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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1 Tutorial: Introducing AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 ... 1 Lesson 1: Get Ready to Use the Tutorials ....1 Exercise 1: Prepare your sample data .
Page 4 Chapter 2 Tutorial: Building a Map ..... 37 About the Building a Map Tutorial ....37 Lesson 1: Use Multiple Sources .
Page 5 Lesson 6: Share Your Map with Others ....127 Exercise 1: Export a map to Autodesk SDF ... . 128 Exercise 2: Publish a map to a DWF file .
Page 6 Exercise 2: Connect to the resulting SDF file ... 170 Exercise 3: Style the new feature classes ....172 Object Classification: Best Practices .
Page 7 Exercise 2: Select the parcels within the construction-zone buffer ....... 222 Exercise 3: Export the construction-zone parcels to an SDF file .
Page 8 Chapter 8 Tutorial: Working with Polygon Features ... . 283 About the Polygon Features Tutorial ....283 Lesson 1: Connect to Parcel Data .
Page 9: Tutorial: Introducing Autocad Map 3D 2010
Tutorial: Introducing AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 These tutorials provide an overview of the product and hands-on exercises to help you learn many aspects of AutoCAD Map 3D. Lesson 1: Get Ready to Use the Tutorials These AutoCAD Map 3D tutorials cover the following: Introducing AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 (page 1): Take a quick tour of the application.
Page 10: Exercise 1: Prepare Your Sample Data
Managing Data From Different Sources (page 247): Export drawing objects to Autodesk SDF format, and then connect to the resulting SDF file to add it as a layer in another map. Use Bulk Copy to copy the SDF data to SHP format.
Page 11: Exercise 2: Save Your Tutorial Maps
4 Paste the Map 3D Tutorials folder into My Documents. A new folder is displayed in My Documents, for example C:\My Documents\Map 3D Tutorials. 5 Add the location to the Favorites list in Windows Explorer, or make a note of it. Exercise 2: Save your tutorial maps You can create a folder for any map files you create or change as you use the tutorials.
Page 12: Exercise 4: Choose A Workspace
Exercise 4: Choose a workspace The tutorials assume that you are using the Tool-based Ribbon workspace (the default) unless otherwise noted. To switch to the Tool-based Ribbon workspace 1 Click the workspace entry in the status bar. 2 Click Tool-based Ribbon Workspace. Lesson 2: Take a Quick Tour of AutoCAD Map 3D Start by becoming familiar with the AutoCAD Map 3D window: 4 | Chapter 1 Tutorial: Introducing AutoCAD Map 3D 2010...
Page 13 The AutoCAD Map 3D window To tour the AutoCAD Map 3D application window 1 Before you begin the tutorial, see Lesson 1: Get Ready to Use the Tutorials (page 1). 2 From the desktop or the Start menu, start AutoCAD Map 3D. 3 Click 4 Navigate to the folder in My Documents where you copied the sample files.
Page 14: The Ribbon
Navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files. Open that folder and click OK. (Be careful to select the Map 3D Tutorials subfolder, not the parent My Documents folder.) Click Add, and then click Close. The sample data location is now mapped to your drive alias. In future, you can open the sample data without defining any further aliases.
Page 15 To see commands for a particular Display Manager layer or Map Explorer entry, select that item. The ribbon expands to include a new tab for the selected item. By default, the ribbon switches to the new tab. To keep the ribbon from switching, at the Command prompt, type ribboncontextselect.
Page 16 2 Do any of the following: Click a command or submenu item on the left side of the application menu. To issue a different command, type its name into the Search field. See Finding Commands (page 9). To switch between viewing recent documents and open documents, click the icons above the list of commands on the left.
Page 17: Finding Commands
Finding Commands If you know the command you want but cannot locate it in the ribbon, use these tools to find it. Ribbon Command Locator The Ribbon Command Locator displays the current ribbon location for menu commands you used in previous releases of AutoCAD Map 3D. If the command is not on the ribbon, the Ribbon Command Locator tells you how to access To locate a command on the ribbon 1 In the InfoCenter field, type the name of the command.
Page 18 Search Field Type a command name into the application menu Search field to issue that command or display its dialog box. The Search field is at the top of the application menu. To use the Search field 1 Click to see the application menu. 2 In the field at the top of the menu, type all or part of the command name.
Page 19: Workspaces
For example, if you typed define, click Define Query to display the Define Query Of Attached Drawing(s) dialog box. NOTE If you customized the ribbon, the command might not be in the indicated location. To find its current location, use the Ribbon Command Locator instead.
Page 20: The Task Pane
The tutorials assume that you use the Tool-based Ribbon workspace unless otherwise noted. If you work mainly with AutoCAD Map 3D, select Task-based Ribbon Workspace. Those familiar with older versions of AutoCAD Map 3D might prefer Map Classic. However, commands added in recent releases are not available from the menus in this workspace.
Page 21 The Task pane There are four tabs: Display Manager (page 310), where you manage features stored in data stores (databases, geospatial data files, and raster files), attach drawing files, and change the appearance of features. Each geospatial feature class is a layer in Display Manager.
Page 22 To see options for the current Task pane tab, click an icon in the menu area at the top of the Task pane. To hide the Task pane, click its Minimize button. Hold your cursor over the Task pane title bar to see the Minimize button. To display the Task pane after hiding it, move your cursor over its title bar.
Page 23 Use Map Explorer to manage the following: feature sources (such as Oracle, ArcSDE, SHP, and SDF) attached source drawings drawing queries object classes external data sources for drawing objects topologies link templates To attach a drawing to the current map Drag the file from Windows Explorer to the Map Explorer tab of the Task pane.
Page 24 To use a database in a drawing Do one of the following: From Windows Explorer, drag a database file to the Map Explorer tab of the Task pane. If the Map Explorer tab does not immediately display the data source, right-click a blank space in the Map Explorer tab.
Page 25 Use these techniques in the Display Manager To change the appearance of a layer, select it and click To view and edit the attributes for a layer, select it and click To change the draw order of the layers, select a layer and click Groups Draw Order.
Page 26 To create a map book 1 Set up a map book template. 2 Identify layout placeholders. 3 Build the map book. 4 View or edit the map book tiles. 5 Publish the map book. See also: Overview of Map Books Survey Use the Survey tab to import and organize survey data points.
Page 27 Use the Survey tab to import and organize survey data. To work with survey data 1 Create a survey data store to contain the data. 2 Import data from LandXML or ASCII files. 3 Organize the data: Organize the data into projects. Within each project, create surveys and classify points into point groups.
Page 28: Properties Palette
Properties Palette View the properties of the selected drawing object or feature in the Properties palette. The Properties palette The Properties palette lists the current settings for properties of the selected object or set of objects. For drawing objects, you can modify any property that can be changed by specifying a new value.
Page 29: Data Table And Data View
The Properties palette is displayed. 3 Click the Design tab if it is not already displayed. The roads are objects in an AutoCAD drawing. Notice that the current selection is defined as a Polyline. For drawing objects, you can format some properties with the Properties palette.
Page 30 Data Table Use the Data Table to highlight data for specific features and objects in your map. AutoCAD Map 3D maintains the link between spatial data and attribute data; when you update the attribute data, the updates are dynamically reflected in your drawing.
Page 31: Status Bars
Data View displays external data linked to a drawing To use the Data View To view or edit a table, double-click it in Map Explorer. To create or edit links to a table, double-click its link template. To run a query, double-click the database query name. To continue this tour of AutoCAD Map 3D, go to Status Bars (page 23)
Page 32: Layout Tabs
The status bars Instructions for the current command replace some status bar items. Some items appear only while an operation is in progress, for example, publishing or plotting. To add an item to the status bar 1 Use one of the following methods: Click the Drawing Status Bar Menu (the down arrow at the far right of the upper status bar).
Page 33: Dynamic Input
Model and Layout tabs By default, each map has one Model tab and two Layout tabs. Create more Layout tabs if you need them. To display and hide the Model and Layout tabs 1 At the bottom of the application window, right-click (the Model Space icon).
Page 34 Respond to command prompts in a tooltip or tooltip menu near the cursor, instead of on the command line. View the location of the crosshairs as coordinate values in a tooltip. Enter coordinate values in the tooltip when a command prompts for a point, instead of on the command line.
Page 35 When the down arrow icon appears in a prompt, press the down arrow on your keyboard to see a list of options for that command. Press the down arrow again to move between options, and then press Enter to select the highlighted one.
Page 36: Shortcut Menus
Shortcut Menus Each item in AutoCAD Map 3D has a custom menu that contains commands available for that item at the current time. An example of a shortcut menu in Display Manager To use a shortcut menu, do either of the following Right-click an item in the map.
Page 37: Options
To continue this tour of AutoCAD Map 3D, go to Options (page 29) Options You can set two sets of options in AutoCAD Map 3D: AutoCAD options and AutoCAD Map 3D options. AutoCAD options affect your map in some ways. For example, you can change the background color for maps using these options.
Page 38: Lesson 3: Get Started
See also: Overview of Setting Options Lesson 3: Get Started This lesson provides an overview of the basic tasks needed for creating maps. In this lesson, you use the Display Manager. Bring in a file containing road data, change the way the roads are displayed, and then save your work. In about 15 minutes, you will have a complete map.
Page 39 This file is an AutoCAD template that is set up to work with two-dimensional maps in AutoCAD Map 3D. 5 Assign a coordinate system for your map. In the Task pane, click the Map Explorer tab. Map Explorer (page 312), right-click Current Drawing and click Coordinate System.
Page 40: Exercise 2: Use Data Connect To Add Data To Your Map
NOTE To find the code for a particular coordinate system, click Select Coordinate System in this dialog box and select a coordinate system by category. Use the Properties button to see information about different coordinate systems until you find the one for your map. Click OK.
Page 41: Exercise 3: Style A Feature
6 Click Connect to add the Roads SHP file as a data source. To add a feature, first connect to its source. 7 In the Data Connect window, click Add to Map. Click Add To Map to see the data in your map. 8 Close the Data Connect window by clicking the X at the top.
Page 42 To style the roads 1 In Display Manager (page 310), select the layer labeled Roads and click Style in the menu area. Select the Roads layer and click Style. The Style Editor window is displayed over your map. 2 In the Style Editor window, click for Style and select a thickness, color, and pattern for the roads.
Page 43: Where You Are Now
Select a thickness, color, and pattern for the lines in the Style Line dialog box. 3 Click the X at the top of the Style Editor window to close it. 4 Save your work. Click Save. Specify a name and location for your map. Notice that map files use the file extension .dwg, just as AutoCAD drawings do.
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Page 45: Chapter 2 Tutorial: Building A Map
Publish the resulting map for display on a web site. In this tutorial, you publish to DWF format (for use with Autodesk Design Review). You can also publish or export to Autodesk MapGuide, or save your map as a static web page.
Page 46: Lesson 1: Use Multiple Sources
Lesson 1: Use Multiple Sources In the first set of lessons, you practice connecting to data from various sources. Exercise 1: Drag and drop a source file Start by creating a map file and adding the city boundaries of Redding to it. To create a map and add a source file 1 Before you begin this tutorial, see Lesson 1: Get Ready to Use the Tutorials...
Page 47: Exercise 2: Attach A Drawing File
Drag and drop the City_Boundary.sdf file onto the lower area of the Display Manager, just above the Map Base layer. Drag and drop the city boundary file to Display Manager. The Redding city boundaries appear in your map. 5 Click Save As AutoCAD Drawing.
