Spatial Manager Blog : Tricks and Tools (page 2)
Divide polygons into custom areas or by percentages
Divides any selected polygon or closed polyline into sequential slices whose areas you explicitly define (absolute values) or express as percentages of the original. You first indicate the orientation by picking or drawing a reference line; the tool then generates... more
Divide a polygon into a number of equal parts
Splits a polygon or closed polyline into a specified number of equal area parts along lines aligned with a chosen direction. This approach ensures that each resulting section has the same size, making it especially useful for land parceling, planning... more
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
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... more