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Contents

Chapter 1 Introducing AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1What You Can Do With AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Combine map objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Create and edit map objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Use map-related data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Format map objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Manage map data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Perform analysis on maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Publish maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Product Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Maps and map files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Source files and map files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6DWG files and features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Importing/exporting data and connecting to data stores . . . . . . 9

Getting Ready to Use the Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Preparing your sample data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Saving your tutorial maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Setting up the tutorial window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Choosing a workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Taking a Quick Tour of AutoCAD Map 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Menus and Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Task Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Properties palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Status bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Layout tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Dynamic input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Shortcut menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Creating a New Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Use Data Connect to Add Data to Your Map . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Style a Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Where You Are Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 2 Tutorial: Building a Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29About This Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Lesson 1: Use Multiple Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Exercise 1: Drag and drop a source file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Exercise 2: Attach a drawing file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Exercise 3: Query in data from the drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Exercise 4: Use Data Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Exercise 5: Add a raster image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Exercise 6: Display the raster image behind other features . . . . . 39

Lesson 2: Style Map Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Exercise 1: Create a theme for the parcels layer . . . . . . . . . . 40Exercise 2: Define the theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Exercise 3: Add labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Lesson 3: Change the Display by Zoom Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Exercise 1: Add roads to your map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Exercise 2: Create a composite road style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Exercise 3: View styles at different zoom levels . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Lesson 4: Create Map Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Exercise 1: Draw a new parcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Exercise 2: Add information about the new parcel . . . . . . . . . 53

Lesson 5: Find Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Exercise 1: Display the Data Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Exercise 2: Filter the Data Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Lesson 6: Edit Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Exercise 1: Check out and edit a feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Exercise 2: Edit the feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Exercise 3: Update information for the edited feature . . . . . . . 58

Lesson 7: Create a Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Exercise 1: Insert a legend object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Exercise 2: Change the order of items in the legend . . . . . . . . 60

Lesson 8: Publish Your Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Exercise 1: Specify attributes to include . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Exercise 2: Publish to DWF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Chapter 3 Tutorial: Analyzing Data Using Styles, Joins, and Buffers . . . . 67

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About the Analyzing Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Lesson 1: Analyzing Data Visually, Using Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Exercise 1: Prepare your map file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Exercise 2: Add a surface to view elevation data . . . . . . . . . . 70Exercise 3: Drape a river layer on top of the surface . . . . . . . . 76Exercise 4: Drape a parcel layer on top of the surface . . . . . . . 79

Lesson 2: Analyzing Data With External Information Using Joins . . . . 81Exercise 1: Set up an ODBC connection for an Access database

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Exercise 2: Connect to the Access database . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Exercise 3: Join the data from the ODBC source to the layer

containing the parcels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Exercise 4: Style the parcel layer based on the joined data . . . . . 87

Lesson 3: Analyzing Data by Proximity Using Buffers . . . . . . . . . . 88Exercise 1: Create a buffer representing the flood zone based

on the river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Exercise 2: Select the parcels within the flood-zone buffer . . . . . 90Exercise 3: Export the flood-zone parcels to an SDF file . . . . . . 92Exercise 4: Compare the two parcel layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Lesson 4: Creating a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Exercise 1: Export the data to CSV for use in a report. . . . . . . . 95

Chapter 4 Tutorial: Managing Data From Different Sources . . . . . . . . 97About the Managing Data Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Lesson 1: Exporting DWG Data to SDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Exercise 1: Export drawing layers to SDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Lesson 2: Using the Resulting SDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Exercise 1: Create a new map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Exercise 2: Connect to the New SDF Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Exercise 3: Examine the layer properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Exercise 4: Use Schema Editor to add properties . . . . . . . . . 110

Lesson 3: Moving SDF Data to a Different Geospatial Format . . . . . 113Exercise 1: Connect to a new SHP file folder . . . . . . . . . . . 113Exercise 2: Use Bulk Copy to move an SDF layer to SHP

format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Lesson 4: Importing SDF Files as DWG Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Exercise 1: Prepare your map file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Exercise 2: Import the SDF layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Exercise 3: Work with the resulting DWG objects . . . . . . . . . 119

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Introducing AutoCADMap 3D 2008

In this chapter These tutorials provide an overview of the product and

hands-on exercises to help you learn many aspects of

AutoCAD Map 3D.

What You Can Do WithAutoCAD Map 3D 2008

Basic Product Concepts

Getting Ready to Use theTutorials

Taking a Quick Tour ofAutoCAD Map 3D

Getting Started

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What You Can Do With AutoCAD Map 3D2008

AutoCAD Map 3D is the leading engineering GIS platform for creating andmanaging spatial data. AutoCAD Map 3D bridges CAD and GIS by providingdirect access to data, regardless of how it is stored, and by enabling the use ofAutoCAD tools for maintaining a broad variety of geospatial information.Using Open Source FDO Data Access Technology, AutoCAD Map 3D nativelyaccesses spatial data stored in relational databases, files, and Web-based services,providing easy management of large geospatial data sets while streamliningentire workflows.

The topics in this section describe what you can accomplish with AutoCADMap 3D.

Combine map objects

The Autodesk Feature Data Objects (FDO) Data Access Technology helps youwork seamlessly on a variety of spatial and nonspatial databases and fileformats natively, without the need for translation and risk of data loss. Thesedata sources may contain a single feature type, such as parcel or streetcenterline, or may contain a complex data model with multiple features andattribute tables. AutoCAD Map 3D automatically resolves differences in scaleand coordinate systems.

Add items such as the following:

AutoCAD drawing objects

Spatial features stored in a relational database, such as Microsoft SQLServer, Oracle Spatial, and MySQL

Features stored in a spatial data file format, such as an ESRI SHP orAutodesk SDF file

Features stored in middleware, such as ESRI ArcSDE

Raster images, including DEM surfaces that show elevation

Web-based images from WFS and WMS

Attribute or point data stored in a spreadsheet or database that can belinked to drawing objects

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Data from third-party providers, leveraging the power of Open Source

Add spatial data by dragging and dropping file-based sources into your map,or use the Data Connect window to connect to any non-DWG data sourceand add the feature classes you want.

Add objects from AutoCAD drawings using a variety of techniques:

Use data-based queries to add objects from a drawing (find all objects ona particular layer, all objects of a certain size, all objects with certainproperties).

Define areas to add (draw a selection window).

Add drawing layers.

Create and edit map objects

Use several methods to create and edit objects:

Use the full set of AutoCAD editing tools and commands to add or changemap objects from different object sources without converting the data.

Update original data stores with your changes automatically, or workoffline and update when you finish.

Edit attribute data values for objects. The changes are reflected in theoriginal data source.

Use map-related data

Use attribute data as the basis of queries and display it as text in your map:

Import attribute data.

Import objects with links to external data.

