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1. GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 File Edit GPS Pontyfoutst RES EE 5 frs Sokctod Points On Fraviow F Shure ag Ori Botner bss ajf Aom Edt ca On Tiger act All Wapo Hotar TratPorde biber Ident Lettude Longuda Altitude Symbol Eating AOE 20103 HAMES ELLE CODE 766 j i j 1 1 Heo jul le MAME4 3369 11215 i AIRPORT 1 290071 7 66 7 T T An important Note about viewing the points If all the points selected exceed the Lat Long scale of the map they will not all be shown In this case you will have to scroll change scale or use the Zoom to feature to view them Using the Preview Map The Preview Map shows a simple line plot with labels of the selected points and allows you to view the overall context of the points Unlike the aerial photo and topo maps the preview map is scaled so all of the selected points are shown thereby providing a useful Thumbnail plot of the points To use the Preview Map first select the points from the desired grid then click Preview from the toolbar or main menu The preview map will appear with the points plotted The form contains only a few controls e Draw forces a re draw of the Selected points This is useful if you go back to the main grid and select additional points without closing the Preview window e Draw Points Lines Labels selects the items to draw on the maps Labels refer to the Ident column of the main grid Checking uncheck
2. AMC Inc 2004 Export Se x Step 2 Select Grid and Points Select Gnd to Export From CO Wapponts Rules Tracks Select Points Unselect All Select All Even 2nd Every Sd Every Sth Close lt lt Back Next gt gt Select Columns Step 3 Select Fields for Exporting Text Files This tab lets you choose which columns you will export To designate the columns click in the second row of the grid and a drop down box will appear Select the Column you wish to appear in this position The files will contain only the columns that you designate The delimiter in the text file is based on the type of file you chose in step 1 The check box Include Field Names will place a line at the top of the text file containing the column names that are used We recommend selecting this as it is very helpful when viewing the file from other programs such as Notepad The line can always be deleted with a text editor Click Next to continue p 0 AMC Inc 2004 Export Select File Select Ponts Select Co mng 5 ito Export Step 3 Select Fields for Exporting Text Files Field 1 Field2 Field3 Field4 Field5 Field 6 Field 7 Fiel I Include Field Names Clear All Select Al DXF Info Step 3a Select DXF Information If you are exporting a DXF file this tab will be enabled It is here that you may choose the additional DXF information required by CAD programs You may export the data as p
3. Select File Select Points select Columns DXF Info Export Knowledgebase and FAQ s Knowledgebase and FAQ s The FUN Stuff FUN Activites The OTHER Stuff GPS2CAD Supported Projections Other Resources p2 AMC Inc 2004 Welcome GPS2CAD is a powerful program that allows you to connect to a portable GPS device download the waypoints routes and trackpoints and do some amazing things with them Convert them to the datum of your choice and plot them in AutoCAD Automatically view them on Aerial Photos Topo maps or Tiger maps census maps all retrieved from TerraServer USA one of the largest repositories of public domain mapping on the net Export them to a variety of formats for use in other programs Edit the points Upload them back to your GPS unit E drf files Waypoints Routes i AutoCAD Trackpoints Text files Access mdb Topo Maps Aerial Photos Tiger Maps What s New Product revisions you can view the latest revisions to GPS2CAD on the website click here Help Document Revisions the following is a list of the changes to this help document p3 AMC Inc 2004 1 28 2005 Updated Help files to match Version 3 5 Includes major sections on e Information on the new website GPS2CAD com Information on new Video Help Files Importing points from AutoCAD Importing points from Garmin s MapSource Importing points from Magellan s MapSend Importing points from Other sources
4. 1230 18 CATO 16 39 07 JUL 04 33 5937 112 1475 0 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 3359368 112 1475 2500 18 CATO 18 39 07 JUL 04 A PRE di Mu nm Sr Am EA PS SS PU Gb fi oc Step 6 Select Grid to Import to Route Gnd Track Grid Watch Video Help If you place them into the Route or Track grid you may need to add a route or track header row to the grid that is the target of the import You may do so by clicking the Add Route Header or Add Track Header button 7 007 335937 1121475 a P 33 59368 112 1475 nr sa ones tan enr Step 6 Select Grid to Import to Waypoint Grid Route Grd Track Grid Noute Giric Sid Track Add Route Header Header 500 non p64 AMC Inc 2004 This picture illustrates what a Header Row is in the main grid GPS2CAD for Autocad 2004 2005 Eile Edit GPS Ja _Meps Blot Window Help ES A F Connect ces Get Waypoints Send Waypoints view Paints Plat Lines FE oundos Edit Sort Select All UnSelect all Delete Items Add Waypoints Routes TrackPoints Aaules Dretar Number Ident Latitude Longitude SEE PCT Zone EI _ ssGPSPonts CAD Points ETC INEW ROUTEINEW ROU NAMET 2200 des _ AIRPOR 1 290 601 1219631125 5 AIRPOR 1 290 58 12 196 51 125 j 000 AIRPOR 1 291 03 12 1965 125 _ Ro
5. 2004 GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 WayPoints Za A T Se Map Cine Erase Poit 3 Add Pons zoom To Plot Color Harker Shace i Ciria Zoom dm i i Er Thi lp ae siit AA 1578 Zn To Aerial isi Ahh cones CES 1 ii F y j F fae PORTES RE Lanic AU bo ie Ti iga a he ses 33 tee ie We ake ed ae yf A hi og wa of 4s t r Lar Eol ie ats nd ef ae Mort 0 Add Points Adding points to the map or grid is a simple process e Press the Add Points toolbar button The Add Points window will appear e Check the settings on the Add Points window click Name if you want a specific name enter it here If not you can use the default GPS Symbol select the symbol for the point or series of points you are about to enter Comment enter any comment for the point Add to Grid if checked the point will also be added to the currently selected main grid Add to Map if checked the point will be added to the map you are clicking on you probably want this checked Auto Number especially useful if you are going to enter several points This lets you continuously and each name Is appended with a consecutive number Keep on top forces the window to remain visible as you work The same Add Points window is used when adding points to the maps or the grid However when using in the map window it is not necessary to press the Add b
6. Ce pit GPS ContMoutes Peps Plot Window Hep lt e c CPS Get Waypalys send Wa Powe View Ponts ri FE Panda 2 z M Edit a Real Time Deonet GPS Plot Linse Delete Items Add Poht getalle Un Selectall RETTE Waypoint Faute TrackPants Lattude Longitude Alitude as GPS Parts oyrnbel avE esting vihterlhing A Hume der as CAD Fairis MAME MAKES MAMES TON Tee T03 TEO TOUS 34 59 31 64 34 64 33 54 33 54 34 54 33 59 33 59 43 53 4353 33 61 13 55 112 1 112 16 112 15 11216 112 15 112 15 112 15 112 15 11214 112 15 112 15 112 15 Ws PCI A POINT S YHN WAYPOINT AIRPORT AIRPORT AIRPORT TRACKBACK FEET TRACKBACK FEET TRACKBACK FEET TRACEEACK FEET TRACKBACK FEET Led Ward 1 291 093 72 1 291 093 64 1 231 033 654 1 230 317 586 1 230 317 586 1 530 531 5 88 1 591 035 68 1 231 338 190 1 231 033 335 1 231 527 02 1 371 007 06 12 197 125 0 18144124 12 144114 4 11941144 12 135 505 3 12 155 805 23 12 195 605 3 12 197 139 27 12 196 477 12 197 067 12 197 r6l 2 12 197 070 4 19 jan RA A TAR VFA 1131F TRACKAACK FRFT 1 an 973 d7 Ailus 1 248 3a intent Pastina Lat ST Long TIS Al Gaid Unite US_FT Total WapPointe 36 une UTM NORTH Routes appear in the main Route grid and the Route Direction Distance grid with a Header row that contains the route name and a button that allows you to expand collapse the
7. Every voici E ssing as CAD Point TE 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1288807881 il TRACKBACK FEET 120039682 13 FFT 215 0 TRACKBACK FEET 12907681 13 B50 1205 0 TRACKBACK FEET 12913602 1 23 TO 3459 1215 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1 291 399 4013 4 TF 359 112 5 0 TRACKBACK FEET 12907270 13 25 Te 3459 1215 0 TRACKBACK FEET 12914880 1 26 TH 359 1245 D TRACKBACK FEET 1200817 48 1 2 Toe 360 1215 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1200492 88 13 28 Toe RES 1245 0 TRACKBACK FEET 12912712 1 20 Tore S0 1 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1 291 556 57 1 30 TO SA59 1245 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1291012283 1i 3 T d A59 1214 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1 201 996 653 1 FE Toes 459 41215 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1 291401 70 1 33 TOE 3459 4112145 0 TRACKBACK FEET 120074551 1 I TRACKBACK FEET 1 201 034 0 TRACKBACK FEET 12914173 1i TRACKBACK FEET 1 201 360 458 F en rm al af tos Te en rF Fi aS 0 Adding Deleting Points and Routes Adding Points and Routes Points and Routes can be added to the Waypoint Route and Track point grids In order to add points click the Add Point button on the toolbar The Add Point window will appear and you can fill in the desired information Press OK to insert the point The point will be inserted at the end of the grid If you then want to move it to another row you can Edit right click and drag to the new location see Moving Points p26 AMC Inc 2004 FF Gude urbe
8. Exporting points to several formats Saving Opening Project Files Added Magellan Support 3D plotting for points and blocks Options to regen and zoom extents in ACAD during real time capture Button to Sort Points in grids Fixed Altitude wasn t being recovered during some point downloads Oversize pictures in help file All three direction distance grids now work together Fixed error that occurred when clicking the cancel button during a dxf import export fixed a program crash when exporting dxf files to a drawing that was open in ACAD 0 Video Help In order to make GPS2CAD even easier to use a library of Video Help Files is maintained on the website GPS2CAD com Click Here to view them This is an on going project so if you don t see what you need check back at a later time Quick Start The following steps will get you going simply and easily e Start GPS2CAD Ver 3 5 e From the File Drop down menu select Preferences In the Preferences Window e Select the GPS Setup tab p4 AMC Inc 2004 e Make the following selections o The com port your GPS is connected to o The make of the GPS unit o GPS model type The Garmin model types are distinguished by the number of symbols they maintain internally either 16 symbols for early models or greater than 16 symbols NOTE Magellan units must be set to a baud rate of 4800 and the NMEA string V2 1 GSA To do this use the menu button on the GPS unit to s
9. FASA 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 to se 1015 25 1215 0 1000 1200 1500 50 1230 D 2500 oe 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CATO 16 38 07 JUL 04 18 CATO 16 38 07 JUL 4 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 18 CATO 16 39 07 JUL 04 18 CATO 18 39 07 JUL 04 bA RP i 3 AA AS Hi in Step 4 Required Assignments Insert Custom Info Select Column inset Info X Easting Northing Number Longitude Ident Altitude Latitude Symbol Save Column Sethngs Legend Required SN Optional SetOK BM 8 NotUsed _ Watch Video Help To designate what each column contains click in each cell of the top dark green grid row A drop down box will appear and you can scroll to designate what that column contains Note that the columns default to Not_ Used You need only make the designations indicated by the color coding and as you make them the required assignments label will turn green Making a column selection p60 AMC Inc 2004 Get Points Type of Points Datum Selection Zone Selection Assign Columns Not Used we ne Ce b i 003 iceri i 004 AEE sir Ongnuc A aiai remi pi QU iit deIa Tau ELL Symbol 007 Easting be Northing nm Meljiionicl The column assignment window with all the selections made p61 Import Get Points Type of Points Datum
