Spatial Manager Blog : Elevations

Create contour lines from 3D points

Spatial Manager creates contour lines from selected 3D points in your drawing, making it easier to see the shape of the ground. You can create 2D or 3D contours, set their spacing, and use layers and colors to tell major... more


Add elevation data to existing points in DWG/DXF

Spatial Manager has utilities for working with terrains and elevations. One of them lets you search elevations for existing points. By following a few steps, it is possible to create a data field and store the elevation value in it,... more


Export elevation labels in feet in Google Earth

Google Earth internally uses meters for elevation units, which can be an obstacle when feet are required. This tutorial explains an easy workaround for viewing contour elevation values in Google Earth and displaying them in feet. Available for AutoCAD, BricsCAD,... more


Convert height units when exporting to Google Earth and other formats

Height units remain unchanged when coordinate conversions are applied, but sometimes you need to change them, especially when the target format is limited to a specific unit. This happens with KML, where meters are mandatory. Available for AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD... more


Extract 3D points from other objects

Spatial Manager (CAD versions) includes the option to Insert Nodes when importing objects such as Polylines or Polygons. These nodes can be created as Points or as Block Inserts (if any have been defined) in the drawing. This functionality extends... more


Contours and imported objects Label Masks

In order to enhance the visibility of Contour Labels, ‘Spatial Manager’ (CAD versions) now includes some new options which can also be applied to the object Labels while Importing. In this post you can learn more about these options Related... more