Link database entries to the data already associated with drawing objects.

Join an attribute data store to an existing feature class.

Create and manage attribute data within AutoCAD Map 3D using DataTable and Data View.

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Display attribute data on your map as text.

Examine and publish map metadata.

Format map objects

Change the way objects in the map appear, without changing the objectsthemselves:

Assign visual properties to object groups, or to objects that match certaincriteria.

Use themes to vary visual properties based on attribute values.

Save display layer definitions (which include styling information andpointers to the data source) for re-use.

Use special formatting options for raster images to show hillshade, contours,and more.

Manage map data

Manage the structure of data and move data from one format to another:

Use Schema Editor to create new schemas

Add and delete features and properties in existing schemas.

Use Data Connect to create a new data store from within AutoCAD Map3D.

Use Bulk Copy to copy data from one data store to another.

Export DWG data to a variety of spatial data formats, including Oracle,SDF, and SHP.

Export your entire map to DWG format.


Perform analysis on maps

Use various methods to analyze data:

Sort, filter, and edit information about map items in a tabular format.

Locate specific coordinate points and measure the geodetic distancebetween points.

Visually communicate relative values and scale with themed displays.

Temporarily join data from external data stores to features in your mapand use that data to theme the features.

Create contour maps to help you analyze 3D terrain.

Use raster-based theming to analyze elevation, slope, and aspect, drapemap data over surfaces and view the data in 3D, and more.

Create buffer zones based on feature properties and select objects basedon their proximity to a buffer. Save the buffer as its own feature class, forfuture re-use.

Publish maps

In addition to printing your maps on a plotter, you can create or do thefollowing:

Map books divide a large map into tiles, which are rendered on separatepages. You can include a legend, title, and other information on each page.

Maps with insets can be produced using map books.

Reports create comma-separated text files listing information about objectsin attached drawing files. You can import the report files into a spreadsheet,database, or document.

Autodesk MapGuide technology allows you to post maps and map bookson the Internet or an intranet. The way that you send maps to this platformvaries, depending on whether you use Autodesk MapGuide 2007, MapGuideOpen Source, or Autodesk MapGuide versions 6.5 and earlier.

Autodesk DWF is a Web-based format that allows your maps to be displayedin Autodesk Design Review (the latest version of the DWF Viewer), and

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distributed or posted on on the Internet or an intranet. You can createmap books in a DWF format.As long as you have assigned a coordinate system to all the maps in yourDWF file, the publishing operation will automatically convert thecoordinate information to latitude/longitude coordinates. Autodesk DesignReview 2008 can automatically navigate to a specific location when youenter coordinates, and displays coordinates of any location in the mapwhen you move your mouse over that location. When your computer isintegrated with a GPS device that uses the NMEA 0183 protocol, fieldworkers can center the map to the coordinates provided by the integratedGPS device on your system, and display the my coordinates icon withinthe map.

Create a static Web page from your map.

Package all dependent files for a map for transmittal to another AutoCADMap 3D user.

Basic Product ConceptsYou must understand the following concepts before you begin using AutoCADMap 3D. If you are an experienced AutoCAD user, some of these conceptsmay be familiar to you.

Maps and map files

A map file connects to all the sources for your map: spatial features, drawingobjects, raster images, and attribute data. Each map file can contain multipledisplay maps (for printing or for online distribution), in which you canselectively hide or show items in your map, and you can apply styles to thoseitems, based on data, layers, and other criteria. Changes that you make to theappearance of items in a map do not affect those items in your map file.

Source files and map files

One map can use multiple sources. For example, you might attach a DWGfile to your map and query in one or two of its layers. Then, you might connectto a SHP file that becomes another layer in your display map, or add featuresfrom a spatial database. These become part of your map.


The relationship between the sources and the map is dynamic. When youchange the objects in your map, you can save those changes back to theiroriginal source files or databases. You can set an option so this happensautomatically, or you can work offline and update the feature source whenyou finish editing. Check out a feature to lock it for other users (if the featuresource supports this) and check it back in to make it available again.

DWG files and features

Objects in maps fall mainly into two categories: drawing objects and spatialfeatures (FDO). Drawing objects come from AutoCAD drawings and spatialfeatures from a centralized data store (like an Oracle database) or a spatial datafile (like a SHP or SDF file).

Some AutoCAD Map 3D functions are more useful for one object type thanfor another. For example, the drawing cleanup feature eliminates extraneouslines in DWG files, but drawing cleanup does not work on an FDO feature.

Some functions use different commands, depending on the object type. Thefollowing table explains the functions available for the two data types:

ExplanationDWG objectsonly

ExplanationSpatial featuresonly

Attach a DWG file to yourmap and then use a query to

Attaching sourceDWG files

Spatial features appear inyour map as soon as you

Adding features

include objects from theconnect to their dataDWG file in your map. Onlystores and add them toobjects that match the criteriayour map. Check out thein your query are added tofeature to edit it and checkthe map. The set of sourceit back in to update it inDWG files attached to yourits source. Stay connectedmap is called a drawing set.to the data store while youYou can save the currentwork, or work offline. Ifdrawing set and set optionsfor it.

your data store supportsversioning, you can man-age versions.

View and edit data stored inan external database table

Data ViewAdd and edit feature data.You can perform a join to

Data Table

and linked to drawing ob-jects.

add external data sourcesto feature classes, but you

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can edit only the directconnection to that dataand not the joined data.

Group objects by their prop-erties or data.

Classifying Ob-jects

Group features by criteria.Schema Editor

Export drawing objects to afile that can be used by a

Export toAutodesk Map-

Publish Web-based mapscontaining spatial features

Publish toAutodesk Map-Guide 2007 server platform . (Spatial fea-

tures are not exported.)Guide version6.5 and earlier

and drawing objects to aserver platform.

Export to a variety of drawingand spatial data formats.

Export data inother formats

Save features from a spa-tial database in a spatial

Save data in otherformats

data file, such as SDF, and

save a layer from DisplayManager (page 122) forreuse. Use Bulk Copy tocopy a feature class fromone data format to anoth-er.

Display attached DWG fileswithout querying any objectsinto your map.

Quick Viewdrawings

N/A

Set up geometric relation-ships for GIS analysis func-

TopologyCreate zones based onproperties and analyze

Buffers

tions, such as network tra-objects based on theircing, buffer analysis, overlays,and more.

proximity to the buffer.Save the buffer as its ownfeature class for future re-use.

Correct drawing errors.Rubber Sheet,Map Trim, and

N/A

DrawingCleanup




Move, rotate, and scale adrawing object or objects.

TransformN/A

View information about theactive source DWG files inyour map.

Drawing Statist-ics

N/A

Index your DWG files forquick searching and lock orunlock objects.

