Difference between revisions of "Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD Changelog"

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October 29, 2024 - Release 9.2.1

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News
- New LISP function to get the names of the Fields of a Table (spm_fdtabledefn table) [F3306]
- New LISP function to get the names of the Table(s) linked to the selected objects (spm_fdgettables) [F3307]
Improvements/Revisions
- Improved performance of Background Maps in all versions of AutoCAD [F3297]
- Elevation is now set when creating Labels [F3318]
- Coordinate Transformation is allowed assuming equivalent Datums [F3334]
Fixes
- Sometimes errors occurred when trying to read objects of type Wipeout as Raster images [D2677]
- Fixed a bug in the Export to Google Earth of certain Block References [D2678]
- Some Texts were not Exported due to their Transparency settings [D2689]
- When exporting a second time, the “Selected Objects” option was always set by default, even if no object was selected [D2620]
- There were errors with SPMEXPORTIMAGE when exporting some ECW files [D2615]
- Sometimes the Filtering by View option did not work correctly when importing from WFS servers with inverted axes [D2692]
- Sometimes some Hatches were not correctly Imported [D2690]
- A fatal error occurred when Importing GPX files including many tables [D2587]
- Block Attributes Scaling was not correctly applied when Importing points as blocks [D2698]
- Sometimes an error occurred when Importing with conversion to a User Defined Coordinate System [D2699]
- Some items appeared cropped in the Import/Export wizard if the Windows screen scale was greater than 100% [D2638]
- Some checkboxes were not displayed correctly in several functions if the Windows screen scale was greater than 100% [D2694]
- The Decimal Separator was not correctly recognized in some languages when editing Tables [D2697]
- It was not possible to edit values of data table Fields if the Field name included special characters [D2641]
- The Ribbon always opened expanded in certain versions of AutoCAD [D2687]
- The User Configuration was not saved correctly if a Network license could not be released [D2693]
- An error occurred with some Civil 3D objects when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing [D2696]
- Some AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk Civil 3D commands did not work with Spatial Manager installed [D2365]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

July 15, 2024 - Release 9.1.3

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Improvements/Revisions
- Added support for defining XYZ/TMS User Background Maps over a local path [F3296]
- Improved altitude mode for elements that do not have elevation in KML/KMZ [F3299]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.011 [T6484]
Fixes
- Sometimes incorrect transformations were produced when performing the Elastic Deformation (SPMRUBBERSHEET) due to loss of precision [D2653]
- Errors were generated in Overlay operations when there were many decimal places in the vertex coordinates [D2656]
- The calculation of Circle Radius was sometimes wrong when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) [D2658]
- Some Coordinate Transformation operations did not correctly maintain the Z coordinates [D2657]
- Contours were not generated correctly when there was very little difference between the Contours elevations [D2671]
- Sometimes errors occurred when Exporting Hatches [D2672]
- When defining some Background Maps on WMS servers, sometimes the Save button was not enabled [D2675]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

April 29, 2024 - Release 9.1.2

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Improvements/Revisions
- Some messages indicating data loss when Attaching a Data Table have been improved [F3294]
Fixes
- Fixed an erroneous behavior in the tree of the Blocks and Texts options when Exporting [D2646]
- The selected data Fields were not respected when Exporting, as all Fields were always exported [D2649]
- Sometimes a Network license seat was locked when running AutoCAD when it should not be locked [D2648]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

April 12, 2024 - Release 9.1.1

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News
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2025 and other Autodesk 2025 products [T6388] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications) (Related Blog post)
Improvements/Revisions
- Now it is possible to Restrict the Fields Calculator results to the Selected objects only [F3292]
- Added options within the application for upgrading the license Edition (Professional) and/or to increase the number of license Seats [F2566]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.007 [T6394]
Fixes
- Several interlocking issues with other third party applications have been fixed [D2627]
- "User-Agent" was not correctly recognized when querying WMS or WMTS map servers [D2639]
- Some elements were overlapping in some languages in the Text Files Export options [D2631]
- Errors were generated in some AutoCAD Map 3D 2025 and Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 installations due to compatibility issues with FDO-based data providers and the SQLite data provider [D2643] [D2644]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

March 11, 2024 - Release 9.0.3

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Improvements/Revisions
- Points selected in drawing, before running SPMTERRAIN, are now recognized as a valid selection set for the Terrains calculation [F3291]
- Improved the performance of the OpenStreetMap data provider (OSM, PBF) [F2570]
Fixes
- On drawings with a wrong Paper Space configuration, the Coordinate Transformation (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) did not work correctly [D2625]
- Background Map functions accumulated records in the Undo historic [D2628]
- Errors were generated in the conversion of numeric types when writing to the TextFile provider [D2632]
- StreetView location map was sometimes not displayed [D2603]
- Streetview could get locked on the terms and conditions page [D2637]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

January 12, 2024 - Release 9.0.2

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Improvements/Revisions
- Added Write capability to the ESRI ASCII Raster (.ASC) data provider [D3287]
Fixes
- Streetview map did not change the view if no Background Map was active [D2592]
- CTRL + ENTER key combination in the Data Grid did not work in some editions/versions of AutoCAD [D2604]
- In some cases the Data Grid was not updated after reading new tables [D2621]
- Errors were generated when 'Hide all' Background Maps from the 'Images' branch of the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2591]
- An error was generated when trying to Transform the Drawing coordinates from the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2622]
- The Styles of Thematic Maps type 'Gradient' were incorrectly represented in the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2593]
- Errors were generated when adding a new Style (Range of values) to an existing 'Gradient' Thematic Map [D2594]
- The SPMZOOMTOIMPORT command did not work in some cases [D2576]
- Elastic Deformation (Ruber Sheet) was not correctly applied in large areas [D2586]
- An error occurred when applying a Buffer on polygons treated as polylines [D2581]
- Some errors occurred when reviewing the details of a Coordinate Transformation [D2605]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

November 8, 2023 - Release 9.0.1

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News
- Elastic deformation of geometries (Rubber Sheet) based on 2 or more control points (SPMRUBBERSHEET) [F2632] (Related Blog post)
- Exporting Geo-referenced Images and/or Geo-reference and Coordinate System Files (SPMEXPORTIMAGE and SPMWORLDFILE) [F2776]
- New Zoom to Objects functions [F2407]
  - To all those on Selected Layers (by default on the current Layer) (SPMZOOMTOLAYER)
  - To all those on the layers of the Selected Objects (SPMZOOMTOSELECTIONLAYER)
  - To those resulting from the last Import process (SPMZOOMTOIMPORT)
- Invert objects Selection (SPMSELECTINVERSE) [F2631]
- Import of raster images including GPS location (EXIF) (SPMIMPORTPHOTO) [F2937] (Related Blog post)
Improvements/Revisions
- Simultaneous visualization of several Background Maps, with integrated management in the "Explorer" section of the main application palette [F3127]
- Background Maps are reorganized and improved with the following changes [F3272]:
  - A new preset group is created for Stadia Maps, which includes a part of the Maps previously available in the OpenStreeMap group and new ones
  - New Maps are added to the OpenStreetMap group
  - Rearrangement of the tab positions for the preset Maps Groups
  - Removed the size limitation of the Background Maps window and now more Groups and/or Maps can be displayed when enlarging the window
- WMTS Background Map detection has been improved [F3273]
- A warning is now displayed when capturing and hiding Background Maps if no Map is active [F3276]
- Multiple labels of Fields and/or Property values of objects (SPMLABEL) [F3097] (Related Blog post)
- Creating and editing custom user-defined Coordinate Systems [F2917]
- It is now possible to export the Object Type in the Export processes [F3255]
- When exporting Texts to Google Earth (KML/KMZ) now the pin for the location point of the Texts does not appear [F3252]
- When exporting Texts to Google Earth (KML/KMZ) it is now possible to keep the original colors of the resulting Labels [F3256]
- Field Names in KML/KMZ files generated when exporting to Google Earth are now shown in bold [F3263]
- When exporting ASCII files, the georeference PRJ file is now generated [F3261]
- Object Type is added as a data Field when importing GML files [F3258] (Related Blog post)
- Now, when Importing elements in empty drawings, the process automatically transforms from CRS 4326 (WGS 84) to CRS 3857 (WGS 84-Pseudo-Mercator) for more formats (GML, GeoJSON, etc.), in addition to the previously available KML/KMZ [F3251]
- Now, when importing a Raster image, it is possible to recognize the image coordinate system from an associated PRJ file [F3260]
- When importing SHP files (Shapefiles) that include Z coordinates, the 3D Polylines option is selected by default as the resulting objects. When Import All, this is also the type of object used [F3210] (Related Blog post)
- The parameters of the last Import process are now maintained when defining the following one [F2681]
- New data provider for reading Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF (raster) [F3131]
- GeoJSON and ASCII files Encoding can be selected in the import process [F3268] [F3270]
- Added support for OpenStreetMap OsmChange (.OSC) [F3247]
- A proprietary data provider for GeoJSON files is added which, among other improvements over the existing one (based on OGR), recognizes the Coordinate System defined in the file [F3243] (Related Blog post)
- Write capability (Export, etc.) is added to the LiDAR Data Provider (.LAS, .LAZ) [F3262]
- Shapefile MultiPatch file support added [F537]
- Coordinate transformation 'Geographic Offsets' (EPSG: 9619) has been added [F429]
- More Coordinate Transformations are now supported using different measure units [F3281]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.096 [T5367]
Fixes
- When Import All in the current view, the view was not preserved because a Zoom Extension was incorrectly displayed [D2573]
- The execution of Import Tasks in the current view did not work correctly in some cases [D2579]
- Several PostGIS server connection errors have been fixed [D2572]
- Errors occurred when reading GeoJSON files that contained duplicate Fields [D2569]
- Some non-existent tables were displayed in GeoPackage [D2585]
- When exporting to KML/KMZ (Google Earth) the orientation of some images was incorrect [D2578]
- Background Maps Image Capture did not work correctly in User Coordinate Systems (UCS) [D2580]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

September 27, 2023 - Release 8.6.1

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Improvements/Revisions
- OpenStreetMap Background Maps are updated, including the following improvements/changes [F3269]:
  - The "Altimetry" and "Terrain" Maps are now valid for the whole planet, not only for USA as in previous versions
  - The URLs of all the Maps are updated, which have been modified by the supplier of these Maps
  - The following transparent Maps are added: "Terrain labels", "Terrain lines", "B/W labels", "B/W lines"
Fixes
- There were problems when exporting Hatches with curved boundaries (circles or arcs) [D1959]
- 3D Vertical Lines were not exported properly [D2568]
- In some cases, errors occurred in the Overlay operations when creating the Data Table [D2567]
- Fixed a problem with the application Network Licenses due to which some computers were occupying multiple license seats [D2566]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

August 7, 2023 - Release 8.5.1

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Fixes
- Terrain commands caused errors when acting on existing Layers [D2562]
- A bug that occurred when reading some NTv2 Grid file headers has been corrected [D2564]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

May 30, 2023 - Release 8.4.1

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Fixes
- Street View did not work correctly with some user coordinate systems (UCS) defined in the drawing [D2555]
- The location or position of the exported Texts in the Export processes has been corrected [D2557]
- In the Terrain wizard, when cancelling the selection of the Raster image to be projected on the Terrain, disappeared the selector of the Background Map quality to be projected [D2558]
- Fixed some problems in the Elevations when transforming coordinates [D2556]
- Bing Metadata were not obtained correctly when using an Api Key [D2559]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

March 30, 2023 - Release 8.3.1

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News
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2024 and other Autodesk 2024 products [T5350] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications) (Related Blog post)
Improvements/Revisions
- When Exporting from any export function, the height units (Z) are now also converted according to the source and target coordinate systems [F3250]
- Elevations and Z coordinate are now kept in the Geometric Overlay operations [F3245]
- Added the option to select the text qualifier when importing files for Direct Geocoding [D2484]
Fixes
- The selection of several elements in the Data Grid by using the "Shift" key required repeating the selection a second time in order to select the group of records [D2388]
- Erroneous selections were generated in the Data Grid when using the "Shift" key [D2514]
- Sometimes errors occurred during Import processes when using Blocks instead Points [D2536]
- Errors occurred when importing using Blocks without graphical representation [D2543]
- Errors occurred when reading text files (TXT, CSV, etc.) if they contained many lines without including geometry [D2545]
- An error has been corrected when working with text data with long values imported from WFS servers [D2538]
- Error corrected when importing AutoCAD Map data with long texts [D2539]
- In the Import process, if a table did not import records or the import was cancelled, the table was not saved, although it did appear in the application Explorer [D2498]
- When Exporting all objects in the drawing through SPMEXPORT, the Coordinate System of the drawing was not recognized [D2542]
- If there are "invisible" objects in the drawing (certain cases of Dynamic Block Exploding and other cases), these are never selected in the Export processes [D2550]
- Sometimes there were crashes in the direct Geocoding [D2533]
- In the Search for location form, the button for configuring suppliers was not correctly anchored to the form [D2518]
- When capturing Centroids, the selections were not correctly recognized (an erroneous message appeared informing that no polygons were found) [D2495]
- It was not possible to run the Fields Calculator if there was no data table defined in the drawing [D2544]
- Sometimes, when Capturing a Background Map, the image format was not the one selected [D2548]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

