Thank
you for using AutoCAD® Map 3D
2013.
This
Readme contains important information about AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 that may not be
included in the online Help.
Contents
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Join the Customer Involvement Program
·
Country Kits and Country Kit Extensions
·
Deprecated Commands and Functionality
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Feature Limitations and Notes
You
are invited to help guide the direction of Autodesk design software.
If
you participate in the Customer Involvement Program (CIP), specific information
about how you use AutoCAD Map 3D is forwarded to Autodesk. This information
includes what features you use the most, problems that you encounter, and other
information helpful to the future direction of the product.
See
the following links for more information.
·
Learn more about the
Autodesk Customer Involvement Program: http://www.autodesk.com/cip
·
Read the Autodesk
Privacy Statement: http://www.autodesk.com/cipprivacy
When
you join, you will be able to view reports that can help you optimize your use
of AutoCAD Map 3D.
To
turn the CIP on or off
1.
On the InfoCenter toolbar, to the right of the Help button, click
the drop-down arrow.
2.
Click Customer
Involvement Program.
3.
In the Customer
Involvement Program dialog box, select to start or stop participating.
4.
Click OK.
Running AutoCAD Map 3D as AutoCAD
You
can use the MENU command to run AutoCAD Map 3D as AutoCAD.
To
Run AutoCAD Map 3D as AutoCAD:
1.
At the Command line,
enter MENU.
2.
In the Select
Customization File dialog box, select acad.CUIX.
AutoCAD Map 3D Developer Documentation
The
AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 Developer Documentation is not included in the product
installation for this release. Check the Autodesk.com web site for updated
developer documentation.
Industry Model Drawings
You
cannot open an industry model drawing in multiple applications at the same
time. For example, you cannot open the same industry model drawing in
Infrastructure Administrator twice without closing the first instance.
You
cannot add a feature class based on a view that does not have an uppercase
name. The view will not be listed in the view list in the Feature class form.
When
opening a previously saved Industry Model drawing in AutoCAD Map 3D and all layers
are incorrectly displayed as read-only, can be caused by an unclean close of
AutoCAD Map 3D. This may result in temporary files not being deleted from a
temporary folder upon exiting the AutoCAD Map 3D application. Note: This issue will only happen when
at least one of your layers has defined a Calculated Property. To fix the problem:
1. Start the
“Run…” dialog and enter “%temp%” and click OK
2. Locate the folder
named “Embedded”. (This folder can contain n-1 sub folders where temporary
file(s) are stored.)
3. Remove all files
and sub folders under the “Embedded” folder.
SQL Server Industry
Model View
The
SQL Server view should have an uppercase name otherwise it will not be listed
in the view list
FDO ODBC
You
cannot select “identity” properties whose names contain \, <,
>, ?, ", :, ; ,.
Dynamic Scale Bars
There
are several predefined, new scale bars provided for a user’s print
layout. These scale bars are dynamic print layout elements. Once the scale bar
is associated with a viewport, it dynamically updates its content according to
the scale of the map in the viewport. When you update the properties of the
scale bar the view of the map in the associated viewport changes according to
the new scale ratio used.
There
are two types of dynamic scale bars – unconstrained and constrained.
Each scale bar type displays map scaling changes in their associated
viewports differently. When using unconstrained scale bars, the vertical and
horizontal sizes of all parts of the scale bar change as the scale of the map
in the viewport changes. However, when using constrained scale bars, only the
horizontal size changes while the vertical size remains unchanged. Note that
both types of scale bars do not dynamically update the scale division.
Nor do they update the scale of the map in the viewport when you change the
size of the scale bar by using the SCALE command or by using the properties
palette. They always reflect the correct scale of the map in the viewport as
and when the scale changes.
3D View with Digital Elevation
Models (DEM)
When
viewing digital elevation models in 3D mode they may show up incorrectly as a
patch grid. Use the REGEN command
to make the DEM view correctly.
Spatial Indexing
The SHP spatial index file (*.idx) may be corrupted and the
extents stored with it might not be correct. As a result, the layer extents
will be clipped and polygons fills will be defective. The workaround is
to manually remove the *.idx file. It will be automatically regenerated when
the layer is loaded.
