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Autodesk MapGuide 6 User Manual (204 pages)
Release 6
Brand:
Autodesk
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Introduction
9
Key Features of Autodesk Mapguide
10
Autodesk Mapguide Author Key Features
10
Autodesk Mapguide Server Key Features
11
Autodesk Mapguide Viewer Key Features
11
In this Chapter
9
Overview
10
What's New in Release 6
12
Dynamic Authoring Toolkit
12
Symbol Manager
13
Support for Autodesk DWG
13
What's New in Autodesk Mapguide Author
14
What's New in Autodesk Mapguide Server
14
What's New in Autodesk Mapguide Viewer 6
15
System Requirements
15
Autodesk Mapguide Author Requirements
15
Autodesk Mapguide Server Requirements
16
Autodesk Mapguide Viewer Requirements
17
What's the Fastest Way through this Book
18
Conventions Used in this Manual
21
Where to Get more Information
22
Autodesk Mapguide User Documentation
22
Autodesk Mapguide Developer Documentation
25
Third-Party Documentation
26
Autodesk Mapguide Web Site
27
Online Discussion Groups
27
Autodesk Developer Network
28
Understanding Autodesk Mapguide
29
What Is Autodesk Mapguide
30
How Autodesk Mapguide Works
30
How Autodesk Mapguide Products Work Together
31
Map Authoring Products
32
Autodesk Mapguide Author
32
Dynamic Authoring Toolkit
33
Symbol Manager
33
SDF Loader
33
SDF Component Toolkit
34
Raster Workshop
34
Map Viewing Products
35
Web Browser
35
Autodesk Mapguide Viewer
35
Liteview
36
Map Serving Products
36
Web Server
36
Autodesk Mapguide Server
36
Autodesk Mapguide Data Providers
37
Developing Applications with Autodesk Mapguide
38
Client-Side Application Components
39
Server-Side Applications
41
What Is Autodesk Mapguide Application Development
42
Overall Strategy
43
Phase One: Installation and Testing
43
Chapter 2 Understanding Autodesk Mapguide
44
Phase Two: Planning and Design
45
Phase Three: Implementation
46
Designing Your System
47
Planning Your Directory Structure
48
Directory Structure Guidelines
48
Security
50
Using Windows NT or Windows 2000 Security
51
Using Web Server Security
51
Using Autodesk Mapguide Security
51
Architecture and Performance
54
Which Mapagent to Install
54
Using a Remote Mapagent
55
Using Multiple Servers
56
Additional Performance Considerations
61
Choosing a Viewer/Browser Environment
63
Chapter 3 Designing Your System
64
Assembling and Administering Your Server
67
Setting up Your Servers
68
Before You Install Autodesk Mapguide Server
68
Installing Microsoft Internet Information Server
70
Installing Netscape Web Server
70
Testing Your Web Server
71
Setting up the Mapagent
71
Chapter 4 Assembling and Administering Your Server
74
Installing a Report Engine
75
Configuring Autodesk Mapguide Server under a Different Account
75
Autodesk Mapguide Server Admin Overview
75
Starting and Stopping the Server
76
Setting General Server Properties
77
Setting up Your Data Sources
78
Data Providers
79
Managing Your Data Sources
79
Managing Server Security
80
Access Keys Versus User Ids and Passwords
81
Choosing the Best Security Method
82
Creating and Modifying Users and Groups
83
Assigning Users to the Authors Group
83
Creating and Modifying Access Keys
84
Restricting Access to Resources
85
Taking Data Sources Offline
87
Tracking Server Requests
88
Usage Reports
89
Renaming Log Files
89
Rotating Log Files
90
Customizing the Access Log
90
Customizing the Map Layer Access Log
91
Adding Geocoding Data
91
Chapter 5 Working with Data in Autodesk Mapguide
93
Basic Steps for Working with Data
94
Working with Spatial Data
94
Map Features
95
Creating a Spatial Data File
96
Working with Attribute Data
97
Linking Attribute Data to Spatial Data Files
98
Linking Attribute Data to Another Database
98
Preparing Attribute Data for Themes
99
Setting up Your Attribute Database
99
Setting Zoom Goto Data
100
Working with Raster Images
101
Raster Image File Formats
101
Efficient Raster Formats
102
Raster Image Catalog Files
103
Georeference File Formats
105
Exporting from er Mapper
108
Adding Raster Images to Your Map
108
Working with Symbols
109
Symbol Manager
110
Point Layers and the Point Layer Symbol Manager
111
Redline Layers and the API Symbol Manager
112
Working with Other Types of Spatial Data
112
Autodesk GIS Design Server Theme Data
112
Chapter 6 Planning and Designing Maps
115
Planning the Data
116
Planning Layers
116
Designing the Map
118
About Coordinate Systems
118
About Coordinate Precision
119
Choosing a Coordinate System
119
Creating a Design Spreadsheet
120
General Guidelines
121
Information You Need from Your Server Administrator
122
Getting Familiar with Autodesk Mapguide Author
123
Installing Autodesk Mapguide Author
124
Starting Autodesk Mapguide Author
125
About Map Window Files and Map Window XML Files
126
Introduction to the Program Window Layout
127
Using the Map Window Popup Menu
127
Chapter 7 Getting Familiar with Autodesk Mapguide Author
128
Using the Toolbar
130
Setting Preferences
132
Opening a Map
132
Moving Around on a Map
133
Zooming to a Location
134
Zooming to a U.S. Street Address or ZIP Code
134
Using Bookmarks to Save the Current Map View
135
Using the Map Explorer
135
Using the Design Tab
136
Using the View Tab
137
Changing the Width of the Map Explorer
138
Viewing Map Information
138
Measuring Distances
139
Selecting Map Features
140
Creating Buffers Around Map Features