Page 48 To attach an AutoCAD drawing file 1 If you have not already done so, copy the \Program Files\AutoCAD Map 3D 2010\Help\Map 3D Tutorials folder to My Documents. NOTE The location of My Documents varies, depending on your operating system. For Microsoft Windows XP, it is usually C:\MyDocuments. For Microsoft Vista, it might be C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Map 3D Tutorials.
Page 49: Exercise 3: Query In Data From The Drawing
NOTE The location of My Documents varies, depending on your operating system. For Microsoft Windows XP, it is usually C:\MyDocuments. For Microsoft Vista, it might be C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Map 3D Tutorials. 6 Click Add and then click OK. 7 In the Define/Modify Drawing Set dialog box, click OK to attach the drawing file to your map.
Page 50 NOTE Do not change the Tables setting. 5 Leave Operator set to = . For Value, enter Shasta. Define the data condition for the query. The query is case sensitive. Be sure to enter it as shown. 6 Click OK in the Data Condition dialog box, and then click OK again to execute the query.
Page 51: Exercise 4: Use Data Connect
NOTE You might see an alert as you work through the remainder of the tutorial. It warns that the association between queried objects in the current and attached drawings is not retained once the current drawing file is closed. This message reminds you to save back any changes you make to the original drawing file.
Page 52 2 In the BuildMap1.dwg file, in Display Manager (page 310), click Data Connect to Data. 3 Under Data Connections By Provider, select Add SDF Connection. 4 Click the file icon next to Source File. 5 Navigate to the folder in My Documents where you copied the sample files and select PARCELS.SDF.
Page 53: Exercise 5: Add A Raster Image
When you click Add To Map, a layer called Parcels is displayed in the list in the Display Manager (page 310). A layer can be styled, saved, displayed, or hidden, independent of other layers in your map. 8 Save your work. Click Save.
Page 54 7 Under Add Data To Map, select the j-05, j-07, l-05, and l-07 items. The folder contains multiple JPEG 2000 files, each of which covers a small area of the city of Redding. Since there are multiple items and you might not want all of them, they are not selected automatically.
Page 55: Exercise 6: Display The Raster Image Behind Other Features
9 Select Combine Into One Layer, so you can style the raster images as a single item in Display Manager. 10 Enter a name for the layer, for example, ReddingRasterImages. 11 Click Add To Map. To see the results 1 Close the Data Connect window. 2 Right-click the new raster layer and click Zoom To Extents.
Page 56 NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To display the raster image behind other features 1 In the BuildMap1.dwg file, in the Display Manager (page 310) menu bar, make sure the fourth item reads Draw Order. If it reads Groups, click it and change it to Draw Order.
Page 57: Lesson 2: Style Map Features
Where you are now You have assembled all the raw materials for your map. The aerial photograph provides context. The geometry from the DWG drawing shows the county boundaries, and the SDF files add the city boundary and parcel outlines. To continue this tutorial, go to Lesson 2: Style Map Features (page 49)
Page 58: Exercise 2: Define The Theme
NOTE If the Style Editor is docked, move your cursor over it to display it. It might be docked at the left side of the application window. In the Style Editor, under Polygon Style For 0 - Infinity Scale Range, click New Theme.
Page 59 To define the theme 1 In the Theme Polygons dialog box, under Create Thematic Rules Based On A Property, click the down arrow next to Property and select LAND_VALUE. Leave the minimum value, maximum value, and distribution settings as they are. Use the Theme Polygons dialog box to design your theme.
Page 60: Exercise 3: Add Labels
Set transparency, colors, and line attributes for the theme. 6 Click OK twice to return to the Style Editor. Leave the Style Editor open for the next exercise. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Add labels (page 52). Exercise 3: Add labels Add a label for each parcel, based on its land value.
Page 61 To add labels 1 In the Style Editor, click the first field in the Feature Label column. The field value is “None.” 2 In the Style Label dialog box, for Property To Display, select LAND_VALUE. Leave the other settings at their current values for now. Select a property.
Page 62: Lesson 3: Change The Display By Zoom Level
6 Zoom in so you can see the labels. In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click View tab Navigate panel Zoom Drop-down Window. TIP The smaller you draw the zoom window, the larger the magnification. 7 Save your map. Where you are now In the map, the parcels are colored to represent their relative values, which are displayed as labels on each parcel.
Page 63: Exercise 1: Add Roads To Your Map
solid black. When the viewer zooms out far enough, roads are not displayed at all. Exercise 1: Add roads to your map Add roads to your map and assign several styles to them, with each style displaying at a different zoom level. NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises.
Page 64: Exercise 2: Create A Composite Road Style
Exercise 2: Create a composite road style Create a composite style to combine two line styles to form a realistic-looking road style. The composite style is displayed when you zoom in to a certain scale range in your map. A simpler style is displayed when you zoom out. NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises.
Page 65 The Build Up Composite Styles area displays the styles you added up to now. 6 Select a bright yellow for Color and a dotted option for Pattern. Notice that the preview now displays a dark gray line with a dashed yellow line inside it.
Page 66 Set up zoom levels and assign a style to each one. 9 Define another scale range and specify a solid line style for it. When the zoom level is within this range, the roads appear as solid lines. Click Add A Scale Range. Set the range to go from 30000 to 50000.
Page 67: Exercise 3: View Styles At Different Zoom Levels
Set the new range to go from 50000 to infinity. Click the Style field in the bottom area of the Style Editor. Clear the Apply Styles To The Line check box at the top of the Style Line dialog box. Click OK.
Page 68: Lesson 4: Create Map Features
At a scale of 1:10000, the roads display the composite style. To continue this tutorial, go to Lesson 4: Create Map Features (page 60) Lesson 4: Create Map Features Use the powerful editing abilities of AutoCAD to draw new features. Exercise 1: Draw a new parcel When you draw a new feature, it is automatically added to the layer from which it was created.
Page 69 Select it, and click Open. 2 Select the Parcels layer. 3 Click Zoom to Extents. 4 Click Create tab Feature panel New Feature drop-down Polygon. 5 Click a starting point in the map for the new parcel. Click an area on the border of the city. 6 Click three more points to define the beginning of the parcel and its first three sides.
Page 70: Exercise 2: Add Information About The New Parcel
Exercise 2: Add information about the new parcel In the Data Table (page 310), add information about this parcel. NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To add information about the new parcel 1 Right-click the parcel in the map and click Check-in Feature.
Page 71: Lesson 5: Find Objects
Lesson 5: Find Objects Use the Data Table (page 310) to find objects that match certain criteria. Then, use the Data Table to zoom in to that area of your map. Exercise 1: Display the Data Table NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises.
Page 72 To filter the Data Table 1 In the Data Table (page 310), in the Filter By list, select the STNAME field and enter VILLA DR into the field. The field is case sensitive, so be sure to enter all capital letters. Do not spell out the word “Drive.”...
Page 73: Lesson 6: Edit Objects
NOTE You can do a more sophisticated search. Click Home tab Data panel Search. That option lets you query a layer with a Boolean condition for example, ACRES > 1 to find parcels that are larger than an acre. The map then shows only the objects that match your query. 7 Save your map, but leave it open for the next lesson.
Page 74: Exercise 2: Update Information For The Edited Feature
Locate the BuildMap1.dwg file. Select it, and click Open. In the Display Manager, click the Parcels layer and click Table. Zoom to a parcel on Villa Drive. The parcel is checked out automatically and displays grips. 2 Turn off the automatic update option. Click Feature Edit tab Edit Set panel Automatic Update.
Page 75: Lesson 7: Create A Legend
NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To edit the feature information 1 Redisplay the Data Table for the Parcels layer. Select the Parcels layer and click Table, or right-click the Parcels layer and click Show Data Table.
Page 76 NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To insert a legend in your map 1 If it is not still open, open your finished map from the previous lesson. Click Open Drawing. Locate the BuildMap1.dwg file.
Page 77: Exercise 2: Change The Order Of Items In The Legend
Notice that each layer listed in Display Manager (page 310) is displayed in the legend automatically, with its identifying color. The items are listed in the order in which they appear in Display Manager. 7 Save your map. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Change the order of items in the legend (page 69).
Page 78: Lesson 8: Publish Your Map
Publish a georeferenced map in DWF format, for eventual display on the Web or on an intranet. DWF (Design Web Format ) is an open, secure file format developed by Autodesk for sharing engineering design data. DWF files are highly compressed, so they are smaller and quickly transmitted and viewed.
Page 79 NOTE This exercise uses the BuildMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To set publishing options 1 Open your finished map from the previous lesson. Click Open Drawing. Locate the BuildMap1.dwg file. Select it, and click Open. 2 In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click Output tab Export To DWF/PDF panel...
Page 80: Exercise 2: Publish To Dwf
You can include and exclude information at any level. Notice that when you select Roads, everything under Roads is automatically selected. 5 To publish the information to an XML file, click the file icon and specify a location for the published file. Click Save. The DWF Publish operation uses the XML file.
Page 81 Each view of your map (which initially includes model space and two default layout spaces) is considered a sheet in your map sheet set. Learn more about sheet sets in the Help. Use the Publish dialog box to specify the sheets to publish and whether to publish to a plotter or a file.
Page 82: Lesson 9: Branch Out - Find Data Sources
15 You might see a message telling you that the job is processing in the background. Click OK to dismiss the message. The files needed by Autodesk Design Review are published to the file you specified. Monitor the progress of the publishing operation by holding your cursor over the animated icon in the lower-right corner.
Page 83: Exercise 1: Explore The Data Portal - Digitalglobe
® DigitalGlobe To explore the DigitalGlobe data 1 In your browser, go to http://www.autodesk.com/geodata. 2 On the geodata site, click Go Now for DigitalGlobe. 3 Click the image of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in Brooklyn, New York to see the high-resolution satellite photo.
Page 84: Exercise 2: Explore The Data Portal - Navteq
If you are not already at the Geospatial Solutions page, in your browser, go to http://www.autodesk.com/geodata. 2 On the Geospatial Solutions page, click Go Now for NAVTEQ. 3 Click the image of the city of Redding, California, to see the digital map.
Page 85: Exercise 4: Try Out The Sample Data
If you are not already at the Geospatial Solutions page, in your browser, go to http://www.autodesk.com/geodata. 2 On the Geospatial Solutions page, click Go Now for Intermap. 3 Click the Digital Elevation Models image to see information about DEM topographic layers.
Page 86 To work with the sample data 1 Create a map. Click Drawing. In the Open dialog box, select the map2d.dwt template. In Map Explorer, right-click Current Drawing and click Coordinate System. In the Assign Global Coordinate System dialog box, for Code, set the coordinate system to LL84 and click OK.
Page 87 4 Connect to a satellite image of Munich. If the Data Connect window is not displayed, in Display Manager, click Data Connect To Data. In the Data Connect window, under Data Connections By Provider, click Add Raster Image or Surface Connection. Click the file icon next to Source File Or Folder.
Page 88 Click OK and close the Style Editor. Where you are now You explored the geodata portal. You used sample data from Autodesk partner providers to create a map of Munich using a surface with elevation, a satellite photo, and symbols representing restaurants.
