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Printable background maps in BricsCAD

Name: Spatial Manager for BricsCAD
Author: Spatial Manager

Enhanced in V10

Include and publish background maps in printed drawings

Easily include the selected background map as part of your final printed or exported drawings, preserving the geographic context in hard copies or digital files. You can also publish multiple layouts at once, with the active background map updated automatically in each viewport.

Editions: Standard Professional

What's included in the feature Printable background maps

Discover the full potential of this set of tools designed to enhance GIS data integration and editing within BricsCAD.

Plot background map

Enhanced in V10

Allows you to include the selected background map as part of your final printed or exported drawings. This ensures that the geographic context provided by the map is preserved in hard copies or digital exports.

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Publish background map

Enhanced in V10

Plot multiple layouts at one step, the active background map view will be updated to each viewport.

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Notes

"Publish in background" is not compatible and my cause unexpected results, please disable this option before executing
Some old BricsCAD editions may not be fully compatible
If more resolution is required of for ensure a successful operation with any plot configuration, it is recomended to use Snapshots

Resources and Information

Google Maps in BricsCAD
Ordnance Survey in BricsCAD

Accessing user Datasets (NL PDOK sample)
Background Maps (1)
Background Maps (2)
Airbus OneAtlas imagery in Spatial Manager
Snapshots (raster images)

Background maps - User manual

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Easy to use map tools

Control and use background maps easily while working or designing

Custom User Maps

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Predefined map services

Enhanced in V10

Access diverse, high-quality background maps from multiple providers

Snapshots

Capture static background map images and insert them into the drawing as raster images (PNG, JPG, TIF) or OLE objects. Snapshots can be georeferenced using a World File, and you can select the image detail level. Ideal for presentations, printing, or external GIS use.

Multiple maps and views

Enhanced in V10

Display and manage multiple background maps across views and viewports

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