Style
and Label Editor
When
creating a theme, it is recommended that you do not specify expressions for
Width/Height value of symbols in the Style and Label Editor itself. Use the
ellipsis button instead to edit the expression.
When
you create a label for a point feature, you can add up to eight separate
symbols. The symbols display in the preview as though they were stacked on top
of each other. However, in your map, the symbols will be clustered around the
point features, without overlapping.
Oracle
Datastores
When creating an Oracle datastore, if you
use a name that has spaces in it, coordinate systems may be set incorrectly.
Avoid using datastore names with spaces.
IMAGEQUALITY
In
Map 2013 the IMAGEQUALITY will affect how the drawing will look like on the
screen. The side effect of the IMAGEQUALITY set to High is that at certain
level of zoom the position of the individual pixels may vary while you are
zooming in. If the pixel position is important for your specific workflow (for
example, when you are lining-up vector and raster graphics) you need to set up
your IMAGEQUALITY to Low.
Default
Sizes of North Arrows
The
default North Arrow print layout elements have been created using specific
dimensions. When inserted into a paper space layout, the size of a
default element may be too large or too small depending on the layout’s
units and dimensions. After insertion it’s possible to resize the
element to the appropriate size. If resizing is a common occurrence, it
would be optimal to resize and save the element at that size for later
use. There are a few ways to handle this:
1.
Modify
the default symbol file containing the North Arrows.
The file containing the North Arrows (blocks) are located within the
application directory in the folder/file “.\Sample\Symbols\Map - North
Arrows.dwg”. Modifying the blocks within this file will make the
changes available through the default list of North Arrows in the user
interface.
2. Create a custom
symbol file containing the modified North Arrows.
Duplicate the file containing the North Arrows (blocks) which is located within
the application directory in the folder/file “.\Sample\Symbols\Map -
North Arrows.dwg”. Modify the blocks within this duplicated file.
To insert one of these modified elements, select the “Load Custom
North Arrow…” menu item at the bottom of the list of North Arrow
elements, select the duplicated symbol file, and then select the modified North
Arrow from the list displayed.
3. Insert North Arrow
into a template (DWT).
Create or modify a drawing template with the settings commonly used.
Insert a North Arrow into the paper space layout of the template, resize to the
correct dimensions, and then save the template. Later, use that template
when creating a new drawing or when adding a new paper space layout to the
drawing.
Note: Uninstall
and remove any AutoCAD Map 3D Jedi Betas installations prior to installing
AutoCAD Map 3D 2013. Installing them side by side will cause both applications
to fail.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 does not support
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 at this time. Installing AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 on a
system with Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5 may cause instability or problems with operation.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 SP1
AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 requires Microsoft
.NET Framework 4.0 SP1 prior to completing the installation. For network
deployments it is recommended that you update the client systems with the .NET
Framework 4.0 SP1 prior to installation. This is a URL to Microsoft’s
site to download and install .NET Framework 4.0.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 requires
Windows Imaging Component
If the Autodesk Installer prompts you to
install the Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework, the .NET 4.0
Framework installer may prompt you to first install the Windows Imaging
Component (WIC). This can occur if you do not have the latest Microsoft Windows
updates or service packs. You are most likely to need WIC if you are running
Windows XP SP2 without certain Windows Updates installed. If required, the
Microsoft WIC installers are available at the following locations:
• 32-bit installer
• 64-bit installer
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=f64654ac-6e26-41d9-a90a-0e7783b864ee
Installing AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 using the MSI file
Installing
AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 using the MSI file may result in an invalid installation.
You must use the setup.exe file to install AutoCAD Map 3D 2013.
Automatically Migrating Customized Settings
You
cannot migrate user profiles and CUI files from previous releases of AutoCAD
Map 3D. Workspace information in AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 has been changed from
previous releases of AutoCAD Map 3D.
Deployment Installation on Windows 7
If
you specify "Program install folder" for "Support Content"
installation folders when creating deployment for AutoCAD Map 3D, you must
launch it "As Administrator" after installation. Otherwise, AutoCAD
Map 3D will fail to run.
