1. Taking CAD Drawings into GIS: Finally an easier way!
James Murphy
Geospatial Solution Specialist
ALACAD

2. James Murphy Geospatial Solutions Specialist jhm@alacad,com
A Valued Added Reseller of AutoDesk products. (20 years)
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Offices in Birmingham, Huntsville, Decatur, & Mobile, AL Jacksonville, MS Chattanooga & Clarksville, TN
James Murphy Geospatial Solutions Specialist
12+ yrs Experience in GIS yrs College level instructor
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3. CAD files, geometry and data.
The Problem
Getting
CAD files, geometry and data.
From CAD into GIS

4. GIS with geometry and attributes.
The Problem
INTO
GIS with geometry and attributes.
From CAD into GIS

5. CAD Files From CAD into GIS New Designs As-Builds Improvements
Renovation
DWG-DGN-CAD ?
Blocks, Layers, Text
From CAD into GIS

6. Feature, Tables, Symbols Labels
GIS System
Existing System
Ownership
Attributes
Geometry
SHP,E00,MXD,Database
Feature, Tables, Symbols Labels
From CAD into GIS

7. One Solution With AutoCAD Map 3D
Most shops have one license of AutoCAD floating around.
Imports/exports GIS data.
Uses Feature Data Objects (FDO) to work in the native format.
Can covert between formats.
From CAD into GIS

8. Exporting From CAD into GIS CAD FILES SHP E00 MapInfo DGN SDF Oracle
Static - Not connected
Can include attributes

9. Export Features From CAD into GIS
Exporting features allows mapping drawing objects to feature classes / schema.
From CAD into GIS
Oracle and SDF formats only

10. Feature Data Objects From CAD into GIS CAD SDE Oracle SHP SDF MySQL
Native Formats
SDE
Oracle
SHP
SDF
MySQL
SQL
ODBC
PostGIS
GDAL
FME
OGR
IBM Informix*
AutoCAD Map3D
CAD
From CAD into GIS
Two way Connection

11. Connect with FDO
From CAD into GIS

12. Create New Features From CAD into GIS
With a connection to GIS data you can create new features from the geometry in the cad file.
From CAD into GIS

13. Attribute Table From CAD into GIS
Upon creating the feature the attribute table displays, allowing to edit/add the data.

14. Check In Features From CAD into GIS
Once features are created they can be checked in, allowing multiple users of the data to update their versions.
From CAD into GIS
Check in of the feature writes the data back to its native format in the original data store.

15. Copy Data From CAD into GIS AutoCAD MAP 3D
Has tools to copy data and features between different GIS system formats.
From CAD into GIS

16. AutoCAD Map 3D From CAD into GIS Avoid Conversion Data loss Copies
Redundancies
From CAD into GIS
Return
Clean
Clear
Accurate
Accessible

17. Geospatial Solutions Specialist
Questions?
From CAD into GIS
Thank You
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Geospatial Solutions Specialist
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