Solved: Geomap extent

rmacan · ‎01-12-2015

Hi all,

I've noticed that using the GEOMAP command to view Bing Imagery has a limitation, unless I'm overlooking the obvious. I would like to give it an extent so it will only stream in data in a window region I provide, and bridge across adjacent coordinate system zones.

What if my area of study is on the state line, like the Colorado/Kansas line? If I use UTM83-13, I can only see the image under Colorado. If I use UTM83-14, I can only see imagery for Kansas. The same applies if I use either State Plane coordinate system, KS83 or CO83.

I suppose I'm asking for this: I assign a coordinate system to my drawing file. Define a window for boundary extents. The Bing imagery streams into this window completely, without trimming it at the State line/UTM zone. This would also solve a problem of the imagery displaying under my legend and sketches/notes/tables off to the side in my map.

So once again, am I overlooking something in MAP 3D 2015 that does this already? Does anyone else have a workaround for this or anything they'd like to contribute?

Murph_Map · ‎01-12-2015

Working on the KY/TN state line area I use TN83F (Tn state coordinates) it displays the bing maps over the state line with no issues. If I need just a set area I do a capture of that area with the bing map tools.

Murph
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rmacan · ‎01-13-2015

Thanks Murph,

In searching to find out more about Bing map tools, I discovered this from an Autodesk article from the past November. It appears there is a similar workaround by altering the Useful Range in a copy of the assigned coordinate system. So I learned something first thing this morning on the first cup of coffee! Here's the article:

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-civil-3d/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticle...

BTW, the Bing map tools you mentioned, is that the PlexEarth tools or are you referring something else?

Randy