Drawing Main-tenance

N/A

Importing/exporting data and connecting to datastores

When you add data to your map (a spatial feature, a DWG object, or attributeinformation), the link to that data is "live." If you are connected to the datastore and it is updated, the related item in your map is also updated. If youchange the data in your map, you can update the data in the data store.

However, when you import data you get a "snapshot" of the data at the timeyou import it. If the data changes after that, you will not see any changes inyour map unless you import the data again. There is no way to update importeddata in its source. Similarly, when you export data, you export the currentdata only. The connection to the live data is lost.

Getting Ready to Use the TutorialsThese AutoCAD Map 3D tutorials cover the following:

Getting started (page 20): Take a quick tour of the application. Create anew map file, assign a coordinate system, connect to data, style features,and save your work.

Building a map (page 29): Learn all the basics of creating a map from startto finish. Use multiple sources, design themes and composite styles to

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change the appearance of objects, create new features and edit them, andpublish your finished map.

Analyzing Data Using Styles, Joins, and Buffers (page 67): Add a surfaceand style it using a theme and contour lines to show elevation. Join anexternal database to a feature and create a stule usng both sets of data.Create a buffer zone that highlights areas within 1000 feet of a river andidentify parcels that lie within that zone. Export comma-separated datafor use in a report to the owners of those parcels.

Managing Data From Different Sources (page 97): Export DWG data toAutodesk SDF format, and then connect to the resulting SDF file to add itas a layer in another map. Use Bulk Copy to copy the SDF data to SHPformat. Import the SDF data to convert it back to DWG layers.

Preparing your sample data

When you installed Autodesk Map 3D, the tutorial sample data was installedon your computer in the \Program Files\Autodesk Map 3D 2007\Help\Map 3DTutorials folder. You will need that sample data to use the tutorials. Copy theMap 3D Tutorials folder to My Documents.

To make a copy of the sample data

1 In Windows Explorer, navigate to the\Program Files\AutoCAD Map 3D2008\Help folder.

2 Right-click the Map 3D Tutorials folder and click Copy.

3 Navigate to your My Documents folder.

4 Paste the Map 3D Tutorials folder into My Documents.

A new folder is displayed in My Documents, for example C:\MyDocuments\Map 3D Tutorials.

5 Add the location to the Favorites list in Windows Explorer, or make anote of it.

Saving your tutorial maps

You can create a folder for any map files you create or change as you use thetutorials.


Before you begin the tutorials,

1 Open Windows Explorer.

2 Navigate to the C:\My Documents folder.

3 Click File menu New Folder.

4 Change the name of the new folder to My AutoCAD Map 3D Tutorial Data.

Setting up the tutorial window

Resize the window that displays the tutorial instructions so you can see itwhile you work.

To resize the tutorial window

1 In the tutorials window, click the Hide button (under the AutoCAD Map3D Tutorials title bar) to hide the pane that contains the Contents, Index,and Search tabs.

2 Use the navigation arrows on the title banner to go to either the next orprevious pages in the exercises.

Choosing a workspace

The tutorials assume that you are using the Map 3D for Geospatial workspaceunless otherwise noted. This is the default workspace. If you change to adifferent workspace, switch to the Map 3D for Geospatial workspace for thetutorials.

To change to the Map 3D for Geospatial workspace

1 Click View menu Menu/Toolbar Layout.

2 Choose the Map 3D for Geospatial workspace.

Taking a Quick Tour of AutoCAD Map 3DStart by becoming familiar with the AutoCAD Map 3D window:

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AutoCAD Map 3D window

To see the AutoCAD Map 3D window

1 If you have not done so already, copy the sample data from \ProgramFiles\AutoCAD Map 3D 2008\Help\Map 3D Tutorials to a folder in MyDocuments

2 From your desktop or the Start menu, start AutoCAD Map 3D.

3 Navigate to the folder in My Documents where you copied the samplefiles.

4 Open SampleMap.dwg.

5 An alert may tell you that an undefined alias is referenced. If so, clickDefine. If not, proceed to the next lesson.

6 The alias you need to define is already selected. Click Actual Path andclick Browse.

7 Navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files. Open that folderand click OK. (Be careful to select the Map 3D Tutorials sub-folder, notthe parent My Documents folder.)

8 Click Add, and then click Close.


The sample data location is now mapped to your drive alias. After this,you can open the sample data without defining any further aliases.

Menus and Workspaces

In AutoCAD Map 3D, all the commands related to a particular task are on thesame menu. For example, commands related to new objects are on the Createmenu, commands related to editing are on the Modify menu, and commandsrelated to analysis are on the Analyze menu.

Commands on the menus vary, depending on which workspace you are using.One workspace is customized for working with spatial data; one is for drawings;and one is for users of previous versions of AutoCAD Map 3D.

You can customize any workspace to include the toolbars and menus you like,specify the contents of each toolbar and menu, keyboard shortcuts, and howthe mouse buttons behave.

To choose a workspace

1 Click View menu Menu/Toolbar Layout.

2 Choose the workspace most appropriate for your work.

If you work mainly with spatial data, choose Map 3D For Geospatial.The tutorials assume that you use the Map 3D For Geospatialworkspace unless otherwise noted.

If you work mainly with Autodesk drawings, choose Map 3D ForDrawings.

Users of previous versions may prefer Map Classic.

Toolbars

There are two sets of toolbars in AutoCAD Map 3D:

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AutoCAD Map 3D tools

AutoCAD drawingtools

Task Pane

The Task Pane gives you quick access to frequently used features, and groupsthese features into task-related views.

Menuarea

Displaylayers

Switch betweenDisplayManager,Map Explorer, andMapBooks

The Task Pane


There are three tabs:

Display Manager (page 122), where you manage features stored in data stores(databases, spatial data files, and raster files), attach drawing files, andchange the appearance of objects.

Map Explorer (page 124), where you view the elements of your map project,such as the files you connected to as sources, queries you used and saved,templates for linking drawing objects to data, and so on. Use this view toquery in objects from attached drawings and view the data for any object.

map book (page 124), where you divide a large map into "tiles," which areeach rendered on a separate page. You can publish map books in a varietyof formats, both for printing and for online display.

To use the Task Pane

1 Switch between views by clicking the tabs on the Task Pane (page 126).

2 To use a menu in a particular view, click its icon in the menu area. If youresize the Task Pane, click the >> icon at the far right of the menu areato see more menus.

3 If the Task Pane is docked, click its Minimize button (the minus sign inthe top left corner) to display its title bar at the right side of theapplication window. When you move your cursor over the title bar, itopens the Task Pane.

4 To make the Task Pane a floating palette, make sure it is not minimized(see the previous step) grab it between the minus sign and the X at thetop of the window, and drag it to the desired location. Drag its title barto a window edge to dock it again.

NOTE To minimize the Task Pane each time you move your cursor awayfrom it, right-click the Task Pane title bar and turn on Auto-hide.