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Page 91: Tutorial: Moving From Autocad To Autocad Map 3D
Tutorial: Moving From AutoCAD to AutoCAD Map About The AutoCAD/AutoCAD Map 3D Tutorial AutoCAD Map 3D is built on AutoCAD and includes all AutoCAD functionality. Map files are saved in DWG format, just like regular AutoCAD drawings. However, AutoCAD Map 3D adds features that are not available in AutoCAD. Try out these additional features in this tutorial.
Page 92: Exercise 1: Set Up A Drive Alias
Consult the AutoCAD Raster Design documentation for this information. For more information about AutoCAD Raster Design, see http://www.autodesk.com/rasterdesign. Set up a drive alias When you edit drawings in AutoCAD Map 3D, others can work on those same drawings at the same time.
Page 93 To define a drive alias 1 In AutoCAD Map 3D, in the Task pane, click the Display Manager tab. 2 In Display Manager, click Data Add Drawing Data Attach Source Drawings. 3 In the Define/Modify Drawing Set dialog box, click Attach. 4 In the Select Drawings to Attach dialog box, click (Create/Edit Aliases).
Page 94: Exercise 2: Georeference Source Drawings
8 Click OK in the remaining two dialog boxes. The drawing location is now mapped to your drive alias. You can now open drawings in that folder without defining any further aliases. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Georeference source drawings (page 86).
Page 95 Under Data Connections By Provider, select Add SDF Connection. Click the file icon next to Source File. Navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files and select PARCELS.SDF. Click Open. Click Connect to add the parcel data file as a data source. Under Add Data To Map, select Parcels.
Page 96 Paste the subdivision block in the empty space. Find the parcel to which the subdivision aligns. In this illustration, the parcel is red (but it is not red in the sample file). 6 Find the points that the target map and the drawing objects have in common.
Page 97: Lesson 2: Clean Up Your Drawings
The order in which you select the points and the spread of the points affects the results. For complex curved figures, more vertices result in a more accurate alignment. Select the object to align it with the reference area. Enter s to select the objects to rubber sheet. Click the subdivision block to select it.
Page 98: Exercise 1: Delete Duplicates
Exercise 1: Delete duplicates If the endpoints of lines or geometry fall within a specified tolerance, they are considered duplicates. Duplicates can be impossible to see, even when zoomed in close. Drawing Cleanup can find such instances and you can decide whether to delete them.
Page 99 Click Next. 6 In the Drawing Cleanup - Select Actions dialog box, do the following: Select Delete Duplicates and click Add. In the Selected Actions list, select Delete Duplicates, and under Cleanup Parameters, enter 2 for Tolerance. All objects within two drawing units of each other are considered duplicates.
Page 100 Drawing Cleanup locates the errors in the drawing and displays the Drawing Cleanup Errors dialog box. The dialog box groups the errors by error type. Delete Duplicates is highlighted. To review errors before fixing them, expand Delete Duplicates. To fix all duplicates at once without reviewing them, select Delete Duplicates without expanding it and click Fix All.
Page 101: Exercise 2: Extend Undershoots
Click Fix to correct this error and proceed to the next error. Continue clicking Fix until you have deleted all duplicate objects. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Extend undershoots (page 93). Exercise 2: Extend undershoots Undershoots are objects that come within the specified tolerance radius of each other, but do not meet.
Page 102 3 In the Drawing Cleanup - Select Objects dialog box, do the following: Under Objects to Include In Drawing Cleanup, choose Select All. Make sure there is an asterisk (*) in the Layers box. Click Next. Select all objects to include in the cleanup operation. 4 In the Drawing Cleanup - Select Actions dialog box, do the following: Select Extend Undershoots and click Add.
Page 103 6 In the Drawing Cleanup Errors dialog box, Delete Duplicates is highlighted. Do the following: Expand Extend Undershoots to see how many short objects were detected. With Extend Undershoots still highlighted, click Mark All to place markers on all detected short objects. The errors are not corrected, but they are marked.
Page 104: Exercise 3: Use Cleanup Profiles (Optional)
To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Use cleanup profiles (optional) (page 96). Exercise 3: Use cleanup profiles (optional) You can save your settings for Drawing Cleanup in a profile and use them again later. Profiles are useful when you automate the drawing cleanup process with scripts or share settings with other users.
Page 105 Select only Delete Duplicates. Since Drawing Cleanup is most effective when each action is run separately, you can create a separate profile for each action you use regularly. Click Add to add Delete Duplicates to the Selected Actions window. Click Save. 5 In the Save Drawing Cleanup Profile dialog box, enter a folder and a name for the profile.
Page 106: Lesson 3: Add Drawing Objects To A Map
Lesson 3: Add Drawing Objects to a Map When you add drawing objects to a map, you use a query (page 314) to specify the objects you want. In this lesson, you add objects from multiple source drawings to a single map. You use three types of queries: Quick View —...
Page 107: Exercise 1: Attach Source Drawings
Use queries to add objects Use Draw mode queries to retrieve information in attached drawing files and add them to your drawing. In this lesson, you use two types of Draw mode queries: Property queries — Retrieve objects based on properties such as color, linetype, or layer.
Page 108: Exercise 2: Preview Attached Drawings With Quick View
Attach drawings from the Map Explorer tab of the Task pane. 4 In the Select Drawings to Attach dialog box, do the following: Navigate to the location where you stored your tutorial sample files. Press and hold the Ctrl key and select the following files: Drainage, Parcel, and Sewer.
Page 109 To preview attached drawings with Quick View 1 On the Map Explorer tab of the Task pane, right-click the Drawings folder. Click Quick View. 2 In the Quick View Drawings dialog box, do the following: Select all three drawings. Select the Zoom to the Extents of Selected Drawings check box. Click OK.
Page 110: Exercise 3: Preview Drawing Objects With A Property Query
To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Preview drawing objects with a property query (page 102). Exercise 3: Preview drawing objects with a property query A property query retrieves objects from attached drawings based on their color, linetype, layer, or other standard AutoCAD properties. In this exercise, you use a property query to preview drawing objects based on their layer property.
Page 111 Click Values. 5 In the Select dialog box, select the PARCELS and SEWER_PIPES layers. Click OK. 6 In the Property Condition dialog box, under Value, make sure that the two layers you selected are listed. Click OK. Specify which layers to use to determine the objects that are added. 7 In the Define Query of Attached Drawing(s) dialog box, do the following: Under Query Mode, make sure that Preview is selected.
Page 112 The objects that match the criteria appear in the drawing. 9 Use a named view (a predefined view of your map) to see which drawing objects the query retrieved. In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click View tab Views panel Named Views. In the View Manager, expand Model Views in the tree view.
Page 113: Exercise 4: Retrieve Objects With A Property And Location Query
Only the parcels (polygons with black outlines) and the sewer pipes (green lines) are displayed in the drawing area. 10 Do not save or close the drawing. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 4: Retrieve objects with a property and location query (page 105).
Page 114 Under Selection Type, make sure Crossing is selected. Objects that cross the circle you draw are added to the drawing. Click Define. 4 Click in the center of the drawing and drag your cursor to draw a circle, as indicated in the following illustration. 106 | Chapter 3 Tutorial: Moving From AutoCAD to AutoCAD Map 3D...
Page 115 Define the circle for the selection. 5 In the Define Query of Attached Drawing(s) dialog box, do the following: Under Query Mode, select Draw. Click Execute Query. Exercise 4: Retrieve objects with a property and location query | 107...
Page 116: Exercise 5: Query Object Data
Objects that cross the circle are queried into the Redding drawing. Because the query mode is Draw, the objects are copied into the Redding drawing. 6 Press Ctrl + A to select all the objects in the drawing, and then press Delete to delete them from the drawing.
Page 117 Autodesk Design Review software can view it. For example, a field ® worker can view a DWF version of a sewer map in Autodesk Design Review. To see information about a sewer pipe, the worker holds the cursor over that pipe.
Page 118 Specify sewer pipes that are more than 8 inches in diameter. Click OK. 5 In the Define Query of Attached Drawing(s) dialog box, under Options, click Zoom Ext. 6 In the Zoom Drawing Extents dialog box, click OK. 7 In the Define Query of Attached Drawing(s) dialog box, under Query Mode, select Preview, and click Execute Query.
Page 119: Exercise 6: Create An Object Data Index (Optional)
Only the sewer lines that are greater than 8 inches in diameter are displayed. 8 To create an object data index to improve performance for object data queries, leave the drawing open. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 6: Create an object data index (optional) (page 111).
Page 120 to a drawing. In this exercise, you create an object data index for the Redding.dwg drawing file. NOTE This exercise uses the Redding.dwg map you created and modified in Exercise 1: Attach source drawings (page 99). To create an object data index 1 If the Redding.dwg map is not still open, reopen it.
Page 121 Select a data table, then select its data fields. Click OK when you are finished. 6 In the Index Maintenance dialog box, click OK. 7 In the Confirm dialog box, click OK. 8 In the Drawing Maintenance dialog box, click Close. The indexes are created.
Page 122: Lesson 4: Add Raster Images
NOTE While it is not required for this tutorial, you can download AutoCAD Raster Design Object Enabler for AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 from http://www.autodesk.com/rasterobjenabler. This free utility supports many raster image formats that Data Connect does not support. 114 | Chapter 3 Tutorial: Moving From AutoCAD to AutoCAD Map 3D...
Page 123 Raster images provide context for drawing objects, like roads. To insert a raster image 1 If you have not already done so, see Lesson 1: Get Ready to Use the Tutorials (page 1). 2 Open the tutorial sample file CITY.dwg. 3 Click Home tab Data panel Insert An Image.
Page 124 Information displays a preview and image statistics. Select Modify Correlation. Click Open. 5 In the Image Correlation dialog box, do the following: Click the Source tab if it is not already current. The Correlation Source is a World File called REDDING_DRG.tfw. It is stored in the location where you copied your tutorial sample files.
Page 125: Exercise 2: View Image Information
NOTE You can manually adjust the insertion values as needed. Click OK. The image is correctly placed in the drawing. 6 Save the file. Click Save As AutoCAD Drawing. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder you created for your tutorial maps.
Page 126 The Image Management dialog box displays information about the selected image. 5 Click Close when you are finished. 6 Select the image again. Place your cursor over the image, hold down the Shift key, and click the image. 7 Right-click the selected image and click Image Information.
Page 127: Exercise 3: Change The Display Order
The Image Information dialog box has some extra image information. 9 Click Close when you are finished. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Change the display order (page 119). Exercise 3: Change the display order In this exercise, you change the display order of the raster image in the drawing file.
Page 128: Lesson 5: Modify Raster Images
3 Right-click Draw Order Send To Back. The polylines in the original map now display in front of the raster image. 4 Click Save. Where you are now You inserted a raster image into a drawing, viewed its information, and placed it behind the polylines in your map to provide context.
Page 129 NOTE This exercise uses the CITY.dwg map you used in Lesson 4: Add Raster Images (page 114). To adjust brightness, contrast, and fade 1 If the CITY.dwg map is not still open, reopen it. 2 Scroll to the right side of the raster image. 3 Hold down the Shift key and click the edge of the image to select it.
Page 130: Exercise 2: Clip The Image
The image is much lighter, displaying the polylines of the original map more clearly. 6 Click Save. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Clip the image (page 122). Exercise 2: Clip the image In this exercise, you change the width of the polyline that represents the city limits.