Unsupported Components on 64-Bit Systems
The
following AutoCAD Map 3D components are not support on a 64-bit system:
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LDAO
According
to Microsoft, DAO (Data Access Objects) is not supported on 64-bit systems.
Microsoft recommends migrating to ADO.NET.
Data
Access Objects (DAO): DAO provides access to JET (Access) databases. This API
can be used from Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++, and scripting
languages. DAO 3.6 is the final version of this technology.
Download
Country Kits and Country Kit Extensions that can be added to your AutoCAD Map
3D installation giving you access to country-specific data models, reports,
template and more from the AutoCAD Map 3D Country Kit web page on the
Autodesk.com web site at www.autodesk.com/map3d-countrykits
MAPCONVERTTOMODEL -
This
is a new command that is used with the Convert to Industry Model feature.
FDO Provider for SQL Server
The FDO Provider for SQL Server 2005 has been deprecated. The newer FDO Provider for SQL Server Spatial supports the latest spatial data types from Microsoft and is our main supported provider for SQL Server databases starting with SQL Server 2008. If you need to continue to use the old provider, you can download it from the Map3D support website.
MAPIMPORT4 - Alternative command MAPIMPORT or
use the FDO functionality
MAPEXPORT4 - Alternative command MAPEXPORT or use
the FDO functionality
Oracle
Spatial Extension (OSE)
OSE is being
deprecated and currently only functions in 32-bit environments. FDO and
industry model functionality in AutoCAD Map 3D can handle most supported OSE
uses cases. Please consider using FDO and/or industry models to maintain
and create data in Oracle databases.
Publishing Solid Filled Entities to Autodesk Infrastructure Map
Server - solid fill entities slow to draw
This issue pertains to the redrawing performance
with DWG files containing solid fill entities that are published to Autodesk
Infrastructure Map Server. When browsing the resulting map layout, zooms and
pans can be slow if the viewing area has more than about 1000 solid fill
Hatches or MPolygons. If the solid fill entities are
isolated to their own layers then a possible fix is to set these layers to a
data source with different geometry mode. In Autodesk Infrastructure Studio,
this can be done by the following steps:
·
Make a copy of the Data Source for the
published DWG file
·
Open the copied Data Source
·
Download the configuration file
·
Edit the configuration file (with XML or
text editor) and find: GeometryMode="1" Replace with: GeometryMode="0"
·
Upload the configuration file into the
Copied Data Source and edit each layer, containing solid fill entities, and
change the data source to the copy.
Note 1: If these layers contain other
types of entities then these other entities might no longer appear as expected.
This is due to the fact that GeometryMode 0 provides
less visual fidelity with the DWG file than GeometryMode
1. This will not work for entities
with hatch pattern and solid fill background. The hatch lines will disappear
and the entity will be filled with the foreground color.
Points Created in AutoCAD Map 3D Are Not Visible in ESRI ArcGIS
If
you create new points in a SHP file using AutoCAD Map 3D, you may not be able
to view those points in ESRI ArcGIS. To work around this problem, take the
following steps:
Open
the Editor toolbar in ESRI ArcGIS by clicking Tools
> Editor toolbar.
On
the Editor toolbar, click Editor > Start Editing.
Click Editor > Save Edits to save your changes.
Assigning a Coordinate System to a Point Cloud for Indexing
The
point cloud feature only supports a subset of the coordinate systems available
in Autodesk Map 3D. For a list of supported coordinate systems please visit the
Knowledge Base for Map page on the Autodesk Map 3D web site. If your data is in
LAS format and you don't need to assign a CS, you can use the AutoCAD point
cloud command to create the index. ASCII files are not supported in AutoCAD.
Digitizing Sample Files
You
cannot modify sample files from a limited user account in Windows 7. To fix this issue, log on to AutoCAD Map 3D as an administrative
user.
Overlay Workflow Fails To Run In a Limited User Profile
If
you log in as a limited user, the sample Overlay workflow fails. This issue
only occurs when an administrator installs AutoCAD Map 3D, but a limited user
uses the workflow. A limited user can use the following workaround to run an
existing overlay workflow:
1.