February 24, 2023 - Release 8.2.1

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Improvements/Revisions
- The performance of the Data Grid is optimized by adapting it to the use of indexes [F3234]
- The initial loading time of Spatial Manager has been optimized [F3242]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.077 [T5349]
Fixes
- The same warning about unsupported objects was displayed several times in the KML export process [D2493]
- An error that sometimes occurred when exporting to PostGIS has been corrected [D2511]
- The writer of the OGR provider did not generate the target file if it contained periods (".") in the name [D2520]
- In some situations there was an error reading from WFS servers depending on the coordinate system name [D2524]
- A fatal error occurred when closing the window after importing the table by Direct Geocoding and the Data Grid was open [D2491]
- The Reverse Geocoding command always asked to assign a Coordinate System, even if the drawing already had it assigned [D2483]
- Import of items in the current view sometimes imported objects outside the view [D2494]
- Several errors that were occurring when reading data from AutoCAD Map have been corrected [D2521]
- Default values of the date type in date Fields could produce errors in some application languages [D2526]
- Sometimes a fatal error occurred when using Background Maps [D2502]
- Sometimes there was a fatal error when Capturing a Background Map image [D2506]
- On fast computers an error could occur with Background Maps due to RAM memory leaks after a few minutes of use [D2507]
- Problems with Background Maps are solved when the URL of these includes certain parameters [D2513]
- When showing the StreetView map together with a Background Map, after several view changes, the maps stopped working [D2504]
- A controlled error "eNullObjectId" occurred when transforming some drawings (Raster image without associated image) [D2488]
- Sometimes it was not possible to select objects if a Background Map was displayed [D2501]
- Object selection (by click or box) did not behave correctly in some commands [D2517]
- Object management is optimized to avoid increasingly slower processes [D2475]
- Field Calculator results were not stored if the number of decimal places in a field was limited [D2515]
- An error occurred when creating a new Field with the Field Calculator if the application palette was closed [D2516]
- Fixed some blockages between messages and integrated progress bars of the application [D2522]
- Some components were not displayed correctly in certain application windows (SPMDISSOLVE, etc.) for Windows text scales greater than 100% [D2525]
- Temporary crashes occurred when selecting a Terrain and trying to display its Properties [D2482]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

December 9, 2022 - Release 8.1.2

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Corrections of minor bugs and minor improvements

November 8, 2022 - Release 8.1.1

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Improvements/Revisions
- It is now possible to Import images from Google Earth (.geprint) in 8k resolution [F3203] (Related Blog post)
- The performance of many operations has been improved by using the AutoCAD progress bar [F3201]
- The License activation and validation system has been improved to avoid problems when there is an associated debugger [F3204]
Fixes
- Sometimes the order of the Block Attributes was not respected when importing points as Blocks [D2473]
- The Geocoding Reverse function could be executed on empty drawings, when this should not be the case [D2456]
- Warnings were not displayed when the Fields Calculator result was not compatible with the target field [D2481]
- Manual license activation window (without internet connection) was not fully displayed in some languages [D2455]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

October 4, 2022 - Release 8.0.1

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News
- Direct geo-coding: Insertion of points in the drawing from postal addresses (SPMGEOCODING_DIRECT) [F2991] (Related Blog post)
- Reverse geo-coding: Obtaining postal addresses from objects in the drawing (SPMGEOCODING_REVERSE) [F2991] (Related Blog post)
- Thematic Maps (SPMTHEMATICMAP / SPMTHEMATICMAPHIDE) [F1053] (Related Blog post)
- New 'Spatial Manager' Explorer in the main application palette (initially only for Thematic Maps) [F3075]
- Table Field values Calculator (SPMDATACALCULATOR) [F2634] (Related Blog post)
- Compatibility with AutoCAD Map object data tables and conversion tools [F2924] (Related Blog post)
- A new data provider for Esri Geodatabase File (GDB) (Read only) has been added [F2432]
- New functions are added to the application Lisp API (Application Programming Interface (API))
  - Set the value of a data Field (spm_fdsetfieldvalue) [F2663]
  - Get the value of a data Field (spm_fdgetfieldvalue) [F2664]
  - Attach a data Table to an Object (spm_fdattachtable) [F2666]
Improvements/Revisions
- Support for more 3D object types (3D Faces, 3D Solids, Polyfaces, ...) has been added in the Google Earth KML/KMZ Export, both in the general Export function (SPMEXPORT) and in the Publish to Google Earth function (SPMCREATEKML) [F3034] (Related Blog post)
- Added write capability to the GeoJSON file data provider [F3186]
- Support for all authentication modes is included in the PostGIS v10 and higher server data provider [F3188]
- Google geolocation is added in the Search for Locations function [F3018]
- New global configuration of API Keys for geographic service providers, applicable in Background Map servers, Geo-coding services, etc... [F3148]
- It is now possible to Attach multiple data tables to an object [F3128] (Related Blog post)
- Added the necessary parameters to be able to define a network domain when configuring a Proxy server [F3146]
- Now it is possible to use Windows authentication when configuring a Proxy server [F2996]
- Ordnance Survey (UK) Background Maps and their access code from the application are updated [F3142]
- Some custom Coordinate System Transformations have been defined for Germany [F840]
- Improvements in the Licensing system [T5289]. In addition to other advantages, the following are included:
  - User access to License information page [T5301]
  - Activation/deactivation of Licenses via QR code [F3141]
  - Now a floating License seat is not reserved until using the application [F3144]
  - Simplified the process of purchasing and activating extended Updates/Support Licenses [T5272]
Fixes
- Sometimes a fatal error was caused when closing a drawing with the Data Grid open [D2381]
- Data Grid refreshing problems have been corrected [D2382]
- Sometimes certain field values were not displayed in the Data Grid even though they were not null [D2390]
- Several operations that require refreshing the Data Grid and disabling change control are improved [D2389]
- In certain operations, all extended data from non-Spatial Manager applications were deleted when editing data [D2380]
- In some cases field values were lost when renaming a table [D2424]
- In the Export data selection tree, not all available fields were always shown [D2383]
- Sometimes an error occurred when trying to add a field to a Selection by Query [D2393]
- Selection by Query failed in several commands when no tables were defined [D2463]
- An error occurred when trying to apply a Selection by Query if the criteria was not set to a value [D2464]
- Bing Maps API KEY validation did not work correctly in some cases [D2397]
- When importing Background Maps (from *.bmd files) the advanced options were not set correctly [D2400]
- An uncontrolled error occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) when the file was in use [D2403]
- Errors occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) in old DWG versions [D2404]
- An uncontrolled error occurred when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) with objects far away from the area of use [D2408]
- The Terrain functions did not work correctly with latitude-longitude coordinate systems [D2418]
- On some occasions an error occurred when attaching a data table to contours [D2429]
- Some buttons in the Spatial Manager toolbar were not displayed when configured in large size [D2419]
- In some cases, elements of a KML/KMZ file including prefixes were not read [D2420]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

June 10, 2022 - Release 7.1.0

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Improvements/Revisions
- Improved the calculation of Z-elevations in coordinate system transformations [F2449]
- Paragraph Texts (MTEXT) are now used in all labeling operations (Import, Labeling, Contour lines, etc.) for texts containing line breaks [F3003]
- New projections added for Western Australia (WR94) in the coordinate systems [F3154]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.064 [T5316]
Fixes
- In some drawings there were errors with certain Hatches when transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) [D2409]
- Fixed application windows positioning problems in 3-screen configurations [D2406]
- In some cases all elements of a GML data source contained the data of the first element. It also influenced reading from WFS servers [D2407]
- Fixed a problem that appeared when reading Text Fields longer than 255 characters from PostGIS servers [D2410]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

March 30, 2022 - Release 7.0.4

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News
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2023 and other Autodesk 2023 products [T5290] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications) (Related Blog Post)
Improvements/Revisions
- 'New Zealand Map Grid' (EPSG: 9811) coordinate conversion has been added [F369]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.058 [T5300]
Fixes
- Sometimes there was an error when backtracking in the Import Wizard [D2392]
- Fixed an error that appeared when importing certain Shapefiles with Field names that included line breaks [D2398]
- Some coordinate systems defined in AutoCAD were not recognized [D2391]
- Fixed some issues (export, transformations, etc.) with certain types of 2D Polylines that included curves [D2394]
- WMTS Background Maps that had no default style defined did not work correctly [D2405]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

October 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.3

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Improvements/Revisions
- The option to add or not to add data to optional polygon Hatches in SPMIMPORT is added. In all other cases no data is added to the Hatches (SPMBUFFER, SPMOVERLAY, SPMDISSOLVE, SPMINFLUENCEAREAS) [F3117]
- Authentication via HTTP headers for WFS servers and Background Maps has been added [F3119]
- The possibility of executing the Export function on the command line has been added (-SPMEXPORT) [F3123]
- The SQLite coordinate system file performance has been optimized [F2947]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.037 [T5287]
- Some custom coordinate systems from Australia have been added
Fixes
- Object count when using SPMTRANSFORMCRS ignored some objects [D2373]
- It was not possible to export Block attributes if all their values were null [D2372]
- Sometimes an error occurred when exporting Elevations to SDF files [D2375]
- The headers of some GeoTIFF files were not recognized [D2374]
- Major Contours were sometimes not identified in the Terrain module [D2376]
- Fixed an error that occurred when establishing the default value of a field with a length less than the maximum defined [D2377]
- Now the "Dissolutions" window is no longer active when the process is started [D2378]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

August 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.2

Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page Compatible AutoCAD applications)

News
- Added the functionality to capture Centroid data for the polygons that contain them in the (SPMCENTROID) command [F3095] (Related Blog Post)
Improvements/Revisions
- The definition of the data tables has been modified in order to allow setting the length of text Fields [F3112]
- Object Selection by Query has been improved so that the last Query processed is remembered independently for each order. If any order, such as SPMOVERLAY or SPMCENTROID, allows two groups of Selection by Query, the two Queries will also be remembered independently [F3111]
- Now the SPMCLOSE command closes all application palettes (Main Palette, Data Grid, Steet View, etc.) and restores their default position and dimension values [F3114]
- The source and target names are now shown in the import/export process execution windows, both in single and batch processes (Import All) [F3115]
- The appearance of all ribbon, menu, window and palette buttons is standardized according to the style change introduced in the previous version [F3014]
Fixes
- Fixed issues related to startup and Google terms in Street View palette [D2363]
- Now no errors occur in Street View if there is no Internet connection [D2369]
- Adjusted the reading of some types of LiDAR files that caused problems [D2364]
- The envelope filter did not work correctly on some WFS servers in lat-lon format (inverted axes) [D2368]
- Fixed a problem related to spatial filtering when using the text files provider [D2370]
- Fixed an error that occurred when closing the Data Grid while it was loading [D2367]
- Some modifications have been done to avoid visual problems in screens configured with scales higher than 100% in Windows 10 [D2362]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

July 12, 2021 - Release 7.0.1

(Related Blog Post)

Important warning: This version is compatible with Autodesk products since version 2013. For earlier Autodesk versions, it is necessary to use Spatial Manager 6 or earlier versions (more information about languages, older AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions on the page Compatible AutoCAD applications)

News
- New palette for displaying Google Street View at any point in a drawing (SPMSTREETVIEW) [F3027] (Related Blog Post)
- New advanced functions for geometric analysis and selection:
  - Geometric Buffers (SPMBUFFER) [F3071] (Related Blog Post)
  - Geometric Overlays (SPMOVERLAY) [F3040] (Related Blog Posts)
  - Polygon dissolution based on common Properties (SPMDISSOLVE) [F3070] (Related Blog Post)
  - Centroids generation (SPMCENTROID) [F3094] (Related Blog Post)
  - Areas of influence calculation (Voronoi diagrams) (SPMINFLUENCEAREAS) [F2940]
  - Object selection through geometric queries (SPMSPATIALQUERY) [F3039] (Related Blog Post)
- Objetcs labeling (tagging) according to the value of a Field in a data table (SPMLABEL) [F3092] (Related Blog Post)
- A new provider for reading Esri ASCII Grid files has been included [F2615]
Improvements/Revisions
- It is possible to select the location and name for the images resulting from the Background Map captures, which will no longer be obligatorily saved in the drawing folder and under a random name [F3042]
- Background Maps are now transparently regenerated on view changes ( Zoom, Pan, etc.) even if another command is running (e.g. when drawing Polylines, editing objects, etc.) [F2559]
- It is now possible to label linear objects on import at a single point and not only by repeated labels along the object [F3032]
- The GPX (GPS) data provider also supports writing (not only reading as up to now) [F3004]
- Data selection options (by Table and by Query) have been added in the commands that allow selecting objects (Export, Publish to Google Earth, etc.)
- It is now possible to delete at once several Fields from the definition of a Data Table [F3078]
- Now, if any drop-down in any application window is inactive, it remains blank [T5248]
- The user can now in a work session select the required Grid file(s) for a Coordinate Transformation by Grid [F3079] (Related Blog Post)
- The main Esri projected coordinate systems have been updated (ArcGIS 12.8) [F3106]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.026 [T5266]
- New layout and icon design in the user interface [F3069]
Fixes
- Fixed a problem when using some special characters in the Layer/Table name in the Contours options [D2356]
- When masking Text labels (Import, Contours, etc.) the mask (Wipeout) was created on the current Layer and not on the Layer specified for the labels [D2358]
- The functionality and order of the navigation keys (TAB, Enter, ESCape) in some application windows was incorrect [D2357]
- A problem has been corrected that generated errors or incorrect results when creating Terrains with many vertices [D2361]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