Page 131 The green polyline represents the city limits. 3 Click the polyline to select it. If the Quick Properties panel is not displayed, right-click anywhere in the drawing and select Quick Properties. 4 Move your cursor over the Quick Properties window to expand it. The Global Width property becomes visible.
Page 132 The polyline displays at the new width. 7 Click Save. To clip the image 1 Zoom out so you can see the green polyline and the right edge of the raster image. 2 Hold down the Shift key and click the edge of the image to select it. Shift-click the edge of the image to select it.
Page 133: Exercise 3: Add A Raster Image To A Display Manager Layer
Type r to create a rectangular boundary. Click to specify the starting point of the boundary in the upper-left corner outside the city limits. Click to specify the opposite corner of the boundary outside the lower-right area of the city limits. The raster image is clipped to the boundary you specified.
Page 134 In this lesson, you add a raster image to a Display Manager layer. You rename and hide the raster image layer. NOTE This exercise uses the CITY.dwg map you used in Exercise 1: Adjust image brightness, contrast, and fade (page 120). To add an image to a new Display Manager layer 1 If the CITY.dwg map is not still open, reopen it.
Page 135: Lesson 6: Share Your Map With Others
You can convert your drawing objects to a geospatial format using the Export option. For example, you can export your map to an Autodesk SDF file. This stores the geometry for each drawing object as data, so it can be shared with other Autodesk users in a small, portable format.
Page 136: Exercise 1: Export A Map To Autodesk Sdf
Map Data Transfer panel Map 3D Export. 3 In the Export Location dialog box, do the following: Make sure Files Of Type is set to Autodesk SDF (*.SDF). Specify a location and a file name for the exported file. Click OK.
Page 137 Expand the Object Data item to see the attributes that will become properties of the new feature class. Click OK twice to return to the Export dialog box. 7 Click OK to export the drawing objects to the SDF file. Exercise 1: Export a map to Autodesk SDF | 129...
Page 138: Exercise 2: Publish A Map To A Dwf File
Use the Data Connect window to connect to the resulting SDF file. To see an animation on how to do this, see Exercise 2: Use Data Connect to add data to your map (page 32) in the “Introducing AutoCAD Map 3D 2010” tutorial. You can edit the features in the SDF file using AutoCAD commands.
Page 139 When you select Street_Centerlines, everything under Street_Centerlines is automatically selected. 5 To publish the information to an XML file, click the save icon and specify a location for the published file. Click Save. The DWF Publish operation uses the XML file. 6 Click OK.
Page 140 10 If you see a message about the job processing in the background, click Close to dismiss the message. The files needed by Autodesk Design Review are published to the file you specified. 132 | Chapter 3 Tutorial: Moving From AutoCAD to AutoCAD Map 3D...
Page 141 Close the window when you are finished. Where you are now You exported your map to an Autodesk SDF file. You also published your map to a DWF file. People without a copy of AutoCAD Map 3D can view your published map using a free, downloadable viewer available from http://www.autodesk.com/designreview.
Page 143: Tutorial: Classifying Drawing Objects
Tutorial: Classifying Drawing Objects About the Classifying Drawing Objects Tutorial In this tutorial, you define object classes, assign drawing objects to different classes, and then use the object classes to create, edit, and export drawing objects. To be part of the object class, drawing objects must meet certain rules when they are classified.
Page 144: Lesson 1: Set Up For Classification
The AutoCAD Map 3D Industry Toolkits are for use only with licensed AutoCAD Map 3D software. The toolkits are subject to the terms and conditions of the Autodesk Software License Agreement that accompanies that licensed software. Lesson 1: Set Up For Classification...
Page 145: Exercise 1: Set Up Your Work Environment
Exercise 1: Set up your work environment Copy the sample data to a local drive and switch to the Tool-Based Ribbon workspace. Prepare your sample data. (page 2) Create a folder for your saved maps. (page 3) 3 Start AutoCAD Map 3D. Switch to the Tool-based Ribbon workspace.
Page 146 Log in as SuperUser to define object classes. If you changed the name or password for SuperUser, type your new information. 3 Click OK. To create a user 1 Click Map Setup tab Map panel User Administration. Click Map Setup tab Map panel User Administration.
Page 147: Lesson 2: Define Object Classes
2 Specify a new user name and password. 3 Assign all privileges except SuperUser to the new user and click OK. Where you are now You set up the privileges necessary for creating object class definitions. To continue this tutorial, go to Lesson 2: Define Object Classes (page 139).
Page 148: Exercise 2: Define An Object Class
Create the object class definition file. NOTE If you see an error message, you are not logged in as a user who can define object classes. See Exercise 2: Set up your user privileges (page 137). 4 Name and save the definition file in a convenient location. For example, navigate to the folder where you copied your tutorial files.
Page 149 NOTE In this tutorial, each set of objects is stored in a separate file. If your objects are stored in layers within a single file, you could define all the object classes from within that file. The process is the same. When you define an object class, you can choose any existing properties of the model object to include as part of the object class definition.
Page 150 5 Select any road as the model object for this class. Click Map Setup Object Class panel Define. 6 In the Define Object Classification dialog box, specify Roads as the name for this object class. Click the topmost box in the Object Types list (AcDbEntity).
Page 151 For example, to be able to change the layer, linetype, or color for all members of the Roads class as a group, select those properties. You can set default values, where appropriate. For example, you can assign all members of the Roads class to a Roads layer. You can include the following property types: General properties, such as color and layer Miscellaneous properties, such as linetype generation...
Page 152 Property Value Layer Roads Linetype No value Lineweight NOTE To specify a lineweight, enter the decimal value as an integer. For example, to specify a lineweight of 0.13, enter 13 (as indicated in the table). 8 Specify the object data fields and their values. For object data fields, clear the values that are specific to the model object you chose.
Page 153 Property Value SUFFIX No value TYPE No Value 9 To add a new property that specifies the number of lanes for a road, do the following: Click New Property. Define any custom properties for the object class. For Property Name, type NumberLanes and click OK. NumberLanes is checked and selected.
Page 154 For Default, type 2. 11 Click the Class Settings tab. For Create Method, select Polyline. Create Method (page 310) Choose the for new objects you create within this object class. When you use this class to create a road, use a Polyline to create it. Existing objects you add to this class do not have to be polylines.
Page 155: Exercise 3: Add Object Classes To The Definition File
Exercise 3: Add object classes to the definition file You can add more object classes to the object class definition (page 313) file, even if you add them from a different drawing. When you attach the resulting definition file to a map, all the class definitions are available. NOTE This exercise uses the MyDefinition.xml object class definition file you created Exercise 1: Create the object class definition file (page 139).
Page 156: Lesson 3: Classify Objects
11 Open the Classify_Signals.dwg file. Attach the MyDefinition.xml definition file and create an object class using the following settings: Name: Signals Properties: Select a set of General properties and assign default values as appropriate. Select all Geometry and OD:Schema_signals properties, but delete their default values.
Page 157 unclassified objects Select the (page 316) so you can add them object class (page 313) to an 3 Press Enter to select all unclassified objects. 4 Right-click the Signals object class in Map Explorer in the Task pane and click Classify Objects. Exercise 1: Classify the signal objects | 149...
Page 158 Classify the selected objects if they meet the criteria of the object class. 5 Leave both boxes checked in the Classify Objects dialog box and click 6 To check that the objects were properly classified, press Esc to clear the selection.
Page 159 All the signals are selected. 7 Press Esc again to clear the selection, and then click a single signal to select it. 8 Right-click the selected signal and click Properties. 9 On the Properties palette, click the Object Class tab and examine the properties.
Page 160: Exercise 2: Classify Roads And Parcels
Examine the properties for members of the Signals object class. 10 Save and close Classify_Signals.dwg. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Classify roads and parcels (page 152). Exercise 2: Classify roads and parcels Classify objects in the remaining drawings. NOTE This exercise uses the Classify_Roads.dwg and Classify_Parcels.dwg files you worked with in Exercise 2: Define an object class...
Page 161: Lesson 4: Create A Map Using Object Classes
2 Click Create tab Drawing Object panel Select Unclassified. 3 Press Enter to select all unclassified objects (page 316). 4 Right-click the Roads object class (page 313) in Map Explorer in the Task pane and click Classify Objects. 5 Leave both boxes checked in the Classify Objects dialog box and click 6 Save and close Classify_Roads.dwg.
Page 162: Exercise 1: Create A Map
Exercise 1: Create a map Start by creating a map and attaching the MyDefinition.xml object class definition (page 313) file and the source drawings. NOTE This exercise uses the MyDefinition.xml object class definition file you created Exercise 1: Create the object class definition file (page 139) and the source drawings you used in Lesson 3: Classify Objects...
Page 163 Attach the drawings containing the classified objects. 5 Navigate to the folder where you saved the tutorial data. Hold down the Shift key, click the following drawings, and click Add: Classify_Signals.dwg Classify_Roads.dwg Classify_Parcels.dwg Exercise 1: Create a map | 155...
Page 164: Exercise 2: Assign A Coordinate System
Select all three drawing files. 6 Click OK. NOTE You might see an alert as you work through the remainder of the tutorial. The alert warns that the association between queried objects in the current and attached drawings is not retained once the current drawing file is closed.
Page 165 NOTE This exercise uses the map you created in Exercise 1: Create a map (page 154). To assign a coordinate system to the current map and to the attached drawings 1 Click Map Setup tab Coordinate System panel Assign. Assign a coordinate system to the current and attached drawings.
Page 166: Exercise 3: Query In Objects
Exercise 3: Query in objects Use a Draw Query (page 310) to query in the drawing objects from the three attached drawings to add them to the map. NOTE This exercise uses the map you created in Exercise 1: Create a map (page 154).
Page 167: Lesson 5: Create And Edit Objects Using Object Classes
3 Click View tab Navigate panel Zoom drop-down Extents. The map is centered on the data. 4 Name and save the map. Click Save. Navigate to the folder where your tutorial data is stored. Name the map file ObjectClass.dwg. Click Save. Where you are now You created a new map that uses the object class definition...
Page 168 To assign a point style to your map 1 If the ObjectClass.dwg file you created in the previous exercise is not still open, open it. Click Open Drawing. 2 To assign a point style, at the command prompt enter ddptype. 3 In the Point Style dialog box, select any point style in the second row.
Page 169 Right-click the appropriate object class to create an object in that class. 3 Click a position on the map for the point. 4 Press Enter to create a Signals object. 5 Press Esc to end the creation operation. 6 To enter properties for the new Signals object, select the point, right-click it, and click Properties.
Page 170: Exercise 2: Edit Classified Objects
Use the Properties palette to view or change the properties for the new object. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Edit classified objects (page 162). Exercise 2: Edit classified objects Use object classes as a quick way to select all objects in a class and change their properties.
Page 171 To change the color of the classified parcels 1 If the ObjectClass.dwg file you created previously is not still open, open it. Click Open Drawing. 2 On the Map Explorer tab of the Task pane, right-click the Parcels object class name. 3 Click Select Classified Objects.
Page 172 Change the fill color of all objects in the Parcels object class using the Properties palette. 6 When prompted to save the changes back to the save set, click Yes to change the parcel color in the original file. Click No to change it only in the current map.
Page 173: Lesson 6: Generate Metadata For A Classified Drawing
To continue this tutorial, go to Lesson 6: Generate Metadata for a Classified Drawing (page 165). Lesson 6: Generate Metadata for a Classified Drawing Metadata is data about data. For example, metadata includes information about object class definitions, as well as more general information, such as the coordinate system used by the drawing.