141
Printing a Map
142
Chapter 8 Creating and Publishing a Map
143
Creating a New Map
144
Changing the File to Use for New Maps
144
Specifying a Coordinate System
144
Specifying a Password to Protect a Map
145
Creating and Modifying Zoom Goto Location Categories
146
Data Source Formats for Zoom Goto Location Categories
147
The US Street Address Location Category
148
Customizing the Popup Menu
148
Working with Reports
149
Viewing a Report
150
Tracking User Access to a Map
150
Saving a Map
150
Publishing a Map
151
Chapter 9 Working with Map Layers
153
About Map Layers
154
Working with Map Layers in the Map Explorer
155
Creating a Vector Layer
156
Creating a Raster Layer
157
Creating an Autodesk GIS Design Server Theme Layer
158
Creating an Autodesk DWG Layer
158
Creating a Layer Group
159
Specifying General Properties for Layers
159
Specifying Data Source Properties for Layers
160
Setting Style Properties for Layers
162
Setting Style Properties for Raster Layers
163
Specifying Display Ranges for Layer Styles
164
Specifying Map Layer Styles
165
Creating Themes
172
Specifying Layer Feature Labeling and Overposting
172
Specifying Security for Layers
173
Modifying Multiple Layers Simultaneously
174
Saving a Layer
174
Adding a Saved Layer to the Current Map
175
Rebuilding a Layer or Layer Group
175
Deleting a Layer or Layer Group
176
Glossary
177
Index
189
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Autodesk MapGuide 6 Developer's Manual (208 pages)
Release 6
Brand:
Autodesk
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Introduction
7
What's New in Release 6
8
Autodesk DWG Data Source Support
8
Enhanced Support for Map Redraw Operations
8
Symbol Bitmap Support
8
Map Mode Retrieval Support
9
Java Edition Platform Support Changes
9
Before You Begin
9
Familiarity with Autodesk Mapguide
9
Programming and Scripting Languages
10
Your Audience
10
About the Autodesk Mapguide Viewer API
11
Autodesk Mapguide Viewer API Help
13
Autodesk Mapguide Web Site
13
User Help
11
What Is an Autodesk Mapguide Viewer API Application
13
Viewing Maps
14
Querying and Updating Data
14
Creating an Autodesk Mapguide Viewer API Application
15
Chapter 2 Displaying Maps
17
Overview
18
Map Display for Activex Control and Plug-In
20
Linking to a Map
20
Embedding a Map
22
Map Display for the Java Edition
24
Map Display for Autodesk Mapguide Liteview
26
Installing Viewers on Client Machines
27
Chapter 3 Accessing Maps
31
Overview
32
Map Access for the Java Edition
35
Map Access from HTML
35
Map Access Using Java
38
Required Software for the Java Edition
39
Java Edition Differences
39
Communicating with the Plug-In from a Java Applet
40
Accessing Secure Data
43
Handling Busy State and Map Refresh
43
About the Busy State
43
Controlling Map Refresh Operations
45
Handling Errors
47
Getting Error Codes
47
Checking for Incorrect Argument Types
48
Debugging an Application
48
Map Access for Activex Control and Plug-In
32
Required Software for Autodesk Mapguide Viewer Plug-In
34
Chapter 4 Working with Map Layers, Map Features, and Printing
49
Overview
50
Working with Map Layers
50
Counting Map Layers
50
Listing Map Layers
51
Adding a Map Layer
53
Linking Map Layers
53
Toggling Map Layer Visibility on and off
55
Working with Map Features
56
Getting Keys of Selected Map Features
56
Getting Coordinates of a Selected Map Feature
58
Invoking Select Radius Mode
61
Zooming in on Selected Features
61
Counting Map Features
62
Working with Printing
64
Setting the Print Priority
65
Enabling the Print Events
66
Positioning Page Elements with Page Coordinate System Units
67
Adding Custom Page Elements
68
Chapter 5 Handling Events
69
Overview
70
Working with Event Handlers
70
Browser Differences
71
Setting up Event Handlers
72
Plug-In and Java Edition Event Handlers
72
Activex Control Event Handlers
75
Plug-In and Activex Control Event Handlers
75
Writing Event Handlers
78
Page Setup Event Handler Example
79
Print Event Handler Example
81
Plug-In Event Handler Example
83
Chapter 6 Using Reports to Query and Update Data Sources
85
Overview
86
How Reports Are Generated
86
Specifying the Report Script
86
The Request
87
Launching the Report
87
Introducing Coldfusion and ASP
88
Creating Report Scripts with Coldfusion
89
Listing File Contents with Coldfusion
89
Querying and Displaying Data Via the Map with Coldfusion
92
Modifying a Database Via the Map with Coldfusion
102
Creating Report Scripts with ASP
109
Summary of ASP Objects, Components, and Events
110
Listing File Contents with ASP
111
Querying and Displaying Data Via the Map with ASP
115
Modifying a Database Via the Map with ASP
125
Chapter 7 Applications
135
Overview
136
Custom Redlining Application
136
Redlining Example Code
137
Municipal Application
140
Municipal Application Example Code
141
Facility Management Application
156
Facilities Management Application Example Code
157
DWG Filtering Application
164
Understanding Layers in Autodesk Mapguide
165
Changing Map Layer Data Source Properties
165
DWG Filtering Application Example Code
166
SDF Component Toolkit Applications
171
Updating SDF Files-An ASP Example
171
Converting to an SDF File-A Visual Basic Example
181
Getting SDF File Information-A Visual Basic Example
188
Copying an SDF File-A Visual Basic Example
196
Index
203
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