5 Click the X in the top right corner of the Task Pane to close it. To openit, click View menu Task Pane.

Properties palette

View the properties of the selected drawing object in the Properties palette.

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The Properties palette

To see the Properties palette

1 Select a road in the sample map.

2 Right-click the road and choose Properties.

The Properties palette appears.

3 Click the Design tab if it is not already displayed.

The roads are objects in an AutoCAD drawing. Notice that the currentselection is defined as a Polyline. Use the Properties palette to changesome aspects of a drawing objects appearance:

To change the way the currently-selected road segment is displayed,click in the Color field and then click the down arrow to select a color.If you are asked whether to add this object to the save set, click No.With your cursor positioned in the map, press Esc to see the results.

To change the color for all roads, click Setup menu AutoCAD Layer.Click in the Color field for layer 0, which contains the roads, select acolor, and click OK.

4 Select the Parcels layer in Display Manager (page 122).

5 Select a parcel in the map.

6 If the Properties palette is not already displayed, right-click the parceland choose Properties.

7 Click the Display tab.


The styling information for the parcels does not appear on the Propertiespalette because the parcels are stored in an SDF filethey are spatialfeatures, not DWG objects.

8 To change the color of the parcels, click the Style button in the Task Pane(page 126) menu area.

Click in the Style field in the middle of the Style Editor window.

Select a different Foreground color and click OK.

Close the Style Editor by clicking the X in its top right corner. Thechanges are displayed in your map.

Status bars

The area at the bottom of the application window displays status informationand includes some controls for changing the view.

The status bars

The controls in the status bar show the following:

Whether you are working online or offline (connected to all data sourcesor not)

Two-dimensional/three-dimensional buttons (Click to toggle between 2Dand 3D.)

The vertical exaggeration setting (Change this by double-clicking the field.)

Warnings (View warnings by clicking the icon)

The current scale (Change this by double-clicking the field.)

Whether styling is linked to zooming (Toggle this by clicking the lockicon)

Autodesk Trusted DWG

Infobar menu (click the arrow to see choices)

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The current cursor coordinates

AutoCAD commands

Model/layout buttons (View model and display space and add layouts.)

Performance tuner (View tuning options by clicking the wrench icon)

Toolbar/Window Position locking (Toggle the locked status of toolbarsand windows.)

Clean Screen (Toggle the display of all tool areas.)

Instructions for the current command will replace some status bar items, andsome items will appear only while an operation is in progress, for example,publishing or plotting.

Layout tabs

Most of the time you work in model space, where you create your map on a1:1 scale. You can create multiple paper space layouts, where you can place atitle block, include several views of the same item, and include notes. Switchbetween model space and layout spaces using the tabs at the bottom of theMap window.

Model and Layout tabs

By default, each map has one Model tab and two Layout tabs. Create moreLayout tabs if you need them.

To display the tabs (if they do not appear)

1 Right-click the Model Space icon at the bottom of the application window.

2 Click Display Layout and Model Tabs.


Dynamic input

For experienced AutoCAD users, the command-line interface is a shortcut forcreating objects and specifying properties. In AutoCAD Map 3D, a version ofthe command line (dynamic input) is available within the map area.

An example of dynamic input

Keep the following rules in mind:

Some commands require that you specify vectors with your cursor. Whenyou finish doing this, press ESC.

Some commands require that you select an object. Click the object andpress Enter.

Some commands have multiple input fields. Press the Tab key to movefrom one to another.

When the down arrow icon appears in a prompt, press the downarrow on your keyboard to see a list of options for that command. Pressthe down arrow again to move between options, and then press Enter tochoose the selected one.

To use dynamic input

1 Position your cursor over an empty space in the map.

2 Enter circle and press Enter.

3 Respond to the prompts to draw a circle.

For the circles center point, click somewhere in the map.

For the radius of the circle, enter 500 and press Enter.

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Shortcut menus

Each item in AutoCAD Map 3D has a custom menu that contains commandsavailable for that item at the current time.

An example of a shortcut menu in Display Manager

To use a shortcut menu, do either of the following

Right-click an item in the map.

Right-click an item in the Task Pane (page 126).

Getting StartedUse the Getting Started lesson to get an overview of creating maps.


Use the Display Manager to bring in a file containing road data, change theway the roads are displayed, and then save your work. In about fifteen minutes,you will have a complete map.

Creating a New Map

Create a new map file using a standard template. Assign a coordinate system,which will be used for any new data you add to your map.

To create a new map

1 If you have not done so already, copy the sample data from \ProgramFiles\AutoCAD Map 3D 2008\Help\Map 3D Tutorials to a folder in MyDocuments.

2 From your desktop or the Start menu, start AutoCAD Map 3D (if it isn'talready running).

3 Click File menu New.

4 In the Select Template dialog box, select map2d.dwt and click Open.

Choose map2d.dwt

This file is an AutoCAD template that is set up to work withtwo-dimensional maps in AutoCAD Map 3D.

5 Assign a coordinate system for your map.

In Map Explorer (page 124), right-click Current Drawing and clickCoordinate System.

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Set the coordinate system from the Task Pane

For Current Drawing, enter CA-I as the Code. (Enter uppercase lettersCA, hyphen, uppercase letter I.)

Specify the code for your coordinate system

NOTE To findthe code for a particular coordinate system, click SelectCoordinate System in this dialog box and select a coordinate system bycategory. Use the Properties button to see information about differentcoordinate systems until you find the one for your map.


Use Data Connect to Add Data to Your Map

Use Display Manager to bring in a file containing road data.

To add data to your map

1 Switch to Display Manager (page 122) in the Task Pane (page 126).

2 In the Display Manager menu area, click Data Connect To Data.

Use the Data menu in the Task Pane to add any kind ofdata to a map

The Data Connect (page 121) window appears.

3 Under Data Connections By Provider (on the left side), click Add SHPConnection.

4 Click the file icon next to Source File Or Folder (on the right side).

5 Navigate to the sample data folder (page 10) and select Roads.shp. ClickOpen.

6 Click Connect to add the road SHP file as a data source.

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To add a feature, first connect to its source

7 Under Add Data To Map, select Roads and click Add to Map.

Select the item you want and examine its coordinate system

8 Close the Data Connect window by clicking the X at the top of thewindow.

Style a Feature

Change the appearance of the roads.


To style the roads

1 In Display Manager (page 122), select the layer labeled "Roads" and clickStyle.

Select the Roads layer and click Style

The Style Editor window is displayed over your map.

2 In the Style Editor window, click the down arrow next to Style and selecta thickness, color, and pattern for the roads. Click OK.

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The Style Line dialog box lets you choose a thickness, color, and pattern for the lines

3 Click the X at the top of the Style Editor window to close it.

4 Save your work.

Click File menu Save.