Select the Overlay
workflow from the Workflow drop-down list.
2.
Click Edit.
3.
Do one of the following:
·
If
you want to add an Intersect layer, open the Input dialog box for Perform An Overlay On Two GIS Layers for the Intersect overlay.
·
If
you want to add an Erase layer, open the Input dialog box for Perform An Overlay On Two GIS Layers for the Erase overlay.
4. If you want to add an Intersect layer, open the
Input dialog box for Perform An Overlay On Two GIS
Layers for the Intersect overlay.
5.
If you want to add an
Erase layer, open the Input dialog box for Perform An Overlay
On Two GIS Layers for the Erase overlay.
6.
Update the output file
directory to a path where the limited user has write permission.
7.
Update the directory to
a path where the limited user has write permission to add the second overlay.
8.
Save the workflow to a
location where the limited user has write permission.
FDO ArcGIS Provider
The ArcGIS Provider is limited to 32 bit only. There is no 64 bit
support for ESRI’s ArcGIS databases.
In some cases,
connecting to a data source with the FDO ArcGIS provider can cause the AutoCAD materials
library downloader to go into a loop. If you notice slowdown on your system
after connecting to an ArcGIS source, use this workaround to disable the
materials library downloader.
1. Exit Map3D.
2. Locate
AdDownloaderCore.dll in the Map3D install directory, e.g. C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Map 3D 2012\AdDownloaderCore.dll . Rename AdDownloaderCore.dll to
something like X_AdDownloaderCore.dll. This disables the downloader.
3. Run Map3D again.
Image - MAPIINSERT Command
When using the MAPIINSERT command,
Coordinate System transformation will take place when the both the drawing and
the inserted image have Coordinate Systems with EPSG code. The insertion
point's correlation shown on the Source tab of the Image Correlation dialog
will show the value after the CS transformation
Symbol Authoring
After creating a
symbol in the 'MapCreateSymbol' dialog, a corresponding block with the same
name will be created. You should not modify this block directly (e.g. using
BEDIT). If you do and later edit this symbol in the 'MapEditSymbol'
dialog, you will see the modified block instead of the original symbol
definition.
MapFeatureMerge Rules
Merge rules are not
available for polygons.
WMS Connection
If you disconnect a WMS layer, zooming in and out of the drawing
will cause Map 3D to fail. If you hide the WMS layer or delete the WMS
connection the problem does not occur.
Connecting to PostGIS Data Sources
You
can use the OSGeo PostgreSQL
provider to connect to PostGIS data sources.
Connecting to Oracle on Windows 7
You
cannot connect to an Oracle database from a limited user account in Windows 7. In order to connect to an Oracle database in Windows 7 log on to
AutoCAD Map 3D as an administrative user.
Moving Drawings Between Systems
If
you want to move your drawing from one computer to another, make sure that you
have checked in all your features. If you do not check in all your features,
AutoCAD Map 3D will not be able to populate the feature cache on the computer
to which you have moved your drawing.
Creating Custom Coordinate Systems on Windows 7
You cannot use the ADEDEFCRDSYS or MAPCSCREATE commands to create
a custom coordinate system on the Windows 7 operating systems. By default, the
folder where the dictionaries are installed is write-protected. In order to
allow the user write access, please find the “Geospatial Coordinate
Systems” folder under C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\
path in Win7 Operation System and modify its write access.
Coordinate Systems May Display Incorrectly
Certain
SHP folders may contain erroneously-formed Well Known Text (WKT) coordinate
projection descriptions in their .PRJ files. In these cases, the coordinate
system reported in the Data Connect dialog may appear to be incorrect.
Depending on the actual WKT text encountered, the discrepancy may be innocuous,
and the data will be added to the map correctly. For example, some WGS-84
Lat-Lon WKT strings may inadvertently be reported as another Lat-Lon coordinate
system, such as Antarctic98.LL (which has the same mathematical definition as
LL84).
Updating the Infrastructure Map Server
After
installing a new version of AutoCAD Map 3D 2013, you must update the System
User TBSYS/MAPSYS.
Note When you update Autodesk Infrastructure Application
Extension, you must also update AutoCAD Map 3D and System Administrator.
