Blog : Desktop L1 (Basic)

Shortcuts: How to use them

As in other applications, and the operating system itself, the Shortcuts in ‘Spatial Manager’ (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD, GstarCAD and Desktop) are the way you can reference any folder into a physical or network drive, or the drive itself, and allows... more


Improved preset Background Maps

The Background Maps technology built into ‘Spatial Manager’ allows access to user-defined WMTS, WMTS and XYZ/TMS map servers, but also includes access to some of the most widely used image map servers, such as OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox, Bing, and... more


Load or import multiple data sources at once

In any task or project related to territorial information it is very important to be provided with tools that facilitate the integration of multiple information formats from different sources. Although there are already some entries on this topic in this... more


Search Locations

We are all increasingly familiar to locate places on a map using Google Maps or similar services, but what about being able to do it directly on our drawings or maps? ‘Spatial Manager’ (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD and Desktop) has recently... more


8 New Bing maps added in SPM v6

‘Spatial Manager’ comes with a variety of preset Dynamic Background Maps (OpenStreetMap, Bing, Mapbox, etc.) in all versions (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD and Desktop). The latest release (v.6) introduces 8 new Maps in the Bing group that further extend the advanced... more


Two ways to bring your drawings or maps to Google Earth

Google Earth is one of the most popular platforms for 2D and 3D visualization of spatial and geographic information, not only because it is free and very accessible to any non-expert user, but also because of the included tools... more