10. Harms w y aes ae Tio LL JL TS a Press the Edit h Potton wapone Roues TrackPonte Number keni Lelie Longitade Alb RE nating YN A Numbi Lo GPS Pointe AD Ponts 18 TM 358 11215 D TRACKBACK FEET 16380796 1210 KR TO 358 216 D TRACKBACK FEET 1291 33682 1219 MN TOA 3360 1215 D TRACKBACK FEET 12907969 1219 2 TOUS 58 816 D TRACKBACK FEET 129136026 1219 NN TOG 3 59 1216 eT nan 39640 1219 3 TOF 3358 11215 e 1219 SEY TOI 355 411215 a Click the pang to 8630 12 19 d TOS 3358 11815 mowe ck and 746 1210 D Toe 6D 11815 to geag 1219 5 Toe 358 185 h M m iia Toe 3360 11215 oe __TESl66667 12 19 f f Aar EED 12910823 1219 D 0 ARE TRACKBACK FEET 1291 990645 12100 7 Po TRACKBACK FEET 129140170 12 19 ea F TRACKBACK FEET 12078681 1210 6 TETE TRACKBACK FEET 1291217239 1219 RES H5 AE 1 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1291 360406 12 19 9 LE ES Ge 0 TRACKBACK FEET 120 09414 1219 cea toa in Maps Sample Maps Four types of maps are available in GPS2CAD Preview The preview map is provide for the convenience of seeing the selected points as a simple line plot with labels It is generated within GPS2CAD and does not rely on AutoCAD More on using the Preview map can be found here The following is a sample of a Preview Map p28 AMC Inc 2004 GPSFLAD for AutoCAD 2004 Testing Purposes P Pat Lime Lab A
11. Selection Number lident 002 003 004 005 006 7 00 8 P A m ee Legend Required Assign Columns 33 59351 33 59467 335937 33 5937 33 5937 33 5937 33 59368 A FAA Save Column Sethnge Watch Video Help Optional 12 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 Tu oo Step 4 Required Assignments AMC Inc 2004 ME one Selection Column Assignments Select a 1015 25 16 CRTD 00 15 23 APR O4 1215 0 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 1000 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 1200 18 CRTD 16 38 07 JUL 04 1500 50 18 CRTD 16 38 07 JUL 04 1230 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 0 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 2500 18 CRTD 18 39 07 JUL 04 Am a eS OS AA AS Gb iO Insert Custom Info SetOkK D NotUsed Close lt lt Back Next gt gt Insert Custom Info In some situations you may need to overwrite or supply custom information into the text file This control will allow you to place this information into the grid The information will be place in all the rows in the grid i e you can t place it in only some points A good example of this would be to make a Symbol designation for all the points To use this control 1 Select the Column the information will be place into 2 Type the custom information into the text box below 3 Click Insert Info and the information will be written into the grid Insert Info j insert Cus
12. cev My Computer Files of type CSW Comma Delimited csv Cancel CSY Comma Delimited Fes aI Test File Comma Delimited tait Tab File Tab Delimited tab Text File Tab Delimited tet Microsott Access File mdb Select the desired file If you are not sure about what kind of Text file you have try opening it in Notepad to determine the kind of delimiters it uses p55 33 59368 33 59351 33 59467 33 5937 335937 33 5937 33 5937 3359368 33 59364 Watch Video Help 1121475 112 1475 12 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 Click the NEXT button to continue 1015 25 1215 0 1000 1200 1500 50 1230 0 2500 1800 Type of Points tab Step 2 Choose the type of points AMC Inc 2004 Once you open the file the main import grid is populated with them information one line at a time From this point on the type of file delimiter you selected does not matter The path to the file is displayed in the label below the grid This is only for reference during the There is no practical limit to the number of points that can be inserted from the import file Get P ints Type of Points Datum Selection Zone Selection Column Assignments Grid Selection Select Fil 18 CATO 00 15 23AFPR 04 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CATD 16 38 07 JUL 04 16 CATO 16 38 07 JUL 04 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 18 CRTD 18
13. comma or tab delimited text files can be exported 0 mporting Points FROM AutoCAD Points can be uploaded from AutoCAD to GPS2CAD by following this procedure Open the AutoCAD drawing switch back to GPS2CAD Go to File Import Points ACAD Points GPS2CAD for Autocad 2004 2005 is File Edit GPS FPoints Routes Maps Plot Window Help Qipen Project 24 Co Save Project 7 Send Waypoints Wie Save Project As ACAD Points Garmin MapSource Import Points Export Points Magellan MapSend Print Other Print Setup Purchase Enter Purchase Code Preferences Exit C Program Files GPS2CAD acuna por Read the Import Information box and click OK The following window appears p47 AMC Inc 2004 Import from ACAD Mmea Step 1 Select Grid Zone Current Grid UTM_NAD_27 Select one Step 2 Select Grid to Import to f Waypoint Grid f Route Grid Header step 3 Get Points Get ACAD Points Watch Video Help e Enter the ZONE that the points are in You must know this in advance in order to import the points If you choose the wrong zone the resulting Latitude Longitude translation will be incorrect If you do not know what zone you are in and the points are near to your current location you may get the zone by setting your GPS to read out in the same UTM system and checking the zone that is displayed but only if the points are in the
14. is the Identifying name or ID of the point that was used in the GPS unit It can be changed edited as needed Latitude Longitude as GPS Points these columns show the coordinates of the point as contained in the GPS database It is IMPORTANT to understand that in all cases the GPS units maintain an internal database in WGS 84 datum the native format designed for Satellite GPS work Most GPS units will DISPLAY the points in several different datums but they are maintained internally in WGS 84 and this is the format that is downloaded from the GPS Altitude if the GPS unit maintains the altitude of the point in it s internal database it is downloaded and shown here As with datum projections most GPS units show the calculated altitude on the screen but relatively few units maintain the altitude in the database More about Altitude can be found here Symbol This columns shows a text description of the Symbol number used by that point Different GPS units have different Symbol libraries and the correct library is used in this column based on the Setup selections You can change the symbol by clicking the Edit button and then clicking in the Symbol column a drop down selection box will appear and you can choose a new symbol If you are in doubt about the symbol to use try Waypoint as this is like a default for most GPS units X Easting Y Northing Zone as CAD Points These columns show the calculated coordinates based on the
15. on the setting in preferences Default is 3D e Plot Lines This plots an AutoCAD Lightweight Polyline Note that this is different than the Real Time plotting which uses regular lines Lightweight polylines do not have an elevation attribute for each vertex that s why they re Lightweight and also why they are not inserted in 3D e Plot Points plots an AutoCAD Point also known as nodes MAKE SURE you have your AutoCAD settings so the points are visible If you re not sure set PDMode 32 to display points as a Circle and set the PDSIZE something greater than zero These can be set from the ACAD command line by typing POMODE enter or PDSIZE enter e Plot Blocks this uses a block with Attributes to display the point information shown in the Grid Blocks take a long time to plot and add a lot of clutter to the drawing so use them Sparingly 0 Getting Points from AutoCAD See the section Uploading Points FROM AutoCAD 0 Points and Routes Editing Points and Routes The Point information in the main grids can be edited However during normal use they are locked to prevent accidental changes In order to Edit the points you must click the Edit button This will enable the main grids to be edited and it will remain this way until the button is clicked again When editing most of the information can be changed If the coordinates are changed the corresponding coordinate calculations are made and shown as GPS Po
16. pe 1 231 033 325 1 291 527 02 Lest 001 06 Pan 471 47 12 137 091 99 12 137 760 25 T2134 07044 19100 Rall Fd CATO le 44 C4 CATO 164409 CATO 0444 00 CET Neda w h TOO T04 Tagg TH 31 53 13 60 31 59 VAN 112 15 112 15 W215 117 1 TRACKBACK FEET TRACKBACK FEET TRACKBACK FEET TRACT ALE TE FT dilu 1 248 34 Gaid Units US FT Cinnt Foatinre Lat 44 11 one UTM_NORTH Long TIRS MI Tolal WapPuints 36 Direction Distance Grids The Direction Distance grids show the information from point to point of those shown in the main grid to it s left e Number Ident these columns are extracted from the grid to the left showing the consecutive number of the point and it s given identification e Direction the direction is calculated as an azimuth 0 to 360 in Degrees based on a Simple geometric calculation of the Grid coordinates as CAD Points of each point No attempt at showing differences between True North and Magnetic North is made Note the Units drop down box above the grid This can vary the Distance value shown in the grid based on the selected units More about this is found here _ Real Tir Disconnect GPS adel Point z Fid Poiria Number ident Direction Cestenice Deg 126 01 Th Hide 1 248 34 Brid Unite LS FT p19 AMC Inc 2004 Sorting Points The Sort button on the main toolbar will sort the points in the Wayp
17. 37 335937 3359368 33 59364 112 1475 112 1475 12 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 MAD 27_US_EAST NAD 27 US CONUS NAD 27 US ALASKA NAD amp 3 European Projectors Expand All Watch Video Help 1215 0 1000 1200 1500 50 1230 2500 1800 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CARTO 16 38 07 JUL 04 18 CRTD 16 38 07 JUL 04 18 CATO 16 39 07 JUL 04 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 18 CATO 18 39 07 JUL 04 16 CRTD 17 39 07 JUL 4 LatLong datum used in western US based on NAD 27 R Cose lt lt Back 0 Zone Selection tab Zone Selection If you selected UTM State Plane points in Step 2 you must tell the wizard what zone these points are in Even if the zone is contained in the text file you must make the selection manually at this point You must also tell the wizard what units the grid is in If you chose a State Plane coordinate system in Step 3 the Zone designated is implicit in the p58 AMC Inc 2004 selection you made The Zone selection box will be disabled Notes 1 All the points must be in the SAME zone 2 Only Numeric Zone designations are used If there is a letter designator with the zone ignore it Get Points Type of Points Datum Selection Zor tion Column Assignments Grid Selection Select 2 Mot Used Not_Used Not Used INot_Used Not Used Not Used No
18. 39 07 JUL 04 18 CRTD 17 39 07 JUL 04 File Name CADocuments and Setings Mark CriglenMy Documents GPS2C4D30 Working Testing Files Other import tesfipointsLatLong csv 0 The wizard does not yet know what kind of points you are importing so you must tell it on this tab Two kinds can be imported p56 AMC Inc 2004 Lat Long points if the text file contains the point location in DECIMAL latitude and longitude select this When you choose this you must also tell the wizard what units the altitude are in for the incoming file make this selection UTM or State Plane Coordinates if the points are in an XYZ system make this selection Notes 1 2 3 When importing Lat Long points they MUST be in Decimal Degrees If they are not and the program that generated the file can not export them in this format you may be able to put them into an Excel spreadsheet and have a column formula that creates the decimal degrees then re export the file Future editions of GPS2CAD will expand this units selection You may have a text file that has Lat Long AND XYZ formats In this case simply choose which one that you want to use Since you can have points in Lat Long or XYZ format this can become a batch convert from one datum to another 4 Note the text box at the bottom that provides feedback as you continue through the wizard Import oints Datum Selection one Selection Column Assignments Grid Selection Sele
