I have just discovered that Autocad have screwed up a huge part of my business by removing GPS function from the mobile App. I only use it seasonally when on site so I've only just discovered they've removed it.
I now have a £3000 GPS receiver that might as well be a paperweight unless I can find an alternative that will allow me to use live GPS position on a DWG
Has anybody managed to find anything? Ideally for Apple / iOS
I cannot understand how they could possibly think its a good idea to remove functionality from the app like this.
We are in a similar boat, invested in a bunch of field tablets for construction monitoring etc. and now these are useless... hoping an alternative will surface..
we shouldn't be surprised however, as Autodesk is notorious for going backwards.
The answers here are actually very disappointing, people asking for solutions or help and there is not a single useful reply. I do have the same problem, figured out, the GPS function has been removed from the mobile app just from one version to the next, without any notice or warning. I need to measure on site using ideally a small mobile device. Therefore our company invested in a really expensive GNSS rover with an accuracy of sub-centimeter, worth >€10k, linked to my iPhone. It worked perfectly fine until Autodesk removed this function. All of my mails written to support or developers have not even been answered. This is however really a very disappointing way to treat customers who have payed a noticeable amount of money to use these products.
Although I was looking for alternative products, I havent found a good solution yet.
Does anyone have updates on this?
I was looking forward to use a small mobile-sized device like iPhone or Android phone along with an external GPS/GLONASS receiver device to display my current position in CAD drawings on site.
Apparently, this is something that has been possible with the AutoCad app back in the days, but not anymore.
Does anyone have recommendations for third party DWG viewer apps (regardless of operating system) that do this?
Thanks!
Any news here? At the moment, for site visits, we're meticulously comparing contour lines from our maps with what we see around us, and it is extremely inefficient. Expensive additional equipment is not within our company budget, as we are able to walk around and compare rock walls or ponds with our maps, but it is very inaccurate and time consuming while walking around with clients.
@aas3GFRY wrote:
Any news here? At the moment, for site visits, we're meticulously comparing contour lines from our maps with what we see around us, and it is extremely inefficient. Expensive additional equipment is not within our company budget, as we are able to walk around and compare rock walls or ponds with our maps, but it is very inaccurate and time consuming while walking around with clients.
Nothing has changed.
One alternative you might consider is the app "iCMTGIS PRO," which offers GPS functionality and supports DWG files on iOS devices. It could be worth giving it a try to see if it meets your needs. It's frustrating when essential features are removed without warning or explanation, but exploring alternatives might help mitigate the impact on your business.
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