Insert Geographical Location Information in a Drawing

Insert Geographical Location Information in a Drawing

Define the Geographic Location for a DWG File

 

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Overview of Geographic Location

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Geographic location embeds location-specific references – expressed as real-world coordinates (X,Y, and Z) – in your drawing.

You can then send your georeferenced drawing for review.

For example, you can:

• Put the drawing on a map (using AutoCAD Map 3D)
• See your design in the landscape (using AutoCAD)

When you add a geographic location to a drawing, a geographic marker is created.

The geographic marker is a visual representation of the location information and is created at the specified point on the drawing.

Geographic location information can be included in either of the following ways:

• Import a KML or KMZ file with the appropriate location information
• Import a location from Google Earth
• Use the Geographic Location dialog box

When you insert location information, the drawing contains the following data:

• North direction — a vector that defines the direction of the North pole from the XY plane
• Up direction — a vector that is always constrained 90 degrees to the XY plane
• Geographic location data