19. 9 E 1 i J 4 5 MAMES 3369 112 15 0 AIRPORT 1290 317 08 12 79 3 HAMEA 3369 112 15 ij AIRPORT 1290 31 00 12 19 MAMES 3369 112 15 AIRPORT 1290 531700 12 79 4 ry 112 15 TRACKBACK FEET 129709300 12 15 aes TRACKBACK FEET 12914910 1219 LE 4 Tuo 3369 112 14 0 Zoom To Point An important feature when working with the maps is the Zoom To capabilities This feature is available on the mapping window toolbar and brings up the Zoom To window This window allows you to move the map to a specific point or location The Zoom to Point text box will be populated with the selected points from the grid By Selecting the desired point and the Zoom to Point Go button the map will be recentered at it s current scale with the selected point at the center This is especially useful if one of the selected points is not visible in the current window TIP The Zoom to Coordinate boxes allow you to enter a specific Latitude and Longitude Pressing the accompanying Go button will recenter the map at that location This allows you to view a specific area without having any points selected or even having a GPS connected You can also select Add Points click on the map and have the points entered into the grid From there you can use the points for uploading to the GPS exporting or plotting in AutoCAD TIP Use the point preview map to get a birds eye view of all the points in one plot p36 AMC Inc
20. 93 RGF93 FRENCH GRID RGF_93 Deutsches Haupt Dreiecks Netz DHDN Potsdam D HDN Gauss Boaga Based on the ROME_40 datum ITALIAN _GRID_ZONE_1 ITALIAN_GRID_ZONE_2 Luxembourg Based on the LUREF datum LUXEMBOURG_GRID p 4 T 7 O gt IE 3 5 lt 3 a sl S z a S i lt AMC Inc 2004 NORWEGIAN_GRID_ZONE_1 NORWEGIAN_GRID_ZONE_2 NORWEGIAN _GRID_ZONE_3 NORWEGIAN _GRID_ZONE_4 NORWEGIAN_GRID_ZONE_5 NORWEGIAN _GRID_ZONE_ 6 NORWEGIAN_GRID_ZONE_ 7 NORWEGIAN _ GRID_ZONE_8 Belgium Belge Lambert 1972 BELGIUM GRIDBELGIUM_ GRID ertan it National Grid BNG Based on the OSGB _36 BRITISH GRID Ireland irish Grid Based in the IRELAND_ 65 datum IRISH_GRID Swedish Grid Rikets Nat 2 5 gon V Based on the OWISS_ GRID SWISS_GRID_LV95 Norway Based on the NGO 48 datum Swiss Swiss Grid Based on the CH1903 datum Pacific Projections Australian Map Grid AMG 84 based on the AGD_ 84 datum improved version of AGD 66 Australia UTM AMG 84 Map Grid Australia MGA 94 based on the geocentric GDA_94 datum The difference to AMG 84 JUTM_MGA_94 is about 200 meters New Zealand Map Grid NZMG based on the NZGD_49 datum NZMG New Zealand NZMG New Zealnd Transverse Mercator NZTM based on the NZGD_2000 datum DO Universal Projections Universal Transverse Mercator UTM is a global grid coordinate system designed to work everywhere except at the poles It contains coordinates and a Zone desi
21. E Ad ts Gus M Deep oe Top FF Bid To Map a maoa TAACKEACE ET TRACKBACK FEET TAACKBACE FEET ToAckhRace FEET Deleting Points and Routes To delete an item first select see Selecting then press the Delete Items button CKBACK FEET 1 269 807 965 1219 BAC LILIA 12 i 20 TH3 3359 SS 3 ans F J e La Jo ee l i 5 Hy TRACKBACK FEET 1291871286 120 TRACKBACK FEET 1 201 556 57 1219 amp TRACKBACK FEET 1291092253 1219 Pa i TRACKBACKIFEET 1 291 536 65 12191 7 a TRACKBACK FEET 1 291 401 70 1849 a TAACKBACK FEET 1 290 785 601 1219 i TRACKBACK FEET 12914739 1219 3 i TRACKBACK IFEET 1 291 360 46 120 LUN dre Moving Points in the grid Points may be moved to a new location in the grid by following this procedure e Click the Edit button and make sure it is depressed e Highlight the point to move by clicking it s row p27 AMC Inc 2004 e Right click the highlighted row and while holding down the right click drag the point to a new location A thick indicator bar will show the new location e Release the right click at the desired location e Click the Edit button to prevent editing Note that the points will be renumbered consecutively GPS 7CAD for AutoCAD 2004 Fike Edit GPS PointyRcutes Mape Pht Window Heh reeckGPS GetlWaypais Send Waypoint Vire Pointe Pict Lines aj Ronda Edit Talot All Uni Sakct All Dolata
22. GPS2CAD User s Manual The Grand Canyon AMC Inc 2004 AMC Inc 2004 Table of Contents Welcome What s New Video Help Quick Start The IMPORTANT Stuff Purchasing Purchase On Line Upgrading Quick Look Tour Features Preferences Grids and Units GPS Units ACAD Settings Misc the MAIN PROGRAM Splash Screen Open Save Projects Connecting to GPS Downloading Points and Routes Grid Columns Sorting Points Main Window Controls Direction Distance Grid Round off Working with AutoCAD Sending Points TO AutoCAD Getting Points from AutoCAD Points and Routes Editing Points and Routes Selecting and Unselecting Points Adding Deleting Points and Routes Moving Points in the grid Maps Sample Maps Map Window Controls Viewing Selected Points Using the Preview Map Viewing the Map Window without points Deleting Points and Routes Zoom To Point Add Points Moving around on a map pl OWMONN DODD OOP R CO AMC Inc 2004 Deleting points on Map About Map Scale Zoom About using the maps in AutoCAD Real Time Capture Capturing Points To Access Printing Printing Print Prevew Print Setup Importing and Exporting data Introduction Importing Points FROM AutoCAD Importing from Garmin s MapSource Importing from Magellan s MapSend Importing from Other Get Points tal Type of Points tab Datum Selection tab Zone Selection tab Column Assignments tab Grid Selection tal Select Points tab Verify and Import tab Exporting Points
23. MapSend When working with Waypoints Go to Waypoints Export p52 AMC Inc 2004 M MapSend Topo US File View Tools Search Regions Waypoints Tracks GPS log Options amp et Scale ie Place Waypoints F3 112908 Build Route Ctri F5 Edit RouteAWaypoint Shift F5 Load fromm File Save to File Export Import Clear All Download from GPS Upload to GPS Enter the File Name Select Waypoints Routes Files txt Click Save Save As Save Ir E My Documents 9 About TerraServer US4_ files 9 42TechSoft New gt 4erial Photos_files 9 42TechSoft Subs GAME Inc 9 42TechSott Web 9 4rchive for InletMaster_TimeLack_Layer sans bin O AutocAD Type Libraries Black Belt Clips G 4utodesk ABN Stuff Books Program KT File name magellan test wept txt gave Save as type Waypoints F outes Files txt Lancel Select this file for import to GPS2CAD When working with Tracks Go to Tracks Export p53 AMC Inc 2004 MapSend Topo US File _iew Ti Tools Se Search arch Regions Waypoints EE Tracks GPS log Options Help Show e Profile Control Center Fe Load from File Save to File ee worms a AP idrose Di eee Clear Download from GPS Upload to GPS Af Corrine D Select this file for import to GPS 2CAD Step 2 Inside GPS2CAD Go to File Import Points Magellan MapSend Waypoints and Routes or T
24. TANT Stuff Purchasing Purchase On Line How To Purchase GPS2CAD Purchasing GPS2CAD is quick and easy e On the File drop down menu select Purchase This will take you to our credit card processing site known as SharelT e Select the license model you want Four are available Single license entitles you to one copy of the program Combo license entitles you to three copies of the program one office one laptop one home Site license entitles you to use the program on all the computers at one site This means a Single street address If a company that buys it has branch offices in several locations a site license permits you to use the program at one site World license entitles you to use the program at all the branch offices of a single company This does not include affiliate companies or companies owned by one which purchases the program It s one company i e XYZ Corporation world wide e Follow the online instructions for purchasing Note that there are also provisions for ordering by fax or purchase order e Once the funds clear you will be mailed a user name and release code KEEP THESE INA SAFE PLACE YOU WILL NEED THEM FOR ANY RE INSTALLATION KEEP THEM IN A COMPUTER FILE BECAUSE THE RELEASE CODE IS VERY LENGTHY AND BEST ENTERED BY CUT AND PASTE e Once the release code has been accepted by GPS2CAD re start the program The 5 point restriction is removed and the main window header no longer reads Demo
25. Version Enter Registration _ OX Registration Mame PO Registration Kep Cancel Upgrading When upgrading to the latest version of GPS2CAD you may need to do an uninstall of the old p6 AMC Inc 2004 version and a new install of the latest version The program uses Install Shield and is a Straight forward process When upgrading from a 3 1 xx version to 3 5 xx version a new license key is required This is a no cost upgrade and the keys are available from the publisher for paid owners See the website www gps2cad com for contact information When upgrading within the 3 5 series the same license key should continue to work as it did before you kept it right The first thing you should do upon beginning the new version is to go into the setup and verify your preference settings you may have to re apply the correct settings As always with a computer BACK UP YOUR HARD DRIVE before installing new software including GPS2CAD 0 Quick Look Tour Main features e Works with most Garmin and Magellan GPS receivers Imports waypoints routes and tracks Works with AutoCAD versions 14 01 2000 2002 2004 2005 Plots the points on public domain Aerial Photos Topo Maps and Tiger Maps Works in English and Metric units including the U S foot slightly different than International foot e Exports and imports Waypoints routes and track points to from o dxf files for use in other CAD progra
26. al Survey department and Microsoft o Aerial photos at 4 resolutions o Tiger maps census maps o Topographic maps at various resolutions e Scroll to new locations on the maps or define the location to view by latitude longitude e Plots a preview map showing points lines and labels ps AMC Inc 2004 e Allows the placement of new points on a photo topo map and then sending that point back to the main grid for AutoCAD plotting or upload to GPS e Allows saving the map point image to a file e Provides a convenient internet link to buy the map you are viewing e Allows addition deletion of points to the map and the main grid Preferences e Select an output from 46 different artesian grid systems covering most of the world including United States Britain Europe Australia and New Zealand o UTM o NAD 27 o NAD 83 o State Plane Coordinate systems e User selectable round off of numeric data full numeric data is preserved for calculations e Provides short help notes about the datums e Selection of plotting layer and color for AutoCAD mport Export Features e Exports dxf e Imports Exports text files comma tab or space delimited e Imports Exports Microsoft Access 2000 database Printing Features e Prints copies of waypoints routes and trackpoints e Print Preview function Other features e Web based purchase with almost immediate access to the release code Preferences Grids and Units The native format for points i
27. as a continuous line you p41 AMC Inc 2004 must convert them to a joined polyline in AutoCAD ACAD Zoom Extents after every point ACAD Regen after every point These two settings are designed to make it easier when capturing and plotting into ACAD on Short time intervals On occasion you may be capturing points within seconds of each other and place a heavy load on AutoCAD s ability to keep up with the zooms and regens If this becomes a problem try unchecking these selections until you find a combination of zooms regens capture interval that works for your setup e Add to Access this adds a points to an Access 2000 database If you want to start a new database click File New and if you want to append to an existing database click File Open Note that the existing database has a specific structure and must have been created using GPS2CAD There is a special section on capturing on Access here Once these selections are made click Begin to start the capture The start button will switch to a pause button Click pause if you need to temporarily pause the capture or Cancel to stop completely Here are a few tips about using this feature You can add points to Grid ACAD and Access all at once if you want or any combination of the three Try plotting lines in AutoCAD with a very short capture interval i e 0 1 min and switch to AutoCAD to watch the line grow If you are stationary at your desk the resulting plot s
