"Bridging CAD and GIS by providing
direct access to data"

AutoCAD Map 3D software is the leading engineering GIS platform for creating and managing spatial data.

AutoCAD Map 3D bridges CAD and GIS by providing direct access to data, regardless of how it is stored, and by enabling the use of AutoCAD tools for maintaining a broad variety of geospatial information.

Using open source FDO Data Access Technology, AutoCAD Map 3D natively accesses spatial data stored in relational databases, files, and web-based services—providing easy management of large geospatial data sets, while streamlining entire workflows.

With seamless integration of Autodesk MapGuide software, AutoCAD Map 3D is the quickest way to publish data to the web or intranet.

Data Management

• Direct import/export DWG™ data to/from SDF and Oracle®
• Metadata Creation for GIS information
• An abstract that describes the data set
• The area covered by the data set
• The data structure and file format
• The projection or coordinate system of the data
• The dates that the data was collected and how it was collected
• Create Metadata automatically for the current .dwg

GIS Functionality for FDO Accessed Data

• Zone Buffering  -  Create buffer zones on points, lines and polygons
• Create additional map layers for querying the resulting records
• Ad-Hoc Table Joins – Link tables from different sources to enable theming across multiple data sets or databases

DWG to FDO Data Exchange

• DWG to SDF exporting
• SDF to DWG Importing
• DWG to Oracle exporting
• Export all map layers to DWG for transporting to AutoCAD users

Performance, Usability and Stability Enhancements

• 50 – 85% reductions in time required to connect to and load SHP files
• Up to 80% reductions in Bulk Copy times
• Greatly improved performance for Long Transactions with Oracle and ArcSDE
• Enhanced support for Oracle schemas (FDO and non-FDO)
• Faster FDO Raster Provider performance with automatic re-zoom