Blog : Tricks and Tools

Combine native Attributes with data from tables

Through the advanced use of the Import/Export tools that you will find in ‘Spatial Manager’ (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD, GstarCAD), you will be able to combine or merge data coming from multiple spatial or alphanumeric sources. In this post we analyze... more


Import points as Blocks from disk

Although in this Blog you can find some other posts related to the import of Point objects using different user Blocks (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD and GstarCAD), here we analyze how to proceed previously if these Blocks are not defined in... more


Shortcuts: How to use them

As in other applications, and the operating system itself, the Shortcuts in ‘Spatial Manager’ (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD, GstarCAD and Desktop) are the way you can reference any folder into a physical or network drive, or the drive itself, and allows... more


Trim localized Image Maps

‘Spatial Manager’ dynamic Background Maps technology allows you to graphically enhance your maps and drawings, and turn them more readable and practical. In this example we will show you how to combine the image capture of the Maps with some... more


Area filter when 'Importing all'

The ‘Import-all’ tool that you can find in the CAD versions of ‘Spatial Manager’ (AutoCAD, BricsCAD and ZWCAD), allows you to automate the process of batch importing into a drawing from a wide range of data sources. This tool is... more


Getting the Z-coordinate from label contents

While ‘Spatial Manager’ allows you to handle any type of 3D information and therefore export 3D-point tables from your drawing or map, there are times when the points Z-coordinate information is in a label form. Here you will find... more