28. c 0000 DO Vv Lower Al DO 00000 You can then enter a location to view through the Zoom To option and entering the Latitude and Longitude to view The map will appear with the desired location at it s center GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 WayPoints Fie Edit GPS Pontos Mage Plot Window Hel amp f7 A ace Eraso Pont Add Poi doom To Pt Color i To Arria Flap See Zoom to Point for more information Example of the map window displayed when no points are selected O Deleting Points and Routes Deleting Points and routes is done from the Main Grids Waypoint Route or Trackpoint In order to delete the points or route header you must first select the items then click the p35 AMC Inc 2004 Delete Items button on the toolbar or Edit Delete Items from the drop down menu Press ok to confirm your selection Note that if you have multiple routes and delete a route header row the remaining points will be added to the route above it and renumbered consecutively Be sure to check for the possibility of duplicate names Ident column in the resulting route _ GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 EN 5 a M m Get WT Send Mrnir s Mers Point Pigt Lines aff j Homi a Edit Skct All T Lin So lect Al Cote Pic rita wape Routes TrackPorts ree Ben Delete Points Number Idert Lsitude Delete Here as GES button 1 1369 j 2 53 69 4 3469 4 136
29. ce Project Confluence org Somewhere along the way people began to wonder What s at 32 deg N 112degW or something like that The effort is to photograph all the even degree Latitude Longitude locations on earth Confluence org is a website where this is conducted and the photographs are posted If you want to participate pick an even p73 AMC Inc 2004 Lat Long locations use your GPS to go there photograph it along with your GPS unit for proof and send tt in There are of course many other activities for having fun with your GPS and your copy of GPS2CAD We d love to hear from you 0 The OTHER Stuff GPS2CAD Supported Projections Supported Grids Map Projections American Projections UTM based on NAD 27 UTM_NAD_27 UTM based on NAD 83 UTM_NAD_ 83 SPCS 27 State Plane Coordinate System from PCO a 1927 Based on the NAD 27 datum SPCS 83 State Plane Coordinate System from SPCS_83 1983 Based on the NAD_ 83 datum European Projections Bundesmeldenetz BMN AUSTRIAN GRID M28 AUSTRIAN GRID M31 AUSTRIAN GRID M34 Rijksdriehoekstelse RD based on the DUTCH_GRID AMERSFOORT datum Kartastokoordinaattijarjestelma KK Based in the JF TINNISH_GRID_ZONE_1 FINLAND_HAYFORD datum FINNISH_GRID_ZONE_2 FINNISH_GRID_ZONE_3 FINNISH_GRID_ZONE_4 Lambert NTF FRENCH GRID _ZONE_1 FRENCH GRID _ZONE_2 FRENCH GRID _ZONE_3 FRENCH GRID _ZONE_4 FRENCH GRID _ZONE 2 ETENDU FRENCH GRID_GRAND_ CHAMP Lambert
30. ct H 3359369 1121475 101525 18 CRID 00 15 23 APR 04 33 59351 33 59467 33 5937 33 5937 33 5937 33 5937 33 59368 33 59364 112 1475 1121475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1476 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 1215 0 1000 1200 1500 50 1230 0 2500 1800 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 18 CATD 16 38 07 JUL 04 18 CATO 16 38 07 JUL 04 18 CATO 16 39 0 JUL 04 18 CATD 16 39 0 JUL 04 18 CATO 18 39 0 JUL 04 18 CATO 17 39 07 JUL 04 Step 2 Choose the type of points you are importing C UTM or State Plane Coordinates La Long points N Altitude Units FEET These are lalong points of some datum and will be converted to the current output Datum Click Next to continue Watch Video H elp 0 p57 AMC Inc 2004 Datum Selection tab Step 2 Select Datum Grid for Import points On this tab you tell the wizard what datum the incoming points are in The selection box resembles the same one as in the Preferences window with one major difference If you selected Lat Long point type in Step 2 you will see only Lat Long datums to choose from If you selected UTM State Plane points the box will have only these datums to choose from Select the datum and click Next to continue Import Get Points Type of Points Datum Selection one Selection Column Assignments Grid Selection Select a 3359369 1121475 101525 18 CRID 0015 23 APR 04 3354351 3359467 33 5937 335937 3354
31. ee TR OU can affects aypoints m Tra Mi AIEEE wae 112 1476 a A ongitude 0 a 2 335936 1121475 0 BE 3 335936 1121475 0 4 4 335936 1121475 0 0 Working with AutoCAD Sending Points TO AutoCAD Sending points to AutoCAD is a simple process e Verify the AutoCAD settings in Setup e Select the points to plot These may be Waypoints Route points or Track points DO NOT select a Route Header e Start AutoCAD and begin a drawing it does not have to be a blank drawing it can be an existing drawing e Return to GPS2CAD and click Plot Lines or one of the Menu items Plot Lines Plot Points or Plot Blocks e Return to AutoCAD to view the items EESECAD for AutoCAD 2004 FR E CS GAWE Damon Yew Paire apr I Aouad 2 II Edt Selecta gt Un Solact All Miaon Flutes TeschPonis Merber Ident Loue bog cha Suds _ Eeving Le os CAD Polite a e m a a Ga a TRACKBACK FEET 1 201 656 88 12 15 DETT ELL T 0 TRACK BECK FEET 1 28950796 1219 80 mma 3359 MES 0 TRACKBACK FEET 1 251338 82 1219 21 TO14 3360 112 15 fl TRACK BSCE FEET 1 290 7S6 91 12 19 Be TMS 3359 1215 0 TRACKBACK FEET 19136086 121 aa TOE 3359 112 15 i TRACEBACK FEET 1 2913340 12 19 Bd TOI 3359 215 D TRACKBACK FEET 12907270 12 19 p24 AMC Inc 2004 A few notes about the items plotted e Lines are not plotted in 3D Points and blocks may be plotted in 3D depending
32. ent Ca IC The Real Time Capture window will appear p40 AMC Inc 2004 Real Time Capture Capture Information Interval in Minutes 1 k Default Name POINT Auto Increment he Name Default Symbol DEFAU LT g Where to add points Add to Grid iw Add To ACAD W Points Blocks ACAD Zoom Extents after every point ACAD Regen after every point Add to Access mdb Ur File Name Total Ponts Added Begin Cancel Watch Video Help M Keep on Top Provide the requested information e Interval in minutes enter the desired interval in minutes or decimal fractions that you want to capture the GPS points e Default Name enter a default name to use e Auto Increment Name checking this box will automatically add a consecutive number to the end of the Name In most cases leave this checked e Default symbol select the symbol to assign to the captured point If you re not sure select Waypoint e Add To Grid If you want the point to be added appended to the current grid check this box The point will appear with the coordinate translations and other information e Add To ACAD If you want to add the points to Your AutoCAD drawing make sure to start AutoCAD and begin a drawing Select the items you want to plot Plotting points and blocks will provide the same results as plotting from the main grid However plotting lines will product line segments not Lightweight polylines If you want them
33. equent operation The drop down menu allows for selecting All a repeat of the toolbar button every 2nd every 3rd every 5th or every 10th point in the grid e Unselect All de selects all the points in the CURRENT grid e Delete Items Deletes all the Selected items from the CURRENT grid e Add Points Brings up the Add Points window p21 AMC Inc 2004 e Find Points Brings up the Find Points window e Waypoints Routes TrackPoints tabs displays the respective grid Note that all of these can be populated at one time and you can click between them for viewing e Current Position Label shows the current position being read from the GPS unit screen real time information not the database e Total Waypoints shows the total waypoints in the Current Grid e Datum Shows the current Datum and Zone if applicable that has been selected in Setup e Grid Units Shows the current Grid Units that were selected in Setup Re for AutoCAD 2000 Beta Version D Ce pit GPS ContMoutes se Plot widow Help Mm 2 2 5 5 3 3 iay poini ise nea View Points Plot Linge Real Time Disconnect GPS aj Rounds 2 Edit SelectAll LnSskctAal Delete Items Add Pot Fing Pointe eapite Router TrackPonis Muriber lderil Lattude Lenigiude Alitude rnb ME asting Yrordthing A a GPS Ponts ag CAD F irits 1 33 59 112 15 AT FOIN I 1 291 06327 12197 125 0 33 69 112 16 Wey POINT 1 231 093 72 12194124 7 3 54 112 15 e
34. erial Photos and Topo Maps these are obtained from the TerraServer USA website which provides public domain mapping of the United States and selected territories For the most part it does not provide images outside the U S Aerial Photo Er F EL EL Le De ng ie Dies ME 10 6 0 i me Eau a x A E Le SW nd el PPri aa z jt A By BO A pa M T UT Ms i qi L 7 f 8 7 L 7 D d p29 AMC Inc 2004 Topo Maps GPSZ7CAD for AutoCAD 7004 Testing Purposes YWayPoints Tiger Maps also known as Census Maps are obtained from another public domain site Because of the restrictions of this kind of display only one point at a time can be displayed However it is more flexible with display Scale allowing more choices than the aerial and topo maps p30 AMC Inc 2004 se of buy TheMan i prendte word i PEGO O Map Window Controls The map windows have their own toolbars and controls Save Map brings up a dialog box that saves the current map as a bitmap file In case you re wondering about sending the map into AutoCAD click here Close closes the window Add Points brings up the Add Points dialog window Zoom To brings up the Zoom to Point dialog window Plot Color brings up a color dialog box that lets you select the color to plot the point symbol in Marker Shape selects the marker shape to use when plotting the points o
35. et these values press Menu Setup Baud Rate 4800 Baud and Menu Setup NMEA V 2 1 GSA Select the ACAD Settings tab and choose o The Layer and Scale for plotting Blocks in AutoCAD o The Layer and Color for plotting lines and points in AutoCAD Select the Grid and Units tab e Select the desired output datum To start we recommend American Projections UTM_ NAD 27 This is the default setting for translating from WGS 84 datum e From the Units drop down box select US Foot best used for everything except the unique American datums e Leave the other settings at their default values e Click Save and Close button In the Main Window e From the Main Form click Connect GPS e Wait for the green light to appear indicating Connection OK e Click Get Waypoints The points are loaded Viewing Maps Left click in the point grid and drag to highlight the points you want to view or plot e To view the points on a TerraServer USA map click View Points for an Aerial or select the down arrow and then the map type you want Plotting in AutoCAD Start AutoCAD begin a drawing and then minimize the session of AutoCAD Return to GPS2CAD Select the points to plot in the Waypoint Grid Click the Plot Lines button to plot the points as lines You will receive a Plot Complete message Return to AutoCAD to view the points That s all there is to the Quick Start O p5 AMC Inc 2004 The IMPOR
36. gnation UTM based on WGS 84 for the northern hemisphere UTM_NORTH UTM based on WGS_ 84 for the southern hemisphere UTM_SOUTH UTM based on ETRS_ 89 Used in Europe UTM_ETRS_89 UTM based on ED_50 Older system used in Europe JUTM_ED_50 0 Other Resources Here are some related links vou may find helpfule U S Geological Survey The Grandaddy of Map sites p75 AMC Inc 2004 TerraServer USA This is where GPS2CAD gets it s maps from The new all geek recreation site Geodetic Datum Overview A primer on Datums Geoplace com The authoritative Resource for Spatial Information their words Geocomm com The GeoCommunity is THE place for the Geographic Information Systems GIS CAD Mapping and Location Based industry professionals enthusiasts and students to gather their words GPSworld com An excellent magazine about all things GPS Online and printed Ordnance Survey The British National GPS Network National Geodetic Survey Not the same as USGS but a very interesting Government site U S Census Bureau This is where GPS2CAD s Tiger maps come from A great outdoor site p76 AMC Inc 2004 ndex _A About Map Scale Zoom 39 About using the maps in AutoCAD 40 ACAD Settings 12 Add Points 37 C Column Assignments tab 59 Connecting to GPS 14 _D Datum Selection tab 58 Deleting points on Map 38 Downloading Points and Routes 16 DXF Info 71 ns Export 72 Exp