May 6, 2021 - Release 6.4.1

Improvements/Revisions
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2022 and other Autodesk 2022 products [T5174] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications) (Related Blog post)
- For performance reasons, the download of Background Map tiles is limited when capturing an image [F3063]
- The maximum zoom levels of the preset Background Maps are updated according to changes in the providers [F3065]
- Now it is checked which AutoCAD versions are compatible with the installed version of the application [F3031]
- License validity is checked for certain cases of remote access [F3043]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.015 [T5223]
Fixes
- Incorrect coordinate values were displayed with the UPT format [D2089]
- Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented the execution of a newly created Task and it was necessary to restart the application to be able to execute it [D2332]
- In Direct Export, the "Finish" button was available even without having defined a target, which caused an error [D2330]
- Sometimes an error occurred when selecting a table in the Oracle configuration (ODBC) [D2219]
- Fixed a bug that occurred under certain circumstances when starting the transaction in the Background Map Captures [D2331]
- In some cases an error occurred when capturing a background map in a location without write permission or synchronized in the cloud [D2326]
- In some cases the capabilities of a WMS server were not correctly obtained [D2335]
- The coordinate system was not recognized for some layers of certain WMS Maps [D2336]
- In some Location Searches, when inserting geometry, multiple copies of the same object were inserted [D2329]
- Sometimes the coordinate system of a Shapefile was not recognized [D2333]
- When executing SPMTRANSFORMCRS the effective path of the raster images was not kept [D2320]
- Sometimes a watermark was erroneously applied in the download of elevation tiles [D2341]
- Spatial filtering was not correctly applied on some WFS servers [D2346]
- A problem is solved when exporting closed Polylines with arcs generated in a certain way [D2348]
- The Hotine Oblique Mercator projection (Variant B) (EPSG 9815) has been adjusted [D2347]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- 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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

January 13, 2021 - Release 6.3.2

Improvements/Revisions
- Some new grid files have been added for certain Coordinate Transformations [F3030]
Fixes
- The elevations download in the Terrain Wizard was wrong if it was set to high quality background maps [D2324]
- In some cases the coordinate transformation information source was not displayed correctly [D2312]
- Some coordinate systems defined in feet are not recognized (not included in EPSG) [D2318]
- In some cases the rotation was not correctly applied to Blocks and Labels when importing [D2327]
- Due to frequent problems with objects in the Paper Space of the drawing when Transforming its Coordinates, this Transformation has been limited to the objects included in the Model Space [D2317]
- Sometimes errors occur with SPMTRANSFORMCRS and blocked layers [D2319]
- Direct export from some formats did not automatically set the target table name [D2314]
- Sometimes, when Exporting to Google Earth, the colors of the resulting file did not exactly match with the colors in the drawing [D2323]
- Sometimes warnings were displayed that there was no Internet connection when there was [D2309]
- Some tooltip texts in the ribbon were incorrect in some languages and versions [D2322]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- 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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

December 28, 2020 - Release 6.3.1

(Related Blog Post)

News
- A tool has been added allowing to export directly from one data source to another, without the need to import previously in AutoCAD to export later from the drawing (data sources and tables contextual menu in the main palette) [F3015] (Related video)
Improvements/Revisions
- Added the option to Ignore or Invert the orientation of the coordinate axes for WMS and WMTS user Background Maps [F3025]
- File selection on import/export has been improved, new locations, new icons, etc. have been added [F3014]
- Now it is possible to manage resources and accesses, create Shortcuts and User Data Sources (UDS), etc. from the direct Import and Export windows, without having to return to the main application palette to execute these functions [F3014]
- The default parameters of the ASCII provider are modified so that now the separator is the comma and the decimal delimiter is the period [F3029]
- Automation of creating a non-existent folder when executing a defined export task to that folder has been included [F3017]
- Now, if the option "Import only Features in the current view" is activated when importing a table or Importing-all tables from a WFS server, the reading of elements from the server will be filtered and only those that fit that spatial filter will be downloaded [F2519] (Related video)
- The URLs used internally by the application have been modified as secure addresses (HTTPS) [T5205]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.003 [T5175]
Fixes
- Improved transformation of several complex objects to avoid some errors that occurred in SPMTRANSFORMCRS [D2290]
- The functionality of SPMTRANSFORMCRS is modified to avoid some errors. Now the process starts with a copy of the drawing to transform as the target drawing, and not with a new drawing [D2296]
- Now when transforming a DXF using SPMTRANSFORMCRS the resulting drawing is saved as DXF, not as DWG [D2299]
- SPMTRANSFORMCRS command options are adjusted to suit on-screen text scaling settings other than 100% [D2304]
- Fixed an error that occurred when restoring the current Layer after an import process when there were frozen layers [D2284]
- Fixed a bug in WMS servers that caused some Background Maps with inverted axes not to work [D2289]
- A timer has been included in order to prevent that in some cases, and with some version combinations, the capture process of Background Maps is blocked [D2294]
- Fixed an issue that occurred in some cases with improper image rotation when capturing Background Maps [D2294]
- The image download method when capturing a Background Map has been improved because in some cases the process was never finished [D2294]
- Fixed a bug that in some cases did not recognize the format of the filter envelope in the native WFS data provider [D2288]
- Modified the native WFS provider to fix a problem that caused elements not to be imported when using a spatial filter if the server has inverted axes [D2297]
- The KML/KMZ data provider is updated to allow reading of elements belonging to custom schemes [D2292]
- The 64-bit ODBC data provider is modified due to a failure that occurred when configuring a user data source [D2295]
- Fixed an error that prevented reading correctly GML geometries with multiple spaces, tabs, etc. [D2303]
- Fixed an error that occurred when exporting fields with the same name and different type with some data providers [D2306]
- Fixed a bug that caused the drawing's coordinate system not to be recognized if when exporting to KML/KMZ the field revision is cancelled [D2307]
- Fixed an error when exporting over an existing MID-MIF/TAB file [D2308]
- Fixed a bug that prevented some coordinate systems being recognized if there were only differences between upper and lower case in their names [D2293]
- Fixed a bug that occurred in some coordinate system transformations in multiple steps [D2298]
- The update installation program is modified so that the update window does not block the installation process under any circumstances [D2311]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- 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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

August 10, 2020 - Release 6.2.1

(Related Blog Post)

News
- New command SPMTRANSFORMCRS to transform drawing objects from one coordinate system to another in a single operation [F2757] (Related video)
- A new data provider for reading GeoPackage files (vector information only) has been included [F2970] (Related video)
Improvements/Revisions
- Some groups of preset Background Maps (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, MapBox, etc.) are expanded or improved [F2741] (Related video)
- Now, in an empty drawing with no coordinate system assigned, when changing the Background Map the drawing view is kept whenever possible, even if the default CRS of the new map is different [F3006]
- ASCII data provider enhanced to identify consecutive separators as one [F2993]
- The ASCII data provider can now preview data fields in tabular format [F692] (Related video)
- It is now possible to add a parameter for a Schema in the SQL Server data provider [F2999]
- More object properties can now be exported as data (Color, Linetype, Lineweight, etc.) [F2844]
- Now the Contour labels generated from the Terrain wizard are optionally centered and masked. It is also possible to optionally mask the entity labels when importing [F2997] (Related video)
- Natural sorting of texts including numerical values is implemented throughout the application [F2995]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 9.8.12 (v10 model) [T5155]
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that arose when unprojecting coordinates with some CRSs that resulted in incorrect geometries [D2270]
- Fixed an additional bug that happened when transforming coordinates between non-common base systems [D2247]
- The Coordinate Systems Catalog is modified to remember the search text in any case [D2259]
- Trial version behaviour has been improved to allow import of large raster images [D2269]
- Fixed a bug that arose when reading some DXF files via the OGR data provider [D2257]
- Corrected the OGR data provider for MapInfo (TAB, MID/MIF) that did not contemplate the use of some special characters [D2272]
- Fixed a problem when exporting arcs through the GML data provider [D2279]
- The export wizard has been improved as some options were not kept when going backwards [D2256]
- Fixed a bug that occurred when writing a geometry with non-numeric values in SQL Server [D2258]
- Fixed a problem in the export of Hatches with holes [D2264]
- Fixed a bug in the WFS-FDO data provider that happened with date fields in some WFS servers [D2263]
- Solved a problem that caused an error when creating a User Data Source for an ASCII file [D2267]
- An issue related to exporting objects that had invalid field lengths has been solved [D2260]
- Improved the segmentation of curved objects when Exporting in some cases [D1959]
- The application installer is modified to fix wrong language issues [D2254]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- 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
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

April 3, 2020 - Release 6.1.1

(Related Blog Post)

News
- Import of raster images saved in Google Earth along with the Print File *.geprint [F2987] (Related video)
- New command Search Location (SPMSEARCHLOCATION) that allows to geo-locate in the drawing postal addresses, streets, neighborhoods or other geographical objects [F2641] (Related video)
Improvements/Revisions
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2021 and other Autodesk 2021 products [T5099] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications)
- The Shapefiles data provider now enables multi-class export by automatically creating the necessary SHP and add-on files based on the exported object types [F2984] (Related video)
- In the Terrain wizard, it is now possible to get the elevation values of Points or Blocks selected with Z=0 from online services [F2982]
- In the Terrain wizard, it is now possible to select the measurement unit of the Elevations (Z) downloaded from the elevation service [F2985]
- Now, when configuring a WMS or WMTS User Background Map, if the service only includes one layer it is automatically selected [F2986]
- MapBox Background Maps have been increased and rearranged [T4537]
- Proxy server configuration has been extended to apply to any access from the application to the Internet [F2978]
- The application trial version is now functional for 15 days (not 7 days, as in previous versions) [F2942]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 9.8.6 [T5108]
Fixes
- Fixed a problem when importing a raster file into a drawing that was previously imported with coordinate transformation did not request the location to store the transformed image [D2252]
- Fixed a bug that caused a coordinate transformation to be applied to the Z component when downloading elevations from an elevation server [D2243]
- Fixed a bug that happened when transforming coordinates between non-common base systems [D2247]
- Fixed a lock that occurred in the Terrain Wizard when changing options during elevations download [D2245]
- Fixed an issue that caused the coordinate system catalog search box not to appear in some languages [D2244]
- Fixed an error that happened when trying to get the drawing's coordinate system to automatically activate a saved Background Map [D2246]
- Fixed an issue that caused the Background Map not to be shown in a second empty drawing [D2250]
- Fixed a lock that happened when checking the existing objects in the drawing [D2179]
- Fixed an uncontrolled bug that happened when creating a KML over a file with an unrecognized extension [D2027]
- Fixed a problem with the encoding of some KML files [D2249]
- Fixed a problem that caused an uncontrolled error when trying to Export from AutoCAD drawings saved with other applications [D2251]
- Fixed an error that was caused when exporting from older versions of DWG or DXF files [D2253]
- The automatic positioning of the Data Grid upper buttons and drop-down menus has been modified to avoid hiding some of them even when there is enough room [D2173]
- Improved application windows behavior on high resolution screens with large text scaling in Windows 10 [D2248]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
- 'Search Location' functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
- Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) 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
- '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

December 19, 2019 - Release 6.0.2

Improvements/Revisions
- It is now possible to select terrains as source for calculating 3D points, contours or another terrain in the Terrain Wizard [F2980]
- It is also possible to select Block References as source points (in addition to Points) in the Terrain Wizard [F2980]
- In addition to the projection of Background Maps on Terrains, there is also the new option of projecting any drawing raster image on Terrains [F2950] (Related video)
- An option has been included to configure whether or not to use the value of the LUPREC variable for the number of decimals when assigning Attributes to Fields or for numeric labels when importing [F2981] (Related video)
- The arcs segmentation algorithm has been notably improved when exporting if this action is required [F2975]
- Added Proxy server configuration for access to background map servers that require it [F2978]
- The application installer window now shows the compatible versions of AutoCAD with the version being installed [T5087]
Fixes
- Now it is no longer allowed to apply a map texture to a terrain in a drawing not geolocalized [D2238]
- Fixed a bug that happened when trying to import indexed raster files in the trial version [D2242]
- Fixed a problem that caused "decimal" type fields not to be correctly labeled when importing [D2239]
- Now, if there is any problem with the application installer when updating it (it does not download automatically, the EXE file is not valid, etc.), the error and the URL for manual download are shown [D2241]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
- The Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
- The 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 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 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

November 10, 2019 - Release 6.0.1

(Related Blog Post)