Infrastructure Map Server Administrator Connecting to TBSYS/MAPSYS
When
you start the Infrastructure Map Server Administrator, and the system cannot
connect to the System User, do the following:
1.
In the server explorer
in the left pane, click the System User.
2.
Enter your password and
click Update.
Note:
If you try to connect to TBSYS/MAPSYS using a wrong password more than 10
times, the TBSYS/MAPSYS account may be locked.
System Administrator Fails to Import Some DMP Files
The
default export utility (EXP) is no longer supported by Oracle for 11g. Import
(IMP) is still supported for backward compatibility. Therefore, existing industry
models of Oracle 10g exported by AutoCAD Map 3D can still be
imported using the known functionality in System Administrator.
If
you export from System Administrator with Oracle 11g R2, in some cases the
resulting DMP file fails to import. The export utility ignores some empty
tables without displaying a warning message to the user. This creates an error
when you attempt to import.
As
a workaround, users of Oracle 11g can use the new Oracle Data Pump utility
introduced with Oracle 10g. Oracle import/export utility dumps and Oracle Data
Pump dumps are not compatible. After manually exporting a schema using Oracle
Data Pump export, users can manually import the schema on the target database
using Oracle Data Pump import. The schema can then be imported as an industry
models in System Administrator using Import From
Existing Oracle Schema.
Using
Oracle 10g or 11g Data Pump Utility
Use the Data Pump to import and
export Oracle documents. For more information, refer to the Oracle
documentation.
1.
Prepare database directory for export and import.
You need a database directory
on both the databases where you will export and import the document. By
default, Oracle is pre-configured with a default data pump directory called
DATA_PUMP_DIR. Check the physical location of the DATA_PUMP_DIR or any other
database directory using the following command (as SYS):
Select d.directory_name,
d.directory_path, o.created,
o.last_ddl_time
from sys.DBA_DIRECTORIES d, sys.DBA_OBJECTS
o
where o.OWNER = d.OWNER and o.OBJECT_NAME = d.DIRECTORY_NAME
and o.object_type = 'DIRECTORY'
and o.owner = 'SYS'
order by object_name;
This command returns a physical
location for DATA_PUMP_DIR for example, D:\oracle\admin\orcl\dpdump\
If there is no data pump
directory configured, create or replace it with the following statements:
CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY
DATA_PUMP_DIR AS 'D:\oracle\admin\orcl\dpdump\';
GRANT READ, WRITE ON DIRECTORY
SYS.DATA_PUMP_DIR TO EXP_FULL_DATABASE;
GRANT READ, WRITE ON DIRECTORY
SYS.DATA_PUMP_DIR TO IMP_FULL_DATABASE;
2.
Export an Oracle document using the data pump utility.
If the document to export is
job-enabled, the exporting user (SYSTEM in the example below) must have the
system privilege EXEMPT ACCESS POLICY in order to bypass fine-grained access control.
Warning if this privilege is
missing, features in open jobs might be missing in the export dump. Statement
to execute (e.g. as SYSTEM):
GRANT EXEMPT ACCESS POLICY TO
SYSTEM;
Call the data pump utility on a
command line. Adapt the parameters to match your connection and schema.
expdp
system/pwd@orcl DUMPFILE=TB_LM_JOB.dmp
LOGFILE=TB_LM_JOB.log DIRECTORY=A_PUMP_DIR
SCHEMAS=TB_LM_JOB CONTENT=ALL JOB_NAME=xp1
3.
Import an Oracle document using the data pump utility.
Call the data pump utility on a
command prompt. Adapt the parameters to match your connection and schema.
Note, you must specify
additional parameters if the tablespaces on the
source and the target databases are different. Refer to the Oracle
documentation for details.
impdp
system/pwd@orcl DUMPFILE=TB_LM_JOB.dmp
LOGFILE=TB_LM_JOB.log DIRECTORY=A_PUMP_DIR
SCHEMAS=TB_LM_JOB CONTENT=ALL JOB_NAME=xp1
4.
Once the import is complete and the document schema exists on your
database, use System Administrator to import the document. Select the option,
Import From Existing Oracle schema.
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