37. hows the accuracy of your GPS unit the shorter the lines the more accurate 0 To Access The program wil capture points and place them into an Access 2000 database This gives you the potential of writing an application that reads this information as it comes in and processing it as you need to Note however that there may be some concurrency issues in multi user access to the database The database is opened with a dynamic recordset which provides a live view of the data But the application that consumes this data must perform a periodic requery of the database to see the changes An Illustration of Real Time Capture to a database p42 AMC Inc 2004 Data Consuming Re queries Captures points on a set interval database on a and sends to database set interval O Printing Printing The Print dialog box allows you to place selected information on the finished print document and to select the information you wish to print You may choose to print e Any of the main grids or the Direction Distance grids e A map you have saved from one of the Aerial Photo Topo Map or Tiger Map windows If you check this box you will be prompted for a file name Choose the file you saved from one of the mapping windows the file name will appear below and a small preview of the file will appear in the larger box Once you have finished selecting the items you wish to print click Preview You will be taken to the Prin
38. iaa Be enia 02 16 AMC Inc 2004 Main Window Controls This section provides an overview of the controls on the main window Where more information IS available it is shown by link e Connection OK shows the status of the GPS connection to the program More about that here e Connect GPS makes the connection to the GPS More about that here e Get Waypoints this command is the most frequently used of those for downloading points and is placed as it s own button It simply downloads the waypoints from the GPS unit Note the Down Arrow to the right this provides additional choices Waypoints a repeat of the Tool bar button Routes retrieves the Routes from the GPS unit Track Points retrieves the Tracks from the GPS unit ACAD Points retrieves points from the ACAD drawing and places them in the grid to be used for viewing or upload to the GPS e Send Waypoints Sends the Waypoints to the GPS unit It also has a drop down menu that includes Send Waypoints a repeat of the Tool Bar button Send Routes sends the routes to the GPS unit Note that Tracks may not be uploaded to the GPS unit e View Points This tool bar button places the SELECTED points on an Aerial Photo for viewing The aerial photo is obtained automatically from TerraServer USA and you must have an active Internet Connection for this feature to work The Drop down menu allows these choices Preview Places the selected points on a P
39. ing causes an immediate redraw of the items e Zoom In Zoom Out rescales the map appropriately The points are initially drawn with the scale set to show all of them Zooming allows you to examine certain areas Plot Color changes the plotting color for the items e Pointer Label shows the current Lat Long coordinates of the cursor arrow as it moves over the plot area e Scroll arrows moves the map in the direction indicated and replots the points p33 AMC Inc 2004 GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 Testing Purposes Preview e Ele Edt GPS Ecoute Maps Blot Mirdow Hap AX T Dras G Poris e Loess e Labels Craw i zam 2 oo Cut Plot Color Pami A AT Y 33 59 0 Viewing the Map Window without points If you do not have points in the main grid and even if you do not have a GPS connected you can still go to the map window by using the drop down menu GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 File Edit GPa PolntyRoutes PSS Plot Window Hoi aa F View Selected Points Correct GS EE v por Foster TrackPrants a5 GPS Ponts as CAD Poin This will then take you to a blank map window p34 AMC Inc 2004 GPS 7CAD for AutoCAD 2004 WayPoints e X Fie Edit GPS Pontfoutes Mapa Plot Window Hoin F x l K S A S Sea hep Cie ErmeFonmt amp diFPoi s ZomTo FPiot Color Marker bhe age Sewin oy wv BiyThehiap A CPEZCAD What s Mow Upper Lefi
40. ing to the GPS unit but on occasion it can become a problem Here are some guidelines for resolving the connection e If you encounter an error while trying to connect you may receive this error message p15 AMC Inc 2004 GPS2CAD Error connecting to GPS Please check the Make Model and Port Settings Magellan Units must have their BAUD Rate set to 4800 and the NMEA setting set to V2 1 GS Use the Menu button on the GPS unit to set these values Sometimes they take a minute to begin sending their data Try clicking the Connect button again e Magellan units sometimes require a second click shortly after the first to establish a connection don t ask why we re working on it e Magellan units must be set to a baud rate of 4800 and the NMEA string V2 1 GSA To do this use the menu button on the GPS unit to set these values press Menu Setup Baud Rate 4800 Baud and Menu Setup NMEA V 2 1 GSA e Double check the COM port that you have selected in the GPS2CAD Setup window Make Sure it is active and connected to your GPS unit e Make sure the GPS is turned on Oddly enough this is frequently the cause of No Connection e Check that your GPS unit has fresh batteries Generally low battery power will cause the GPS to turn itself off so even thought you know you turned it on it may have turned itself off because of low batteries e Check the output Interface settings of the GPS units For Garmin the settings should be F
41. ints as CAD Points If you upload to the GPS the changed points will be used However it depends on the GPS unit as to how it will handle points that it thinks are duplicates some will overwrite some will add as new Be careful when uploading possibly duplicate points GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2000 Beta Version Eie Edit GS PontRoutes Maps Plot Window Help Get Waypoints Sand Waypoints al J Aoundolf 2 Edit Select all eee El ee cic to enter faxt Edit Mode rls RARES SET Number ident Lettude Longitude Altitude Symbol as GPS Points 1 1 33 59 112 15 i wa POINT 2 2 33 59 112 15 AT POINT A 3 11549 1172 15 ni LS AOR p25 AMC Inc 2004 0 Selecting and Unselecting Points Selecting points for Editing can be done in several ways e Click and drag to highlight the points e Press the Select All button or drop down menu item Edit to highlight all the points e Press Every nth to select every 2nd 3rd 5th 10th row in the active grid This is especially useful if the points are close together such as a track log and you don t need all of them Once selected you may delete them to reduce the total points or view them to get a clearer picture GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 i Fike Edit GPS Porto bg Pot inde Hel ee F 3 5 Gat Winypoint Send Waypoints View Points F al Aurii Edi Select All Lin Select All E F calect AI Every 2nd Every Stn
42. is so we want to answer it You can save the Aerial Topo and Tiger maps to an image file and that file can be imported into AutoCAD However the image will not be scaled properly and you will have to change the image to the proper scale This is not particularly easy You must find known points on the map measure the distance in ACAD units between them and compare it to their actual distance Then adjust the map size to match by changing the scale of it s insertion You can also plot the points from the grid into AutoCAD and try scaling and aligning the bitmap to line up with the plotted points If this is done carefully you can come up with a fair resemblance of the map image at true scale in AutoCAD However the quality of the image may degrade depending on how much it is Scaled 0 Real Time Capture Capturing Points One of the great features in GPS2CAD is it s ability to capture the GPS points at a pre set interval and save the points to the point grid to AutoCAD or to a Microsoft Access 2000 database To use the Real Time Capture first make a connection to the GPS unit then click on the toolbar button Real Time or the drop down menu item GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2000 ack Aaina cet Foutes re T r GetTrackPoits Font SendWapors view Ponts Fiat Lincs Acal Time Ser Wayport Sens ROUES Get ACAD Points Hapani action amd Di Siiade Syrnibol Easing YNothing Zone amme ne CAD Points umber Id
43. iversal Projections Comments UTM grid Used in North Amernca Based on the MAD 27 datum Use within the U S This datum converts to U S feet Expand All Collapse All Cancel The output grid should be selected by clicking on the desired node When available comments regarding each datum appear in the Comments box The Datums have been organized into American Projections European Projections Pacific Projections and Universal Projections These are our designations for simplicity and carry no other special significance A complete list of the supported datums is listed here However here are some simple guidelines e UTM NAD 27 UTM NAD 83 these are Universal Transverse Mercator projections based on either the North American Datum 27 or 83 Use these when you know you re trying to match up a specific projection e SPCS 27 SPCS 83 These are the U S State Plane Coordinate System based on either NAD 27 or NAD 83 datums Note that you must know which State Zone the points on the GPS are in and select that zone since the state zones are so irregular it is virtually impossible to derive them from the Point s Lat Long If you don t know the zone find out before using the program Note that ALL THE POINTS MUST BE WITHIN THE SAME ZONE because the coordinate system of each zone is repeated e Universal Projection UTM NORTH this is a simple WGS 84 datum for use in the Northern Hemisphere If you don t have any
44. ms including AutoCAD Lt Access 2000 mdb Text files comma tab or space delimited Garmin MapSource Magellan MapSend O O O e Built in Help files you re reading them that are web based so you always have a current version e Video Help Files e Performs Real Time capture of points with output to the main grid AutoCAD or an Access Database e Supported by a dedicated website at www gps2cad com There are two main components The main screen where the points are stored and edited p AMC Inc 2004 WANA CAN ET et 1 WATE DAG Maes JE ET CHR Gti al WAVPTENT CHAMEM LEVIED QE AVP Ea HINI TE at im TETE ELA MAE H j 7 i k Dammi Fosses lei TINE Longs DN bi laa aa zs _ ER st te Oe ew CARTE i mi Tiy EE By aia a O Features AutoCAD Features e Can select to plot points AutoCAD Nodes lines AutoCAD Light weight polylines or blocks e 3D plotting of points and blocks into AutoCAD e Allows the manipulation relocation of points within AutoCAD and then the reload of the points back to GPS2CAD and back to the GPS unit e Real time capture and plotting of points Yes you can drive around the city with your GPS and laptop operating and watch the lines appear tracing your route Mapping Features e Plots the points on public domain maps from TerraServer USA a joint venture between the U S Geologic
