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Import spatial data into AutoCAD

Name: Spatial Manager for AutoCAD
Author: Spatial Manager

Imports spatial data, into new or existing AutoCAD drawings, as AutoCAD objects and Extended Entity Data (EED/XDATA)

Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD imports spatial data, into new or existing AutoCAD drawings, as AutoCAD objects and Extended Entity Data (EED/XDATA), using a powerful wizard which lets the user choose or select all the necessary import parameters in order to get differentiated spatial information in a CAD drawing.

Batch-import, automatic layering, fill of polygons, blocks according data values and mapped attributes, labeling, elevation, thickness or the spatial filters are only part of the application functionality when importing from spatial files, data servers, data stores, etc. (Data Providers list)

Editions: Basic Standard Professional

Geometry options

Import as points or block references, fill polygons, or create centroids

Import options

Assign layers, label features, filter spatially, and control elevation

Data import

Import attribute data as XDATA for smarter AutoCAD drawings

* Only available in Standard and Professional editions

Import tasks

Save Tasks in AutoCAD to replay import processes (including all process parameters) so many times as desired

* Only available in Professional edition

Advanced import tools

Import data easily using wizards, palettes, or batch tools

Import files, databases and online services

Connect to a wide variety of spatial data sources

Resources and Information

Work with XYZ files in AutoCAD
Import Google Earth objects into AutoCAD
How to import shapefiles into AutoCAD
Import coordinates from Excel to AutoCAD
Import CSV into AutoCAD
Import KML to AutoCAD
Import points into AutoCAD
Ordnance Survey in AutoCAD
Import OpenStreetMap data into AutoCAD

Import
Labeling objects
Using Blocks
Spatial filter envelope in WFS servers
Import points as Blocks from disk
Using custom Grid files
Accessing user Datasets (NL PDOK sample)

Import data - User manual

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