Specify a name and location for your map.Notice that map files use the file extension .dwg, just as AutoCADdrawings do. Both file types use the same basic file format.

Click Save.

Where You Are Now

In the map, you can see the styled roads.


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Tutorial: Building a Map

In this chapter

About This Tutorial

Lesson 1: Use MultipleSources

Lesson 2: Style MapFeatures

Lesson 3: Change theDisplay by Zoom Level

Lesson 4: Create MapFeatures

Lesson 5: Find Objects

Lesson 6: Edit Objects

Lesson 7: Create a Legend

Lesson 8: Publish Your Map

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About This TutorialThe lessons in this tutorial take you through the entire workflow of buildingand publishing a map. You will use real data from the city of Redding,California. As you work through the tutorial, you will do the following:

Start a map project by connecting to all the data stores needed by yourmap. Data stores can include spatial databases, spatial data files, such asShape (SHP) and SDF files, AutoCAD drawings (DWG files), and rasterimages. Connecting to a data store makes the information in that datastore available to your map.

Style the objects in your map so you can easily identify them. Styles canhelp you provide complex information quickly and intuitively. For example,themed styles can show population density, water depth, or the relativeheight of geographic features.

Edit objects in your map. In AutoCAD Map 3D, you can check out andedit any type of objectgeometry in a DWG file, a schema in a Shape file,or spatial data stored in an Oracle databaseusing AutoCAD commands.You can then save the changes back into their original format. You canalso use the Data Table to change the properties of spatial data.

Publish the resulting map for display on a Website. In this tutorial, youpublish to DWF format (for use with Autodesk Design Review). You canalso publish or export to Autodesk MapGuide, save your map as a staticWeb page, or package all the files needed to edit the file and transmit themto another AutoCAD Map 3D user.

Lesson 1: Use Multiple SourcesIn the first set of lessons, you practice connecting to data from a variety ofsources.

Exercise 1: Drag and drop a source file

Start by creating a new map file and adding the city boundaries of Reddingto it.

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To create a map and add a source file

1 If you have not already done so, copy the \Program Files\AutoCAD Map3D 2008\Help\Map 3D Tutorials folder to My Documents.

2 Create a new map file.

Click File menu New.

Select the map2d.dwt template.

Click Open.

3 Set the coordinate system for the map.

Switch to Map Explorer (page 124) in the Task Pane (page 126).

Right-click Current Drawing and click Coordinate System.

Enter CA-I and click OK.

NOTE This field is case-sensitive. Enter uppercase CA, a hyphen, anduppercase letter I.

4 Add the city boundaries to your map by dragging and dropping a sourcefile to Display Manager.

Switch to Display Manager (page 122) in the Task Pane.

Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder in My Documentswhere you copied the sample files.

Resize the AutoCAD Map 3D window and your sample data folderwindow so you can see both of them at the same time.

Drag and drop the City_Boundary.sdf file onto the lower area of theDisplay Manager, just above the Map Base layer.

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Drag and drop the city boundary file to Display Manager

The Redding city boundaries appear in your map.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Attach a drawing file (page 32).

Exercise 2:Attach a drawing file

You can use Display Manager to attach an AutoCAD drawing file.

NOTE This exercise uses the map you created with the map2d.dwt template, withthe modifications you made in the previous exercise.

To attach a DWG file


2 Switch to Display Manager in the Task Pane.

3 Click Data Add Drawing Data Attach Source Drawings.


Use Display Manager to attach a drawing file

4 Click Attach.

5 Navigate to the folder in My Documents where you copied the sample filesand select Counties.dwg. Click Add and then click OK.

6 Click OK to attach the drawing file to your map.

When you attach a drawing, it is not listed in Display Manager (page 122)and it does not appear in your map. You must query in objects fromthe drawing to use in your map.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Query in data from the drawing(page 33).

Exercise 3: Query in data from the drawing

The drawing file you attached is a map of California with polygons definedfor each county. Since the city of Redding is in Shasta County, you will addthe Shasta County boundaries to your map. You can query in data based onlocation, properties, or data. In this case, query by the name of the county,which is stored as object data.

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NOTE This exercise uses the map you created with the map2d.dwt template, withthe modifications you made in the previous exercises.

To query in drawing data

1 In Display Manager (page 122), click Data Add Drawing Data QuerySource Drawing.

2 In the Define Query Of Attached Drawings dialog box, under Query Type,click Data.

3 In the Data Condition window, select the Object Data option.

4 Leave the Tables setting as it is and select NAME in the Object Data Fieldslist.

5 Leave Operator set to = . For Value, enter Shasta.

Define the data condition for the query

The query is case-sensitive. Be sure to enter it as shown.

6 Click OK in the Data Condition window, and then click OK again toexecute the query.


7 Click View menu Extents.The Shasta county boundaries are now displayed in the map, and anAttached Drawing Element layer is displayed in Display Manager.

NOTE You may see an alert as you work through the remainder of the tutorial,warning you that the association between queried objects in the current andattached drawings will not be retained once the current drawing file is closed.This message reminds you to save back any changes you make to the originaldrawing file. Since you will not edit the Shasta County drawing in this tutorial,you can safely ignore the alert.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 4: Use Data Connect (page 35).

Exercise 4: Use Data Connect

Use Data Connect (page 121) to connect your map to a file containing parceldata.

Use the Data Connect window to attach any non-DWG data source: databaseformats, such as ArcSDE, Oracle, or SQL Server; an ODBC source, such asMicrosoft Access; a raster file; Web-based sources such as WMS or WFS; orspatial data files, such as SDF and SHP.

Data Connect displays information about all attached non-DWG data sources,even if you didnt use Data Connect to attach them. For example, the SDF fileyou dragged and dropped into your map is listed on the left.


To use Data Connect


2 In Display Manager (page 122), click Data Connect to Data.

3 Under Data Connections By Provider, select Add SDF Connection.

4 Click the file icon next to Source File.

5 Navigate to the folder in My Documents where you copied the sample filesand select Parcels.sdf. Click Open.

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6 Click Connect to add the parcel data file as a data source.

7 Under Add Data To Map, select Parcels and click Add To Map.

In the Data Connect window, connect to a data provider and then select the featureclass you want.

The coordinate system for this feature class is displayed next to its name.If this information was incorrect, you could click the current coordinatesystem listing to see a down arrow and select a different coordinate system.

NOTE Do this only if you know the original coordinate system for thefeaturedo not change the coordinate system to match your map. AutoCADMap 3D converts each feature from its own coordinate system into yourcurrent maps coordinate system automatically. If you change the coordinatesystem, the conversion may not be correct.

When you click Add To Map, a layer called Parcels is displayed in the listin the Display Manager (page 122). A layer can be styled, saved, displayed,or hidden, independent of other layers in your map.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Add a raster image (page 37).