News
- New 3D Terrains and related objects technology [F2803] (Related video)
  - 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 (Related Blog Post)
    - Minor and major Contours
    - Contour labels
    - 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) (AutoCAD 2010 or upper)
  - Automatic projection and adjustment of the image of any Background Map (preset or user-configured) over one or more Terrains in the real location (AutoCAD 2012 or upper)
Improvements/Revisions
- Eight new preset Dynamic Bing Background Maps (Dark, Gray, Light, etc.) have been added [F2948] (Related Blog Post)
- When selecting "Custom area" while capturing an image from a background map, the area selection is now directly accessible [F2919]
- The behavior of the Background Maps has been improved when the drawing view is different from the Plan [F2539]
- The value of the LUPREC variable (Length precision) is now used for the number of decimals places when labeling numerical Attributes or Labeling objects using a numerical field in import processes [F2952]
- New option to set the spacing between Labels when labeling linear objects in import processes [F2944] (Related video)
- New "Import all" option that allows you to import only the objects in the current view [F2972] (Related video)
- A native data provider is added for access to WFS data stores. Although the other two existing ones based on OGR and FDO are kept, it is recommended to use the new provider [F2900] (Related video)
- Now only the encoding code (not the encoding name) is written to the CPG file associated with a SHP if the default encoding is selected. This improvement increases compatibility with ESRI products [F2949]
- The contours of the selected polygonal objects are now exported as polylines if a polyline target is chosen [F2396]
- The option "Treat closed polylines as polygons" is now checked by default in export processes [F2396]
- New warning window reporting unsupported drawing entities (if any) when Publishing to Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) [F2943]
- An algorithm has been included to automatically select the most recent coordinate transformation variant based on its name and suffix [F2957]
- EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 9.8.2 [T5062]
- Some new South American coordinate systems has been added [F2945]
- Have been added some Western Australian projections that are not included in the EPSG standard [F2755]
- Some projections have been added for Malaysia which differ somewhat from those specified in the EPSG standard [F2951]
- The application trial version is now functional for 7 days (not 30 days, as in previous versions) [F2942]
Fixes
- Several graphic problems are solved on very high resolution screens and/or with image scalation (through the operating system itself or any added graphic utility) [D2230]
- Display of values in the Data Grid is improved to avoid variations in vertical positioning [D2234]
- Solved a problem that occurred when exporting some polylines with consecutive arc segments [D2220]
- Fixed a bug that caused the Z coordinates of 2D Polylines ("heavy" Polylines or old format) to be incorrectly exported when selecting a target that included 3D information [D2225]
- The code is modified to accommodate a change in AutoCAD 2020 that prevented FDO data providers from loading [D2231]
- Fixed a bug that caused the import window to lock if an error happened when reading the data fields [D2237]
- The "Import all" function is modified so that the parameters chosen for the ASCII data provider are the default parameters of this provider [D2221]
- A corrected version of the 'Spatial Manager Background Map' app has been published in DroneDeploy because the "Download all maps" option was failing [D2226]
- Solved certain issues in the installer that caused errors concerning SQLite in Windows 7 [D2201]
- Corrected a new case in which some WMS maps with inverted axes did not work correctly [D2095]
- Fixed a connection issue with some WMTS servers [D2227]
- Fixed access to strict WMS servers that didn't work with capital letters in parameter names [D2229]
- The Background Map capture is adapted to the new requirements of Windows 10-1903 [D2222]
- Fixed a problem that caused the Custom Area not to be selected correctly when capturing a Background Map several times consecutively [D2223]
- Fixed a problem with any Background Map visible on screen depending on the AutoCAD Visual Style [D2232]
- Fixed a bug in the automatic selection of the coordinate system of a background map that caused it to be displaced incorrectly [D2236]
- Fixed a problem that happened when retrieving the machine code on some computers [D2228]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The Terrains and related objects functionality is only available in the 'Professional' edition
- The Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
- The 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 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 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

June 24, 2019 - Release 5.3.0

Improvements
- Added coordinate transformations to WGS84 (EPSG:4326) in two steps improving the accuracy of existing ones [F2922]
- All schemas and tables for all data sources are now sorted alphabetically [F2929]

April 1, 2019 - Release 5.2.0

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Improvements
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2020 and other Autodesk 2020 products [T4964] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications)
- A new button has been included in the data grid to show the table attached to the selected object, or to one of the selected objects if they are more than one [F2884]
- The "Forward" row navigation button in the data grid is now also active even if only 1 object is selected [F2914]
- When capturing a background map image shown on screen, the user can now define a capture window, not just the full screen as in previous versions [F2581] (Related video)
- Image captures can now be inserted into the drawing as OLE objects and not just as external references [F2907] (Related video)
- Now it is possible to select a background color or transparent background for those WMS background maps that support it [F2891] (Related video)
- Added a new option to allow the user to select the coordinate system in which a XYZ/TMS background map is defined [F2740]
- XYZ/TMS type background maps whose origin is defined bottom-left are now supported (OSGeo Specification) [F2854]
- When a coordinate system is automatically assigned to a drawing, empty and with no system assigned, when displaying a background map, the system defined for the background map is now taken, not the 3857 system in all cases (this was the case in previous versions) [F2901]
- The new NearMap API has been updated for access to its background maps [F2877]
- Added NearMap oblique maps [F2911] (Related video)
- Now all schemes in a user data source (UDS) can be imported through the application palette right-click menu, except for database servers (SQL Server, PostGIS, etc.) for performance reasons [F998] (Related video)
- Now it is possible to import all tables in a schema and all schemas in a file (e.g. GPX or SQLite) through the application palette right-click menu [F999] (Related video)
- A "Back" button has been added at the end of an export process so that it can be easily replayed by modifying any of the wizard parameters after a failed export [F2898] (Related video)
- The GML data provider now has write capability so it allows you to export to this file type [F2890] (Related video)
- The geometries conversion method has been improved in the GML data provider [F2889]
- The naming of the images generated when exporting to Google Earth has been improved, as well as their grouping in the resulting KML/KMZ file structure [D2166]
- The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 9.6 [T5006]
- More than 1300 ESRI coordinate systems have been added to the application systems database [F2903]
- Whenever a generic coordinate system is automatically assigned to an unreferenced drawing, a warning is now displayed that it may be inaccurate for some areas of the earth [F2915]
Fixes
- Data is no longer lost when renaming a data table if two imports are processed using the same destination table name [D2212]
- Fixed a problem that caused errors when importing multi-points as a block selecting its name from a field in the data table [D2206]
- Fixed an issue that caused errors when reading improperly finished Shapefiles [D2176]
- Fixed a bug where sometimes multi-geometry polygons KML/KMZ were not read [D2213]
- Polylines belonging to a collection of geometries are now properly labeled [D2180]
- Fixed an error that occurred in some cases when importing datasources with an unknown coordinate system [D2161]
- The list of Fields to be exported is now correctly displayed when the option "Also export fields with null values" has been selected [D2004]
- In Google Earth exportation, a bug that occurred when overwriting raster image files has been fixed [D2166]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The 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 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 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

January 9, 2019 - Release 5.1.0

Improvements
- Now you can also export 2D Polyline and 3D Polyline Lengths [F2874]
- All unused resources are now released from memory when a drawing or the Data Grid are closed [F2881]
- Several overall performance improvements in application load [F2880]
- Updated the Help URL to get Keys API for Nearmap Background Maps [F2877 - partial]
Fixes
- Fixed a problem that in certain drawings took a long time to check existing objects when executing commands such as SPMEXPORT or SPMCREATEKML [D2179]
- Fixed a problem that caused some coordinate systems not to be recognized when exporting
- "Ghost" data tables are no longer created when capturing an image from a Background Map [D2182]
- Fixed a bug that caused the change of assignment of the coordinate system of a drawing without user interaction [D2192]
- Now there are no more uncontrolled errors when deleting selected objects from the Data Grid [D2194]
- Fixed a problem with the position of the application windows [D2183]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The 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 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 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

November 5, 2018 - Release 5.0.0

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News
- Data grid palette (SPMDATATABLEGRID) interactive and synchronized [F1048] (Related video)
  - Selecting objects 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
Improvements
- In the SPMDATATATABLEDEFINE command the ability to recover data Table structures from the drawing objects has been added [F2611] (Related video)
  - Very useful when "Copying/Cutting and Pasting" objects from one drawing to another, when saving drawings using WBLOCK, etc.
- The option to Rename Data Tables has also been included in this same command [F2525]
- Import and export user Background Maps [F2811] (Related video)
  - Allows sharing between computers or users and helps organize user Background Map definitions
- Object data (EED) are no longer attached to the texts when labeling while importing [T4888]
  - In addition, if the option "Insert only the labels and omit the objects" is activated, the option "Import Features data as objects Extended Entity Data (EED)" is disabled so that an empty data table is not created [F2846]
- Added option to define the 'Text qualifier' in the ASCII data provider, both when Importing and Exporting [F2818]
- The SHP data provider now allows to select character encoding of data when exporting [F2582]
- It is now possible to define a spatial filter in the WFS (OGR) data provider (previously only available in the WFS (FDO) data provider) [F2840]
- When selecting by query (SPMSELECTBYQUERY) it is now possible to choose the value of a Field from a list of available values [F2617] (Related video)
- The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 9.5 [T4843]
- Several coordinate systems and transformations used in Croatia and Russia are added to the application [F2823]
- The application performance when reading the object data has been greatly improved [F2799]
Fixes
- The SPMEXPORT (Exporting) parameter window no longer brings erroneously when running SPMIMPORT (Importing) without going through the wizard steps, in drawings containing Block definitions [D2113]
- Fixed a selection by query error that returned wrong results when changing a Field to another in the query definition window [D2109]
- Fixed a bug in the reading of WMS servers that had some problem in the definition of their Coordinate Systems [D2112]
- Added a modification to support certain WMS servers that deliver inverted axis maps [D2095]
- Fixed a problem that caused background maps to stop working when coordinate systems were transformed using grid files [D2136]
- Fixed a bug that happened when activating the Background Maps with an imprecise north view orientation [D2140]
- An internal parameter has been modified to correct access to the preset Nearmap Background Maps [D2114]
- No more errors while importing LiDAR files (.LAS/.LAZ) when they include out-of-range classifications [D2081 (partial)]
- Now the Block attributes are correctly rotated when importing point elements by selecting the Block to use according to the value of a Field [D2115]
- The functionality of SPMZOOMTOSELECTION has been improved to center the selected object if it does not have an extension (for example a single Point) [D2123]
- Fixed a bug that caused problems when reading KML/KMZ files containing duplicate fields [D2128]
- Fixed a problem when reading KMZ files containing multiple KML files [D2129]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The new 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 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 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

June 21, 2018 - Release 4.2.1

(Related Blog Post)

News
- DroneDeploy Background Maps integration [F2795] (Related video)
  - New free 'Spatial Manager Background Map' "App" (included in DroneDeploy "App Market") that allows you to download DroneDeploy Background Map definitions in the format *.bmd (Background Map Definition files)
  - Import *.bmd files from the Background Maps Configuration window [F2811 - preliminary version]
Improvements
- Sub-domains can now be configured in the Background Map definition URL for those XYZ/TMS services that provide multiple download servers [F2812]
  - This allows to optimize the reading of Maps images by means of automatic "balancing" between different servers
- Added support for accessing map servers using TLS 1.2 security protocol [F2753]
- The performance of the Background Maps in drawings containing many objects has been significantly improved [D2071]
- The editing and navigation functionalities in the object Properties (application main palette) have been reviewed and improved [D927]
- The process to load the application dynamic libraries has been improved in order to prevent conflicts with other installed applications [T4847]
Fixes
- The Background Map is now always placed behind all the objects in the drawing, unless the "Bring map to front" option is selected [D2098]
- Fixed an issue with case-sensitive settings on strict WMS servers [D2093]
- Access to WMS servers that do not support root-layer requests has been changed [D2108]
- Now confirmation is required if you close the Background Map definition/edition window without saving the changes [D2092]
- Decimal zeros are now suppressed while loading Attribute values when importing point items as Blocks [D2102]
- No more errors when importing from a source whose Coordinate Reference System (CRS) is unknown [D2094]
- A specific warning is now displayed when importing from an source without a defined CRS [D2096]
- Solved an issue related to importing raster Images in the trial version of the application [D2106]
- Fixed a bug that happened while saving an imported Raster image when overwriting an existing one that was in use [D2107]
- If there are images attached in a drawing when Publishing to Google Earth, they are no longer overwritten even if the KML/KMZ destination folder is the same as the one containing the referenced images [D2070]
- Solved an issue that sometimes caused a screen error when the application support was outdated [D2073]
- Fixed the design of some application windows as there was a strange effect of overlapping the trial mode and the update available windows [D2105]
- Reviewed the design of the available update window with missing buttons and images [D2111]
- No more miscellaneous errors when expanding User Data Sources (USD) by double-clicking [D2110]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The 'Background maps' functionality and the raster Images data Provider are available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 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 Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions

