Manifold GIS, a summary of the best
March, 2008
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I've been using Manifold System for a little over a year now, so after several posts about my experience using this software, here I am.
Georeference a map dwg / dgn
March, 2008
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We are going to use this exercise to explain some doubts along the way regarding how to assign projection to a CAD map. We will use the example built
That brings you good AutoCAD 2009
February, 2008
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Not long ago we talked about the improvements in AutoCAD 2008 and AutoDesk has already released some of the improvements that the 2009 version will have.
Importing a Google Earth Image with AutoCAD
February, 2008
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We previously saw how to do it with Manifold, ArcGIS, and we were surprised that with the popularity of AutoCAD it did not lead to a good negotiation with Google.
The CadCorp family of products
February, 2008
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We recently showed the ESRI industry product family, both ArcGIS for desktop and the most common extensions. In this case, we will talk about the
ArchiCAD, a free CAD software for students and teachers
February, 2008
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ArchiCAD is a CAD platform that has been on the market for quite some time, although it was initially a version for Mac, it was not until 1987 that the
Product Comparison AutoDesk Vs. Bentley
January, 2008
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This is a list of AutoDesk and Bentley Systems products, trying to find similarities between them, although it has been difficult because some applications have
How to change a map from NAD27 to WGS84 (NAD83) with AutoCAD
January, 2008
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We were talking earlier about why in our environment, most of the old cartography is in NAD 27, while the international trend is the use of
27 Years of Microstation
January, 2008
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We recently talked about the arrival of AutoCAD at its 25th anniversary and the 6 lessons learned from its history. As Microstation is one of the
How to Publish AutoCAD Files to the Internet
January, 2008
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One of the most frequently asked questions is “How can I use AutoCAD’s ‘publish to web’ capabilities with the Freewheel Project?” This project
The Bentley Discussion Forums
January, 2008
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Someone recently came in asking where users of Microstation, or the various Bentley applications, can find help. Here is a list of the different ones.
Convert dwg files without AutoCAD
December, 2007
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I remember at one time having the need to convert some very old maps, made with AutoCAD but in versions so old that the disks
How to Import Excel Dots into AutoCAD
November, 2007
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Suppose we have a list of points captured with GPS, or UTM coordinates that are in Excel and we want to draw them in AutoCAD. In the case
Short answers regarding Microstation
November, 2007
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Since Google Analytics says there are AutoCAD users asking about this, here are some quick answers. All of these operations are done from Microstation, although
How to convert cells to AutoCAD blocks
November, 2007
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Handling grouped objects is different between Microstation and AutoCAD. In the case of Microstation, they are handled as files with a .cel extension called cells,
GIS platforms, who take advantage?
November, 2007
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It is difficult to leave out so many platforms that exist, however for this review we will use those that Microsoft recently considers its allies in compatibility.