Exercise 5:Add a raster image

Bring in an aerial photograph to display behind the objects in your map.Real-world elements in the photograph line up with the geometry in yourmap and make it easier for the viewer to get a visual orientation.


To add a raster image


2 The Data Connect (page 121) window should still be displayed. If it is not,open Display Manager (page 122). Click Data Connect To Data.

3 Under Data Connections By Provider, choose Add Raster Image Or SurfaceConnection.

4 Click the folder button next to Source File Or Folder.

5 Navigate to the folder in My Documents where you copied the samplefiles, find the folder containing the JPEG 2000 raster files (originally calledJP2K), and select it. Click OK.

6 Click Connect to add the folder as a data source.

7 Under Add Data To Map, select the images you want.

The folder contains multiple JPEG 2000 files, each of which covers a smallarea of the city of Redding. Select the j-05, j-07, l-05, and l-07 items.

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If your folder contains multiple images, select the ones you want.

8 Set the coordinate systems for the images.

Click Edit Coordinate Systems.

Click in the blank field in the row labeled Default.

For Category, choose USA, California.

Under Coordinate Systems In Category, click CA-I.

Click OK in both dialog boxes, until you return to the Data Connectwindow. All the images now show CA-I as their coordinate systems.

9 Select Combine into one layer, so you can style the raster images as asingle item in Display Manager. Enter a name for the layer.

10 Click Add To Map.

To see the results

1 Close the Data Connect window.


2 Right-click the new raster layer and click Zoom To Extents.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 6: Display the raster image behindother features (page 39).

Exercise 6: Display the raster image behind otherfeatures

You want the raster image to provide context for the parcels in your map, butright now it is hiding the parcels. Move the raster behind the parcels and makethe parcels semi-transparent so you can see the raster image.


To display the raster image behind other features

1 Make sure the fourth item in the Display Manager (page 122) menu barreads Draw Order. If it reads Groups, click it and change it to Draw Order.

2 Drag the new raster layer just below the Parcels layer.

The list of layers is the draw order for your map. The item at the top ofthe list is also at the top of the maps Z-order. Dragging the raster imagebelow the Parcels layer places it behind that layer in your map.

To see the raster layer behind the parcels, make the city boundary layerwhite and make the parcels semi-transparent.

3 Select the City_Boundary layer in Display Manager.

4 Click Style to see the Style Editor.

NOTE If the Style Editor is docked, move your cursor over it to display it. Itmay be docked at the left side of the application window.

5 In the Polygon Style For 0 - Infinity: Scale Range section of the StyleEditor, click the Style entry.

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6 Change the Foreground Color to white and click OK.

7 Select the Parcels layer in Display Manager. In the Style Editor, click theStyle entry again.

8 Move the Foreground Transparency slider to 50% and click OK.

Close the Style Editor. Right-click the Parcels layer and click Zoom ToExtents to see the results.

9 Save your map.

Where you are now

You have assembled all the raw materials for your map. The aerial photographprovides context. The geometry from the DWG drawing shows the countyboundaries, and the SDF files add the city boundary and parcel outlines.

Lesson 2: Style Map FeaturesIn the Getting Started lesson, you changed the style for the roads in your mapby changing the color, thickness, and pattern for the lines representing roads.

In this lesson, you use themed styles to give the viewer an immediate senseof the value of each parcel.

Exercise 1: Create a theme for the parcels layer

A theme uses a range of colors to represent an analogous range of values. Youcan also use theming to show relative area, population density, water depth,or height of geographic features.

NOTE This exercise uses the map you created with the map2d.dwt template, withthe modifications you made in the previous lesson (page 30).

To style the parcels layer with a theme

1 To open your finished map from the previous lesson, click File Open.

2 Locate your map.

3 Select it, and click Open.


4 Create a theme for the parcel layer.

A theme is a display style. Styles for spatial features are assigned by layer.

5 Select the Parcels layer in Display Manager (page 122) and click Style.


6 Under Polygon Style For 0 - Infinity Scale Range, click New Theme.

Click New Theme to define a theme for the Parcels layer

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Define the theme (page 41).

Exercise 2: Define the theme

Tie the theme definition to the value of the parcels: lighter colors will representparcels with lower values and darker colors will represent parcels with highervalues. The parcel value is the "condition" used to determine the color of theparcel in the map.


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Use the Theme Polygons dialog box to design your theme

To define the theme

1 Under Create Thematic Rules Based On A Property, click the down arrownext to Property and select LAND_VALUE. Leave the minimum value,maximum value, and distribution settings as they are.

2 Under Theme The Polygons, click the button labeled "" next to theillustration of the Style Range.

3 Set Foreground transparency to 50% so you can continue to see the rasterimage below the parcels.

4 Select colors from the color boxes under From and To for Foregroundcolor.

5 Experiment with line thickness and color, if you like.


Set transparency, colors, and line attributes for the theme

6 Click OK to return to the Theme Polygons window.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Add labels (page 43).

Exercise 3:Add labels

Add a label for each parcel, based on its land value.


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To add labels

1 Select Create Feature Labels and click the button labeled "" next to thepicture of the Label Ramp.

Select the property whose data will be displayed in the labels

2 For Property To Display, choose LAND_VALUE. Leave the other settingsat their current values for now.

3 Click OK to close the Style Label window. Click OK again to apply thetheme to your map.

4 Close the Style Editor so you can see your map again.


5 Zoom in so you can see the labels.

Double-click the box labeled Scale 1: at the bottom of the applicationwindow.

Enter 10000 in the field labeled Enter Scale Value and click OK.

Use the Scale field to see the style at different zoomlevels

6 Save your map.

Where you are now

Themed parcels with labels

In the map, the parcels are colored to represent their relative values, whichare displayed as labels on each parcel.

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Lesson 3: Change the Display by Zoom LevelUse styles to make objects display differently, depending on the viewer's zoomlevel. In this example, when the viewer is zoomed, in roads are dark gray witha dashed yellow centerline. When the viewer zooms out, the roads display assolid black. When the viewer zooms out far enough, roads are not displayedat all.

Exercise 1:Add roads to your map

Add roads to your map and assign several styles to them, with each styledisplaying at a different zoom level.


To add roads to your map



3 Locate your map.

4 Select the map, and click Open.


6 Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder in My Documents whereyou copied the sample files.

7 Resize the AutoCAD Map 3D window and the sample data folder windowso you can see both of them at the same time.

8 Drag and drop the Roads.shp file to the lower area of Display Manager,just above the Parcels layer.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Create a composite road style (page47).


Exercise 2: Create a composite road style

Create a composite style to combine two line styles to form a realistic-lookingroad style.