April 21, 2018 - Release 4.2.0

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News
- Added the LiDAR files (LAS, LAZ) data provider [F2643] (Related video)
- Added the georeferenced raster images (TIF, JPG, PNG, JPEG, TIFF) data provider [F2756] (Related video)
  - References via (World File) (TFW, JGW, etc.) or GeoTIFF
- 'Spatial Manager' API
  - New LISP functions to managing the Coordinate System (CRS) assigned to the drawing [F2660]
    - (spm_csgetdrawingcrscode) : Returns the current drawing CRS Code
    - (spm_csgetdrawingcrsname) : Returns the current drawing CRS Name
    - (spm_cssetdrawingcrs CRS#) : Assigns to the drawing the CRS whose Code isCRS#
Improvements
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2019 and other Autodesk 2019 products [T4772] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications)
- New option to bring the Background Map to front [F2760] (Related video)
  - Very useful with maps that include transparent areas
- New options when Capturing a Background Map image [F2735] (Related video)
  - Choice of the image format
  - Generation of the geo-reference file (World File)
- The Background Maps selection window can now be resized [F2678]
- The properties of the polygon fill Hatches can now be selected from Fields values when importing [F2762] (Related video)
- The percentage of the imported or exported objects is now shown in the task run information window (if the total of objects to be processed is known) [F2763]
  - In addition, the thousands separator is shown in the numbers of the imported, exported and total objects
- The application "remembers" now the last path selected when Importing (through SPMIMPORT) or Exporting [F2729]
- Several import options that were unnecessary when importing point elements have been disabled [F2778]
- Improved (or disabled) the default option to import the Z coordinate depending on the source to be imported [F2726]
- 'Import-all' tool enhancements (Related video)
  - The function has been adapted to make it compatible with the new data providers for LiDAR files and raster images
    - Set a working path where to store any auxiliary file required by the process (such as transformed images)
  - Now you can select from several options the CRS of those data sources to import that do not have it defined [F2773]
  - New option to distribute the objects in Layers according to the source Table name [F2775]
    - The distribution already existed according to the source file name but this new option is of interest for files that can contain several tables (SDF, SQLITE, etc.)
- The current Layer is no longer changed after the Import processes [F2783]
- New option to export the Hatches data (if any) in the data table [F2761] (Related video)
  - Name, Angle, Scale (Spacing for User patterns) and Double (User patterns)
- When publishing to Google Earth, the user can now set the size reduction of images so that they are not hidden or cropped in GE [D2066] (Related video)
- The number of objects selected for which Properties are shown in the application palette is now limited by the system variable PROPOBJLIMIT [F2766]
- The application data source tree is enhanced by hiding certain "ghost" files, whose extension is confused with that defined for a particular data provider (for example, "Thumbs.db" files in some versions of Windows) [F2771]
- New options have been included in several application windows to access detailed information about a selected coordinate system or transformation [F1316]
- The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 9.2 [T4705]
- Have been added some Western Australian projections that are not included in the EPSG standard [F2755]
  - Their codes in the application begin with 90000001
- Have been added some Russian projections that are not included in the EPSG standard [F2758]
  - Their codes in the application begin with 91000001
- The default selection of the current coordinate transformation area has been improved [F2759]
- New language added to the application: Russian [F2754]
Fixes
- Fixed an error that occurred with some data providers when importing elements that had some data field longer than 255 characters [D2058]
- Fixed a problem when importing TAB files including null geometries [D2051]
- Loading SHP files no longer causes errors when reading points whose coordinates are infinite [D2061]
- Fixed a problem in the GML data provider that caused geometries not to be recognized if the coordinate separator was a line feed [D2080]
- Fixed a bug coming from AutoCAD that caused the data tables definitions to be lost when executing "Undo" [D2062]
- No longer create objects without assigned layer when importing with empty layer name [D2055]
- Now, when importing into drawings that have a coordinate system assigned, an automatic transformation is always enabled [D2060]
- The EEDs and geometric lengths export options are now correctly enabled/disabled according to the contents of the objects to be exported [D2050]
- Fixed a bug that happened when exporting raster images to KML/KMZ files if the Fill Polygons option was enabled [D2065]
- Fixed several problems that occurred when exporting data fields with duplicate names [D2024]
- Fixed an error that caused the background map to disappear when saving the drawing [D2048]
- You can now define user background maps on WMS servers whose root layer is not selectable [D2053]
- Fixed a problem in the WMS version parameters [D2056]
- Now, an error in the configuration of a user background map does not cause the others not to load [D2088]
- Several problems when cleaning orphaned tiles in background maps have been solved [D2013]
- Fixed a problem that caused the cursor to need to be moved on certain platforms for dynamic background maps to be updated [D2078]
- Improved design of some application windows that did not show borders in Windows 10 and that could be maximized by mistake [D2029]
- Fixed a problem that occasionally caused the application window go to the background [D291]
- Appropriate messages are displayed for some errors that were not controlled [D2054]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The 'Background maps' functionality and the raster Images data Provider are available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 'Spatial Manager' API is available in the 'Professional' edition only
- The 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 Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions

November 24, 2017 - Release 4.1.0

Improvements
- A configuration option has been included in order to improve the quality of the background maps images [F2734] (Related Blog Post)
- Authentication options are improved when defining background maps by user and password [F2723]
- The CUI files are unified for homogenizing all 'Spatial Manager' for CAD applications [F2736]
- An icon with the load progress of the application palette is now displayed [F2742]
- The search terms are extended for intelligent column selection when importing user ASCII files [F2461]
Fixes
- Very large numerical values now cause no problems when displaying the data of the objects in the application palette [D2025]
- Solved an issue when reading null geometries in the PostGIS data provider [D2036]
- Fixed an error that caused certain application buttons failing to enable/disable properly [D2037]
- Fixed an issue that occurred when attempting to activate the license from the trial version window [D2040]
- The management of Coordinate Systems has been enhanced in order to correctly read the variants of CRSs defined using feet [D2026]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The 'Data management' (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions

October 2, 2017 - Release 4.0.0

(Related Blog Post)

New
- 'Spatial Manager' API
  - LISP function to transform the coordinates of a Point [F2662]
    - (spm_cstransformpoint '(x y z) SourceCRS# TargetCRS# [Tranformation#])
- Command-line 'Spatial Manager' commands (Related video)
  - '-SPMIMPORT [Task name]' [F2509]
    - Supported wildcards in the "Task name" in order to process multiple Tasks simultaneously (batch processing)
Improvements
- Dynamic 'Background maps' functionality (Related video)
  - Enhancements in the map selection window [F2654]
    - The window has been enlarged to allow viewing of more maps and more map group tabs
    - New button included to access the maps configuration from this window, avoiding the need to leave it in order to do this through the application options
  - New option to "Zoom to the map" when a map is selected [F2658 & F2706]
  - Transparent maps supported [F2655]
  - More preset Maps included. New groups (tabs) layout [F2696]
  - User maps configuration
    - Supported "dimension" maps (date, time, etc.) [F2658]
    - Supported "axis-inverted" maps [F2658]
    - Added the option to define authentication parameters (user, password, etc.) [F2668]
    - Now the created maps have a unique Identifier [F2697]
      - This allows you to define different maps sharing the same name into different groups
    - New "Save as a copy" button to quickly configure multiple maps without leaving the parameter window [F2684]
    - Support for WMS and WMTS services (in addition to existing XYZ/TMS services) [F2590]
      - Selecting multiple layers of a server [F2679]
        View of the full server layers tree
        
        Default map name taken from the selected layer(s) [F2568]
      - Supported maps defined using any coordinate system (CRS) [F2568]
        The "Automatic" option automatically configures the map CRS just like the current drawing CRS, and will reload it whenever there are changes of the drawing CRS [F2699]
        If this CRS is not available on the server, the application tries to optimize the most suitable CRS available
      - Supported map images defined using any graphic format (PNG, JPG, BMP, etc.) [F2567]
        The "Automatic" option automatically sets the most suitable image format [F2699]
      - Supported any resolution image tiles (256x256, 512x512, etc.) [F2567]
      - Two methods to download the images from a server: "Single image (recommended)" or "Image tiles grid" (WMS only) [F2657]
- ASCII data provider (CSV, TXT, ASC, etc.) enhanced functionality [F2461] (Related video)
  - New "Custom" format that allows you to define the columns for the X/Y/Z coordinates and consider the other columns as data
    - Column headers
    - "Smart" assignation of coordinate columns according to the names of headers (X,LON,LONGITUDE - Y/LAT/LATITUDE - Z/H , case insensitive) [F2692]
  - Now if invalid or illegible lines are found in the file, the upload or import process continues
- New option to create a unique key field (numerical consecutive) when exporting (AdSPMKey) [F2561]
  - This field will be defined as primary key, if the target data provider uses keys (SQL Server Spatial, PostGIS, SQLite, etc.)
- Now, when a drawing is published in Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML), texts are exported as named points (text content), in order to display the tags automatically [F2652] (Related video)
- New language added to the application: French/Français [F2678]
- Now when defining or editing a data Table, the field length (and the number of decimal places, if applicable) are shown in brackets next to the field name [F2673]
  - Now, the field length (and the number of decimal places, if applicable) are shown in brackets next to the field name
- Default values for length (and number of decimal places, if applicable) are set when creating new fields in a data Table [F2674 / F2672]
- Now, if read from a data Table, a field which has zero length is assigned to the length a default value dependent of the field type [F2671]
- Z coordinate value is now displayed in the Properties palette [F2676]
- The WFS data provider now includes the option to invert the X/Y axes, according to the format of some WFS data stores [F2677]
- Incorporated in the GML data provider part of the syntax implemented in GML version 3.2 files [F2433/1]
- New "Overwrite table content" option in the SQL data provider [F2705]
- The layer lists are now sorted alphabetically in all the functions in which they appear [D2689]
- The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 9.0 [T4633]
- Configuration files (*.config) are now only modified if some change occurs in the corresponding configuration [F2703]
  - Backups of these files are now kept for 30 days, with a minimum of 15 backups before deleting any file
- New internal licenses deactivation system that prevents a license remaining active on the license server when it has already deactivated on the computer [F2711]
Fixes
- Solved several problems encountered when importing certain polygons from OpenStreetMap [D2015]
- Now no single-vertex polygons are generated when importing from OpenStreetMap, which caused errors when saving the drawing if the fills were activated [D1998]
- Solved several issues relating o the generation of the "OSM_TYPE" field value when importing from OpenStreetMap [D1997]
- Solved an issue when importing malformed (null) polygons from KML/KMZ files [D2016]
- All the AutoCAD property fields are now shown in the exporting to a KML/KMZ file options [D1991]
- Fixed an error that caused the real numeric fields to not include the decimals when exporting to a PostGIS database [D2012]
- Fixed an error that occurred when writing fields that include special characters in PostGIS [D2023]
- Now the SPMIMPORT command remains as the last one executed in AutoCAD to be able to easily repeat its execution [D932]
  - NOTE: Anomalous behavior still occurs when point elements are imported as Block References
- GPX files no longer cause problems when including duplicate names of extended properties [D2006]
- The numeric fields in SHP files now have the specified length not considering the decimal separator [D2003]
- The numeric fields in SHP files are validated so that the most significant part of the data be stored, according to the length and number of decimal places in the field [D2001]
- Now no errors occur when reading an ASCII file that contains lines ending with the fields separator character [D2008]
- Fixed an error in the decimal separators when exporting coordinates [D2009]
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused errors when renaming fields in a data table [2018]
- Solved an issue that blocked the 'Background Maps' selection window in older AutoCAD versions [D2007]
- A warning is now displayed when there is no coordinate transformation available to load a 'Background map' [1995]
- Now 'Zoom Extents' show correctly the extension of the 'Background Map' when the drawing is empty [D1999]
- The 'Background maps' are now correctly shown beyond the upper zoom limit [D1996]
- An issue related to the predefined 'Background maps' authentication (Key, Password, "Token", etc.) has been fixed [D2017]
  - Now you can delete any authentication data
  - The storage times for this type of data have been greatly reduced
- The trial version warning window is now automatically closed when you enter a valid license [D2022]
- Exception errors now save the details in the event log in a controlled way so that application execution does not stop [D1994]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The 'Background maps' functionality is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only
- The functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (Publishing) is available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions only, although the full export functionality is only found in the 'Professional' edition
- The 'Data management' (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the 'Standard' and 'Professional' editions
- The 'Spatial Manager' API is available in the 'Professional' edition only

March 24, 2017 - Release 3.3.2

News
- New command SPMBGMAPIMAGEPURGE that allows you to delete "orphan" image tiles and perform some other Background Maps cleaning operations [F2584]
Improvements
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2018 and other Autodesk 2018 products [T4656] (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications)
- Added a new option to fill closed Polylines as if they were Polygons when publishing in Google Earth (SPMCREATEKML) [F2649]
- Now the CRS code is displayed in addition to the name in the CRSs selection dropdown [F2612]
- Field Selection lists are now sorted alphabetically at any time [F2516]
- Integration with the 'Nearmap' Background Maps [F2625]
- Added partial support for 'AutoCAD Architecture' objects [F2648] (Related video)
- The info about the purchase and/or extension of support and updates when a new version is published now appears more clear and concise [F2613]
- The buttons in graphics windows of the application have been enhanced to not be affected by the Windows text size scale [F2618]
- New fields for the type and subtypes of the elements can be optionally added when importing from OpenStreetMap [F2431]
- Now the maximum timeout set on a SQL Server data source is used not only for connection opening but also for any SQL operation [F2627]
- The AutoCAD version has been included in the application Error Report [F2647]
Fixes
- SPMEXPORT no longer runs if there are no objects in the drawing [D1944]
- The CRS of an object is now correctly recognized when executing any type of task, even though the CRS has changed in elements of the Data Sources area [D1976]
- Fixed some problems that occurred when attaching objects to a Data Table [D1981]
- Fixed an "Unhandled Exception" error that occurred sometimes when loading the Ribbon [D1990]
- Now exporting to KML/KMZ (Google Earth) files is correctly performed even if there are fields including a null character [D1986]
- Fixed an issue that occurred when importing from OpenStreetMap choosing options that did not select any element [D1982]
- In some cases the last Point was not exported to a Shapefile. Fixed an issue related to the length of the Point type records [D1987]
- Fixed an error "Out of index" when reading Shapefiles [D1989]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The functionality to create raster images from background maps, as well as the background maps themselves, is available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only
- The functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth (Publishing) is available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only, although the full export functionality is only found in the "Professional" edition
- The Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions
- The exploitation of data providers that require "User Data Sources (UDS)", as PostGIS or SQL Server, is available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only

