Spatial Manager Blog : Drafting (page 2)
Divide polygons into equal width stripes
Splits a polygon or closed polyline into a specified number of equidistant stripes (equal width bands) aligned with a chosen direction. Each stripe has the same width measured perpendicular to the stripe direction (areas may differ if the shape is... more
Convert polyline type
Quickly switch polylines between 2D and 3D formats directly in your drawing environment with ease and flexibility. The tool maintains accuracy and consistency throughout the process, intelligently retaining essential properties such as layer or color of the original polylines whenever... more
Start a drafting project over Google Earth imagery base
This article explains how to start a drafting or design project using a Google Earth imagery base. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to overlay drawings, plans, or architectural projects onto real satellite images from Google Earth, allowing users to... more
Adjust geometries to a base map
Rubber sheeting refers to a method in mapping and surveying where a map or spatial data is adjusted or “stretched” to align with a reference map or coordinate system. This process helps to fix distortions caused by differences in scale,... more
Rubber sheet, align geographically buildings, parcels, ... in your DWG
When working with data sets from different sources, there are often differences in alignment between elements. The SPMRUBBERSHEET command allows to select base points and reference points to modify vertices in a non-uniform way, beyond a simple displacement, scaling and... more
Create polygons with holes or islands
Usually in CAD, due to drafting processes, polygons are represented as closed polylines. This may be a problem when representing, visualizing or exporting to GIS formats (or even Google Earth) In this post we will explain how to easily create... more