Page 174: Exercise 2: Share Metadata
Metadata for classified drawings is generated automatically. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Share metadata (page 166). Exercise 2: Share metadata You can export metadata (page 313) from your drawing to an XML file with the extension .mtd. A linking file is also created and placed in the same location as the MTD file.
Page 175 2 In the Metadata Options dialog box, click the Preference tab. 3 Select the Auto Update When Selecting Data Source option. 4 Click OK. 5 In the Metadata Viewer, click Export (at the top of the Metadata Viewer window). 6 In the Export Metadata dialog box, do the following: Select All Items In and select the Object Classes check box.
Page 176: Lesson 7: Use Object Classes When Exporting
Lesson 7: Use Object Classes When Exporting When you export to a spatial data format, such as Autodesk SDF, Oracle, or SHP, you create feature classes. Feature classes are like object classes: they have properties that represent the geometry of objects, as well as properties that represent attribute data.
Page 177 5 In the Select Object Classes dialog box, hold down the Ctrl or Shift key and click all three object classes. Click Select. 6 In the Export dialog box, click the Feature Class tab and do the following: Under Object To Feature Class Mapping, click Create Multiple Classes Based On Drawing Object.
Page 178: Exercise 2: Connect To The Resulting Sdf File
Use object classes to create feature classes, specifying the geometry type for each one. 9 Click OK. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Connect to the resulting SDF file (page 170). Exercise 2: Connect to the resulting SDF file In this exercise, you connect to the new SDF file you created and see the feature classes that were created from the three object classes.
Page 179 To connect to an SDF file 1 In AutoCAD Map 3D, create a map. Click Drawing. Select the map2d.dwt template and click Open. 2 In the new map file, in the Task pane, click Data Connect To Data. 3 In the Data Connect window, do the following: Under Data Connections By Provider, click Add SDF Connection.
Page 180: Exercise 3: Style The New Feature Classes
Select the feature classes and add them to the map. Click Add To Map. 4 Close the Data Connect window. 5 In the Task pane, click the Display Manager tab to see the three feature classes. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Style the new feature classes (page 172).
Page 181 To style the feature classes 1 If the map you created in the previous exercise is not still open, reopen 2 In Display Manager, click the Parcels layer and click Style. 3 In the Style Editor, click in the Style field. 4 In the Style Polygon dialog box, change the Foreground Color to a light brown and click OK.
Page 182: Object Classification: Best Practices
Object Classification: Best Practices When setting up and using object classification, follow these guidelines for the best results: Use only one object class definition (page 313) file for a project. Object classes should be general enough that a definition for “roads” is appropriate in any circumstance.
Page 183: Chapter 5 Tutorial: Creating A Map Book With An Inset
Autodesk Design Review (page 309), a free viewer available from http://www.autodesk.com, to see the maps. Map books use viewports to organize the information on each page. A viewport is like a frame on a web page. You can create a custom viewport as an...
Page 184: Exercise 1: Create A Map
Exercise 1: Create a map When you create a map, you begin by assigning the coordinate system. That way, AutoCAD Map 3D can convert data you add to align properly within the map. To create the map 1 If you have not already done so, copy the sample files for the tutorials (page 2) to a directory on your hard drive.
Page 185 NOTE This exercise uses the map you created in the previous exercise (page 176). 1 If the map you created is not open in AutoCAD Map 3D, reopen it. 2 Add the city boundary data to your map. Switch the Task Pane to Display Manager. Click Data and choose Connect To Data.
Page 186: Lesson 2: Customize A Map Book Template
Where you are now You created a map and connected to feature sources for the city boundaries and the roads of Redding, California. To continue this tutorial, go to Lesson 2: Customize a Map Book Template (page 178) Lesson 2: Customize a Map Book Template AutoCAD Map 3D comes with a variety of map book templates that make it easy to create a map book.
Page 187 Scroll halfway down the list of templates and select the first map book template. 2 If necessary, zoom out to see the entire template. Click View Navigate panel Zoom drop-down Extents. 3 Right-click the layout tab labeled Ansi_A and select Page Setup Manager to specify plotter and paper information.
Page 188: Exercise 2: Resize The Main Viewport
5 Select one of the DWF plotter choices from the Name list. 6 Change any other settings you like. 7 Click OK and then Close. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Resize the main viewport (page 180) Exercise 2: Resize the main viewport adjacent arrows The original template has a large main viewport with (page 309)
Page 189 viewport. You can move them manually. However, they link to the adjacent map tiles automatically. You do not have to connect them manually. The title block contains placeholder text that you can change. Some of the text is created from variables, which update automatically when you save the map file that uses this template.
Page 190: Exercise 3: Modify The Title Block
adjacent arrows (page 309) The viewport was resized and the were adjusted accordingly. 6 Do not save the template yet. Leave it open for the next exercise. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Modify the title block (page 182) Exercise 3: Modify the title block If your organization has its own title block...
Page 191 NOTE This exercise uses the template you modified in the previous exercise (page 180). To change the title block attributes 1 Double-click the frame of the title block to see the Enhanced Attribute Editor. You can change any property of the title block NOTE If you double-click a viewport within the title block by mistake, right-click inside the viewport and click Minimize Viewport.
Page 192 Right-click the value (---) and select Insert Field. Right-click the value to insert a field. In the Field dialog box, under Field Names, select CurrentSheetRevisionDate. Under Format, select Title Case. Click OK. 4 Specify a different text style. You can format the text for various elements of the title block. In the Enhanced Attribute Editor, click the Text Options tab.
Page 193: Exercise 4: Replace The North Arrow Block
7 Save the modified template. Click Save As AutoCAD Drawing Template. Specify a new name (for example, Map Book Template - Inset.dwt). Save the template in the Templates directory if you plan to reuse it. Otherwise, save it in My Documents. 8 Edit the description when it displays.
Page 194: Lesson 3: Create A Map Book
7 At the Specify Insertion Point prompt, click the location for the new north arrow. 8 Save and close the template file. Where you are now You modified a map book template to use your printer or plotter. You changed the size of the main viewport and adjusted the adjacent arrows (page 309).
Page 195: Exercise 2: Specify The Map Book Settings
Save the map with a similar name to the original one. For example, if the original map is MyMap.dwg, save this version as MyMapKeyView.dwg. 3 Close the map file and reopen the original one (MyMap.dwg). You will use MyMapKeyView.dwg in the next exercise, when you link it to the Key Map viewport.
Page 196 Each item on the left displays settings on the right. 4 In the Create Map Book dialog box, for Source, click Model Space. Optionally, change the Map Book Name. 5 For Sheet Template, do the following: Click Settings. Click the browse button for Choose A Sheet Template and navigate to the saved template (page 315) you created (Map Book Template -...
Page 197: Exercise 3: Preview And Generate The Map Book
Set the scale factor to 50000. NOTE If you don't set the Scale Factor, the map book will comprise a very large number of tiles (page 315). Be sure to set it to 50000. 6 For Tiling Scheme, do the following: Click By Area.
Page 198 To preview and generate the map book 1 With the Create Map Book dialog box still open from the previous exercise, click Preview Tiles. The preview shows how the tile divisions for the map book. 2 When you are finished examining the preview, press Enter to select the eXit option and return to the Create Map Book dialog box.
Page 199 When you generate the map book, the tiles are listed in the Task Pane, and one layout tab is displayed for each tile. Each letter represents a row of tiles, with the numbered tiles for that row indented below it One layout tab is created for each of the map book tiles 4 Click one of the new layout tabs to see the portion of the map that it contains.
Page 200 The map tile for the layout tab appears in the main viewport. title block (page 316) contains the name of your organization. The Legend viewport displays the legend (page 312) for the map. The Map Key viewport displays the map as a whole. The north arrow is the one you added.
Page 201: Lesson 4: Create An Inset
Click New Map Book From Settings. Select the settings file you saved. Where you are now You previewed and generated the map book, producing multiple tiles that each contain a portion of the original map. You used the layout tabs to view individual tiles, and the adjacent arrows (page 309) to move between tiles.
Page 202: Exercise 2: Change The Information Displayed In The Viewport
6 Leave the map open and the current layout tab displayed for the following exercise. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Change the information displayed in the viewport (page 194) Exercise 2: Change the information displayed in the viewport When you first create the viewport, it displays the entire map.
Page 203: Lesson 5: Publish The Map Book
In this example, the roads were styled to display a composite style when the map is zoomed in. To learn how to do this, see the “Building A Map” tutorial, Lesson 3: Change the Display by Zoom Level (page 54). NOTE In a real-world example, your map might have many layers, and the inset (page 312) might be too crowded with data to be very helpful.
Page 204: Exercise 1: Set Dwf Publishing Options
3D. These people can download a free viewer, Autodesk Design Review (page 309), from http://www.autodesk.com/designreview to view the DWF file. Exercise 1: Set DWF publishing options Set the options that control the information published with the map. NOTE This exercise uses the map you modified in the previous lesson (page 193).
Page 205: Exercise 2: Set Background Publishing Options
The Map Information dialog box determines which data is published to DWF Optionally, you can select just a subset of the properties. 6 Click OK. The first time you set these options, specify a name and location for the publishing settings. In subsequent publishing sessions, AutoCAD Map 3D uses the last settings file you used.
Page 206: Exercise 3: Publish The Map Book To Dwf Format
2 Click the Plot And Publish tab. 3 Under Background Processing Options, clear the Publishing check box for Enable Background Plot When. 4 Click OK. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Publish the map book to DWF format (page 198).
Page 207 When the job is finished, a message alerts you to any errors. You can view the details Where you are now You customized a map book template (page 315) and used it to create a map book. You published the map book to DWF format, so you can share it with people who do not have a copy of AutoCAD Map 3D.
Page 208 Autodesk Design Review (page 309), to see the maps. Autodesk Design Review is available from http://www.autodesk.com/designreview. 200 | Chapter 5 Tutorial: Creating a Map Book With an Inset...
Page 209: Chapter 6 Tutorial: Analyzing Data
Tutorial: Analyzing Data About the Analyzing Data Tutorial This tutorial demonstrates the following ways to analyze data in AutoCAD Map Analyze data visually, using surfaces. Connect to a surface (DEM) image and style it using a theme to show relative elevation.
Page 210: Lesson 1: Analyze Data Visually, Using Surfaces
Overlay a flood zone layer with a layer representing the business zone. Add a roads layer to see which streets in the business zone lie within the flood zone. Add a layer representing hospitals to see which areas are the furthest from help if the area floods.
Page 211 You can also right-click the current drawing to set the coordinate system for the map in Map Explorer. Specify the CA-I coordinate system. 4 Click Save . In your tutorials folder, name the file AnalyzeMap1.dwg and click OK. To change the map background color 1 Click Options .
Page 212: Exercise 2: Add A Surface To View Elevation Data
Exercise 2: Add a surface to view elevation data A surface is a raster file that contains elevation information. Use theming to make the surface reflect its elevation. NOTE This exercise uses the AnalyzeMap1.dwg map you created in the previous exercise.
Page 213 NOTE The coordinate system for the DEM file is UTM27-10. AutoCAD Map 3D automatically converts the data from that coordinate system to the one specified for your map. 5 Click Add To Map. 6 Close the Data Connect window to see the surface in your map. To style the surface 1 In Display Manager, select the ENTERPRISE layer, which contains the surface.