December 1, 2016 - Release 3.3.1

Improvements
- New option to Import into the current drawing all the files included in a folder by one click ("Import all") [F1067] (Related video)
  - Shapefiles, GML, OpenStreetMap, etc.
  - Can be executed from the contextual menu of the folders in the application palette
  - Option to create a Layer for each file imported
  - First version in BETA state includes minimum parameters, some absences and possible defects
    - This functionality will be enhanced in future versions of the application
- Now you can export the Length and Area of the objects [F2616]
  - The Export Options window in SPMEXPORT has been rearranged and expanded to group the options relative to geometric data
- Selection by Query improvements (SPMSELECTBYQUERY) [F2614]
  - Now the command keeps the list of query conditions used the last time it was executed
  - If there are no results during a query, the command window is shown again and keeps the list of query conditions
  - Added a button to remove all query conditions from the list (clean)
- The execution speed of certain commands such as SPMSELECTBYQUERY, SPMEXPORT, SPMSELECTBYTABLE, SPMCREATEKML and others, has been improved by up to 600% [F2608]
- A modification is made to maintain the Z-coordinate when applying a projection to any point [F2449]
- The Importing function has been improved to take into account the value of the variable ANGDIR (angles positive direction) in the Blocks references and in the texts when Labeling [F2620]
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that prevented the data from being successfully updated when overwriting an SDF file [D1975]
- Now the Zoom to Selection (SPMZOOMTOSELECTION) defines at all times a correct view with the Extension of the Selection [D1979]
- Fixed an issue that occurred when importing files whose name included a special character (",","%","$", etc.) [D1978]
- Now, the queries over empty or zero-value Fields return results [D1980]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The 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 is also available in the "Standard" edition
- Selection by Query (SPMSELECTBYQUERY) or Selection by Table (SPMSELECTBYTABLE) are available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only

November 9, 2016 - Release 3.3.0

New
- New command to create an AutoCAD raster image corresponding to the display view of the current background map (Snapshots) (SPMBGMAPIMAGE) [F2580/F2595] (Related video)
  - You can select up to four levels of image resolution
  - This provides interesting solutions to define different maps for different Viewports and/or Views, as well as improving the possibilities of printing and publishing when using maps
- New command to export the current drawing status (Publish) to Google Earth (one click) (SPMCREATEKML) [F2552] (Related video)
  - Only the visible layers
    - Splitting by layer in folders and by object type in sub-folders
    - Optionally you can select objects or objects in a layer
  - Equivalent object styles
  - Automatic transformation of coordinates
  - Automatic fields for the Name and Description of the objects
  - Optionally you can open the resulting KML or KMZ file in Google Earth (if installed)
- New command to select objects by a simple or compound query over their data (SPMSELECTBYQUERY) [F2425] (Related video)
  - Enables you to apply the query to the current selection only or add the resulting query selection over the whole drawing to the current selection (if any)
  - You can choose which table the query is applied to or if it is applied to all existing
- New command to Zoom to the selected objects (SPMZOOMTOSELECTION) [F2605]
  - Of interest in combination with the previous command or in general for selections of objects
Improvements
- Labels also for linear elements while importing [F2429] (Related video)
  - Label properties taken from fields
  - "Smart" label distribution
- Now, the justification "Bottom Center" is defined by default while labeling on import [F2598]
- Export improvements (Related video)
  - Now you can choose which Tables and Fields are exported when the option to Export the data of the objects is selected [F2607]
  - Now the duplicate fields are not ignored but added with a correlative suffix [F2609]
  - Optionally, you can now export the X/Y/Z coordinates of the objects [F2593]
  - Optionally, you can now export the rotation and scales of Block References [F2569]
  - The export options have been better organized by using an options tree [F2593]
  - Upon completion of any export process to a file you can now directly open the file location [F2588]
  - When exporting to a KML or KMZ file you can now directly open the file in Google Earth (if installed) [F2588]
- The PostGIS data provider also presents the Views as Tables [F1075]
- Several new coordinate systems are included, defined in feet and which until now could only be found in meters [F2577]
- Now, you can access and download any version from the application itself [T4563]
- The free support of the license has been extended to 1 year from the first activation [T4546]
- The application commands that make no sense in Paper Space will run only in Model Space [F2592]
Fixes
- The Polylines including arc segments are now exported correctly in any case [D1946]
- Fixed some problems when printing background maps [D1939]
- A warning is shown when trying to publish with a background map active [D1952]
- Now, the temporary layer of the background map does not appear in the list of drawing layers [D1953]
- Fixed an incorrect coding issue in the SHP data provider [D1945]
- Fixed an error when reading null geometries in the SQL Server data provider [D1948]
- The SHP data provider now reads fields including negative decimal values [D1951]
- Fixed a problem which arises when reading GML files with some not defined namespace [D1965]
- Now the tasks are updated when modifying a user data source or a shortcut [D1972]
- Fixed an issue that occurs when creating a task without any open drawing [D1969]
- Now the option to save an import task appears after running SPMEXPORT [D1970]
- Fixed an error that was caused in certain drawings when renaming a field in a table if another table also contains a field with the same name [D1961]
- Solved a defect related to the background maps that caused incorrect updates when switching between drawings under certain circumstances [D1962]
- Improved the warning that is launched when accessing unsupported versions of DGN files [D1958]
- Fixed a problem that causes errors in AutoCAD if a Background map was showed and ran Autosave [D1968]
- Fixed an error that occurs when canceling the initial process of Exporting a large number of objects [D1973]
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The functionality to create raster images from background maps, as well as the background maps themselves, is available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only
- The functionality to export the current status of the drawing to Google Earth is available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only, although the full export functionality is only found in the "Professional" edition
- The Data management (Structures, Queries, Direct editing, etc.) is only available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions
- The exploitation of data providers that require "User Data Sources (UDS)", as PostGIS or SQL Server, is available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only

May 2, 2016 - Release 3.2.0

Improvements (Related video)
- You can select the name of the Block according to the value of a field, when you use Blocks to import point elements (Points and Centroids)
- The Centroids, Points or Blocks, are now sorted in the drawing always in front of the hatches or the Polygons fills
- The names of the Blocks, and the names and values of their Attributes, are shown in the application Palette
- Three new Exporting options:
  - Names of the Blocks
  - Fields with null values
  - Objects data (EED/XDATA) (they were always exported in previous versions)
Fixes
- The application Palette has been improved to display and allow editing of the null fields
- Now all kinds of Hyperlinks (local or remote) in the application Palette work as expected
- The GML data provider has been improved as, in some cases, the objects were not read when imported without associated data
- Fixed some problems that occur when inserting rotated Blocks
- Fixed an issue concerning the format of the windows for unsupported licenses based on the executed version
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

March 23, 2016 - Release 3.1.0

Improvements
- The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2017 and other Autodesk 2017 products (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications)
- The handling of the Coordinate System catalog has been improved when used to assign a system to a drawing, or modify one already assigned
  - By default, only the "Projected" type Coordinate Systems are shown in the list (unless the currently selected is another type)
  - During a working session the search filter used previously remains unchanged
  - Now, when there are multiple search terms, they are searched for in any field (not all in the same field)
- The application performance has been significantly improved when only the geometries of the objects are imported (and none of their data are used to set the layers separation, labels, etc.)
  - The option "Import Features data…" is now turned off by default
- The options "Elevation" and "Thickness" will now be disabled when importing 3D Polylines only
- The Z-coordinate is now exported in all the cases. If not available, the object Elevation is exported as the Z-coordinate (Related video)
  - In addition, there is a new option to export the Elevation as data in a new field
- The application performance when exporting to KML or KMZ files has been significantly improved
- The workflow when showing a background map without a Coordinate System assigned to the drawing, has been improved: now, in addition to the relevant warning, the Coordinate System catalog is directly accessible
- The behavior of the background maps when the drawing view is not the plan view, has been improved
- There can now be groups of background maps on which some maps are locked and others not (free use). Previously to this version the whole group was locked or not depending on the user key
  - The background map "Ordnance Survey OpenData", free of use and valid for the UK area, has been included
- Now, when you access the Support products page from the application, you will only be redirected to those products for the edition that is running (Basic, Standard or Professional)
Fixes
- A bug has been fixed which prevented the import of objects when filtering to the current view in certain drawings
- Now you can update to a new version when you first run an earlier version
- Fixed an issue which occurred when checking for a new version if the application loading time was over 10 sec.
- Fixed a v.3.0 issue affecting the export performance of SDF files
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- The Export functionality is available on the "Professional" edition only
- Background Maps are available in the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only

February 26, 2016 - Release 3.0.0

New
- Background Maps (Related video)
  - Different image models from different providers (OpenStreetMap, Bing, MapBox, etc.)
  - New commands:
    - SPMBGMAPSHOW Shows the selected image Map in the background of the drawing
    - SPMBGMAPHIDE Hides the Background Map if it is displayed
    - SPMBGMAPREFRESH Regenerates the image of the Background Map, which may be needed under certain graphic situations
  - Note: you can optionally prevent the automatic activation of the "Geolocation" Tab in the AutoCAD Ribbon, as it may interfere with the functionality of the new Background Maps and other applications or AutoCAD functions (use SPMOPTIONS)
- Data Structure Management (Related video)
  - New commands:
    - SPMDATATABLEDEFINE Define, modify or delete a data table or its fields
    - SPMDATATABLEATTACH Attach one or more objects to a data table
    - SPMDATATABLEDETACH Detach one or more objects from their corresponding attached data table
  - New selection command:
    - SPMSELECTBYTABLE Select all the objects attached to a specific data table
- Direct data edition (EED/XDATA) in the Properties area of the application palette (Related video)
- Labeling Points and Centroids while importing. Label properties taken from fields (Related video)
- New GML Data Provider. UK Ordnance Survey data compatibility (Related video)
- New options to Export as new fields in the data table:
  - The Handle of the objects
  - The Layer of the objects
  - The Attributes of the Block references (if any)
  - The Text objects (if any) and their basic properties (Rotation and Height)
Improvements
- The OpenStreetMap Data Provider has been optimized to let you choose the fields to read (Related video)
- There is a new option in the "Import Parameters" window to import only the objects in the current view (Related video)
- Drawing the objects in AutoCAD once imported is almost instantaneous in this version
- A new parameter has been incorporated in the SQL Server Data Provider to select the syntax for new date type fields
- You can now set spatial boundaries when importing objects from WFS stores
- The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 8.9
- The "Last-used" CRS list is also available when assigning a CRS to a drawing
- The Elevation is now applied to all types of objects (Points, Block references, etc.)
- The random colors for new Layers have been enhanced
- Now you can select non-numeric fields as Parameters of Blocks, Elevation or Thickness when importing
- New Units added in the Block Rotation parameter when importing
- The new option "Create shortcut from path" allows you now to create Shortcuts to network addresses
- The Centroids calculation methods have been improved
- New language added to the application: German
- All application windows are now centered with respect to the main AutoCAD window
- The trial version is now less restrictive: 75% of the objects are processed anyway
- Transformation of Coordinates: new conversions
- Improved presentation of the application Wizards
- The application loading time has been optimized
Fixes
- The application warns if there are null values in the field selected as Elevation
- The "Fill areas" option is now disabled when using 3D Polylines
- Fixed a problem which caused certain links "http" to not run correctly from Properties
- Now the import base Layer is not kept in the drawing if it is created during the process and does not contain objects
- Now the reading of data continues even if any configuration or user file (*.config) is corrupted, by an automatic access to the last valid backup of the file
- Fixed a problem in drawings with a CRS not defined by the application but by AutoCAD or other applications
- Fixed a bug when performing a Transformation of Coordinates not implemented
- Now, Z-coordinate is Exported for any object
- Now there is no problem to import from a source whose CRS is unknown to a drawing that has a CRS assigned
- Fixed an error concerning the generation of incorrect fields when Exporting inhomogeneous fields
- Fixed a "Wrong Geometry" error when Exporting Polylines including null vertices
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
Notes
- Background Maps are available on the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only
- The Data Structure Management is available on the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only
- Direct data edition is available on the "Standard" and "Professional" editions only
- The Export functionality is available on the "Professional" edition only

May 8, 2015 - Release 2.2.0

New
- Import Tasks. The Tasks allow to repeat any import process so many times as desired without needing to enter its parameters again (Related video)
- Management and execution of Tasks in the application palette
  - Note: Tasks are available on the "Professional" edition only
- New SPMSETCRS function to assign a coordinate reference system to the drawing
- Automatic assignation of the drawing coordinate system when a new table is imported
- Automatic assignation of the exported objects coordinate system based on the drawing coordinate system
- Integration of the application drawing coordinate system with the AutoCAD coordinate system (valid for Autodesk products v.2013 to v.2016)
Improvements
- The application now supports AutoCAD 2016 and other Autodesk 2016 products
- Option to select "Polygons" (MPolygons) as the type of object to use when importing polygons (Related video)
  - Note: available for all compatible Autodesk products (even on vanilla plain or basic AutoCAD) except for any v.2010 product
- When importing a table defined in "WGS84 (SRID 4326)" the transformation to "WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator (SRID 3857)" is selected by default to get a projected map
- The default name for the layer in which a table is imported is now the name of the table
- The fields whose value starts with "http" are automatically converted into links in the "Properties" area of the application palette
- New language added to the application: Portuguese (Brazil)
- The configuration windows for the licenses have been sorted and optimized
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that causes some SRIDs no were recognized correctly
- Now you can load seamlessly SQLite tables from "My Computer"
- Fixed a bug that allows the introduction of wrong serial numbers (valid for other Spatial Manager apps)
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

