdvancedPlacementorMulti-lineLabeling.

Ifdesired,addmulti-linelabelstothelines

UsetheMulti-LineLabelingoptiontoaddlabelsthatplacetextonmultiplelines.Note:YoumustchooseeitherAdvancedPlacementorMulti-lineLabeling.



ExchangeCADandGeospatialData

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SendGISDatatoAutoCADMoveCADDatatoGIS


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SendGISDatatoAutoCAD

Youcanconvertfeaturedatatodrawingobjectsbyattachingthefeaturesourcestoyourmap,addingthefeaturesyouwant,andthenexportingthemaptoDWGformat.



Importedobjectswillusethiscoordinatesystem


Addfeaturestothemapasdisplaylayersandcreateaversioniftheorganizationrequiresit

ExporttoDWGExporttheentiremaptoDWGformattoconvertitscontentstodrawingobjects


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MoveCADDatatoGIS

Migratedatafromafile-basedDWGdatastoretoarelationaldatabasemanagementsystem,locatingthedatainrealspaceandorganizingobjectsintoreal-worldcategories.

Assignacoordinatesystemtothedrawing

Beginaccuratelyplacingyourdrawinginareal-worldlocation

Geo-referencepointsinthedrawing

Identifypointswithinthedrawingrelativetothecoordinatesystemyouspecified

Ifnecessary,userubbersheetingtoaccurately

placedataAlignyourCADvectorstoreal-worldlocations

Usequeriesandalterpropertiesfunctionstoremoveextraneousinformationfromthe

drawing

Findandremoveobjectsthatmatchspecificcriteria

Cleanupthedrawing Correctgeometricerrorsintroducedduringdrafting,digitizing,ordata

geometry conversions

Applystandardsandorganizeyourdataintoreal-worldfeatures

UseObjectClassificationtoapplystandardsandorganizedataintorealworldfeatures

UseObjectDatatostoreobjectattributes

Createobjectdatatablestostoretextandnumericalinformationrelatedtoobjectsandattachrecordstoobjects

Linkobjectstodatacontainedinadatabaseorspreadsheetoutsidethe

drawingfile

Linkexternaldatastorestoexistingblockattributes,objectdatarecords,orAutoCADtextenclosedinapolyline

ConvertthedrawingtoSDForOracle

ExporttheentiredrawingandallitsinformationtoaGISformat

EvaluateotherGISformats

Basedonyourorganizationalneeds,numberofusers,trainingrequirements,cost,andotherfactors,decideiffurtherdatamigrationisneeded

UseBulkCopytomovethedatafromSDFtootherGISformats

MoveorcopydatafromSDFtoanRDBMSsystem



PrintandPublishData

Topicsinthissection

PublishtotheWebPublishtoaGeoreferencedDWFPublishtoaMapBook


AutoCADMap3DWorkflowGuide>WorkflowGuide>PrintandPublishData>

PublishtotheWeb

YoucanpublishyourstyledmaptoMapGuidefordisplayonaWebsite.



Addfeaturestothemapasdisplaylayersandcreateaversion,iftheorganizationrequiresit

Stylethefeaturelayers Specifyhoweachfeaturelayerappearsinthedisplaymap

Optionally,addrasterimages

Addrasterimagestogivevisualcontexttothemap

PublishtoAutodeskMapGuide

UseMapGuidetechnologytopublishmap-relateddataontheweboronanintranet

UseMapGuidetopresentinformationontheWeb SeetheMapGuidedocumentation


PublishtoaGeoreferencedDWF

DWF(DesignWebFormat™)isanopen,securefileformatdevelopedbyAutodeskforsharingengineeringdesigndata.

WhenyoupublishtoDWF,youcreateanelectronicversionofthemapthatcanbedisplayedusingAutodesk®DesignReview,whichyoucandownloadfromtheAutodeskWebsite.TheDWFformatcanincludeattributedataandgraphicalelements,includinganydrapedrasterfiles.Alllayersandstylesarepublished,withnolossofinformation.



TheDWFpublishoperationconvertsthemaptolatitude/longitudecoordinates,forusebyGPSdevices


Addfeaturestothemapasdisplaylayersandcreateaversion,iftheorganizationrequiresit

Stylethefeaturelayers Specifyhoweachfeaturelayerappearsinthedisplaymap

Optionally,addrasterimages

Addrasterimagestogivevisualcontexttothemap

Specifyattributedatatoinclude

Youcanincludeobjectdata,classificationdata,featuresourcedata,joineddata,linkedrecords,anddatatableinformation

PublishtoDWFUsePublishtocreateageoreferencedDWFfile.PlottingtoDWFwillnotwork.

AslongasyouhaveassignedacoordinatesystemtoallthemapsinyourDWFfile,thepublishingoperationwillautomaticallyconvertthecoordinateinformationtolatitude/longitudecoordinates.GPSdevicesthatusetheNMEA0183protocolandtheAutodeskDWFViewercanusethegeoreferencinginformation,forexample,topanandcentermapsdynamically.



PublishtoaMapBook

Amapbookdividesyourmapintomultiple"tiles"anddisplayseachtileonaseparatepage.Pictureagridoverlayingyourmap.Eachsectionofthegridrepresentsatile.Onceyoucreateamapbook,youcanpublishittoaplotterortoDWF.

Setupamapbooktemplate

Specifyprintersettingsandthesizeandpositionofthelegend,titleblock,andmaptiles

Identifylayoutplaceholders

Identifyeachelementinthemapbooktemplateasaplaceholderforaparticulartypeofinformation

CreatethemapbookSpecifythesource,sheettemplate,tilingscheme,namingscheme,andsheetsetforthemapbook

Viewandeditthemapbooktiles

Viewandchangeindividualtilesorlayoutsforexistingmapbooks

Publishthemapbook

PublishtoaDWFfileforelectronicdistributionortoaplotterforaprintedversionbasedonthecurrent

plotsettings
