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==Introduction==
'''Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD''' is a powerful ZWCAD plug-in designed for ZWCAD users who need to import, export and manage spatial data in a simple, fast and inexpensive way, which includes many possibilities not seen so far in ZWCAD. It comes in a lightweight application that runs inside ZWCAD and allows the user to import and export geospatial data between ZWCAD drawings and geospatial files, data servers or data stores

''Notes:''

''- The access to spatial data servers and stores is available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only''

''- The complete Export capabilities are available in the "Professional" edition only, although "Export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth" is a function available on the "Standard" and "Professional" editions''

''- The full managing of spatial data functionality and the 'Background Maps' are available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only''

''- Some components in the images on this page (providers, names, windows look, etc.) may be slightly different from those that will appear on your computer''


[[image:SPM_ZWCAD.png|900px|border|Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD preview screen]]



==ZWCAD commands==


[[Image:ZWCAD Commands Panel.jpg|border|Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD Commands Section in the application Palette (SPM)]]


This is the list of ZWCAD commands included in Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD

*'''Main commands'''
**'''SPM''': ''Show Palette''. Opens and/or displays the application Palette
**'''SPMCLOSE''': ''Close''. Closes the application Palette
**'''SPMIMPORT''': ''Import''. Directly Imports features from geospatial files or tables without using the application Palette
***'''-SPMIMPORT [Task name]''': ''Import (Command Line)''. Execute Task(s) from the command line, useful in Scripts, etc. ("Professional" edition only)
**'''SPMEXPORT''': ''Export''. Exports ZWCAD entities into geospatial files or tables ("Professional" edition only)
**'''SPMSETCRS''': ''Coordinate system''. Sets the Coordinate Reference System (CRS) for the drawing
**'''SPMCREATEKML''': ''Export to Google Earth''. Exports the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (one click) ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only'')
*'''Background Map commands''' ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only'')
**'''SPMBGMAPSHOW''': ''Show''. Shows the selected image Map in the background of the drawing. Includes tools to manage the user Background Mapss
**'''SPMBGMAPHIDE''': ''Hide''. Hides the Background Map if it is displayed
**'''SPMBGMAPREFRESH''': ''Refresh''. Regenerates the image of the Background Map, which may be needed under certain graphic situations
**'''SPMBGMAPIMAGE''': ''Capture''. Creates an ZWCAD raster image corresponding to the display view of the current Background Map (Snapshot)
**'''SPMBGMAPIMAGEPURGE''': ''Purge''. Delete 'orphan' image tiles and perform some other cleaning operations
*'''Terrain commands'''  ("Professional" edition only)
**'''SPMTERRAIN''': ''Terrain''. Create Terrains, Contours and elevation 3D Points. Command options:
***'''1''': 3D Points built by accessing Elevation service providers in any selected area
***'''2''': 2D or 3D Contours from selected 3D Points
***'''3''': Terrain wizard. Complete 3D Points, Contours and Terrains funcionality
*'''Selection commands''' ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only'')
**'''SPMSELECTBYQUERY''': ''By Query''. Selects entities by a simple or compound query over their data
**'''SPMSELECTBYTABLE''': ''By Table''. Selects all the entities attached to a specific data table
**'''SPMZOOMTOSELECTION''': ''Zoom to Selection''. Zoom to the selected entities
*'''Data Table commands''' ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only'')
**'''SPMDATATABLEGRID''': ''Data grid''. Opens and displays the 'Data Grid' palette ("Professional" edition only)
**'''SPMDATATABLEDEFINE''': ''Define Table''. Defines, restores, modifies, renames or deletes a data table or its fields
**'''SPMDATATABLEATTACH''': ''Attach''. Attaches one or more entities to a data table
**'''SPMDATATABLEDETACH''': ''Detach''. Detaches one or more entities from their corresponding attached data table
*'''Support commands'''
**'''SPMOPTIONS''': ''Options''. Set of parameters to configure the application (includes also the functionality of SPMUPDATE and SPMABOUT)
**'''SPMHELP''': ''Help''. Shows the application help (Wiki format)
**'''SPMUPDATE''': ''Updates''. Checks if there is a new application release to be downloaded from Internet
**'''SPMABOUT''': ''Information''. Shows basic information about the application and the installed release


''Note: All the command names are also valid if you replace the prefix "SPM" for "SPATIALMANAGER". For example, "SPATIALMANAGERCREATEKML" is equivalent to "SPMCREATEKML", or "SPATIALMANAGER" is equivalent to "SPM"''



