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Map Image in Viewport with Rotated WCS

ronP6PKG
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Map Image in Viewport with Rotated WCS

ronP6PKG
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Is there a work around to show maps in viewports with a rotated WCS?

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Pointdump
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Hi Ron,

Welcome to the Autodesk Forums.
How are you rotating: UCS or DVIEW>TWIST? What sort of image: Captured Bing Live Maps or GeoTiff?
Dave

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ianjchap
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Hello @ronP6PKG,

 

If you're using Civil 3D Ariel Mapping then you can show this in your Viewport by Capturing an Area first. This will add in a seperate image to the mapping to a clipped extent to which you can orientate your UCS to.

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ronP6PKG
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Hello, 

 

Thank you for the warm welcome and reply. I have spatial manager add on. I am using bing or usgs maps. I am making a small plan and profile for a trenchless crossing. We like to rotate the plan view to be horizontal on the page and align with the stations in the profile view. I click in the VP and type UCS then align it to the alignment and it rotates. When you do that the map image is removed. I understand that I can capture the image first however the quality seems to diminish greatly. 

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Pointdump
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Ron,
Instead of UCS, try command DVIEW >> TWIST.
Unfortunately, Bing Live Maps resolution is what it is, and greatly varies as to scale. You might find better imagery on the internet.
I haven't used Spatial Manager.
Dave

 

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ronP6PKG
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Thanks Dave, 

 

I will explore the DVIEW option. I have not heard of that function before. I am familiar with the resolution settings. I appreciate all the input. 

 

Any suggestions where the best online ariel images can be found and are they geo referenced or do you need to scale them? 

 

 

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Pointdump
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Ron,
Check your City/County/State for imagery. Add "GIS Download" to your search. More and more imagery and elevation data is freely available. Almost all of it is geo-referenced.
Dave

Dave Stoll
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ronP6PKG
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Thanks Dave

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