Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD - FAQs: How to Start?

A powerful AutoCAD plug-in but, how to Start it?

When you install Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD, the setup application adds also the Interface components to AutoCAD and a Sample data set including some spatial files to your system. Watch this small video and follow the next steps to learn how to start using the application and to check that all works fine

• Start AutoCAD and create a new drawing or open an existing drawing
• Select the new "Spatial Manager" tab which you will find in the AutoCAD Ribbon

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• Click in the "Panel" button to open the SPATIALMANAGER panel, which includes the main functions of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD
  • If you cannot or you do not want to access to the Ribbon, key in "SPM" in the Command line to open the panel
• Expand the "Sample data" Shortcut to access any sample spatial file
• Right-click over a file to import the spatial information as AutoCAD Objects into the current drawing or into a new drawing
• Use the Wizard default parameters in all the Wizard windows
• Check the imported AutoCAD Objects
  • Note for the Trial version: during the testing period you will not be able to import more than 100 Objects from a file

So what now?

Now you can test the application trying to import your own spatial data, and you can access more Wiki pages to learn more about:

• Application Introduction
• Licenses, support, updates and purchasing options
• Compatible AutoCAD applications
• Included Data Providers
• Application Interface
• Accessing to Data sources
• All about Spatial files
• All about Databases ("Standard" edition only)
• All about Importing processes

And some useful links to other pages of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD:

• Spatial Manager™ web
• Changelog
• End User License Agreement