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Editing MAP LAYOUT REFERENCE SYSTEM

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Anonymous
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Editing MAP LAYOUT REFERENCE SYSTEM

Anonymous
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Hi, Im currently using Map 3d 2012 and have recently discovered that i can auto generate (in paper space) a grid of eastings and nothings or lattitude and longitude using the map layout reference command. i have played with this and the command seems very limited in what you can edit, and all the googling and forums i have been on doesnt seem to have an answer.

 

Does anyone know how to do this please!!

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Editing MAP LAYOUT REFERENCE SYSTEM

Hi, Im currently using Map 3d 2012 and have recently discovered that i can auto generate (in paper space) a grid of eastings and nothings or lattitude and longitude using the map layout reference command. i have played with this and the command seems very limited in what you can edit, and all the googling and forums i have been on doesnt seem to have an answer.

 

Does anyone know how to do this please!!

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Message 2 of 11
Alfred.NESWADBA
in reply to: Anonymous

Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

welcome @Anonymous.autodesk.com!

 

>> i have been on doesnt seem to have an answer.

To which question, sorry that I can't see any.

If the question is "is the command very limited", then yes, but what do you need which you can't get done with it?

 

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Hi,

 

welcome @Anonymous.autodesk.com!

 

>> i have been on doesnt seem to have an answer.

To which question, sorry that I can't see any.

If the question is "is the command very limited", then yes, but what do you need which you can't get done with it?

 

- alfred -

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ISH-Solutions GmbH / Ingenieur Studio HOLLAUS
www.ish-solutions.at ... blog.ish-solutions.at ... LinkedIn ... CDay 2024
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Message 3 of 11
Murph_Map
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Murph_Map
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With 2012 version you can only do the lat/long, with later version you can create users/custom grid.

 

Murph
Supporting the troops daily.
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With 2012 version you can only do the lat/long, with later version you can create users/custom grid.

 

Murph
Supporting the troops daily.
Message 4 of 11
markseb44
in reply to: Murph_Map

markseb44
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Hi, I too am interested in this. I Have 2015 Map3D, and don't see options for changing the grid other than choosing a few coordinate systems. I would like to just have the refernce lines at the edge of the layout. Is there a command for editing the grid??  Thanks

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Hi, I too am interested in this. I Have 2015 Map3D, and don't see options for changing the grid other than choosing a few coordinate systems. I would like to just have the refernce lines at the edge of the layout. Is there a command for editing the grid??  Thanks

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Pointdump
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Pointdump
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Mark,

 

Options like color and text font? Nope. Just Scale:

 

RefSys.png

 

Dave

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Mark,

 

Options like color and text font? Nope. Just Scale:

 

RefSys.png

 

Dave

Dave Stoll
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NVIDIA Quadro P5000 16GB
Windows 10 Pro 64 / Civil 3D 2024
Message 6 of 11
Alfred.NESWADBA
in reply to: markseb44

Alfred.NESWADBA
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Hi,

 

You can do some tricks to change e.g. color, lineweight, ... as described >>>here<<<.

But I don't know (as the others) any option to change the grld-lines to just ticks.

 

- alfred -

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Alfred NESWADBA
ISH-Solutions GmbH / Ingenieur Studio HOLLAUS
www.ish-solutions.at ... blog.ish-solutions.at ... LinkedIn ... CDay 2024
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(not an Autodesk consultant)

Hi,

 

You can do some tricks to change e.g. color, lineweight, ... as described >>>here<<<.

But I don't know (as the others) any option to change the grld-lines to just ticks.

 

- alfred -

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Alfred NESWADBA
ISH-Solutions GmbH / Ingenieur Studio HOLLAUS
www.ish-solutions.at ... blog.ish-solutions.at ... LinkedIn ... CDay 2024
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Message 7 of 11
markseb44
in reply to: Pointdump

markseb44
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Thanks Dave....would have liked to have short lines at the outer edges, not a grid right across the drawing. May have to do this manually using grid as snap points?

 

Many thanks

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Thanks Dave....would have liked to have short lines at the outer edges, not a grid right across the drawing. May have to do this manually using grid as snap points?

 

Many thanks

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Pointdump
in reply to: Alfred.NESWADBA

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Alfred,

 

I didn't know you could change color and lineweight. Thanks for the link.

 

Dave

Dave Stoll
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Alfred,

 

I didn't know you could change color and lineweight. Thanks for the link.

 

Dave

Dave Stoll
Las Vegas, Nevada

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NVIDIA Quadro P5000 16GB
Windows 10 Pro 64 / Civil 3D 2024
Message 9 of 11
markseb44
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markseb44
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Thanks Dave, and Alfred.

 

Much appreciated

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Thanks Dave, and Alfred.

 

Much appreciated

Message 10 of 11
O.Maille
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O.Maille
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Any update on this, how about changing the coordinate system for anyone who isn't US or military?

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Any update on this, how about changing the coordinate system for anyone who isn't US or military?

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ChicagoLooper
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Hello @O.Maille wrote

<<Any update on this, how about changing the coordinate system for anyone who isn't US or military?>>

No. You don’t need an update. 

You can create your grid based on the coordinate system that’s currently assigned to modelspace.

BA6C59B9-A846-4668-8C55-DAB9A123232D.jpeg

If you haven’t assigned one, or are unwilling to do so, then the MAPLAYOUTREFERENCESYSTEM feature won’t (or can’t) work. 

<<BTW, your question is piggy-backing a 7 year old post. It would be better to start a brand new, fresh post so your specific situation doesn’t get buried underneath someone else’s.>>

 

Chicagolooper

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Hello @O.Maille wrote

<<Any update on this, how about changing the coordinate system for anyone who isn't US or military?>>

No. You don’t need an update. 

You can create your grid based on the coordinate system that’s currently assigned to modelspace.

BA6C59B9-A846-4668-8C55-DAB9A123232D.jpeg

If you haven’t assigned one, or are unwilling to do so, then the MAPLAYOUTREFERENCESYSTEM feature won’t (or can’t) work. 

<<BTW, your question is piggy-backing a 7 year old post. It would be better to start a brand new, fresh post so your specific situation doesn’t get buried underneath someone else’s.>>

 

Chicagolooper

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