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A copy of the data is added to the
map in DWG format. The connec-
Convert geospatial
data to drawing data
(page 378)
Click Insert tab Import
panel Map Import .
tion to the original source is
broken, and changes are not
saved back to that source.
A copy of the data is added to the
map in DWG format. The connec-
Convert SDF files to
drawing data (page
387)
Click Insert tab Import
panel Map Import .
Use this method
tion to the original source is
broken, and changes are not
saved back to that source.
for the current version of
SDF. See
Overview of
Converting Geospatial
Data to Drawing Objects
(page 378).
In the Tool-based Ribbon
Workspace, click Insert
tab Import panel
SDF2. Use this method
for the version supported
by MapGuide 6.5 and
earlier. See Importing
Autodesk SDF 2 (page
389).
You can view or edit the data by
double-clicking the table name in
Map Explorer.
Add attribute data to
use with drawing ob-
jects
1 Add the data source to
the map. See
Setting
Up Data Sources for
Drawings (page 204).
2 Define a link template
for the data. See
Creat-
ing a Link Template
(page 525).
3 Link records to drawing
objects. See
Manually
Linking Database Re-
cords to Objects (page
528).
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