March 13, 2015 - Release 1.0.5

New SPMEXPORT command! (new "Professional" edition only) Export from AutoCAD to Google Earth (KML or KMZ), Shapefiles (SHP), Points (many formats), MapInfo, PostGIS, SQL Server, SQLite and many more. Related 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
New SPMIMPORT command to directly open the import wizard without having the Palette open
The import wizard allows you to ignore the Z coordinate for all imported objects (Related video)
There are two new column in the UDSs wizard, indicating if the data provider is valid for reading (Import) and/or writing (Export)
The ribbon of the application has been expanded and reorganized and now includes the new commands
Now, the Zoom extents at the end of an importing process is performed only when the drawing was empty
The type of alphanumeric Fields are now stored, enabling to respect the data types when exporting the objects
Optionally you can convert the coordinates of ASCII Points in data of the imported objects (Related video)
Now the possibilities to create, rename or delete Schemas and Tables depends on the application edition
In the coordinate transformation process the user is warned if any additional file is needed and how to get it
Now the application try to define automatically the source Coordinate System
The target Coordinate System is automatically selected if the objects to be exported have the same SRID
Added a button in the import wizard to go directly to run the process, skipping any remaining intermediate step in the wizard
Fixed a bug that left the import wizard locked when the data sources were slow to load (Related video)
Now when the application warns the user that the coordinates are not transformed between identical source and target CRS, there is no additional confirmation
The ability to rename UDSs, Schemas and Tables inside the import wizard itself has been removed, because it was confusing and not very practical
Fixed a bug which happens to early versions users when updating licenses in the new versions
Fixed a crash that occurred when entering an invalid license code
Now, all the texts are shown when many warnings occur during the execution of a process
Now, the coordinate systems are correctly shown in the section Properties of the Palette all the time
Fixed some problems that happened when navigating on the data source tree using the arrow keys
Warnings are no longer shown when some Field includes the "/" character
Fixed a bug that prevented uninstall the application if there not was any AutoCAD installed
Fixed a bug that moved the imported objects to incorrect Layers
Has been added support for nested relative links in KML/KMZ files
The wizards welcome windows are now disabled by default
There are now new simplified buy pages for the application and the extended support in the web
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

January 21, 2015 - Release 1.0.4

The SRID of a PRJ (a Shapefile companion file) is now also composed by reading its parameters
You can now also search the catalog of CRSs using the "aliases" of the CRSs
- Alias: Unofficial Coordinate System name but that is commonly used
The application now considers the displacement of the Origin of coordinates in all cases where needed
No more problems when reading an invalid date in the header of any SHP or DBF files
Now unnamed fields are supported in an ODBC connection
The SRID of a data source is displayed even if the source only includes Point Features
Improvements in the KML/KMZ data Provider:
- Data can now be loaded data from HTML in the description
- Support for OGC KML extensions added
- A warning is displayed when trying to load a file without Features
- Support for "Model" Features added
- Now if there are null Features, the following Features will continue to be processed
- Multiple nested geometries can now be loaded
- Now existing folders are never ignored
- The folders referenced within the links no longer cause problems
- All badly constructed geometries are repaired
- Loading a file now never goes to an infinite loop
- Other small bugs solved:
  - The coordinates separated by tab are now supported
  - Links to KMZ without extension are now controlled
  - Now the column headers HTML "th" are also supported
  - The formats of coordinates X and Y are now validated before reading
  - The KMZ files are supported even if they have a KML extension and vice versa
  - It is also supported that the coordinates separator be ';' instead of ','
  - Analysis of whether any Polygon or Polyline are empty
  - It also examines whether any linked file has no extension
  - The links with empty name and relative URLs are checked
  - The links to websites instead of KML files are also reviewed
  - The KMZ files whose KML has a "byte order" character at the beginning, are supported
  - The links to nonexistent pages are also supported
  - The application now checks that none of the links have a link to itself and causes an infinite loop
  - Rejected requests to load links from the code are now checked
  - Invalid values of Z coordinates are not allowed
  - Also the links to KMZ files without extension are not allowed
The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 8.6
The installation process now includes a shortcut in the Desktop to the "How to start?" Wiki page
The 32-bit and 64-bit setup applications are now consolidated into a single setup program which automatically selects the appropriate platform
Now the application cannot be installed on a computer without any AutoCAD installed on it
Fixed some incorrect texts in the Welcome window of the User Data Sources (UDS) Wizard
The text "Panel" has been replaced by the text "Palette" throughout the application, its interface, the Web and the Wiki of the Product
The Properties of the imported Objects are now displayed though its length exceeds 255 characters
The potential errors resulting from access to a location without the necessary permissions are now controlled
The remaining number of Trial days in the initial window now agrees with those in the License Options
Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements

October 27, 2014 - Release 1.0.3

The OpenStreetMap data provider can now also import PBF files
New AutoCAD ribbon for the application which includes its main commands:
- Palette (SPM): opens and/or displays the application palette
- Help (SPMHELP): shows the application help (Wiki format) (New command)
- Updates (SPMUPDATE): checks if there is a new application release to be downloaded from Internet (New command)
- Information (SPMABOUT): shows basic information about the application and the installed release
- Options (SPMOPTIONS): set of parameters to configure the application (New command)
- Furthermore, the welcome window disappears (it is not necessary now)
When pressing F1 over the ribbon, the application Help page is shown
A new possibility of using non-perpetual licenses has been included
Improvements in the appearance and functionality in various application windows and icons
Fixes in the access to new releases and in the update window
Improvements when importing KML files with invalid name space
Can now import SHP files which include date fields
The deactivation of the application no longer causes AutoCAD fatal errors randomly
The behavior of the application when it is activated after the end of the trial period has been improved
Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

September 3, 2014 - Release 1.0.2

The import processes when performing transformation of coordinates are now up to ten times faster
There are many new conversion systems for coordinate transformations. Among them, various grid-based interpolation (NADCON and NTv2)
Now more conversion information is displayed, allowing the user to select its parameters more accurately
The setup program now includes an application icon in the ribbon "Add-ins" of AutoCAD
The application can be executed now by logging in with a user other than the one installed
The application windows are displayed correctly even if the overall Windows text size is set at values greater than 100%
Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 6, 2014 - Release 1.0.1

The import processes for source tables OGR (DXF, DGN, etc.), when coordinate system transformations are applied, has been improved
Fixed an error when importing MIF files
The licensing system has been improved to keep the license active when the computer name is changed
The search of SQL Servers has been improved
Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

June 1, 2014 - Release 1.0.0

First commercial version. Includes a limited Trial version which allows you to select the application Edition to try
The EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 8.4
Improvements to read a PRJ file that cannot be recognized
New system of licensing and activation/deactivation of licenses
Changes in the application updates system depending on the support period
It is now possible to disable the repeated warning of a specific update
New function included in the application options to check for updates at any time
Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

April 9, 2014 - Release 0.9.9 (beta)

Compatibility with AutoCAD 2015
Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

March 27, 2014 - Release 0.9.8 (beta)

A welcome screen is now displayed instead of automatically opening the application palette
The texts relative to the beta version have been improved
EEDs (or XDATA) data conversion has been improved when their maximum length is exceeded
The period of beta testing is extended to May 31, 2014
Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

February 28, 2014 - Release 0.9.7 (beta)

The function to Import spatial data in AutoCAD is now defined using a direct command
Assign Object properties in AutoCAD import process
Import parameters depending on geometry types
Defining Block Attributes for Point elements
Importing alphanumeric data as Extended Data (EED / XDATA)
Simple Extended Data (EED / XDATA) Viewer
Application Commands are shown in application Setup
Zoom Extension is performed in the drawing when any import process is finished
Available updates are checked when running the application
Assigning Attributes and other properties to the Blocks
Object Properties are now shown in the Properties area
Object selection data is now shown in the Properties area
The "About..." window is now defined
FDO data Provider is added to the list
Now a small set of spatial files for sample purposes is included when you install the application
Improved speed for read and write in the PostGIS provider
The PostGIS provider now allows selection of the database to use in a dropdown
The PostGIS provider now supports more data types
Development of the SQLite provider
Development of the OGR provider
Some improvements made in the PostGIS provider
New own icon is set for the OSM provider
Now the user can set the timeout when connecting using the SQL Server Spatial provider
Improved providers table (order, names and extensions)
Added a new property to the providers to see if it is necessary to check its parameters
Improvement in the performance of the tree in the OSM provider parameter window
Now the user can set the WFS store version
The FDO provider is normalized in terms of default names or types of icons
The OGR provider is normalized in terms of the default names or types of icons
Format 'Arc/Info .E00 (ASCII) Coverage' has been added to the OGR provider
One area of transformation has been set by default to the Coordinate Transformation
Now, when loading a KML/KMZ file, it can add a Field including information about the folder from each feature which is loaded
Corrections of some bugs and other minor improvements