Page 214 Select the USGS National Map palette as the theme for the surface. Click OK and then click Apply. Close the Style Editor. 4 Add exaggeration to show the differences in elevation more dramatically. In the status bar below your map, click the down arrow next to Vertical Exaggeration.
Page 215 Set the Vertical Exaggeration to 25x. 5 Add contour lines to create a topographic map. Each contour line connects points of equal elevation on the surface. The lines identify the elevation at a specific location on the surface, which can help the viewer clarify and analyze the 3D surface terrain. In Display Manager, right-click the surface layer and click Create Contour Layer.
Page 216 In Display Manager, right-click the surface layer to create contours. In the Generate Contour dialog box, in the Contour Elevation Interval list, select 20. Leave the Units set to Meters. In the Major Contour Every list, select 4. This setting makes every fourth contour line bold.
Page 217: Exercise 3: Add A Layer On Top Of The Surface
The Generate Contour dialog box settings Click OK. NOTE To label the intervening contour lines, use the Style Editor to change the style for the new contour layer (not the surface layer itself). You can also use this method to change the color or style for the contour lines. Select the contour layer in Display Manager and click Style.
Page 218 NOTE This exercise uses the AnalyzeMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To add roads to the map 1 Click Home tab Data panel Connect. 2 In the Data Connect window, under Data Connections By Provider, select Add SHP Connection.
Page 219 Select a dark gray, dashed pattern for the roads. 5 Click OK and close the Style Editor. Your map now contains the styled surface and road layers. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 4: Drape a parcel layer on top of the surface (page 212).
Page 220: Exercise 4: Drape A Parcel Layer On Top Of The Surface
Exercise 4: Drape a parcel layer on top of the surface Now, add a layer that displays parcels in one part of the city of Redding. This layer contains size, value, and address information about the parcels. It does not contain information about the owners. You join to a data source that contains that information later.
Page 221 To style the parcels in the map 1 In Display Manager, select the Parcels layer and click Style. 2 In the Style Editor, click the color in the Style entry. 3 In the Style Polygon dialog box, change the Foreground Transparency setting to 50%.
Page 222: Lesson 2: Analyze Data With External Information Using Joins
lines to identify the elevation levels. You draped a layer of data over the surface and made it transparent so you could evaluate its elevation based on the surface beneath it. The styled surface helps you evaluate parcel elevation. To continue this tutorial, go to Lesson 2: Analyze Data With External Information Using Joins (page 214)
Page 223: Exercise 1: Set Up An Odbc Connection For An Access Database
The database source contains a field that you can match to a field in the Parcels layer. You can join the data to the parcels and style or analyze all the resulting data seamlessly. Exercise 1: Set up an ODBC connection for an Access database Set up an ODBC connection for the Microsoft Access database using the Administrative Tools control panel in Windows.
Page 224 Name the data source. 7 Under Database, click Select. 8 In the Select Database dialog box, navigate to the sample files and select the Assessor.mdb file. Specify the database for this data source. 9 Click OK in the Select Database, ODBC Microsoft Access Setup, and ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog boxes.
Page 225: Exercise 2: Connect To The Access Database
Exercise 2: Connect to the Access database Connect to the ODBC data store in Data Connect. You do not add data from the ODBC source to the map, because it does not contain spatial information. The data in the Access database becomes available to AutoCAD Map 3D when you connect to the ODBC source.
Page 226: Exercise 3: Join The Data From The Odbc Source To The Layer Containing The Parcels
6 In the User Name & Password dialog box, click Login without entering anything in the fields. (This database has not been set up for user name and password protection.) AutoCAD Map 3D has access to the non-spatial data as soon as you connect to its source.
Page 227: Exercise 4: Use The Joined Data For Calculated Fields And Styles
Exercise 4: Use the joined data for calculated fields and styles Now that you have joined owner data to the parcels layer, you can use the joined information to create a calculated field and determine your styles. NOTE This exercise uses the AnalyzeMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises.
Page 228: Lesson 3: Analyze Data By Proximity Using Buffers
5 Click Add a Scale Range so that you have two scale ranges, both the same. 6 Set the bounds of the first scale range to 0 to 10000 and the second to 10000 to Infinity. 7 Select the second scale range (10000 to Infinity). 8 Click in the Feature Label field.
Page 229: Exercise 1: Create A Buffer Representing A Construction Z O N
Exercise 1: Create a buffer representing a construction zone Start by creating the buffer. NOTE This exercise uses the AnalyzeMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To create the buffer 1 If your map is not still displayed, open it. Click Open Drawing.
Page 230: Exercise 2: Select The Parcels Within The Construction-Zone Buffer
The buffer is created as a separate layer in your map. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Select the parcels within the construction-zone buffer (page 222). Exercise 2: Select the parcels within the construction-zone buffer Use the buffer in a query to determine which parcels are within the construction zone represented by that buffer.
Page 231 Click Select in the prompt. Click the buffer to select it as the location condition. 5 At the prompt "Select object," click the buffer polygon. 6 In the Create Query dialog box, click OK. AutoCAD Map 3D filters the parcels to show only the ones that match the buffer query you defined.
Page 232: Exercise 3: Export The Construction-Zone Parcels To An Sdf File
Only the parcels that match the filter criteria are displayed in the map. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Export the construction-zone parcels to an SDF file (page 224). Exercise 3: Export the construction-zone parcels to an SDF file The map now displays only the parcels that lie within 100 feet of the road under construction.
Page 233: Exercise 4: Compare The Two Parcel Layers
Right-click the Parcels layer to export it. 3 Specify a name and location for the file and click Save. For example, name this file ConstructionParcels to distinguish it from the other parcel file. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 4: Compare the two parcel layers (page 225).
Page 234 NOTE This exercise uses the AnalyzeMap1.dwg map you created and modified in the previous exercises. To compare the two parcel layers 1 In Display Manager, right-click the Parcels layer and click Remove Layer. 2 Click Home tab Data panel Connect. 3 In the Data Connect window, connect to the SDF file you created, which contains only the parcels that lie within the construction zone.
Page 235 5 In Display Manager, redisplay the surface raster image by selecting its box and the box for the contour layer. 6 In Display Manager, clear the check box for the buffer layer. 7 In Display Manager, click Groups and click Draw Order. The name changes to Order and you can set the draw order of the layers in your map.
Page 236: Exercise 5: Export The Data To Csv For Use In A Report
Where you are now Your map now displays the raster image, overlaid with the roads, the original parcel layer, and the construction-zone parcels. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Export the data to CSV for use in a report (page 228).
Page 237: Lesson 4: Perform A Flood Analysis With Overlay
Export property information from the Data Table. 4 Specify a name and location for the file and click Save. 5 Save and close your map file. Where you are now You exported information from the Data Table as a comma-separated file that can be used to generate a report.
Page 238: Exercise 1: Add The Layers To Compare
For a complete description of the overlay types, see Overlaying Two Feature Sources. For a tutorial on how to automate the overlay process using a workflow, see Lesson 5: Automate an Overlay Operation with a Workflow (page 239). Exercise 1: Add the layers to compare To begin an overlay analysis, connect to the layers you are comparing and add them to a map.
Page 239: Exercise 2: Use An Overlay To Compare Two Layers
4 Connect to the first data store. Click Home tab Data panel Connect. In the Data Connect window, under Data Connections By Provider, select Add SDF Connection. Click next to the Source File field and navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files.
Page 240 To use an overlay to compare the two layers 1 Analyze tab Feature panel Feature Overlay 2 In the Sources and Overlay Type window of the Overlay Analysis dialog box, do the following: For Source, select E_zone (Polygons). For Overlay, select floodzone (Polygons). For Type, select Intersect.
Page 241 The map now displays the two original layers and a new layer, representing the overlay. 4 Click the Display Manager tab on the Task pane. 5 Deselect the boxes for the original flood zone and enterprise zone layers, so that only the overlay layer displays in the map. Exercise 2: Use an overlay to compare two layers | 233...
Page 242: Exercise 3: Add And Style A Road Layer
Hide all the layers except the overlay. 6 Save the map. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Add and style a road layer (page 234). Exercise 3: Add and style a road layer You can see the area of the enterprise zone that lies within the flood zone. However, it is hard to identify specific streets without a road map.
Page 243 3 Click next to the Source File Or Folder field and navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files. 4 In the Open dialog box, select ROADS.SHP and click Open. 5 In the Data Connect window, click Connect. 6 In the Data Connect window, click Add To Map.
Page 244: Exercise 4: Add Emergency Response Points
The roads display their street names and lie on top of the overlay layer. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 4: Add emergency response points (page 236). Exercise 4: Add emergency response points Add a layer to the map that represents emergency response centers. In this case, you add a point layer that represents local hospitals.
Page 245: Exercise 5: Find Streets That Are Far From A Hospital
To add the points representing emergency response centers 1 Click Home tab Data panel Connect 2 In the Data Connect window, under Data Connections By Provider, select Add SDF Connection. 3 Click next to the Source File field and navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files.
Page 246 Where you are now The map now displays two large circles, each with a five-mile radius. The center of each circle is a hospital. Areas outside the circles are more than 5 miles from either hospital. The street name labels help you determine which areas are most vulnerable when a flood occurs.
Page 247: Lesson 5: Automate An Overlay Operation With A Workflow
Lesson 5: Automate an Overlay Operation with a Workflow Lesson 4: Perform a Flood Analysis with Overlay (page 229), you compared two SDF layers using an overlay. In this lesson, you automate that process with a workflow. Exercise 1: Edit a workflow A workflow automates a set of processes.
Page 248 Expand the parallel activity to see the activities inside it. 4 In the parallel activity, double-click the first Connect To An FDO Data Store activity. 5 Set the parameters for the first connection activity. In the Connect To An FDO Data Store window, change the Provider to OSGeo.SDF.3.4.
Page 249 Set the parameters for the Connect To An FDO Data Store activity. Click Show Optional Parameters and change the name of this workflow step to indicate the name of the data store. Specify the data store file and display name. Exercise 1: Edit a workflow | 241...
Page 250 Clear the check box for Prompt For Parameters At Run Time. Click OK. 6 In the parallel activity, double-click the second Connect To An FDO Data Store activity. 7 Set the parameters for the second connection. In the Connect To An FDO Data Store window, change the Provider to OSGeo.SDF.3.4.
Page 251: Exercise 2: Complete The Workflow Definition
Exercise 2: Complete the workflow definition To complete the workflow definition, edit the overlay activity. Then save and test the workflow. NOTE This exercise uses the workflow you modified in Exercise 1: Edit a workflow (page 239). To complete the workflow definition 1 If the workflow you started in Exercise 1: Edit a workflow (page 239) is not...
Page 252: Exercise 3: Run The Workflow
Click Layer Name. 5 Specify the Overlay Layer. Click next to Overlay Layer. Expand Create Layer under Connect To E-ZONE.SDF. Click Layer Name. 6 Set the overlay operation parameters. For Output File, enter a location and filename for the overlay result file.
Page 253 AutoCAD Map 3D creates the specified layers in your map. If you open the Data Connect window, you can see that the connections have been made. NOTE This exercise uses the workflow you modified in Exercise 2: Complete the workflow definition (page 243).
