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Table Of Contents
To work with SHP data
NOTE This functionality affects geospatial feature data only. For information about
linking records in an external database to objects in a drawing, see
Overview of
Linking Database Records to Objects
(page 522).
Create data stores (page 586)
Add SHP features to your map (page 335)
Style SHP features (page 639)
Join SHP data to a different feature (page 509)
Examine or edit attribute data (page 711)
View a SHP schema (page 608)
Copy data to/from a different data format (page 615)
Working with PostgreSQL/PostGIS Data
AutoCAD Map 3D uses the OSGeo FDO Provider for PostgreSQL/PostGIS,
which accesses Postgres and PostGIS databases and is certified with PostGIS
1.4.0 with PostgreSQL 8.4. PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the
PostgreSQL object-relational database so that the PostgreSQL server can be
used as a back end spatial database for GIS.
What PostgreSQL/PostGIS Schemas Support
A PostgreSQL/PostGIS
schema (page 2073) can support the following:
Reading and writing data with database transaction support
Creation and modification of schemas
Feature classes and regular classes
All basic FDO data types except for BLOB and Byte types
All geometry types except curve types. Circular arcs are not supported
2D geometry
Multiple schemas
Auto-ID generation for int32 and int64 data types
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