To create a composite style

1 Select the Roads layer in Display Manager and click Style.


2 In the Style Editor, click the Style field.

3 Click Create Composite Lines.

The Create Composite Lines link lets you combine line styles

4 For Thickness, select 0.2, and for Color select a dark gray.

5 Click New to create the second part of the line style.

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The Build Up Composite Styles area displays the styles you added upto now

6 Select a bright yellow for Color and a dotted option for Pattern. ClickOK.

Notice that the preview now displays a dark gray line with a dashedyellow line inside it.

A composite line for roads

7 Click OK.

Now define scale ranges and assign styles to them.

8 In the Scale Ranges area at the top of the Style Editor, click the wordInfinity and enter 30000 to replace it.

The composite style you just created appears for this range.


Set up zoom levels and assign a style to each one

9 Click Add A Scale Range and set the new range to go from 30000 to 50000.Then, click the Style field in the bottom area of the Style Editor. Resetthe style to a single line, change the color to black, pick a solid pattern(at the top of the list) and a narrower line width, and click OK.

10 Click Add A Scale Range again and set it to go from 50000 to infinity.Then, click the Style field in the bottom area of the Style Editor. Clearthe Apply Styles To The Line check box at the top of the Style Line dialogbox and click OK.

The style for this scale range is now None.

11 Close the Style Editor.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: View styles at different zoom levels(page 50).

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Exercise 3:View styles at different zoom levels

Zoom to different scales in your map to see the different line styles.


To see the styles at different zoom levels

1 Double-click the Scale 1: field at the bottom of the application windowand enter 10000. You should see the composite lines.

Use the Scale field to see the roads at differentzoom levels

2 In the same field, enter 40000. Thinner black lines are displayed for theroads.

3 In the same field, enter 80000. The roads are not displayed.

4 Save your map.


Where you are now

At a scale of 1:10000, the roads display the composite style

In the map, the roads are themed to display appropriately at different zoomlevels.

Lesson 4: Create Map FeaturesUse the powerful editing abilities of AutoCAD to draw new features.

Exercise 1: Draw a new parcel

When you draw a new feature, it is automatically added to the layer fromwhich it was created. The source for that layer is updated to include the featureyou added.


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To create a new feature


2 Locate your map.



5 Right-click the Parcels layer.

6 Click Create Create New Polygon Parcels.

Create a new feature on an existing layer

7 Click a starting point in the map for the new parcel.

Choose an area on the border of the city.

8 Click the first four points to define the beginning of the parcel and itsfirst three sides.

9 Press the down arrow on your keyboard to see a menu of choices in thedynamic input line.

10 Press the down arrow again until a dot is displayed next to Close, showingthat it is selected.


Use dynamic input to draw the parcel

11 Press Enter to close the polygon.

12 Choose Exit from the menu to complete the command.

The parcel is complete and the Data Table (page 122) is displayed.

NOTE If the Data Table is docked, move your cursor over it to display it. Ifthe Data Table does not display automatically, select the Parcels layer inDisplay Manager and click Table.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Add information about the newparcel (page 53).

Exercise 2:Add information about the new parcel

In the Data Table (page 122), add information about this parcel.


To add information about the new parcel

1 Click in the new blank row in the Data Table.

2 Fill in the data fields for this parcel.

Look at the other entries to see what a logical entry would be for eachcolumn.

3 Save your map.

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Where you are now

A new Data Table entry

You have added a new parcel and updated the parcel data to reflect yourchanges.

Lesson 5: Find ObjectsUse the Data Table (page 122) to find objects that match certain criteria. Then,use the Data Table to zoom in to that area of your map.


Exercise 1: Display the Data Table

Display the Data Table (page 122) for any layer.

To display the Data Table


2 Locate your map.

3 Select it and click Open.

4 Switch to Display Manager (page 122) in the Task Pane.

5 Select the Parcels layer and click Table.

6 If the Data Table is docked against the left side of the application window,move your cursor over it to see its contents.


To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Filter the Data Table (page 55).

Exercise 2: Filter the Data Table

Filter the Data Table (page 122) to show a subset of parcelsin this case, onlyparcels on Villa Drive.


To filter the Data Table

1 In the Data Table (page 122), select the STNAME field in the Filter By listand enter VILLA DR into the field.

The field is case-sensitive, so be sure to enter all capital letter. Do notspell out the word Drive.

2 Click Apply Filter to show only parcels on Villa Drive.

Use the Data Table to filter the parcels you see

3 Make sure Auto-Zoom is on.

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This button is a darker color when it is on; otherwise, it is the same coloras the window.

4 Click in a parcels Select field (the dark-gray, left-most field) to select thatparcel.

NOTE You may need to scroll the Data Table to the left to see the Selectfields.

AutoCAD Map 3D scrolls to the selected parcel and displays it to the rightof the Data Table.

5 Make a note of the number in the Select field, because you will need touse it again later.

6 Close the Data Table.

NOTE You can do a more sophisticated search by clicking Edit menu Search. That option lets you query a layer with a Boolean conditionforexample, ACRES > 1 to find parcels that are larger than an acre. The mapthen shows only the objects that match your query.

7 Save your map.

Where you are now

You used the Data Table to zoom to a parcel.

Lesson 6: Edit ObjectsEdit objects and then update their original data stores.

Exercise 1: Check out and edit a feature

If AutoCAD Map 3D is set to check in your changes automatically, the sourcefile will update while you edit. The safest way to edit spatial data is to turnoff this automatic update feature, check out the item, and then edit it. Onceyou make your changes, check the feature back in to update it with yourchanges and make it available to others again.


When you check out a feature, that feature is locked for editing by anyoneelse (if the data format supports such locking). Other people can view thefeature source, but they cannot change it until you check it back in.


To edit an object


2 Locate your map.


In the last lesson, you zoomed in to a parcel on Villa Drive. Now, editthat parcel

4 To turn off the automatic update option, click Edit menu.

5 Make sure there is no check mark next to Update Edits Automatically.

6 Click Edit menu Check-Out.

7 Click inside the parcel you zoomed to.

8 Press Enter to see the grips for the parcel.

An example of a checked-out parcel withgrips

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Edit the feature (page 58).

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Exercise 2: Edit the feature

Use grips to change the feature.


To edit the parcel

1 Use the grips to change the size and shape of the parcel, just as you wouldany AutoCAD polygon.

2 When you finish, click Edit menu Check-In.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Update information for the editedfeature (page 58).

Exercise 3: Update information for the editedfeature

Use the Data Table (page 122) to find the entry for the parcel you edited, andchange its information. When you edit a feature in the Data Table, youautomatically check it out. Check in the feature to update its source with yourchanges.


To edit the feature information

1 In the Task Pane, switch to Map Explorer.

2 Expand the SDF entry until you see Parcels. Click Parcels and click Table.

This is the same as right-clicking the Parcels layer and clicking Show DataTable.

