geolatlongformat and Help file dead end issues

[phmurphy]

Hi all,
I am trying to find out what latlong formats Map2009 will accept or expect. I am getting GPS data in an NMEA format that looks like dddmm.mmm (i.e. 10516.5898 = 105°16.5898'). I am just learning how to get the ACCESS data to link using the extremly complicated FDO process. I got the data in, but they are not properly located since the data are in such a strange format. I tried using the Help and that was a major bust with lots of topics that produce a blank screen. I did find something that may be related, but the help doesn't define it with anything but blank screens. The command is geolatlongformat - does anybody have any info on this?

Thanks,

Pat

[Anonymous]

I been waiting for this topic to come up. : (

From the help menu for you Pat:
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Geographic location embeds location-specific references – expressed as
real-world coordinates (X,Y, and Z) – in your drawing.
You can then send your georeferenced drawing for review.
For example, you can:
Put the drawing on a map (using AutoCAD Map 3D)
See your design in the landscape (using AutoCAD)
When you add a geographic location to a drawing, a geographic marker is
created.
The geographic marker is a visual representation of the location information
and is created at the specified point on the drawing.
Geographic location information can be included in either of the following
ways:
Import a KML or KMZ file with the appropriate location information
Import a location from Google Earth
Use the Geographic Location dialog box
When you insert location information, the drawing contains the following
data:
North direction — a vector that defines the direction of the North pole from
the XY plane
Up direction — a vector that is always constrained 90 degrees to the XY
plane
Geographic location data
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0 = Decimal Degrees
1 = Degree, Min,Sec

They are "Vanilla AutoCAD" varibles and if you use the MAP Coordinate
systems you don't need to worry about them.



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Murph
www.map3d.wordpress.com


"Patrick" wrote in message news:5915207@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi all,
I am trying to find out what latlong formats Map2009 will accept or expect.
I am getting GPS data in an NMEA format that looks like dddmm.mmm (i.e.
10516.5898 = 105°16.5898'). I am just learning how to get the ACCESS data
to link using the extremly complicated FDO process. I got the data in, but
they are not properly located since the data are in such a strange format.
I tried using the Help and that was a major bust with lots of topics that
produce a blank screen. I did find something that may be related, but the
help doesn't define it with anything but blank screens. The command is
geolatlongformat - does anybody have any info on this?

Thanks,

Pat

[phmurphy]

Thanks,
So with only those two options I have to change the minutes.decimal minutes to decimal degrees ,or the decimal minutes to seconds.

Re: the dead end help issue. Is this just a bad install on my part or is this really what 2009 has given us?

[Anonymous]

NO..........That variable is only for standard AutoCAD, and should not be
used in MAP3D, there's better tools.
You need to set the map coordinate system to a lat lon system. (LL84)
Enter _adesetcrsys at the command line and explore at the different systems
available.

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Murph
www.map3d.wordpress.com


"Patrick" wrote in message news:5915418@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks,
So with only those two options I have to change the minutes.decimal minutes
to decimal degrees ,or the decimal minutes to seconds.

Re: the dead end help issue. Is this just a bad install on my part or is
this really what 2009 has given us?

[phmurphy]

I got the following error with _adesetcrsys

Command: _adesetcrsys Unknown command "ADESETCRSYS". Press F1 for help.

[Anonymous]

Try
_ADESETCRDSYS



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Murph
www.map3d.wordpress.com


"Patrick" wrote in message news:5915450@discussion.autodesk.com...
I got the following error with _adesetcrsys

Command: _adesetcrsys Unknown command "ADESETCRSYS". Press F1 for help.

[phmurphy]

I contaced the AutoCAD subscription regarding the dead-end help issue and they recommended that I do an installation repair - That fixed it.

Pat