Spatial Manager Blog : Fills
Create legend for thematic map in DWG
Inserts a thematic map legend directly into the drawing, making it easier to interpret and communicate the meaning of the applied styles. The legend represents the categories or value ranges used in the map at the time it is created,... more
Color objects by their data in DWG
Thematic Maps allow you to view objects colored by their data values, and you can also apply these styles persistently to the objects, causing these colors to override the DWG colors. With this tool, the colorized DWG can be shared... more
Thematic Maps and dynamic visualization
Visualize objects by coloring them based on their field values. Different thematic styles can be applied, using either fixed field values (categorized) or value ranges (graduated). Choose from predefined color schemes, modify them, or create custom styles. Automatically fill closed... more
Create polygons with holes or islands
In CAD, polygons are usually represented as closed polylines due to drafting processes. This may be a problem when representing, visualising or exporting to GIS formats (or even Google Earth). This post explains how to create polygons with holes, islands... more
Managing Multi-Polygons in AutoCAD, BricsCAD or ZWCAD
A problem that the spatial information users face when working in CAD applications is importing and handling Polygons that contain multiple rings and/or holes (Multi-Polygons or MPolygons). But these applications include a very standard object type (HATCH) that will... more