2011

Table Of Contents
GML (Geographic Markup Language) (page 1429) (version 3.1.1 )
MapInfo MIF/MID (page 1431)
MapInfo TAB (page 1433)
MicroStation Design (DGN) Versions 7 and 8 (page 1435)
Shape Multiclass (page 1443)
VML (Vector Markup Language) (page 1449)
Image Formats (page 1465)
See also:
Overview of Converting and Exporting (page 1405)
Exporting DWG Data to SDF2 Format (page 1417)
Exporting DWG Data to an FDO Data Store (page 1461)
Exporting Maps to DWG Format (page 1459)
Exporting To Autodesk SDF (Spatial Data File)
SDF is a native Autodesk file-based geospatial format that is optimized for
storing large, classified data sets.
SDF is like SHP format in that it contains both spatial data and attribute data.
However, unlike SHP, it stores both types of data in a single file rather than
a set of files.
When drawing data is stored as SDF, you can use Autodesk MapGuide
Enterprise to style and publish the data to the Internet. You can also
publish
map data directly to MapGuide
(page 1376), without exporting to SDF.
NOTE When you export from a map, only drawing objects are exported. Geospatial
features are ignored. To move geospatial feature data to another format, use
Migrating GIS Data (Bulk Copy) (page 617).
Versions
The current version, which works with AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk
MapGuide Enterprise, is SDF version 3. AutoCAD Map 3D refers to this version
as SDF.
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