==Main features==
*'''General'''
**Import/export spatial data into/from ZWCAD drawings
**Publish to Google Earth
**Dynamic Background image Maps from Bing, OpenStreeMap, 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 ZWCAD Images) of the current Background Map
**Transformation of coordinates when importing, exporting, showing Background Maps, etc.
**XDATA / Extended Entity Data (EED)
***Data grid palette interactive and synchronized
****Selecting entities and navigation tools in the grid
****Editing data and columns
****Columns 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 as the Blocks 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 entities
****Attaching entities to a table
****Detaching entities from their tables
***Selecting entities by a simple or compound query over their data
****Choose or search data from available values in the fields
***Selecting the entities attached to a table
***Zoom to the selected entities<br/><br/>
*'''Import processes'''
**Entities imported into a new or open drawing 
**Raster and vector entities
**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 fields values
**Polygon centroids
**Smart labeling of entities while importing
**Spatial filter to import only the entities in the current view
**Elevation and thickness from field values
**Import data from tables as XDATA / Extended Entity Data (EED)
**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 so many times as desired<br/><br/>
*'''Export processes'''
**Entities exported to geospatial files or servers
**Export (Publish) the current status and style of the drawing to Google Earth (one click)
***Raster and vector entities
**Select the entities to be exported
**Option to export also the data of the entities and choose it from what Table and Fields
**Option to treat the closed polylines as polygons
**Options to export the Handle, the Layer and the Elevation of the entities
**Options to export the Name and the Attributes of the Block References as well as their Rotation and Scales
**Options to export Text entities and their basic properties (Rotation and Height)
**Options to export Hatch entities and their properties (Name, Angle, Scale, etc.)
**Options to export the X/Y/Z coordinates, Length and Area of the entities
**Automatic complex geometric operations
**Filtering of incompatible entities
**Option to open the exported file location directly<br/><br/>
*'''Data sources'''
**Manage your own shortcuts 
**Access to spatial data files (SHP, GPX, KML/KMZ, OSM, PBF, LAS/LAZ, 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.)
**[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Providers|''See current available Data Providers'']]

''Notes:''

''- The access to spatial data servers and stores, the XDATA / Extended Entity Data (EED) and the Background Maps are available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only. The Data grid palette is available in the "Professional" edition only''

''- The complete Export capabilities are available in the "Professional" edition only, although "Export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth" is a function available in the "Standard" edition also''

''- The Tasks technology is available in the "Professional" edition only''


To get a first preview of the application, please watch these videos:

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*''Importing 1  (SHP, GPX, KML, ...)''
*[http://youtu.be/wDvQY07EIYM?rel=0 ''Importing 2 (Shapefile)'']
**'''IMPORT video''' updated on May 2018:
***[http://youtu.be/i1Q9jVaEbVM?rel=0 Importing Shapefiles (SHP)]
*[http://youtu.be/01rLVdkm414?rel=0 ''Importing 3 (CSV)'']
*[http://youtu.be/e8IYK9bZZp4?rel=0 ''Importing 4 (OpenStreetMap)'']
*[http://youtu.be/0a3Xazxyz7I?rel=0 ''Exporting'']
*[http://youtu.be/-2YcAaFLfec?rel=0 ''Dynamic Background Maps'']
*[http://youtu.be/U2cZsTcWPH0?rel=0 ''User Background Maps (WMS, ...)'']
*[http://youtu.be/aI4q07-ZUj4?rel=0 ''Publishing to Google Earth'']
*[http://youtu.be/lO1F7OgFDYk?rel=0 ''Data Management'']
*[http://youtu.be/RIBPcua6qPo?rel=0 ''Queries and Selections'']
*[http://youtu.be/IhP0O16fBOw?rel=0 ''Data sources'']



==FAQs==

Here you will find all the technical information available on the implementation as well as tutorials, additional data, etc.

*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: How to Start? | How to Start?]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Licenses | Licenses, activation, support, updates, purchasing options]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Compatible ZWCAD applications| Current compatible ZWCAD applications]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Providers| Application Data Providers]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Interface | Interface, Wizards, Options, Configurations]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Data sources | Data sources, Shortcuts, User Data Sources]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Spatial files | Spatial files]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Databases | Databases, Data stores]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Import | Import processes, parameters, coordinate transformation, extended data, tasks]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Export ("Professional" edition only) | Export processes, parameters, coordinate transformation, export to Google Earth, extended data]] ("Professional" edition only, except "Export to Google Earth" on "Standard" and "Professional" editions)
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Data Structure Management ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only) | Create or edit data tables, attach, detach or select entities]] ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only'')
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Background Maps ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only) | Use dynamic Background image Maps, reference Maps]] ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only'')
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD - FAQs: Application Programming Interface (API) ("Professional" edition only) | Application Programming Interface (API)]] ("Professional" edition only'')


*[http://www.spatialmanager.com/use-spatial-manager-wiki/ How to use the Spatial Manager Wiki? (Blog)]



==Links==

Here you will find some useful links to other pages of Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD Changelog | Changelog]]
*[[Coordinate Systems objects list | Coordinate Systems objects list]]
*[[Spatial Manager™ for ZWCAD EULA | End User License Agreement]]
*[http://www.spatialmanager.com Spatial Manager™ web]