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===How can I display a Background Map in the drawing?===
 
===How can I display a Background Map in the drawing?===
You can select an image map model to show as Background Map in the drawing by executing the SPMBGMAPSHOW command of Spatial Manager™ for BricsCAD, which you will find in the "Spatial Manager" ribbon, toolbar or drop-down menu. This will open the "Background Map" window to let you select a model from the Maps list. You can find the list arranged using different Tabs for the different Provider (OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, etc.)
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You can select an image map model to show as Background Map in the drawing by executing the 'SPMBGMAPSHOW' command of Spatial Manager™ for BricsCAD, which you will find in the "Spatial Manager" ribbon, toolbar or drop-down menu. This will open the "Background Map" window to let you select a model from the Maps list. You can find the list arranged using different Tabs for the different Provider (OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, etc.)
  
  
[[Image:BGMapsRibbonBCAD2.PNG|border|SPMBGMAPSHOW command in the "Spatial Manager" BricsCAD interface]]
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[[Image:BGMapsRibbonBCAD2.PNG|border|'SPMBGMAPSHOW' command in the "Spatial Manager" BricsCAD interface]]
  
  

Revision as of 18:22, 10 November 2015

Introduction

  • Objective of this section
    • To learn how to show image Maps in the Background of the drawings, which can enhance their quality as well as make them more understandable
  • Topics in this section
    • Select Background Maps models
    • Show / Hide Background Maps
    • Some other tools as "Refresh" or Regen the Background Map under special conditions


How can I display a Background Map in the drawing?

You can select an image map model to show as Background Map in the drawing by executing the 'SPMBGMAPSHOW' command of Spatial Manager™ for BricsCAD, which you will find in the "Spatial Manager" ribbon, toolbar or drop-down menu. This will open the "Background Map" window to let you select a model from the Maps list. You can find the list arranged using different Tabs for the different Provider (OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, etc.)


'SPMBGMAPSHOW' command in the "Spatial Manager" BricsCAD interface


"Background Map" list window

Background Map list window


Background Map applied in a sample drawing

Background Map sample