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NOTE Data you import becomes AutoCAD drawing objects in your map. To
connect to the data in its original format, see
Overview of Bringing In GIS Features
(page 305). To convert the drawing objects to a geospatial format, see Overview
of Converting and Exporting
(page 1405).
To import data from an Oracle data source
1 Before moving Oracle data into your map, assign a coordinate system to
the map. This lets you position your data accurately in a real-world
geographic location and align imported survey or GPS point data.
2 In
Display Manager (page 2060), click Data ➤ Connect To Data.
For more information, see
Bringing In Features from Oracle (page 312)
NOTE Follow the steps through clicking Connect, then stop. Do not add the
features to your map.
3 At the Command prompt, enter mapimportfdo.
4 In the Map Import From FDO dialog box, select the Oracle data source
connection from which to import data.
5 Click OK.
6 In the Import dialog box (page 1711), review the Current Drawing
Coordinate System to make sure it is correct.
7 Under Spatial Filter, specify whether to limit the area where data will be
imported:
■ None — Place no area limits on the incoming file.
■ Current Display — Limit the import to the current drawing area.
■ Define Window — Limit the import to an area you define. To use this
option, click Select. Respond to the prompts to define the area.
8 Specify the import settings for each input layer:
■
Drawing Layer (page 419)— Select a target layer for each layer in the
incoming file.
■
Object Class (page 421)— Assign incoming objects to an existing object
class and map incoming attribute data to the data fields in the object
class. The Object Class fields are available only if you have object
classes defined in your Map drawing. For more information about
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