Page 254 Where you are now The workflow you created has performed an overlay operation. The erased data and intersecting data that result from the overlay are each stored as new data stores and added to your map. 246 | Chapter 6 Tutorial: Analyzing Data...
Page 255: Tutorial: Managing Data From Different Sources
Tutorial: Managing Data From Different Sources About the Managing Data Tutorial An AutoCAD Map 3D map can contain many types of information, including DWG objects you query in from drawing files and features from multiple geospatial data sources: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and ArcSDE database stores SDF and SHP files ODBC databases Once you add data to your map, you can convert it from one data format to...
Page 256 Geospatial data stores use schemas for this purpose. In a schema, each feature class can serve the same purpose as a drawing layer. SDF is a proprietary Autodesk format. It supports a schema that can include multiple feature classes within a single file, the same way that a single drawing can include multiple drawing layers.
Page 257 file. Each layer in the drawing file becomes a feature class in the SDF file. when you export it. Use the Export dialog box to map each layer to a target feature class. You can also convert object data to geospatial attribute data. Once you set up the mapping, you can save your settings as a profile, allowing you to use the settings over and over again.
Page 258: Lesson 1: Convert Drawing Layers To Feature Classes
Lesson 1: Convert Drawing Layers to Feature Classes The Autodesk SDF format supports a schema that can include multiple feature classes within a single file. In this tutorial, you create an SDF file with a schema whose feature classes reflect the layer structure of a drawing file. Each layer in the drawing file becomes a feature class in the SDF file.
Page 259: Exercise 1: Examine The Original Drawing Layers
Exercise 1: Examine the original drawing layers You create an SDF file with a schema whose feature classes reflect the layer structure of a drawing file. Examine the original drawing layers, so you can check the resulting SDF file to see if it is structured correctly. To examine the drawing layers 1 If you have not already done so, copy the sample files for the tutorials to a directory on your hard drive.
Page 260 The DWGMap.dwg drawing has multiple drawing layers. 4 In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click Home tab AutoCAD Layers panel Layer Properties. Examine the drawing layer information. 252 | Chapter 7 Tutorial: Managing Data From Different Sources...
Page 261: Exercise 2: Examine The Object Data
The layers in the drawing are listed, along with their properties. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Examine the object data (page 253) Exercise 2: Examine the object data The drawing layers in your DWG file become the feature classes in the new schema.
Page 262 You might see different information, depending on which polyline you selected. 5 Press Esc to deselect the polyline. 6 Pan, if necessary, to see the red lines in the upper left-hand corner of the map. 7 With the Properties palette still open, select a red line. The red line represents a waterline.
Page 263: Exercise 3: Export The Drawing Layers To Sdf - Select The Layers
type of waterline. In this case it indicates size. Red waterlines have a diameter from 26 through 48 inches. 8 Deselect the red line and pan to the lower right side of the drawing. 9 Select a green line. The green line is also a waterline, but it is a different size. Green waterlines are from 13 through 24 inches in diameter.
Page 264: Exercise 4: Export The Drawing Layers To Sdf - Map Object Data To Feature Class Properties
To select the layers to export to SDF 1 Click Output tab Map Data Transfer panel As SDF. 2 In the Save dialog box, specify a location and a name for the new SDF file and click OK. Make a note of the file name and location, so you can connect to this file later.
Page 265 The table in the dialog box updates to show the layer names and feature class names to use. 2 Deselect layer 0. 3 Click Select Attributes. Attributes you specify here are assigned to every feature class in the SDF file. So select only attributes that are appropriate for all of them. For example, you can select general properties, which include things like Lineweight, but not object data properties, which are specific to each feature class.
Page 266 Expand the parent items to select a subset of properties. 6 In the Export dialog box, under Feature Class in the grid area, click the cell for the first layer, Parcels. button appears at the right side of the grid cell. 7 Click for the Parcels Feature Class cell.
Page 267: Exercise 5: Export The Drawing Layers To Sdf - Map Drawing Properties To Feature Class Properties
13 Leave the Export dialog box open for the next exercise. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Export the drawing layers to SDF - Map drawing properties to feature class properties (page 259). Exercise 5: Export the drawing layers to SDF - Map drawing properties to feature class properties The Feature Class tab lets you map AutoCAD drawing properties to properties in the SDF feature classes as well.
Page 268 The new Size property has a value that consists of a text string. 10 In the Property Value Mapping dialog box, select the box for each color (on the left side of the dialog box). Specify what each color means. The text string you type is the value for each waterline’s Size property.
Page 269 Map the .COLOR property values to the feature class properties. 12 Click OK twice to return to the Export dialog box. 13 Leave the Export dialog box open for the next exercise. Exercise 5: Export the drawing layers to SDF - Map drawing properties to feature class properties | 261...
Page 270: Exercise 6: Export The Drawing Layers To Sdf - Set Export Options
The Export Progress dialog box displays the status of the export operation. 5 Close the map file. Where you are now You exported DWG layers to Autodesk SDF format, creating feature classes that reflect the layers and object data in your original drawing file. To continue this tutorial, go to...
Page 271: Exercise 1: Create A Map
Geospatial features have options in AutoCAD Map 3D that drawing objects do not have. For example, you can add properties to the feature classes in your SDF file. In this lesson, you add a constrained (page 309) property. Constrained properties can have only the values you specify: values within a particular range or within a list you specify.
Page 272: Exercise 2: Connect To The New Sdf Data
Set the coordinate system for a new map from Map Explorer. 3 Save your file. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Connect to the new SDF data (page 264). Exercise 2: Connect to the new SDF data Connect to the SDF file you created. NOTE This exercise uses the map you created in the previous exercise, and the SDF file you saved in Lesson 1: Convert Drawing Layers to Feature Classes...
Page 273 Switch to Display Manager to connect to data. 2 In the Data Connect window, under Data Connections By Provider, click Add SDF Connection. 3 Click next to Source File under Add A New Connection. 4 Open the SDF file you created in Lesson 1: Convert Drawing Layers to Feature Classes (page 250).
Page 274 Connect to the SDF file you created. 5 Click Connect. 6 Select all the feature classes. 266 | Chapter 7 Tutorial: Managing Data From Different Sources...
Page 275: Exercise 3: Edit The Schema
Each layer from your original map is listed as a separate feature class. 7 Click Add To Map. 8 Close the Data Connect window. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Edit the schema (page 267). Exercise 3: Edit the schema In this lesson, you examine the feature classes you created.
Page 276: Exercise 4: Add A Property
To examine the attribute data 1 In the Task pane, switch to the Display Manager tab, select the Waterlines layer and click Table. NOTE In this example, the Data Table was undocked by dragging it away from the edge of the window. The general properties and the object data specific to Waterlines appear in the Data Table.
Page 277 attributes—they are characteristics of all objects in the feature class. For example, a Roads feature class property can specify the number of lanes it has, or its speed limit. The values vary, but all Roads features have a speed limit and a certain number of lanes.
Page 278 4 In the Schema Editor, expand the schema tree on the left to see the three feature classes. 5 Select the Roads feature class. 6 Click New Property at the top of the window. Property1 appears on the left, under the existing properties. 7 Specify the characteristics of the new property using the information shown in this illustration: Create a property with these values.
Page 279: Exercise 5: Populate The New Property With Values
The "Property1" entry on the left is updated to show the new name. 9 Click OK and confirm your changes to close the Schema Editor. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Populate the new property with values (page 271). Exercise 5: Populate the new property with values After you add a property to a feature class, you enter the values for that property for each feature in the feature class.
Page 280: Lesson 3: Move Sdf Data To A Different Geospatial Format
4 Close the Data Table. Where you are now You connected to the SDF file you created earlier and added a new property to its schema. You entered values for the new property in the Data Table. To continue this tutorial, go to Lesson 3: Move SDF Data to a Different Geospatial Format (page 272).
Page 281: Exercise 2: Use Bulk Copy To Move An Sdf Layer To Shp Format | 273
3 In AutoCAD Map 3D, switch the Task pane to Display Manager. 4 Click Data Connect To Data. 5 On the left side of the Data Connect dialog box, click Add SHP Connection. 6 On the right side of the Data Connect dialog box, click the folder icon (not the file icon).
Page 282 To copy the Roads layer to SHP format 1 In the Task pane, switch to Map Explorer. Select the SDF_1 schema. 2 Click Tools Bulk Copy. Use Bulk Copy to convert data from one geospatial format to another. 3 On the left side of the Bulk Copy dialog box, for Source, select the SDF_1 connection.
Page 283 Copy the data from SDF format to SHP format. 8 On the Continue Bulk Copy message, click Continue Bulk Copy. The data from the SDF file is copied to the new SHP file. 9 Click OK on the Bulk Copy Results message and close the Bulk Copy dialog box.
Page 284: Lesson 4: Import Sdf Files As Dwg Layers
Lesson 4: Import SDF Files as DWG Layers You moved some DWG data to SDF format and from there to SHP format, so you can distribute it to people who use geospatial data. You can move the data back into DWG format as needed. For example, if other people change the data, you can reimport it so you have the latest version.
Page 285: Exercise 2: Import The Sdf Layers
1 In the Tool-based Ribbon Workspace, click Home tab Data panel Import . 2 Change the Files Of Type to Autodesk SDF (*SDF). 3 Navigate to the SDF file you created, select it, and click OK. 4 In the Import dialog box, check Import Polygons As Closed Polylines.
Page 286 Be sure to select the correct drawing layer. The drawing template has the original drawing layers defined. Since these layers were the source for the feature classes you are importing, they are mapped appropriately. 6 Map the Size property to object data. Click in the Data cell for Waterlines.
Page 287: Exercise 3: Use Display Layers To Assign Object Properties
If you are asked to confirm your actions, click Yes. 7 Click Map Setup tab Map panel Zoom Drawing Extents. You can now work with the objects as you would any DWG data. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties (page 279) Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties...
Page 288 Select the new display layer name (Current Drawing Element) and name it Waterlines. 4 Create a display layer for waterlines whose Size property is set to Large. In Display Manager, click Data Add Drawing Data Query Current Drawing. In the Define Query Of Current Drawing dialog box, click Data. In the Data Condition dialog box, select Object Data.
Page 289 Where you are now You imported an SDF file as drawing objects, styling the imported drawing objects as they appeared in the original drawing. Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties | 281...
Page 291: Chapter 8 Tutorial: Working With Polygon Features
Tutorial: Working with Polygon Features About the Polygon Features Tutorial AutoCAD Map 3D has options that are designed for geospatial features with polygon geometry. For example, you can do any of the following: Use a special expression to find the area of a polygon feature. Split a single polygon feature into two or more new features.
Page 292: Lesson 1: Connect To Parcel Data
templates used in this exercise. To do this exercise, you must have credentials and write rights. Lesson 1: Connect to Parcel Data In this lesson, you connect to parcel data from the city of Redding, California. Exercise 1: Create a map Create a map file.
Page 293: Exercise 2: Bring In The Parcel Data
Exercise 2: Bring in the parcel data Now, add a layer that displays parcels within the city of Redding. This layer contains size, value, and address information about the parcels. NOTE This exercise uses the map you created in Lesson 1: Connect to Parcel Data (page 284).
Page 294: Lesson 2: Split A Polygon Feature
Lesson 2: Split a Polygon Feature You can define rules that determine how properties are assigned after you split a single feature into multiple pieces or merge multiple features into one. In this lesson, you define split/merge rules for the Parcels feature. Then, you split a parcel into two uneven pieces and use the rules you defined to assign properties to each resulting parcel.
