Our Consulting and Services Manager, Shawn Herring, wrote an article for this month's issue of AUGI World. Below is a portion of the article:
For an overview of GIS data basics, click here.
MAPWSPACE
*TIP: Need to do a quick concept plan? Drag and drop your parcel shapefile, select the property you wish to use, right click, check out feature and explode!! This creates a polyline that you can then utilize the parcel features on. And if your CAD manager asks who told you to explode something in Civil 3D….it wasn’t me!*
To learn more about GIS integration with Civil 3D, click here.
For an overview of GIS data basics, click here.
MAPWSPACE
Now you have the data, how do you use it?
By far my favorite command in Civil 3D is MAPWSPACE! One simple command can open the portal to
utilizing the power of GIS data. You
could change your Civil 3D workspace to the Planning and Analysis tab, but this
gets you started with using the GIS data.
Once you type in MAPWSPACE, you then turn on the Task
Pane. The Task Pane gives you
quick access to frequently used features, and groups these features into
task-related views. Use the Task Pane to create, manage, display, and
publish maps. You’ll notice 4 tabs; in
this case we will focus on the Display Manager.
In the Display Manager, you can simply select the DATA icon
and connect to numerous data sources!
Here you can import shapefiles, connect to external databases and even bring
in imagery.
Did you know you can simply select your shapefile from Windows
Explorer and drag and drop it on your screen?
By far the easiest way to import GIS data!! Once dragged onto your screen, the layer will
show in the task pane where you can query, theme, style, label and access all
the attribute data within the DBF file.
If your coordinate system is set, it will project to the correct
location, or re-project as needed.
Select the entire layer from the Task Pane, or even a
feature from within the model space, right-click and choose "Show Data Table". This will display all attributes for that
selected feature.
Right-click again on the layer from the Task Pane, you can
perform all sorts of analysis and creation tasks right from here. Want to label and change the display? Simply select "Edit Style".
In the style editor, you can perform many helpful
tasks. You could, for example, theme the
parcel shapefile and look for all parcels between 5-10 acres. This works great for soil types, utility line
sizes and many other uses. You could
also edit the style (hatch pattern/polyline) as well as add a label based on
the feature attributes.
All this from dragging and dropping a shapefile and using
the Task Pane! All without switching workspaces and great for just getting
started with GIS data.
I told a joke once at an ESRI event 10 years ago, and I
still get flack for this, but here goes nothing!
What does GIS stand for??
GET IT SURVEYED!!
That joke goes over much better with the survey
audience. But I love working with GIS
data in all my projects. I typically don’t
begin a project without using some sort of GIS data, and with Civil 3D and
Infraworks, most project utilize the GIS data from beginning to the end.
It doesn’t matter if you’re new to the GIS world, or a
season vet, Autodesk makes working with multiple data sources easier than
ever.
By the time this article comes out I’m sure new and exciting
features will be in place. Autodesk and
ESRI seem to be working hard together to make the user experience better and
better as we go through the year and I look forward to seeing the improvements
being made.
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