Civil 3d Geolocation

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Vannessa Rataj

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Aug 3, 2024, 3:51:33 PM8/3/24

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I'm really liking the geolocation aerial map option that was put into C3D 2015 and 2016, but I do have a question in lieu of it. Is there a way to modify the opacity of the online map? It isn't a problem when working on different rail yard inside C3D, but I would like to change the opacity when it comes to capturing an area for printing. As it sits now, it makes it hard to read the CAD data with the map (when printed) and having the map on when printing is quite beneficial.

For those who are wondering the same thing, after you capture the area, you can then select the "box" that you've captured. That will open "Map Image" in the ribbon where you can modify the opacity (fade), brightness, and contrast.

Ok so can we add an image adjustment to the geolocation map already? fading back the image would be great for multiple reasons I'm sure but most of all working on a drawing with lines and texts the geolocation map image is overbearing. The "Capture Area" routine is limited by the resolution of the capture. I've seen issues with this on these forums for years and still nothing has been done. Maybe if we pay $20000 for the software, I guess. Meanwhile, anybody got a Lisp file or something? Thanks in advance. DON'T LET US DOWN AUTODESK.

BTW, you are limited by Bing, not AutoCAD, when choosing image resolution. If you want better resolution, you need to find, then download, images you find online. If the resolution still doesn't suffice, you'll need to use a third party app, and that will likely cost you or your boss $$.

Using Bing imagery in a deliverable is something many users avoid. It cheapens the deliverable because it looks lousy. It's perfectly OK for reference, but for billable work, find another source even if you or your boss have to pay for it. Your clients deserve better. They're worth it. Aren't they?

There are limits to adjusting Geomap. Once AutoCAD hits 'Optimal' resolution, Bing is at the max. And even if you could level-up the clarity, and you can't, it wouldn't get any better. Why? Because Bing doesn't offer higher resolution. If they did then you'd be able to get sharper images using Bing Map in your browser and not just in AutoCAD.

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Using two GPS frequencies improves accuracy by correcting signal distortions caused by Earth's atmosphere. Dual-frequency GPS equipment is commercially available for civilian use, but its cost and size has limited it to professional applications.

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I have users that are running 2018 without issue and the same users also have 2021. Geolocation works fine with 2018 but with 2021 their 360 login name is present but geolocation will not load maps. Opening the same file in 2018 works fine. The other item is when the pull-down is selected next to their sign in name the only two options are: Explore Purchase Options and Manage License. The two options above, Sign Out and Account Details are not displayed. Any help is greatly appreciated.

You must have bought your CIV3D from a Autodesk Rep so get in touch with them that should be part of their job they will solve very quickly. Even if you upgrade online etc behind the scenes a dealer is attached to your account.

I did contact our reseller and they said they don't have a solution but they'll get back to me if Autodesk replies to them. I'm still on them as this is not even close to a resolution. The attached image is what I get in 2021, those two lines will duplicate every time I try to login. I can open the file in 2018 and it's all good but the same file shows no map in 2021. I have logged out, logged back in and credentials will show in 2021 but no maps and no way to log out in 2021. Even made a new account, same result. I've also removed the Web Services folder with no luck. Any other suggestions are welcome.

You can log into autodesk and have a look at your account status, something like www.Autodesk/manage but you need to be the contract manager and have a password. We had like 15 autodesk products. I was manager but just gave IT my login so got all the notifications re account.

I'm having an issue where if I have geolocation turned on in a drawing, with autocad or civil 3d, I can't paste things in the correct location. I copybase at 0,0 and paste at 0,0 and it comes in at the complete wrong location.

I have this section set to my local coordinates system (Map grid australia, zone 56) which works fine. my bing aerial imagery works and the coordinates are good. It's purely the copy paste functions that are broken by this.

When in Civil 3D, you normally assign a coordinate system. By default, when a CS is assigned to the drawing, it is automatically geo-referenced which requires access to the online maps whether you use them or not. It has nothing to do if you include the TAB in the CUI or not as all commands are loaded regardless of which workspace you use.

I would suggest checking with your software coordinator or contract admin. Usually, all they need to do is connect your a360 login with the company subscription. That would "entitle" you to those benefits even if you don't use them.

I don't actively make use of geolocation at all and rarely have for 28 years. I have been completely satisfied to leave the assigned CS at "No Datum, No Projection". Our surveyors create their point files with coordinates matching our desired datum and CS. Setting the zone and CS under the "Units and Zone" tab of the Drawing Settings dialog is unnecessary to the creation of our point drawings and subsequent sites and surfaces.

Regardless of all of this, my post is specifically about the CUI and its supposed purpose of customizing the user interface and the inexplicably persistent presence of the "Geolocation" tab regardless of whether it has been checked/enabled in the CUI or not. Maybe this belongs in customization. I don't think so because I see that forum as exclusively for programming customizations such as Autolisp, Visual Basic, .NET, etc. I expect built-in features are not considered "customizations" in the same sense even if they are accessed by selecting the "Customize..." menu option and their name includes the word "Customize".

I like using the online maps and geolocation functions to create my vicinity maps on projects. Municipalities we submit to only want the map in black & white/grayscale and not in color. I can't remember how to do this with the online maps.

Your printer driver will have an option to print in greyscale. If you have Raster Design, then try converting the image to greyscale, but it might not work with the Bing Map images. I can't get to a machine with Raster Design until this evening or I would check that for you.

I'm based in the UK and have been using the geolocation/ bing maps feature quite a lot, but in the South West of the country the map doesn't line up with the topography surveys, I've noticed this on a few drawings.

At the minute I find the location, using the map, capture a square and have then been drawing over the captured square, or using the capture as a background. Problem is, when it does not quite line up, it won't let me move it?

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