Page 295 Set rules for assigning properties after a split or merge operation. Each property of the Parcels feature is listed under Feature Properties on the left. Two properties (Geom and FeatID) are generated by the data store, so you cannot set rules for them. If you select them, you can see the rules that the data store uses to create them.
Page 296: Exercise 2: Find The Parcel To Split
Property Split rule Merge rule IMP_VALUE Proportional Based On Area2D (Geom) LAND_VALUE Proportional Based On Area2D (Geom) NET_VALUE Proportional Based On Area2D (Geom) PRIMARY_INDEX Empty First Selected STNAME Copy First Selected For a complete description of the split/merge rule options, see Using Expressions In Split/Merge Rules.
Page 297 6 Place your cursor over the text that says “value.” 7 In the tooltip that displays, click Get Values From A List. 8 Click the green arrow next to STNAME in the properties list to see the street names for the Parcels feature. The properties list is populated when you click the green arrow.
Page 298: Exercise 3: Split The Parcel
Exercise 3: Split the parcel You interactively divide a parcel into two unequal closed polylines. NOTE This exercise uses the map you created and modified in Exercise 2: Find the parcel to split (page 288). To divide one parcel into two new parcels 1 In the Data Table, click the leftmost column for one parcel on Antigua Drive.
Page 299: Exercise 4: Examine The Results
When you specify the last point and press Enter, the parcel is split. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 4: Examine the results (page 291). Exercise 4: Examine the results In this exercise, you examine the results of your split in the Data Table. The properties of the two resulting parcels are calculated automatically, using the rules you specified.
Page 300: Lesson 3: Use Joined Data To Create Calculated Properties
To examine the results of the split 1 In the Data Table, examine the attribute values for the new parcels. The Data Table now shows two parcels on Antigua Drive. The Data Table contains two new entries for the split parcels. The address is null because you specified “Empty”...
Page 301: Exercise 1: Set Up An Odbc Connection For A Microsoft Access Database
Exercise 1: Set up an ODBC connection for a Microsoft Access database Set up an ODBC connection for the Microsoft Access database using the Administrative Tools control panel in Windows. NOTE If you created an ODBC connection in the tutorial, “Analyzing Data Using Styles, Joins, and Buffers,”...
Page 302: Exercise 2: Connect To The Microsoft Access Database
9 Click OK in the Select Database, ODBC Microsoft Access Setup, and ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog boxes. 10 Close the Administrative Tools control panel. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Connect to the Microsoft Access database (page 294). Exercise 2: Connect to the Microsoft Access database Specify the new connection in the Data Connect window.
Page 303: Exercise 3: Join The Odbc Data To The Parcels Layer
Connect to the ODBC data source you created, but do not click Add To Map. 5 Click Connect. 6 When you see the User Name & Password dialog box, click Login without entering anything in the fields. (This database has not been set up for user name and password protection.) Do not click Add To Map.
Page 304: Exercise 4: Save The Properties To A New Data Store
NOTE This exercise uses the map you modified in Exercise 2: Connect to the Microsoft Access database (page 294). To join the ODBC parcel data to the geospatial parcel layer 1 In Display Manager, select the Parcels layer and click Table. 2 At the bottom of the Data Table, click Options Create A Join.
Page 305 NOTE This exercise saves the layer as an SDF data store. You can use Bulk Copy to save joined and calculated properties to other geospatial data formats. For more information, see Migrating GIS Data (Bulk Copy) NOTE This exercise uses the map you modified in Exercise 3: Join the ODBC data to the Parcels layer (page 295).
Page 306 4 Assign a coordinate system to the new map. Switch the Task Pane to Map Explorer. Right-click the Current Drawing entry and click Coordinate System. Specify the CA-I coordinate system. 5 Connect to the new SDF file. In Display Manager, click Data Connect To Data.
Page 307: Exercise 5: Create A Calculated Property
Exercise 5: Create a calculated property Now you have joined owner data to the Parcels layer and saved the result to a new data store. You can use the combined information to create a calculated property. The calculated property is the result of an expression: in this case, the last sales price divided by the area.
Page 308 All properties for this feature class are listed in the Property list. 5 Click the operator for “divided by” (the slash character). 6 Click Geometric Area2D. This option calculates the area of a polygon. 300 | Chapter 8 Tutorial: Working with Polygon Features...
Page 309: Lesson 4: Theme Polygon Features
7 Hold your cursor inside the parentheses, where you see the text “geometry property.” On the tooltip that displays, click Enter A Property. 8 From the Properties list, select Geom (at the bottom of the list). Every spatial feature has a geometry property that you can use to calculate area or length.
Page 310 To create a theme using a calculated property 1 In Display Manager, select the Parcels layer and click Style. 2 In the Style Editor, click New Theme. 3 In the Theme Polygons dialog box, for Property, select ValueByArea. 4 For Distribution, select Jenks (Natural Breaks). The Jenks distribution method groups ranges of features at their natural breaks so that features with similar values are grouped.
Page 311: Exercise 2: Add Labels That Use An Expression
To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Add labels that use an expression (page 303). Exercise 2: Add labels that use an expression You can label each parcel with text that is determined by an expression. In this exercise, you create a label for each parcel that displays the parcel address on two lines.
Page 312 You can use an expression to determine the text for labels. 3 To create the two-line label, enter Concat (ADDRESS, Concat ('\n', STNAME)) The Concat operator combines multiple properties and uses the '\n' argument to insert a line break. 4 Validate the expression. 5 Click OK in the Create/Modify Expressions window and again in the Style Label dialog box.
Page 313: Lesson 5: Publish Your Styled Map To Mapguide
Exercise 1: Publish to MapGuide When you publish to Autodesk MapGuide, you create a web page containing a picture of your map. You must have rights to a MapGuide 2009 Server, which supports the new templates used in this exercise. To do this exercise, you must have credentials and write rights.
Page 314 To publish to MapGuide 1 Save the map. 2 Click Publish Publish To MapGuide. 3 In the Publish To MapGuide dialog box, specify the URL for the target website. If the site requires a password, a Connect to Site dialog box is displayed. Enter your user name and password.
Page 315 NOTE You can use tooltips to display information when the viewer holds the cursor over a particular area. Within Autodesk MapGuide Studio, you can create tooltips that display attribute values on the MapGuide web page when the viewer hovers over a parcel. For more information, see the Autodesk MapGuide Studio Help.
Page 317: Chapter 9 Glossary
(page 315). Autodesk Design Review A free software utility that allows anyone to view, print, measure, mark up, and revise 2D and 3D designs created by Autodesk design software. You do not need the original design-creation software to use this tool.
Page 318 contour lines A line that connects points of the same elevation or value relative to a specified reference datum. The lines can help you determine the elevation at a specific location on a surface. They help clarify and analyze the 3D surface terrain, and help with tasks such as navigation.
Page 319 See also object data (page 313), property (page 313). FDO Feature Data Objects data access technology. An Autodesk software standard and general purpose API for accessing feature (page 311)s and geospatial data regardless of the underlying data store (page 310).
Page 320 GIS (Geographic Information System) A computerized decision support system that integrates geographic data, attribute data (page 309), and other spatially referenced data. A GIS is used to capture, store, retrieve, analyze, and display spatial data (page 315). global coordinate system A method that converts the coordinates representing latitude and longitude into an AutoCAD Map 3D map Cartesian coordinate system.
Page 321 map query A set of conditions that specify the selection of drawing objects from source drawing (page 315)s. These conditions can be based on the location or properties of an object or on data stored in the drawing or in a linked database table. metadata Data about data.
Page 322 (page 311)es or types of data stored in tables with attributes and geometry. SDF 2 A previous version of the SDF file format that was the native file format for Autodesk MapGuide (the last release was Autodesk MapGuide 6.5). Each SDF 2 file generally contained feature (page 311) or type of data, for example points, lines, polygons, or text.
Page 323 source drawing A drawing file attached to another drawing. The set of all source drawings attached to a drawing is called the drawing set. Use a query to retrieve selected objects from multiple source drawings. spatial A generic term used to reference the mathematical concept of n-dimensional data. spatial data Information about the location and shape of geographic feature (page 311)s,...
Page 324 title block A defined DWG block that can include title information, such as your company or group name and the name of the map. Many organizations have standard title blocks to insert in this element. You can define certain attributes of the title block from within your template.
Page 325: Index
Index preparing drawings for AutoCAD Map draping data on 3D surfaces Autodesk Design Review 175, 196 draping 2D data on automatic update turning off while editing automating tasks (tutorial) 239, 243–244 application menu search field application window background color AutoCAD Map 3D...
Page 326 colors defining split/merge rules for themes deleting duplicate objects command line Design Web Format interface in AutoCAD Map 3D publishing to Command prompt digital maps in AutoCAD Map 3D purchasing commands DigitalGlobe finding on the ribbon satellite photos composite styles digitizing connecting paper drawings with AutoCAD Raster...
Page 327 extending undershoots georeferencing importing SDF data as fade retrieving using property adjusting for raster images queries feature classes drawing properties creating from AutoCAD layers mapping to feature classes mapping object classes to drawings (tutorial) attaching to a map mapping object data to drive alias mapping properties to creating...
Page 328 inserting without using Data inserting Connect lines importing composite styles feature classes as AutoCAD location layers queries information locking viewing for raster images features while editing Insert Image command tutorial inserting raster images managing data insets tutorial and map books Map Book tab Intermap in Task Pane...
Page 329 maps object data index changing background color for creating creating (tutorial) ODBC menu commands connecting to data finding on the ribbon joining data to features menus setting up connections in AutoCAD Map 3D ODBC connections metadata setting up 292–293 and object classification ODBC data (tutorial) connecting to...
Page 330 publishing options finding commands from previous for DWF releases in AutoCAD Map 3D keyboard shortcuts Ribbon Command Locator right-click menus queries AutoCAD Map 3D complex Rubber Sheet creating an object data index and georeferencing for adding drawing objects to a for DWG objects for previewing sample files for tutorials...
Page 331 and zoom levels 56, 59 topographic images combining two line styles purchasing composite transparency styling and satellite images to show elevation and underlying surfaces SuperUser changing for layers setting privileges tutorials surfaces adding a property to an SDF file 262 draping vector data on adding points draping vector files on...
Page 332 multiline labels object classification ODBC connections 215, 293 vector data ODBC data sources 217, 294 draping on 3D surfaces overlay 229, 231 viewports overview for map books publishing maps to DWF resizing on templates publishing to MapGuide 283, 305 raster images resizing the window for sample files for wastewater industry toolkit...

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Autodesk 15606-011408-9005 - MAPGUIDE R6.3 NAMED-10U PK Tutorials Manual

Chapter 1 Tutorial: Introducing Autocad Map 3D 2010

Chapter 2 Tutorial: Building a Map

Chapter 3 Tutorial: Moving from Autocad to Autocad Map 3D

Chapter 4 Tutorial: Classifying Drawing Objects

Chapter 5 Tutorial: Creating a Map Book with an Inset

Chapter 6 Tutorial: Analyzing Data

Chapter 7 Tutorial: Managing Data from Different Sources

Chapter 8 Tutorial: Working with Polygon Features

Chapter 9 Glossary

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