45. n the GPS receiver is WGS 84 a Latitude Longitude format Since this is not compatible with X Y Z of CAD programs they are converted to one of many Cartesian X Y Z formats available around the world In the Grids and Units tab of Preferences you Specify the Output Datum and Units for the converted points There are several Units available to choose from e INT FOOT an International Foot which is defined as 0 3048 Meters e US FOOT used primarily with American projections especially the State Plane Coordinate System The US FOOT is defined as 0 304800609601 Meters or 1200 3937 x Meters e METERS The native format of the GPS It is also the standard measurement for UTM grids e IRISH FOOT used with surveys in Ireland Defined as 3048007491 Meters It s IMPORTANT to understand that these four UNITS are used to convert the GRID COORDINATES shown when the program receives the points from the GPS unit The numbers affected by these units are those in the As CAD Points column of the grid There is another Units drop down box shown with the Direction Distance grid of the main program window These units affect only the measurements in the Direction Distance grid More p9 AMC Inc 2004 on this can be found here Grid and Units GFS Setup ACAD Settings Misc Units US_FT Select Output Grid American Projections UTM NAD 27 UTM NAD 85 SPOS 2 SPCS_ 83 European Projections Pacific Projections Un
46. n the map Zoom Slider bar adjusts the map scale that is retrieved from the TerraServer USA site that supplies the map For more information on how this works click here Show Point Names Sometimes the names of the points can become cluttered This check box turns off the names and leaves the marker To reduce the clutter even more choose a dot as a marker Scroll Arrows let you scroll the map to a new location Buy this Map takes you to our website so you can purchase the map shown in one of many different formats paper digital DEM etc GPS2CAD What s New takes you to our web page that keeps you posted on new features and revisions to the program p3l AMC Inc 2004 CHS2CAD for Autocad 2004 2005 WarPoints IQ pa ao Leet kee akiwa Bante Pur Cone isna pmu Sm Viewing Selected Points In order to view the points on an Aerial Photo or Topo map follow this procedure e Select the points to view in any one of the main Grids Waypoints Routes or Trackpoints They can be selected by clicking or by using one of the select points options e Select the View Points option to go to an Aerial Photo or one of the drop down menu items GPS7 CAD for AutoCAD 2004 Fila Edit CFS PointyRoutes Maps Plot Window Help EE 2 Au roms ame p 1 25077 1214 ARPCAT 1 2907 bb 1214 e You can also select from the Maps drop down menu p32 AMC Inc 2004
47. oint grid in several ways The default sort is Numeric by point number The other options are shown on the button s drop down menu GPS2CAD for Autocad 2004 2005 Fie Edit GPS Points Routes Maps Plot Window Help rere Get Waypoints Send Waypoints YEY 4 dolf 2 Al Rond Edit Sort Select All by Number Waypoints Routes oe j by Ident Alpha by Ident Numeric Number Ident Latitude Longitude Alt by Latitude F asGPSPaoints byLongitude as 1 1 3 06 sol By DU by Altitude 73 10 307 02 16 DU by Symbol A136 E 100 37 06 02 13 0 0 by Easting 300 1 d 101 3706 2 13 0 0 by Northing OO 7 B We 37 06 02 13 0 0 010 2 Sort by Ident Alpha and sort by Ident Numeric is provided to overcome the problem of sorting an alpha string as a numeric string The following illustrates the difference in the sort Ident Latitude Longitude as GFS Points Number Ident Latitude Longitude Number as GPS Foints 1 37 06 10 37 0 3 06 3 06 3 06 3 06 3 06 02 17 02 16 2 13 4 13 02 13 Stolle 02 13 Sort Ident Alpha notice that the points are sorted by the ident column reading the numbers as alpha characters p20 my OO I OF A to A Sort Ident Numeric notice that the points are sorted by the ident column reading the numbers as numeric values 4 06 3 06 3 07 34 07 34 04 spin af 34 0 39 07 02 17 2 1 02 17 loa Le 02 17 02 17
48. oints blocks or lines or any combination The Layer color and Font information should also be selected Click Next to continue p71 AMC Inc 2004 Export Select File Select Poms step 3a Select DXF Information Layer Coe D Points fo av LAVER Layer Font Se SOME Blocks a Mo Laver Color W Lines fo BY LAYER Export Steps 4 and 5 Verify Settings and Export Points This is the last tab in the Export wizard First click the Verify Settings button to insure that you have supplied all the necessary information If there is a problem with the input information you will be given a notice and location in the text box Once this test is passed the Export Points button will be enabled p 2 AMC Inc 2004 Export Select File Select Pontis Select Columns step 4 Verily Settings vent Settings Knowledgebase and FAQ s Knowledgebase and FAQ s Knowledge base and FAQ s are maintained on the GPS2CAD website so they can be kept current Click Here The FUN Stuff FUN Activites Geocaching Geocaching is one of the new outdoor sports that has grown up around GPS units It is essentially a GPS style treasure hunt where your GPS unit is used to guide you to the cache Actually it s quite fun and great reason to get outdoors and play with your toys Naturally a whole community has grown up on the Net and probably the most common one is www Geocaching com The Degree Confluen
49. ores ps Flot Window Hale WayPoints BSL Eve Map Close 400 Forme zoom To Flot Color CRETE Upper Lett 1 Center LEE VE Has JEF 1335 k Ton l EE ni A F Ra CN ate ek eh GES fs ry Use Ctrl Click Nee ee ee ree al EE COTON j to i ct it fram E en b a mE w a 7 P eS 2 a point eme LU i Sa Iles F 1 i J e oh open the ma 1p ea A ile Wass Ee LL C me 359 M215 About Map Scale Zoom The Zoom control sets the scale of the map you are viewing The scale is actually determined by the type of camera lens and altitude in the case of Aerial Photography the detail set for scanning in the case of Topo Maps and the desired enlargement in the case of Tiger maps The available scales are generally measured in Meters per pixel which effectively represents the level of detail visible and the size the picture covers on the ground The tiger map is different being continuously variable The following shows the scales available Map Scales Zoom Map Type 1 Meters pixel 2 Meters pixel 4 Meters pixel 8 Meters pixel Aerial xX X x x Topo X X X Tiger Varies continuously GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 WayPoints ig 4 A S File Ent GPS Pointa Rouies Mapa Piot Window Hop RFA D 8 sae Mp Chae ACCP coom TO FE Oobor Ci WayPoints p39 AMC Inc 2004 0 About using the maps in AutoCAD We knew you d be interested in th
50. ormat Garmin Transfer Mode Host 0 Downloading Points and Routes Once the connection is established downloading points and routes can be done by simply clicking a button To download the points you may click on the Toolbar Get Waypoints button or the down arrow that reveal additional choices GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2000 Beta Version Fie Edit GPS FoiviRoutes Mam Flot Window Hel GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2000 Beta Versic CS Fie Et oF een ns Plas Pot Wido Heki Get Waypoint Get Trace Fonte ns Seno Way Ect Sele P all Pandi D A fo Wwiepoownte Fioutez TrackPoint guts Tock Ports pits ACAD Points ACT Fun cond wnprs pont Figu Send Foie SS EE Get ADAD Prowl Member kient Lalfuca Lo m Hit ember kient ao GPS Points p16 AMC Inc 2004 Routes can be downloaded by clicking the Routes on the toolbar or Get Routes from the Drop Down menu Clicking on Track Points or Get Track Points similarly will download the Track Points from the GPS Unit The Track points are those that are automatically recorded by the GPS unit and provide the bread crumb track of your location Note that there are three grids one for Waypoints one for Routes and one for Track Points The points are automatically loaded into the proper grid and you may switch between them by clicking on the Waypoints Routes or Track Points button above the grid GPS 7CAD for AutoCAD 2000 Beta Version D
51. orting Points 67 _F Features 8 FUN Activites 73 _G Get Points tab 55 Getting Points from AutoCAD 25 GPS Units 11 GPS2CAD Supported Projections 74 Grid Columns 18 Grid Selection tab 63 Grids and Units 9 Importing and Exporting data 46 p77 AMC Inc 2004 Importing from Garmin s MapSource 49 Importing from Magellan s MapSend Importing from Other 55 Importing Points FROM AutoCAD 47 Introduction 46 _K Knowedgebase and FAQ s 73 73 _M Main Window Controls 21 Map Window Controls 31 Maps 28 Misc 12 Moving Points in the grid 27 O Open Save Projects 14 Other Resources 75 _p Points and Routes 25 Preferences 9 Print Preview 44 Print Setup 45 Printing 43 43 Purchase On Line 6 Purchasing 6 Q Quick Start 4 R Real Time Capture 40 Round off 23 _S Sample Maps 28 Select Columns 70 Select File 67 Select Points 69 Select Points tab 65 p78 AMC Inc 2004 Sending Points TO AutoCAD 24 Sorting Points 20 Splash Screen 13 T Tour 7 Type of Points tab 56 U Upgrading 6 Using the Preview Map 33 _ Verify and Import tab 66 Video Help 4 W Welcome 3 What s New 3 Working with AutoCAD 24 _7 Zone Selection tab 58 p79 AMC Inc 2004 p80 AMC Inc 2004 www AzTechSoft com
52. other special requirements and the points are in the Northern Hemisphere try using this If you re in the Southern hemisphere choose UTM SOUTH p10 AMC Inc 2004 0 GPS Units Use this section to provide information needed to connect your GPS unit e COM port select the COM port your GPS unit is connected to These are typically a Serial port on the back of the computer USB ports are not supported but you can obtain 3rd party software that will make your USB port look like a Serial port e Make Choose between Garmin and Magellan Magellan units must be set to a baud rate of 4800 and the NMEA string V2 1 GSA To do this use the menu button on the GPS unit to set these values press Menu Setup Baud Rate 4800 Baud and Menu Setup NMEA V 2 1 GSA e Select Model Choose the appropriate model Note that for Garmin the models themselves are not listed but the TYPE of SYMBOL LIBRARY is listed We feel it s just not practical to keep up with all the models available therefore we have used this method the older models have a 16 symbol library the later models have more it varies Choose the appropriate model and if you re not sure try the Other Note that this selection only affects how the program assigns a symbol name to the point COM Port El Make Magellan Select Model Meridian Series RoadMate Seres SportTrack Seres Magellan Uther Magellan Units must have ther BAUD Rate set to 4800 and the NMEA
53. points in the route p17 AMC Inc 2004 GPS 7CAD for AutoCAD 2000 Beta Version Fie Edit GPS Points Routes Maps Plot Window Hep y n m Comec GFS Get Waypoints Send Waypoints View Points Plot Lines RealTime Disconnect GPE a Fourdi 2 Edit Select All Lin Select All Delete tems Add Point Find Pe Waypoints Routes TrackPants outes vector and Distance u Number dent Latitude Longitude Altitude Symbol Easting IMonhing Number Ident Direction Distant as GPS Points as CAD Points Deg E E ee l TRACBACK Et 1 T029 33 09 112 15 TRACKS 1 291 094 0 12 197 153 08 l TUE 34 59 112 15 TRA amp CKB 1 291 360 46 12 196 466 8 1 3 Toe 34 59 112 15 TRACKS 1 291 217 3 12 197 294 3 1 4 T0265 34 59 112 15 0 TRACKS 1 290 705 867 12 196 615 2 1 15 T025 33 59 114 15 0 TRACKB 129140170 12 197 441 4 1 L T024 33 54 11214 0 TRACKS 1 2917 996 88 12 196 194 21 1 Fi Hes 34 59 112 15 0 TRACKS LITE 12 197 070 08 1 324 41 1 524 2 E TA 246i 1171F TOACKA 1901 ERR E 19 107 670 A 1 a RS ms Fo O Grid Columns Some explanation of the information in the Grids is necessary Main Grids Number the values in this column show the consecutive number of the point in the grid It Is not a value that was extracted from the GPS unit This is not a number you should try to change it is there simply for referencing the Point in the grid Ident This
