Spatial Manager Blog : Import (page 9)
Speed up when importing heavy sources
Sometimes the display of the import parameters window of Spatial Manager™ may be significantly delayed when importing complex information in AutoCAD or BricsCADThis is because of a preliminary process which requires the reading of data fields (not of... more
Choose 3D or 2D when importing
A set of objects imported by applying its coordinate Z=0 leads to a “flat” map which allows us often to perform operations that are more “uncomfortable” when using 3D maps: 2D references, measurements of distances in the plane, etc. ... more
Import Z-Contours from a Shapefile into AutoCAD
When reading Shapefiles (SHP) which include terrain Contour lines, it is very common to find that the Z coordinate of each Contour is set as being a numerical data in a Field of the associated data table Object Elevations... more
Spatial Manager and AutoCAD LT
Many users ask us about the possibility of working with Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Because of the intrinsic limitations of AutoCAD LT this is not possible, but here is a practical workaround using Spatial Manager Desktop™ AutoCAD... more
Label Z values in AutoCAD
Nearly all data providers included in Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD feature a large number of resources to optimize the import processes from the different data sources supported by the applicationAlong this blog post we will discuss some chances to “play” with... more
Import 3D Shapefiles (SHP) in AutoCAD
Some 2D Shapefiles (SHP) may include 3D information inside its associated alphanumeric data table. For example, it is quite common to find the values of the elevation and height of the polygon features inside some fields of the data table 3D and pseudo-3D Shapefiles... more