Map Image Blurry

[Anonymous]

I'm working on a project that is a few miles long. When creating a set of prints with the map included in the viewports, either the map is clear but I can only have it in a few viewports or I can have it in all of them but it's too blurry to even see. I attached photos to explain a little better. Photo 1, 2, & 3 are the model view and what the two pages look like when the model view looks like that. Photo 4 is when I try to include the entire project so I can have the map in all of the viewports and photo 5 is what happens to my viewports. 

[jggerth]

You need a better source of imagery than the default Bing maps.  Depending on where you are, the County GIS or State DOT may have something usable.  

[CodeDing]

@Anonymous ,

Ironically, I just answered a similar question over here:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/geolocation-image-quality/m-p/9807774#M1033490 

My response there applies to your situation also. The reason the Geomap capture gets blurry for you when you expand it, is because a separate layer of (zoomed-out) images must be utilized to fulfil your larger Geomap request.

In order to get higher-quality imagery at a zoomed-in level you desire, it would be easiest for you to follow this procedure:

- place all of your viewports at every relevant position you desire along your project (erase any existing imagery, but keep your geolocation)

- After every viewport is pointed at the desired location / zoom level across your project:

- - - Enter each viewport.

- - - Turn on the desired map inside your viewport (Aerial / Road / Hybrid).

- - - Use the "Capture Viewport" option to capture the imagery for your current vp.

- - - Be sure to apply any layer / color / resolution standards you need for your new Geomap image (probably easier to switch to Model space tab and select them all at once).

This will be the best method to get quality imagery along your project path.

Bear in mind, that this imagery is kind-of like a large Raster Image. I have not tested the plotting speed with a large number of Geomap images, but I would bet that it is inherently slow (as would be with many separate images or XREFs).

Hope that helps to explain why you are encountering the issue with your imagery and can give a decent solution on how to approach this moving forward.

Best,

~DD