54. racks View the Information Window click OK Select the File you exported from MapSend The files are imported to the main grid GPS2CAD for Autocad 2004 2005 rie Edit GPS Points Routes Maps Plot Window Help Open Project ge i Save Project 5 a y Send waypoints view Points Save Project 4s Import Points ACAD Points da Un Select All Delete Itel T Export Points Garmin MapSource Magellan Mapsend Aaa oth Track Print Setup LS li Symbol x Easting Y Northing Purchase as CAD Points Enter Purchase Code Preferences Exit C Program Files GPS2CaD acuna prj p54 waypoints and Routes Zone mme AMC Inc 2004 Importing from Other The Other selection begins the Import wizard designed to import points from a jvariety of text files or an Access 2000 database file The wizard is straight forward containing 8 disticnt steps There are many helps along the way to make the import easier 0 Get Points tab The first step in importing a text file is the Get Points tab Click the Get Points button and the following dialog appears Note that several types of files can be imported Comma Delimited csv Comma Delimited text txt Tab Delimited text tab Tab Delimited text txt Microsoft Access 2000 Database file mdb Look in E Import Other r e E HE D lpaintsLattong csv ic BG pointsUTM cey Mu Recent Documents File name pointsLatLong
55. review map showing a simple line drawing Aerial a repeat of the View Points button shows the points on an Aerial Photo Topo Places the selected points on a Topographic map from TerraServer USA Tiger Places the selected point on a public domain Tiger map also known as a Census Map Note that only one point at a time can be shown on this map e Plot Lines Plots the selected points as a light weight polyline in AutoCAD The Drop down menu allows these choices Plot Lines a repeat of the toolbar button Plot Points plots the points as an AutoCAD Point Node Be sure to reset the AutoCAD variables PDMode and PDSize to something that is visible Plot Blocks inserts a block with attributes showing most of the data in the grid e Real Time brings up the Real Time Capture window e Disconnect GPS Disconnects the GPS unit from the program It is not generally necessary to do this and an orderly disconnect is done when you end the program However it is sometimes helpful to connect disconnect reconnect and it is provided for this reason e Round off selects the number of decimal places the numbers in the grid are shown to It affects only the displayed numbers internally they are maintained to their full accuracy e Edit when depressed enables editing of the values in the main grids e Sort sorts the points in the grid See Sorting Points e Select All selects all the points in the CURRENT grid the visible grid for a subs
56. rgins inches Ce Portrait Left 1 Right 1 Landscape Top i Bottom f Cancel Printer Importing and Exporting data Introduction Beginning with GPS2CAD Version 3 5 a new Import Export Engine is provided This feature allows far greater flexibility and compatibility with other sources of data mporting Points e AutoCAD this is an upgraded feature from earlier versions of GPS2CAD It allows you to import points from the AutoCAD drawing that is currently running into the main grid From here they can be uploaded to the GPS unit or viewed on the maps e Garmin s MapSource program This popular program is frequently distributed with their GPS units or is available separately GPS2CAD will import files that are EXPORTED from this program not their saved project files e Magellan s MapSend program This program is available from Magellan and is used to manage waypoints and maps GPS2CAD will import files that are EXPORTED from this program not their saved project files e Other sources A complete import Wizard is provided to work with generic text files that are created by many other industry standard programs Exporting Points e dxf The most popular format for exchanging data between programs Using this will allow you to use GPS2CAD with many other programs such as AutoCAD LT IntelliCad TurboCAD and others p46 AMC Inc 2004 Access 2000 Database points are exported in a mdb file Text File
57. risk occurs when the drawing is saved and then re opened another time with a new session of GPS2CAD running There will be no indication in ACAD what datum the points are plotted in and the DATUM running in GPS2CAD MAY HAVE CHANGED If you try uploading the points from AutoCAD the resulting Latitude Longitude calculations WILL BE WRONG 0 Importing from Garmin s MapSource Step 1 Inside MapSource Untitled MapSource File Edit Find Transfer View Tools Utilities Help alafon galas a alele sl Maps Wappoints 2 Routes Tracks GPS show waypoints mn category 5 ymbol Comment E appoint NS 06302 Woe 16975 E i E appoint Mar 06547 Woe 16454 E 100 E W appoint Mar OA Wee 13259 101 E appoint Mar 0645A Woe 1 3264 102 E appoint Mar 06401 48213260 103 E Waypoint NS DEST Wee 13153 104 E appoint Mar 0E3000 ETAT ES 105 E appoint Mar 06227 We 13166 106 E Waypoint No OT W621 3247 107 E appoint Mar 06184 Wie 13376 108 E Waypoint No 06184 Wee 1 3400 103 E appoint Naf 06197 We 13651 11 E appoint Mar 06901 48216524 110 E appoint No 06255 Woe 13717 111 E appoint Mar 06326 Wie 13739 112 E appoint Naf Obsob Whe Taf fd 113 E Waypoint Mar DEA Woe 1 sere 114 E Waypoint M37 06445 Wee 13571 i Position p49 AMC Inc 2004 e Download the points into the program e Select the Waypoints tab to view the waypoints e From the drop down menu select Edit Preferences Uni
58. rting Points Exporting points is done in a five step wizard Points may be exported from any of the main grids into a variety of formats including dxf files DXF files are the interchangable format that allows your data to be used in many other CAD applications such as AutoCAD LT TurboCAD IntelliCAD Microstation and others 0 Select File Step 1 Select File To begin the export process go to File Export Points The first window of the Export wizard appears with the Select File tab active p67 AMC Inc 2004 f Export Click the Select File button and choose the file type from the drop down box then select the file p68 AMC Inc 2004 Mu Recent Documents My Computer Save as type Text File Comma Delimited txt Cancel Test File Comma Delimited tet TA CS Comma Delimited f cs Text File Tab Delimited txt Tab File tab CF File def Microsoft Access File rnidb oo Click Save then Next to continue Select Points Step 2 Select Points The second tab lets you designate the grid that you are exporting from and then make a selection of the individual rows points that you are exporting Selection may also be made directly on the grid by click and drag Do NOT export header rows if you are exporting from the routes or tracks grid Select only the point rows If you select a header row it will be ignored Click Next to continue p69
59. same zone that your GPS Is in e Select the Grid to import the points into If you choose the Route grid you may need to add a route header the dark blue grid line that has the name of the route You can do this by clicking the Add Header button and supplying the requested information e You should be taken to the AutoCAD drawing with a selection cursor active e Select the Lightweight Polyline points or blocks to upload In the case of a polyline it does not matter which end you select the veritcies will be entered only one way e The points will be placed into the selected grid Note that it is important to understand the following 1 If you select one of the UTM datums you must supply the Zone that the points are plotted p48 AMC Inc 2004 In In order to make the correct coordinate calculation GPS2CAD must know what Zone the ACAD coordinates refer to and there is no information maintained in AutoCAD that can be used 2 When uploading points from AutoCAD you must select the SAME DATUM that they were Originally plotted in For example you CAN T DO THIS e Download points from GPS into a Grid with the project Datum set to UTM NAD27 e Plot the points into AutoCAD They will be plotted based on the coordinates shown on the grid and the Datum Selected when downloaded e Upload the points from AutoCAD and SELECT A DIFFERENT DATUM THAN UTM NAD27 Normally during a working session this mistake would not be made The real
60. selected Datum and Units from Setup Comment This contains the comment contained in the GPS point database In many cases the default comment is a date time value that the point was entered or some other default values assigned Check your users manual for the values that are placed here by default p18 AMC Inc 2004 GPS 7CAD for AutoCAD 2000 Beta Version D Fie cit GPS PontMoutes Mape Plot window Help FR LH Pounda 2 Thy Disconnect GPS FA RealTime Pa View Points m Plot Lins Edit set All LN 36 Select All CEE Items Acd Pat T Fine Ponts JSetWaypalys Send Waypoints Rouzs TrackPonts hah eins Sn Se ar fad Hurnitser Diregi Ceci Lune Corres a Laltude Lengilude Altitude es GPS Pars Essling orthinei as CAD Pons Humber Ider MaME MAMES MAMES Too Teg 31 54 33 63 33 53 33 54 33 59 33 54 33 59 33 53 33 59 112 1 112 16 112 1 112 15 112 15 112 15 112 15 112 15 112 14 wY FOIN WAYPOINT hea PI WAYPOINT AIRPORT AIRPORT AIRPORT TRACKIACK FEET TRACKBACK FEET EIRE ER 1 231 093 72 1 231 093 64 1 231 033 64 1 230 317 858 1 230 317 858 1 230 317 858 1 831 033 958 1 291 938 70 12 19 17 25 05 12 197 124 72 18 197 117 45 12 137 112 45 12 195 805 38 12 195 805 38 12 135 805 38 12 197 139 27 12 136 337 73 12s 128 Teo 128 125 125 125 125 125 CATO 04403 CATO 44403 125 125 125
61. setting set to 2 1 GSA Use the Menu button on the GPS unit to set these values Save Close Cancel 0 pll AMC Inc 2004 ACAD Settings This section is used to specify settings used when placing the points lines and blocks into AutoCAD The settings are self explanatory Grid and Units Blocks Layer Layer 0 By Layer Points Layer Color 0 By Laver Plot 3D Blocks and Points only Save Close Cancel Misc The Preferences Misc tab contains a check box that controls whether the Intro Video is shown on startup p12 AMC Inc 2004 M Show Intro video on Startup Save Close Cancel the MAINPROGRAM Splash Screen The splash screen appears on Startup It contains a link to the Video Help page of the website www gps2cad com We recommend that you take a look through the available help videos on the website It is an on going project so be sure to check back often p13 AMC Inc 2004 GPS2CAD Thank yoy for ining GPSP CAD a remorkably product feat lute yau Blut your GPS pointe in your immis CAD program We mimma ful Sue thi Inb oduchon ahd wii Sind videos Eviye proceeding ath he progam Match video Eat O Open Save Projects With GPS2CAD you can save projects you are working on or open a project that you have saved To do this go to File Open Project File Save Project or File Save Project As There is a most recently used project lis
62. t Preview window where you can make a final check on the layout and print the document p43 AMC Inc 2004 Document Title MY PROJECT SUBTITLE Lancel Setup Preview Print what M WayPaoint Grid M WayPaint Direc Dist Grid Route Grid Route Direc Dist Grid Track Grid Track Direc Dist Grid MW Map Select file IED ocuments and Settings Mark Criglers kly oh ad ae LR Sa os aE 2 te ath Eae Sp a i MeN ai Orientation Portrait f Landscape Print Preview The print preview window allows you to view the documents you are about to print and either continue printing or cancel The controls on this page are simple Page slider bar lets you switch to multiple pages Zoom lets you zoom in and out as necessary Cancel cancels the print job Print Prints the document p44 AMC Inc 2004 s Print Preview Print Preview Dbl Lett Click to zoom in D bl Aight Click to zoom out Lit Click and Page Zoom drag to scroll aje 14 raj a je Eir bE LLL IlL RO TC or ATARI TT AAP on D AT ue TFT TFT TTi Er TET TTF TET TET Ti TH Th Tr Tili Tr Tr JNIIDIIIINIIINIIIIIIIIZIIIAIAGA GPSZCRO Wee 3 8 Cac Mob ZEEP owe TechSolt can Ge SCI Ofcom 1 a0 4 Print Setup This is a standard Windows Print setup box Review the settings before printing p45 AMC Inc 2004 Page Setup Paper Size as Source Automatically Select r Orientation Ma