3 In the Data Table (page 122), select Autogenerated_SDF from the Filter Bylist and enter the parcel ID number you noted earlier (the one you justedited).

4 Click Apply Filter to filter the list and see the parcel entry.


5 Change the area of the parcel and close the Data Table.

6 To update the information in the data source, Click Edit menu Check-In.The information is now available to other users.

7 Save your map.

Where you are now

You edited a parcel and updated its data to reflect your changes. You checkedin the feature to update the source file.

Lesson 7: Create a LegendCreate a legend that lists the layers in your map, using a color key thatidentifies each one. The legend is an object that you drop into place on yourmap.

Fine-tune the legend to show only the layers you want, in the order in whichyou want them (even if this order is different from your draw order).


Exercise 1: Insert a legend object

Insert a legend anywhere on your map.

To insert a legend in your map


2 Locate your map.



5 Click Tools Create Legend.

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Use the Tools menu in Display Manager to createa legend

6 In your map, pan the map to find a blank area for the legend.

7 Click where you want the legend to appear.

Notice that each layer listed in Display Manager (page 122) is displayed inthe legend automatically, with its identifying color. The items are listedin the order in which they appear in Display Manager.

8 Save your map.

Where you are now

You added a legend to your map.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Change the order of items in thelegend (page 60).

Exercise 2: Change the order of items in the legend

The legend reflects the organizational order in your map. You can move itemsin Display Manager (page 122) to change their order in your legend. You canalso turn layers off to prevent them from appearing in the legend.



To change the order of items in the legend

1 Click Groups Draw Order.Notice that the option name changes to Order, to show that you are nowviewing by draw order.

2 Drag an item to a different position.

The change in your legend is not visible yet.

The parcel layer has multiple entries (one for each level in the theme thatyou created for it). Notice that the legend also includes the Map Baselayer, which doesnt belong in a legend.

The default legend includes the Map Base layer

3 In Display Manager, clear the check box for the Map Base layer.

4 Click Tools Update Legend.

5 Save your map.

Where you are now

You removed the reference to the Map Base layer from the legend, and thelegend now reflects the new organizational order.

Lesson 8: Publish Your MapPublish a georeferenced map in DWF format, for eventual display on the Webor on an intranet. DWF (Design Web Format) is an open, secure file formatdeveloped by Autodesk for sharing engineering design data. DWF files arehighly compressed, so they are smaller and quickly transmitted and viewed.

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This format can include attribute data, as well as the graphical elements ofyour map.

As long as you have assigned a coordinate system to all the maps in your DWFfile, the publishing operation will automatically convert the coordinateinformation to latitude/longitude coordinates. Autodesk Design Review 2008can automatically navigate to a specific location when you enter coordinates,and displays coordinates of any location in the map when you move yourmouse over that location. When your computer is integrated with a GPS devicethat uses the NMEA 0183 protocol, field workers can center the map to thecoordinates provided by the integrated GPS device on your system, and displaythe my coordinates icon within the map.

Files in DWF format can be displayed using Autodesk Design Review. Forproduct information and a download link for this product, refer to theAutodesk Design Review page on the Autodesk Website. Autodesk DesignReview is the latest version of the Autodesk DWF Viewer, and includes theability to measure, markup, stamp, review, convert, and aggregate DWFcontent.

Exercise 1: Specify attributes to include

Set DWF publishing options that specify the attribute information to publishwith your map.


To set publishing options


2 Locate your map.


4 Click File menu More Plotting Options DWF Publishing Options.

5 In the Map Information dialog box, select Publish Map Information.

6 Expand the items in the list and select the ones to include in yourpublished map.


You can include and exclude information at any level

If you select Roads, everything under Roads is automatically selected.You can select the Parcels layer but not the Roads layer, if you like.

7 To export the information to an XML file, click the file icon and specifya location for the exported file.

8 Click OK in the Map Information dialog box.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Publish to DWF (page 63).

Exercise 2: Publish to DWF

Publishing to DWF is like printing to a file. You must set up plotting parametersjust as you would if you were printing to a physical plotter. You apply thosesettings to your layout, which is like a plotting template. You display a layouttab for your map to activate the layout.

Each view of your map (which initially includes model space and two defaultlayout spaces) is considered a sheet in your map sheet set. Learn more aboutsheet sets in the Help.

Use the Publish dialog box to specify the sheets to publish and whether topublish to a plotter or a file.

NOTE This exercise uses the map you created with the map2d.dwt template, andthe modifications you made in the previous lesson.

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To publish to DWF

1 Save your map.

You cannot plot or publish without saving first.

2 Click File menu Plot.

3 Select a Printer/Plotter.

4 Click Apply To Layout, and then click Cancel.

Printer/plotter settings are applied to your publishing job without sendingthe job to a plotter or printer.

5 If Model and Layout tabs are not displayed just below your map,right-click the Model Space button in the status area at the bottom of theapplication window and click Display Model And Layout Tabs.

Display Layout tabs so you can set upa publishing layout

6 Click the Layout 1 tab.

7 Click File menu More Plotting Options Publish To DWF.

8 In the Sheets To Publish list, make sure that only the sheets you wantare selected.

For example, if another map is open, its model and layout views willappear in the list. The default Layout2 view of the current map alsoappears. Select any undesired entries (such as Layout2) and click RemoveSheets.

9 Under Publish To, click DWF File.

10 Click Publish Options and click Layer Information (under DWF DataOptions). From the pull-down menu in this field, choose Include.

This specifies that each layer in your map will be published to a separatelayer in DWF. In Design Review, you can turn the display of these layerson and off independently.

11 Click Publish.


Remove sheets you dont want

Select DWF File

Check for errors

Publish

Set up the sheets to publish and choose a publishing format

12 Specify a location and a name for the published file and click Select.

13 If you are prompted to save the sheet list, click No.

14 You may see a message telling you that the job is processing in thebackground. Click OK to dismiss the message.

The files needed by Autodesk Design Review are published to the file youspecified. Monitor the progress of the publishing operation by holding

your cursor over the animated icon in the lower-right corner.

When the job is complete, you can click the link in the pop-up windowto view any warnings or errors.

A pop-up message tells you when your job iscomplete

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Where you are now

You have published your map to a DWF file, which can be displayed inAutodesk Design Review.


Tutorial:Analyzing DataUsing Styles, Joins, andBuffers

In this chapter

About the AnalyzingTutorial

Lesson 1:Analyzing DataVisually, Using Surfaces

Lesson 2:Analyzing DataWith External InformationUsing Joins

Lesson 3:Analyzing Databy Proximity Using Buffers

Lesson 4: Creating a report

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About the Analyzing TutorialUse AutoCAD Map 3D to analyze data in many ways. This tutorial demonstratesthree of them:

Analyze data visually, using surfaces.Connect to a surface (DEM) image and style it using a t