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+**New LISP function to get the names of the Fields of a Table (spm_fdtabledefn table) [F3306]
+**New LISP function to get the names of the Table(s) linked to the selected objects (spm_fdgettables) [F3307]
+*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
+**Improved performance of Background Maps in all versions of AutoCAD [F3297]
+**Elevation is now set when creating Labels [F3318]
+**Coordinate Transformation is allowed assuming equivalent Datums [F3334]
+*'''Fixes'''
+**Sometimes errors occurred when trying to read objects of type Wipeout as Raster images [D2677]
+**Fixed a bug in the Export to Google Earth of certain Block References [D2678]
+**Some Texts were not Exported due to their Transparency settings [D2689]
+**When exporting a second time, the “Selected Objects” option was always set by default, even if no object was selected [D2620]
+**There were errors with SPMEXPORTIMAGE when exporting some ECW files [D2615]
+**Sometimes the Filtering by View option did not work correctly when importing from WFS servers with inverted axes [D2692]
+**Sometimes some Hatches were not correctly Imported [D2690]
+**A fatal error occurred when Importing GPX files including many tables [D2587]
+**Block Attributes Scaling was not correctly applied when Importing points as blocks [D2698]
+**Sometimes an error occurred when Importing with conversion to a User Defined Coordinate System [D2699]
+**Some items appeared cropped in the Import/Export wizard if the Windows screen scale was greater than 100% [D2638]
+**Some checkboxes were not displayed correctly in several functions if the Windows screen scale was greater than 100% [D2694]
+**The Decimal Separator was not correctly recognized in some languages when editing Tables [D2697]
+**It was not possible to edit values of data table Fields if the Field name included special characters [D2641]
+**The Ribbon always opened expanded in certain versions of AutoCAD [D2687]
+**The User Configuration was not saved correctly if a Network license could not be released [D2693]
+**An error occurred with some Civil 3D objects when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing [D2696]
+**Some AutoCAD Map 3D and Autodesk Civil 3D commands did not work with Spatial Manager installed [D2365]
+*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
+==July 15, 2024 - Release 9.1.3==
+''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
+*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
+**Added support for defining XYZ/TMS User Background Maps over a local path [F3296]
+**Improved altitude mode for elements that do not have elevation in KML/KMZ [F3299]
+**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.011 [T6484]
+*'''Fixes'''
+**Sometimes incorrect transformations were produced when performing the Elastic Deformation (SPMRUBBERSHEET) due to loss of precision [D2653]
+**Errors were generated in Overlay operations when there were many decimal places in the vertex coordinates [D2656]
+**The calculation of Circle Radius was sometimes wrong when Transforming the Coordinate System of a drawing (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) [D2658]
+**Some Coordinate Transformation operations did not correctly maintain the Z coordinates [D2657]
+**Contours were not generated correctly when there was very little difference between the Contours elevations [D2671]
+**Sometimes errors occurred when Exporting Hatches [D2672]
+**When defining some Background Maps on WMS servers, sometimes the Save button was not enabled [D2675]
+*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
+==April 29, 2024 - Release 9.1.2==
+''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
+*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
+**Some messages indicating data loss when Attaching a Data Table have been improved [F3294]
+*'''Fixes'''
+**Fixed an erroneous behavior in the tree of the Blocks and Texts options when Exporting [D2646]
+**The selected data Fields were not respected when Exporting, as all Fields were always exported [D2649]
+**Sometimes a Network license seat was locked when running AutoCAD when it should not be locked [D2648]
+*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
+==April 12, 2024 - Release 9.1.1==
+''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
+*'''News'''
+**The application is now compatible with AutoCAD 2025 and other Autodesk 2025 products [T6388] [[Spatial_Manager%E2%84%A2_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | (see current Compatible AutoCAD applications)]] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial-manager-for-autocad-2025-compatible/ (Related Blog post)]
+*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
+**Now it is possible to Restrict the Fields Calculator results to the Selected objects only [F3292]
+**Added options within the application for upgrading the license Edition (Professional) and/or to increase the number of license Seats [F2566]
+**EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 11.007 [T6394]
+*'''Fixes'''
+**Several interlocking issues with other third party applications have been fixed [D2627]
+**"User-Agent" was not correctly recognized when querying WMS or WMTS map servers [D2639]
+**Some elements were overlapping in some languages in the Text Files Export options [D2631]
+**Errors were generated in some AutoCAD Map 3D 2025 and Autodesk Civil 3D 2025 installations due to compatibility issues with FDO-based data providers and the SQLite data provider [D2643] [D2644]
+*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
+==March 11, 2024 - Release 9.0.3==
+''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
+*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
+** Points selected in drawing, before running SPMTERRAIN, are now recognized as a valid selection set for the Terrains calculation [F3291]
+**Improved the performance of the OpenStreetMap data provider (OSM, PBF) [F2570]
+*'''Fixes'''
+**On drawings with a wrong Paper Space configuration, the Coordinate Transformation (SPMTRANSFORMCRS) did not work correctly [D2625]
+**Background Map functions accumulated records in the Undo historic [D2628]
+**Errors were generated in the conversion of numeric types when writing to the TextFile provider [D2632]
+**StreetView location map was sometimes not displayed [D2603]
+**Streetview could get locked on the terms and conditions page [D2637]
+*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
+==January 12, 2024 - Release 9.0.2==
+''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
+*'''Improvements/Revisions'''
+**Added Write capability to the ESRI ASCII Raster (.ASC) data provider [D3287]
+*'''Fixes'''
+**Streetview map did not change the view if no Background Map was active [D2592]
+**CTRL + ENTER key combination in the Data Grid did not work in some editions/versions of AutoCAD [D2604]
+**In some cases the Data Grid was not updated after reading new tables [D2621]
+**Errors were generated when 'Hide all' Background Maps from the 'Images' branch of the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2591]
+**An error was generated when trying to Transform the Drawing coordinates from the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2622]
+**The Styles of Thematic Maps type 'Gradient' were incorrectly represented in the Spatial Manager Explorer [D2593]
+**Errors were generated when adding a new Style (Range of values) to an existing 'Gradient' Thematic Map [D2594]
+**The SPMZOOMTOIMPORT command did not work in some cases [D2576]
+**Elastic Deformation (Ruber Sheet) was not correctly applied in large areas [D2586]
+**An error occurred when applying a Buffer on polygons treated as polylines [D2581]
+**Some errors occurred when reviewing the details of a Coordinate Transformation [D2605]
+*Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
+==November 8, 2023 - Release 9.0.1==
 [https://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial-manager-v9-the-tools-you-needed/ (Related Blog post)]
 ''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
 *'''News'''
-**Elastic deformation of geometries (Rubber Sheet) based on 2 or more control points (SPMRUBBERSHEET) [F2632]
+**Elastic deformation of geometries (Rubber Sheet) based on 2 or more control points (SPMRUBBERSHEET) [F2632] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/rubber-sheet-align-geographically/ (Related Blog post)]
 **Exporting Geo-referenced Images and/or Geo-reference and Coordinate System Files (SPMEXPORTIMAGE and SPMWORLDFILE) [F2776]
 **New Zoom to Objects functions [F2407]
@@ Line 13: / Line 127: @@
 ***To those resulting from the last Import process (SPMZOOMTOIMPORT)
 **Invert objects Selection (SPMSELECTINVERSE) [F2631]
-**Import of raster images including GPS location (EXIF) (SPMIMPORTPHOTO) [F2937]
+**Import of raster images including GPS location (EXIF) (SPMIMPORTPHOTO) [F2937] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/import-photo-exif-gps/ (Related Blog post)]
 *'''Improvements/Revisions'''
 **Simultaneous visualization of several Background Maps, with integrated management in the "Explorer" section of the main application palette [F3127]
@@ Line 22: / Line 136: @@
 ***Removed the size limitation of the Background Maps window and now more Groups and/or Maps can be displayed when enlarging the window
 **WMTS Background Map detection has been improved [F3273]
-**Multiple labels of Fields and/or Property values of objects (SPMLABEL) [F3097]
+**A warning is now displayed when capturing and hiding Background Maps if no Map is active [F3276]
+**Multiple labels of Fields and/or Property values of objects (SPMLABEL) [F3097] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/label-using-multiple-fields-and-object-properties/ (Related Blog post)]
 **Creating and editing custom user-defined Coordinate Systems [F2917]
 **It is now possible to export the Object Type in the Export processes [F3255]
@@ Line 29: / Line 144: @@
 **Field Names in KML/KMZ files generated when exporting to Google Earth are now shown in bold [F3263]
 **When exporting ASCII files, the georeference PRJ file is now generated [F3261]
-**Object Type is added as a data Field when importing GML files [F3258]
+**Object Type is added as a data Field when importing GML files [F3258] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/object-type-field-importing-gml/ (Related Blog post)]
 **Now, when Importing elements in empty drawings, the process automatically transforms from CRS 4326 (WGS 84) to CRS 3857 (WGS 84-Pseudo-Mercator) for more formats (GML, GeoJSON, etc.), in addition to the previously available KML/KMZ [F3251]
 **Now, when importing a Raster image, it is possible to recognize the image coordinate system from an associated PRJ file [F3260]
-**When importing SHP files (Shapefiles) that include Z coordinates, the 3D Polylines option is selected by default as the resulting objects. When Import All, this is also the type of object used [F3210]
+**When importing SHP files (Shapefiles) that include Z coordinates, the 3D Polylines option is selected by default as the resulting objects. When Import All, this is also the type of object used [F3210] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/import-z-coordinate-shp-3d-polylines/ (Related Blog post)]
 **The parameters of the last Import process are now maintained when defining the following one [F2681]
 **New data provider for reading Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF (raster) [F3131]
 **GeoJSON and ASCII files Encoding can be selected in the import process [F3268] [F3270]
 **Added support for OpenStreetMap OsmChange (.OSC) [F3247]
-**A proprietary data provider for GeoJSON files is added which, among other improvements over the existing one (based on OGR), recognizes the Coordinate System defined in the file [F3243]
+**A proprietary data provider for GeoJSON files is added which, among other improvements over the existing one (based on OGR), recognizes the Coordinate System defined in the file [F3243] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/import-export-convert-geojson/ (Related Blog post)]
 **Write capability (Export, etc.) is added to the LiDAR Data Provider (.LAS, .LAZ) [F3262]
 **Shapefile MultiPatch file support added [F537]
 **Coordinate transformation 'Geographic Offsets' (EPSG: 9619) has been added [F429]
+**More Coordinate Transformations are now supported using different measure units [F3281]
 **EPSG tables (CRSs and other objects) have been updated to version 10.096 [T5367]
 *'''Fixes'''
@@ Line 47: / Line 163: @@
 **Several PostGIS server connection errors have been fixed [D2572]
 **Errors occurred when reading GeoJSON files that contained duplicate Fields [D2569]
+**Some non-existent tables were displayed in GeoPackage [D2585]
+**When exporting to KML/KMZ (Google Earth) the orientation of some images was incorrect [D2578]
+**Background Maps Image Capture did not work correctly in User Coordinate Systems (UCS) [D2580]
 *Corrections of other minor bugs and other minor improvements
@@ Line 159: / Line 278: @@
 ''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
 *'''Improvements/Revisions'''
-**It is now possible to Import images from Google Earth (.geprint) in 8k resolution [F3203]
+**It is now possible to Import images from Google Earth (.geprint) in 8k resolution [F3203] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/import-google-earth-high-quality-images/ (Related Blog post)]
 **The performance of many operations has been improved by using the AutoCAD progress bar [F3201]
 **The License activation and validation system has been improved to avoid problems when there is an associated debugger [F3204]
@@ Line 175: / Line 294: @@
 ''Important notice: Please check the information about languages, compatibility with AutoCAD versions and other special details or exclusions in the page [[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Compatible_AutoCAD_applications | Compatible AutoCAD applications]])''
 *'''News'''
-**Direct geo-coding: Insertion of points in the drawing from postal addresses (SPMGEOCODING_DIRECT) [F2991]
+**Direct geo-coding: Insertion of points in the drawing from postal addresses (SPMGEOCODING_DIRECT) [F2991] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/direct-geocoding/ (Related Blog post)]
-**Reverse geo-coding: Obtaining postal addresses from objects in the drawing (SPMGEOCODING_REVERSE) [F2991]
+**Reverse geo-coding: Obtaining postal addresses from objects in the drawing (SPMGEOCODING_REVERSE) [F2991] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/reverse-geocoding/ (Related Blog post)]
-**Thematic Maps (SPMTHEMATICMAP / SPMTHEMATICMAPHIDE) [F1053]
+**Thematic Maps (SPMTHEMATICMAP / SPMTHEMATICMAPHIDE) [F1053] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/thematic-maps-dynamic-visualization/ (Related Blog post)]
 **New 'Spatial Manager' Explorer in the main application palette (initially only for Thematic Maps) [F3075]
-**Table Field values Calculator (SPMDATACALCULATOR) [F2634]
+**Table Field values Calculator (SPMDATACALCULATOR) [F2634] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/fields-data-calculator/ (Related Blog post)]
-**Compatibility with AutoCAD Map object data tables and conversion tools [F2924]
+**Compatibility with AutoCAD Map object data tables and conversion tools [F2924] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/read-autocad-map-object-data/ (Related Blog post)]
 **A new data provider for Esri Geodatabase File (GDB) (Read only) has been added [F2432]
 **New functions are added to the application Lisp API ([[Spatial_Manager™_for_AutoCAD_-_FAQs:_Application_Programming_Interface_(API)_("Professional"_edition_only) |Application Programming Interface (API)]])
@@ Line 187: / Line 306: @@
 ***Attach a data Table to an Object (spm_fdattachtable) [F2666]
 *'''Improvements/Revisions'''
-**Support for more 3D object types (3D Faces, 3D Solids, Polyfaces, ...) has been added in the Google Earth KML/KMZ Export, both in the general Export function (SPMEXPORT) and in the Publish to Google Earth function (SPMCREATEKML) [F3034]
+**Support for more 3D object types (3D Faces, 3D Solids, Polyfaces, ...) has been added in the Google Earth KML/KMZ Export, both in the general Export function (SPMEXPORT) and in the Publish to Google Earth function (SPMCREATEKML) [F3034] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/export-more-3d-objects-google-earth/ (Related Blog post)]
 **Added write capability to the GeoJSON file data provider [F3186]
 **Support for all authentication modes is included in the PostGIS v10 and higher server data provider [F3188]
 **Google geolocation is added in the Search for Locations function [F3018]
 **New global configuration of API Keys for geographic service providers, applicable in Background Map servers, Geo-coding services, etc... [F3148]
-**It is now possible to Attach multiple data tables to an object [F3128]
+**It is now possible to Attach multiple data tables to an object [F3128] [https://www.spatialmanager.com/attach-objects-to-multiple-tables/ (Related Blog post)]
 **Added the necessary parameters to be able to define a network domain when configuring a Proxy server [F3146]
 **Now it is possible to use Windows authentication when configuring a Proxy server [F2996]

Difference between revisions of "Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD Changelog"

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October 29, 2024 - Release 9.2.1

July 15, 2024 - Release 9.1.3

April 29, 2024 - Release 9.1.2

April 12, 2024 - Release 9.1.1

March 11, 2024 - Release 9.0.3

January 12, 2024 - Release 9.0.2

November 8, 2023 - Release 9.0.1

September 27, 2023 - Release 8.6.1

August 7, 2023 - Release 8.5.1

May 30, 2023 - Release 8.4.1

March 30, 2023 - Release 8.3.1

February 24, 2023 - Release 8.2.1

December 9, 2022 - Release 8.1.2

November 8, 2022 - Release 8.1.1

October 4, 2022 - Release 8.0.1

June 10, 2022 - Release 7.1.0

March 30, 2022 - Release 7.0.4

October 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.3

August 27, 2021 - Release 7.0.2

July 12, 2021 - Release 7.0.1

May 6, 2021 - Release 6.4.1

January 13, 2021 - Release 6.3.2

December 28, 2020 - Release 6.3.1

August 10, 2020 - Release 6.2.1

April 3, 2020 - Release 6.1.1

December 19, 2019 - Release 6.0.2

November 10, 2019 - Release 6.0.1

June 24, 2019 - Release 5.3.0

April 1, 2019 - Release 5.2.0

January 9, 2019 - Release 5.1.0

November 5, 2018 - Release 5.0.0

June 21, 2018 - Release 4.2.1

April 21, 2018 - Release 4.2.0

November 24, 2017 - Release 4.1.0

October 2, 2017 - Release 4.0.0

March 24, 2017 - Release 3.3.2

December 1, 2016 - Release 3.3.1

November 9, 2016 - Release 3.3.0

May 2, 2016 - Release 3.2.0

March 23, 2016 - Release 3.1.0

February 26, 2016 - Release 3.0.0

May 8, 2015 - Release 2.2.0

March 13, 2015 - Release 1.0.5

January 21, 2015 - Release 1.0.4

October 27, 2014 - Release 1.0.3

September 3, 2014 - Release 1.0.2

June 6, 2014 - Release 1.0.1

June 1, 2014 - Release 1.0.0

April 9, 2014 - Release 0.9.9 (beta)

March 27, 2014 - Release 0.9.8 (beta)

February 28, 2014 - Release 0.9.7 (beta)

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