Main features

General

Import/export spatial data into/from AutoCAD drawings.
Publish to Google Earth.
Search the location of geographic objects.
Geo-coding postal addresses (Direct and Reverse).
Dynamic background image maps from Google Maps, Bing, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Ordnance Survey, NearMap, etc.
- Configurable user maps.
  - XYZ / TMS, WMTS, and WMS compatible.
  - WMS multi-layer maps.
  - Export/Import user background maps.
- Snapshots (geo-referenced AutoCAD Images) of the current background map.
Display and navigate palette for Google Street View.
Thematic maps.
Spatial Manager Explorer in the main application palette.
Terrains.
- From 3D points selected in drawing.
- From a grid of 3D points built by accessing elevation service providers in any selected area.
- 2D or 3D contours.
  - Minor and major contours.
  - Contour labels. Optional label masks.
  - Layer separation and different color models.
  - Contours attached to a data table.
- Generation of three-dimensional terrain models (using 3D meshes or some other CAD/BIM objects).
- Automatic projection and adjustment of the image of any background map (preset or user-configured) or any raster image over one or more terrains in the real location.
Transformation of coordinates when importing, exporting, showing background maps, projecting background map images on terrains, etc.
Transform the drawing coordinate system.
Extended Entity Data (EED/XDATA).
- Data grid palette, interactive and synchronized.
  - Selecting objects and navigation tools in the grid.
  - Editing data and columns.
  - Column sorting.
  - Sorting data by column.
  - Automatic column width adjustment.
  - Direct export to CSV, TXT, etc.
  - Multi-table grid.
- Viewer palette.
  - Also shows some other data such as the block properties (name and attributes), layer, geometric properties, etc.
- Edit values directly in the palette.
- Hyperlinks.
- Managing data structure.
  - Define, modify, rename, and delete tables and fields.
  - Recover data table structures from the drawing objects.
  - Attaching objects to a table.
  - Detaching objects from their tables.
- Fields data calculator.
- Selecting objects by a simple or compound spatial and/or data query over objects’ geometric relations and/or data.
  - Choose or search data from available values in the fields.
- Selecting the objects attached to a table.
- Zoom to the selected objects.
- Process GIS analytical operations.
  - Buffers.
  - Overlays.
  - Dissolve.
  - Create centroids or capture centroid data.
  - Areas of influence (Voronoi diagrams).
- Create texts from objects data. Optional text masks.

Import processes

Objects imported into a new or open drawing.
Raster and vector objects.
Smart batch import.
Basic target layer or new target layers using a field value.
Use blocks for points and centroids.
- Select the name of the block according to the value of a field.
- Block insertion parameters from field values.
Polygon fills and transparencies.
- Fill properties can be taken from field values.
Polygon centroids.
Smart labeling of objects while importing. Optional label masks.
Spatial filter to import only the objects in the current view.
Import polygons using “MPolygon” objects, even on basic AutoCAD.
Elevation and thickness from field values.
Import data from tables as Extended Entity Data (EED/XDATA).
Speed up the processes skipping some wizard steps.
Use the intuitive palette options or the quick import function.
Save tasks to replay the import processes as many times as desired.

Export processes

Objects exported to geospatial files or servers.
Export directly from any data source to any target.
Export (publish) the current status and style of the drawing to Google Earth (one click).
- Raster and vector objects.
Select the objects to be exported.
Option to export also the data of the objects and choose it from what table and fields.
Option to treat the closed polylines as polygons.
Options to export AutoCAD properties (Handle, Color, Layer, Elevation, etc.) of the objects.
Options to export the name and the attributes of the block references as well as their rotation and scales.
Options to export text objects and their basic properties (contents, rotation, and height).
Options to export hatch objects and their properties (name, angle, scale, etc.).
Options to export the X/Y/Z coordinates, length, and area of the objects.
Automatic complex geometric operations.
Support for AutoCAD AEC objects (geometries and AutoCAD data only).
Filtering of incompatible objects.
Option to open the exported file location directly.

Data sources

Manage your own shortcuts.
Access to spatial data files (SHP, GPX, KML/KMZ, OSM, PBF, LAS/LAZ, GPKG, CSV, TXT, ASC, XYZ, MIF/MID, TAB, E00, SQLite, SDF, GML, XML, JPF, PNG, TIF, etc.).
Manage your user data sources.
Access to spatial database servers (SQL Server, PostGIS, etc.).
- Views and tables.
Access to other connections (WFS, ODBC points or WKB – Excel, Access, dBase, etc. –, etc.).
See current available Data Providers.
Notes:
- GIS analysis functionality is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition.
- ‘Street View’ functionality is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition.
- Transforming the coordinate system of the objects in a drawing functionality is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition.
- Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition.
- ‘Search Location’ functionality is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition.
- Geo-coding functionality is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition.
- ‘Thematic Maps’ functionality is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition.
- Data management (structures, queries, direct editing, etc.) based on Extended Entity Data (EED/XDATA) is only available in the ‘Standard’ and ‘Professional’ editions.
- Data grid is only available in the ‘Professional’ edition, although the overall data management (structures, queries, direct editing, etc.) is also available in the ‘Standard’ edition.
- The fields calculator is available in the ‘Professional’ edition only.
- ‘Background maps’ functionality is available in the ‘Standard’ and ‘Professional’ editions only.
- Full export functionality (SPMEXPORT) is only found in the ‘Professional’ edition, although the functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) is also available in the ‘Standard’ edition.
- The tasks technology is available in the ‘Professional’ edition only.
- “MPolygons” are available for all compatible Autodesk products (even on basic AutoCAD).
- You can optionally prevent the automatic activation of the “Geolocation” tab in the AutoCAD ribbon, because it may interfere with the functionality of the new background maps and other applications or AutoCAD functions (use SPMOPTIONS).

To get a first preview of the application, please watch this video.:

IMPORT video updated on May 2018.

Importing Shapefiles (SHP).

To experiment with the export capabilities (on the ‘Professional’ edition), please watch the following videos.:

Directly to Google Earth (KML) from your drawing.
Coordinates to Excel from your drawing.
Import a Shapefile and export it as 3D Google Earth.
OpenStreetMap data. Edit and export to Google Earth.
Import a Shapefile. Edit & export as Shapefile.
Export improvements.
Publish the drawing to Google Earth (on the ‘Standard’ and ‘Professional’ editions).

To know how BATCH IMPORT works, please watch this video.:

‘Import all’ from a folder.

To take a look at the TASKS technology (on the ‘Professional’ edition), please watch this video.:

Tasks preview.

To learn how direct data edition works and how to manage the data structure (on the ‘Standard’ and ‘Professional’ editions), please watch the following videos.:

To know more about the attractive and useful dynamic background maps (on the ‘Standard’ and ‘Professional’ editions), please watch the following videos.:

To know how to label the objects while importing, please watch the following videos.:

To know how to use the blocks when importing, please watch this video.:

‘Blocks’ enhancements.

To know how to create elevation 3D points, contours, or terrains, please watch this video.:

Terrains.

Disclaimer:

Some components shown here (providers, names, window styles, etc.) may differ slightly from those on your computer.
Certain features require Internet access. If you experience issues, check with your network administrator about a possible Proxy server. You can configure the Proxy settings in the application options.
Some geographic data providers (Geocode, image maps, etc.) may require a user account, which you can set up in the Service Provider API Keys section of the application options.