SPM for ZWCAD > Features > Map Books > Map Book Sheets

Map Book Sheets in ZWCAD

New in V10

Create a grid over selected objects or a defined area in your drawing. This grid serves as the foundation for generating Map Books, organizing your project into consistent map sections.

Editions: Professional

What's included in the feature Map Book Sheets

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

Template options

New in V10

Select a template and viewport for setting the aspect ratio and scale of each sheet.

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Boundary

New in V10

Get the envelope for creating sheets from a set of objects or by defining an area.

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Alignment

New in V10

Sheets can be created aligned in a grid-like pattern or optimized for the best fit, minimizing the total number of sheets generated. A rotation can also be applied if the sheets need to be aligned parallel to a specific object.

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Map Books creation

New in V10

Create an atlas-like layouts automatically within your DWG. This is useful for large areas, helping you organize and print multi-page maps with viewports and titles.

Create sheets for a map book in DWG or DXF

Creates sheets for map books in a grid pattern or optimized for the best fit, minimizing the total number of sheets required. A rotation can also be applied to align... more

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frequently asked questions

Which are the current compatible ZWCAD applications?

Current compatible ZWCAD applications:

ZWCAD, ZWCAD Architecture and ZWCAD MFG
Professional edition (Classic and Standard editions are not compatible, but you can use Spatial Manager Desktop™ to import/export via DXF files)
Versions: From v.2017 to v.2026 both included. Review the version compatibility page for more details.

What are the system requirements?

System requirements:

Windows 7 or higher, within the operating system versions supported by the ZWCAD version used
500 MB free disk space, or more
Windows Installer 3.1 or later

Which are the current available data Providers?

Spatial files

Esri Shape file - (SHP)
Google Earth file - (KML, KMZ)
OpenStreetMap file - (OSM, PBF, OSC) ⁽¹⁾
LiDAR file - (LAS, LAZ)
GPS exchange format file - (GPX)
Esri ASCII Grid file - (ASC, ASCII) ⁽¹⁾
ASCII text file - (ASC, CSV, NEZ, TXT, XYZ, UPT)
SQLite file - (SQLITE, DB)
GeoPackage file - (GPKG)
GML file - (GML, GZ, XML)
Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) ⁽¹⁾
Autodesk SDF file - (SDF) ⁽³⁾
MicroStation v.7 file - (DGN) ⁽²⁾
AutoCAD DXF file - (DXF) ⁽²⁾
Esri ArcInfo export file (ASCII) - (E00) ^{(1) (2)}
MapInfo file - (TAB) ⁽²⁾
MapInfo interchange format file - (MIF/MID) ⁽²⁾
GeoJSON file - (GEO.JSON)

Spatial raster files

Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) ⁽¹⁾

Georeference sources - (World files, Google Earth .GEPRINT, etc.)

Variable resolution Raster image file - (Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF) ^{(1) (4)}

Spatial data servers and Geo-databases

Esri Geodatabase File - (GDB) ⁽¹⁾
PostGIS database
Microsoft SQL Server Spatial database
MySQL database ^{(1) (3)}

Image map servers

WMS/OGC API Maps Web Map Services ⁽⁴⁾
WMTS/OGC API Tiles Web Map Tile Services ⁽⁴⁾
XYZ/TMS Tile Map Services ⁽⁴⁾

Other spatial data sources

Open Database Connectivity ODBC ⁽¹⁾
WFS/OGC API Features data store ⁽¹⁾
WFS data store (FDO) ^{(1) (3) (5)}
WFS data store (OGR) ^{(1) (2) (5)}

(1) Read-only
(2) OGR data source
(3) FDO provider
(4) Background Maps technology
(5) DEPRECATED - Whenever possible use the native WFS/OGC API Features data provider

Note: certain data Providers are only valid for some Editions of the application