Using AutoMap 3D to create a shapefile Using RAM 148 Daryl Hines

The Source CAD File It is your decision whether to make any changes to the layer structure in your current CAD template. The object is to select and attribute only a few elements from your CAD drawing and export them as a shapefile. If placing these features on different layers, renaming layers, or establishing any other standards that facilitate an eventual export, copy, or save down into this separate DWG will speed or enhance this process, then you might make these types of modifications to your CAD workflow. Your challenge is to make this process as seamless and easy as possible. How you, as CAD operators, get to this point is up to you, as only you know what will work best within the CAD framework and software you operate with. Today is a good time to share your expertise and experience with others.

Considerations before beginning Export to Kentucky Single Zone Coordinate System Contain only the following: Proposed Boundary Current Approved Boundary Fills Permanent Impoundments Haul Roads Bonding Increment Boundaries (if applicable) All export features must be closed polygon elements. For haul roads, the polygon area would be the right of way edges but if the roads are polylines these could be buffered into polygons. Need to exclude non-permitted areas (create donuts). Create or use template provided for object data table?

Assign Coordinate System Because if you will be exporting to Ky Single Zone (ft) the software needs to know your current coordinate system ADESETCRDSYS

Assign Coordinate System ADESETCRDSYS

Assign your Coordinate System (for this drawing KY83F) ADESETCRDSYS

Assign your Coordinate System to your drawing (remember this does not transform the drawing) ADESETCRDSYS

next The exported features need to be closed polygons FIX

Closing features The exported features need to be closed polygons…. In PROPERTIES are polylines set to “closed”?

next gas wells, cemetery? If there are areas within the permit boundary that are not permitted then they need to be excluded gas wells, cemetery?

Creating polygon with islands, holes, or discontinuous polygons Use PROXYGRAPHICS, GROUP, and MAPPOLYLINETOPOLYGON commands 1st Set the PROXYGRAPHICS system variable to 0 (does not save image with the drawing; a bounding box is displayed instead)

Creating polygon with islands, holes, or discontinuous polygons Select inner and outer polygons to group Use Group command Name Group Select polygons

Creating polygon with islands, holes, or discontinuous polygons Select the group and then; MAPPOLYLINETOPOLYGON

Looking back and moving along Assign current coordinate system (ADESETCRDSYS) The exported features need to be closed polygons (PROPERTIES) If there are areas within the permit boundary that are not permitted then they need to be excluded (PROXYGRAPHICS, GROUP, and MAPPOLYLINETOPOLYGON) Attributes need to be assigned. Use template or create object data table? We will look at creating a new one first.

ADEDEFDATA NEED THESE 7 FIELDS So, we need to end up with a table that looks like this within GIS software.. NEED THESE 7 FIELDS

Define Object Data Command ADEDEFDATA

ADEDEFDATA Table name is up to you

ADEDEFDATA Table name is up to you NEED THESE 7 FIELDS

ADEATTACHDATA Now that we have the object table’s fields it’s time to select the objects and attach the table

ADEEDITDATA At least two ways to edit object data, to add permit information.

ADEEDITDATA Select all of the objects that will be attributed

ADEDITDATA In the value box type in the appropriate information for each field that applies.

Second method is to use the PROPERTIES command. Select object and type in values. This is a good way to attribute many objects at one time!

Add object data. Hit the enter key after each update

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MAPEXPORT Now that we have attributed the objects it’s time to export them out as a shapefile..

ESRI Shapefile (*.shp) 1st name it correctly; example (8605607_NW or 8605607_AM_3) and .shp extension

MAPEXPORT 2st choose polygon

In the Data tab choose Object Data MAPEXPORT In the Data tab choose Object Data

NAD 83 Kentucky Single Zone US Feet 3rd Coordinate conversion if necessary. Type in KY83F if not already in KY83F. 4th Treat closed polylines as polygons? May be useful to your business needs.

Select objects to export Several options; choose the one that is best for you.

Check your work..

Use free ArcGIS Explorer to check work? http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer/index.html

ArcGIS Explorer (free)

Add your shapefile data here

Right mouse click for “Properties”

Mouse click on map to open table

Using a template with the object table Open map template Use INSERT command to add your drawing Use “locate using Geographic Data” option

Attach Object Data (supplied with the template) Use ADEATTACHDATA command Select objects to attach

Now you are ready to edit object data using ADEEDITDATA back in slide 24…