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GIS Skills
■ Bring in data from multiple image files to a single layer.
■ Access data published on a public web server.
■ Bring in point data from a Microsoft Access database.
■ Bring in a subset of features using a query.
Related topics
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Bringing in GIS Features (page 303)
■ Bringing In Drawing Data From DWG Files (page 350)
■ Converting Data From Other Formats to Drawing Objects
(page 377)
■ Joining Data to GIS Features (page 507)
■ Adding Attributes to Drawing Objects (page 521)
■ Adding Rasters and Surfaces (page 437)
■ Bringing in Survey Data (page 370)
■ Bringing in LiDAR Data (page 374)
Create and Edit Features and Drawing Objects
When you connect to a feature source, your map is a window onto the data.
Your edits are made directly to the source. The data remains in its source
location. Any changes you make appear in the source. Any changes in the
source are immediately reflected in your map.
When you edit objects from attached drawings, AutoCAD Map 3D tracks the
original location of each object and saves them back to their original source.
Use AutoCAD Tools to Edit All Data
Use the full set of AutoCAD editing tools and commands to add or change
map objects. It does not matter what the object source is. Editing does not
convert the data. AutoCAD Map 3D includes all the AutoCAD editing tools
as well as tools designed for creating maps, such as using coordinate geometry
to specify a point. View and style with the ease of GIS, edit with the power of
CAD.
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