63. t at the bottom of the file menu Saving a project saves the points in all the grids and the preference settings It does not save the maps that you may have in a map window GPS2CAD for Autocad File Edit GPS Points Routes M Open Project Save Project Save Project As Import Points Export Points 0 Connecting to GPS When the program starts you must first connect to the GPS unit if you are going to retrieve it s points The Connection OK box indicates whether the connection has been made On program Startup it appears as shown pl4 AMC Inc 2004 GFS2CAD for AutoCAD 7004 Testing Purpos i S T i agent he Ok a hoe o Note that many portions of GPS2CAD are still usable without a GPS connection This includes adding and viewing your own points importing and exporting points connecting to AutoCAD just about any function that does not require a GPS data or function When a connection to the GPS unit has been established you will see Connection OK HPS Get Waypoir eet us established If the connection fails you will see No Connection GPS2CAD for AutoCAD File Edit Points Routes t Help Ha ConnectGPs aft Rloundelf 2 Number Ident Latitude Lon las GPS Points Should this occur you should click the Connect GPS button to establish or re establish connection to the GPS Troubleshooting your GPS connection Few things can go wrong when connect
64. t_Used 33 59368 33 59351 33 59467 33 5937 33 5937 33 5937 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 112 1475 1015 25 1215 0 1000 1200 1500 50 1230 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 18 CRTD 16 38 07 JULA 18 CARTO 16 38 07 JULA 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JULA 336937 112 1475 0 3369366 112 1475 2500 RA d 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JULA 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JULA g SR SESS DS SR SS nb gt AAF Watch Video Help Column Assignments tab Step 4 Required Assignments This tab is the real work horse of the import process and the point at which you tell the wizard what each column of the file contains Based on the type of file you are importing and the selections you have made so far the color coded labels show which column assignments you need to make A red label indicates you MUST make that designation a yellow label indicates that selection is Optional and a green label indicates it has been made correctly It is at this point where you can weed out columns you don t need by setting them to p59 AMC Inc 2004 Not Used The Column Assignment window as you begin ME Ace jnn ant Gnd Selection Select ae Import Get Points Type of Points Datum Selection one Seecton Colum Assign Columns Ne Not Used Not Used Not Used Nat Used Hot Used Not_Usec Not A 33 59368 33 59351 33 59467 33 5937 335937 33 5937 33 5937 33 59366 AR
65. tom Info Select Column Symbol l p62 AMC Inc 2004 Save Column Settings Get Column Settings Frequently you will be working with just one type of import file and the column settings will be the same every time This control allows you to reuse these settings Once you make the first Column Assignments you can save them to a set file To use them again just click the Get Column Settings button and select the file The column assignments will be made automatically and all the required text boxes should turn green Ident Altitude Y Northing atitud Symbol Comment Save Column Settings Get Column Settings O Grid Selection tab Step 5 Select Grid to Import to Yes there s a typo error The frame should read Step 5 In this tab you tell the wizard where to put the points in the main grid In most cases they will go into the waypoint grid however you may also put them into the Route or Track grid p63 AMC Inc 2004 Import MIE Get Points Type of Points Datum Selection one Selection Column Assignments ard Selection Number ident Latitude Longitude Altitude Symbol Comment Not_Us A 3359368 112 1475 1015 25 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 3359351 112 1475 1275 0 18 CATO 00 15 23 APR 04 33 59467 112 1475 1000 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 335937 112 1475 1200 18 CARTO 16 36 0 JUL 04 335937 112 1475 1500 50 18 CRTD 16 36 0 JUL 04 73 5937 112 1475
66. ts tab Set the Altitude Elevation box to Feet and the Distance amp Speed to Statute The distance and speed setting in MapSource is not used because only latitude and longitude values are imported to GPS2CAD Preferences Time Find Routing Display Units Position File Location Waypoint Waypoint Categories Distance amp Speed Statute Heading Tne o Eko Altitude Elevation Feet ss Depth Feet Area Square Feet Square Miles Temperature Fahrenheit e From the Position tab select Grid Lat Long hddd ddddd and Datum WGS 84 p50 AMC Inc 2004 Preferences e Go to File Export Choose Tab Delimited txt file and supply a name Click ok to save p51 AMC Inc 2004 Export Save Ir Garmin Import Test Mu Recent Documents My Computer File name Untitled z Text Tab delimited bxt Lancel MPS nos cI Save as type Step 2 Inside GPS2CAD e Go to the File Preferences Grid and Units tab and set the Units to INT FOOT Select the Datum you want the points translated to Save and Close Preferences Go to File Import Points Garmin MapSource click Review the information in the next window click OK Select the file click OK to import The points are now in the main grid and can be used as any GPS points O Importing from Magellan s MapSend To import a Magellan Waypoint Route file follow this procedure Step 1 Inside
67. units Meters International Foot U S Foot and Ireland Foot and these are selected in the Preferences section Each of these selections is converted to the desired Distance unit in the Direction Distance grid For example if you chose Metric units for the grid in Setup the correct factor is applied for the conversion into the distance units selected The units have been organized for convenience into American Units e Same as Grid uses the same distance units as the grid is set to This is simply a convenience to quickly select the same as the grid American Units all based on 1 Meter 39 37 inches US FOOT 1200 3937 Meters Rod 25 chains Link 01 chains Chain 66 US Feet 20 11684 Meters Meters base standard used Kilometers 1000 X Meters International Foot 3048 Meters Yard 0 9144 Meters Statute Mile 1609 344 Meters British Nautical Mile 1853 184 Meters International Nautical Mile 1852 Meters Irish Foot 3048007491 Meters 0 Round off Since not all projects require the same degree of accuracy it is possible to select the amount of precision that the numbers are displayed with by selecting the number of decimal points on the horizontal slider bar above the Grid tab It s important to understand that the program maintains the full precision of the number internally for all the calculations p23 AMC Inc 2004 GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2000 Bet Fie Edit GPS F Maps Plot w C e
68. utes and Tracks 5 0 00 ARPORN 291 45 12 196 61 125 NAMES 1215 0 00 ARPOR 291 75 12 196 81 125 Once you have supplied the necessary information click Next to continue Select Points tab Step 6 Select Points to mport Yes there s a Typo error The frame in the window should be Step 6 On this tab you select which points or rows to import You may click and drag or use the selection box IMPORTANT NOTE It is at this point where you can de select rows that do not contain valid point data Import only rows that are valid points Click Next to continue p65 AMC Inc 2004 Import A Bx lype of Points Datum Selection Zone Selechon Column Assignments Grid Selection l Delect Number ident Latitude Longitude Altitude Symbol Comment Not BE 75 1015 25 ia CATO 00 15 23 APR 04 2 002 3359351 1121475 12150 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APF 04 3 003 3359467 112 1475 1000 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 5 1200 16 CRTD 16 38 07 JUL 04 05 21475 151 18 CRTD 16 38 07 JUL 04 B oe 33 5937 112 1475 12301 18 CRTO 16 39 07 JUL 04 Fl OF 33 5937 1121475 il 18 CRTD 16 39 07 JUL 04 3358368 1121475 2500 18 CRTO 18 39 07 JUL 04 ee ee ee R Se cn cn Select ONLY rows that are POINTS Do not select rows that are route headers or any other data row that may be import file Watch Video Help Verify and mport tab Step 7 and 8 Verify Input and Import Points The last tab in the wizard requires
69. utton You can simply place the Cross hair pointer over the location desired and left click All the point information will be added automatically based on your settings The Add button is more useful when working from the main window adding points to a grid p37 AMC Inc 2004 GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 2004 WayPoints Fie Edit GPS Porteous Maps Pot Window Halp I I i E 4 F A g Swem Gioke Erie Pore Add Pais Zoom To Paco on CT TEE omen ay Th lie 1578 tat E AEN eee ge Ad Points Uppe Left Moving around on a map Moving around or scrolling on a map can be done in several ways e Clicking on the Direction arrows on the edges of the map this will move the map in the direction of the arrow e Left clicking on the map will cause the map to move by placing the click location in the center of the map This effectively scrolls the map e Use the Zoom To Point feature and select the point to zoom to This will cause the map to move so the selected point is in the center e Change the map scale by adjusting the Zoom slider O Deleting points on Map Deleting points on the Aerial or Topo map is done by unselecting it from the main grid and refreshing the map by clicking a scroll arrow or closing and re opening the map window There IS no separate control for deleting points from the maps p38 AMC Inc 2004 GPS2CAD for AutoCAD 7004 Fie Edit GPS FontfR
70. y AEN Leo Unb 7147 1124 3454 1216 Way POINT L291 093 64 1214111124 MAME 33 69 112 15 AIRFORT 1 230 317 886 12 155 505 3 MAME 3259 112 15 AIRFORT 1 230 314 868 72 195 605 3 MAMES 3354 112 15 AIRFORT 1 230 317 858 12 195 605 5 Ton 3359 Heis TRACHEACE FEET 19108368 121971392 Toe 3353 112 14 TRACHBACE FEET 1 231 936 710 12196 42 7 TO J33 H215 TRACKBACK FEET 19109335 12 197 091 TEO 33 60 112 15 TRACKDACK FEET 1231 562702 121937 fale TEOR HS 1215 TRACKBACK FEET 1 291 001 00 12 137 070 4 TAR VFA 117 LT THACKAACK FRET SON 473 47 1919 Ra A t Curent Peesitinne Lat SID Longi MIES ARiude 1 248 4 Tulal WiapPuinks 36 Zone UTM_MORTH Gnid Units US_FT Direction Distance Grid The Direction Distance grid shows the Azimuth in Degrees and distance of each leg referencing the point grid to it s left The Number and Ident columns provide the consecutive point number and the identifying name while the Direction and distance between that point and the next is shown in the next two columns p22 AMC Inc 2004 El F amp Flat Lines Real Time Glsconnect GS Cake Theres Add Point Fred Poirt Recto ant OANE Uni Murs ss iad F A Number Ident Cerecton Cestence ir 14 4a A E 45 451 161 EL ELA The Units drop down box requires some explanation The units refer to the Distance units Shown in the Direction Distance Grid The Point grid may reflect the CAD coordinates in one of four
71. you to verify the input you have made The Import points button will not be enabled until the text box reads OK to Import indicting it has passed the Verify test The Verify Input button performs several checks to validate the choices you have made and the integrity of the data If it finds an error you will see a message in the text box describing the error and it s location Return to that point in the wizard to correct it and try the Verify button again Once the Import Points button is enabled you can click it to import the points Finally Return to the main program window to view the points that have been imported p66 AMC Inc 2004 Import atum Selection one Sehechon Column Assignments Gnd Selection Select Points Verify and Number Wer EE ide lL ongitude Alttude Symbol fe omment Not TA a 1 O01 1121475 1015 25 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR O4 2 002 33 TES 1121475 12150 18 CATO 00 15 23 APR 04 3 003 3359467 112 1475 1000 18 CRTD 00 15 23 APR 04 a 004 935937 1121475 1200 18 CRTD 16 38 07 JUL 04 335937 112 1475 1500 50 18 CRTD 16 38 07 JUL 04 8 39 5937 112 1475 1230 18 CATD 16 39 07 JUL 04 a ee 1121475 il 18 CATD 16 39 07 JUL 04 a ale 3359360 112 14751 2500 18 CRTD 18 3 19 07 JUL 04 it ie Ee ee QE PCA TT REP PA PCT FEU Step f Verify ee step 8 Import Points Watch Video Help Close lt lt Back Next gt gt Expo

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