UNDERLAYING A PLAT INTO DRAWING

[ESchomberg]

Dear friends, Is there a way to bring a platted subdivision into your drawing to underlay it on to your specific lot survey?

[Joe-Bouza]

Do you mean a scanned image file? Yes. With taste tools or regular acad command

Acad:
INSERT>> pick an arbitrary point near your survey

ALIGN>> pick points that relate to both (property lines are a good idea) read the prompts... scale =yes
Done

[chriscowgill7373]

and if the platted subdivision is shapefiles, you can use MAPIMPORT to bring in the shape files into the drawing as polylines

[ESchomberg]

It is just a plat copy that I look up on line at property appraisers office. It appears to be a black and white scan. I tried saving as PDF and inserting but the program did not recognize a pdf(i believe)

[Joe-Bouza · Accepted solution]

Insert an image, xref a pdf

XREF: change from dwg to pdf

[Joe-Bouza]

Insert and scale as previously described

[ESchomberg]

Hey Joe, what image are you talking about inserting? Any way you could do a screen cast of this?

[chriscowgill7373]

If I'm not mistaken, @Joe-Bouza is referring to his earlier post about inserting an image, then his revised instruction on how to bring in a pdf, because bringing a pdf in is different than bringing in a jpg file.

Try this screencast for what I think he means:

http://autode.sk/2BGggC2

give it a few minutes to finish processing.

[Joe-Bouza]

Thanks Chris 👍
My phone won’t let me kudos but the intent is there

[ESchomberg]

Hey Chris, your screen cast came in small and I cannot find a button to enlarge to full screen

[Pointdump]

Hey Erik,

I used to underlay a PDF under my construction staking drawings, just to double check that my lines were in the right place.

The Bigscreen Button is here:

Dave

[Joe-Bouza]

Hey Eric
What’s the deal? Did you get this thing attached / underlay

[ESchomberg]

Hey Joe, my apologies. Chris did a screen cast showing what you are explaining to me but The cast was too small for me to see. Dave sent one that I should be able to enlarge. Once I get this I will get back with you. Thanks

[ESchomberg]

Hey Dave I tried that button last night it would not work. Now it is working, thanks

[ESchomberg]

Hey dave can you help me out? I have never used x ref before. I don't have the tab on the side like Chris did that says reference drawings. I think this is done somewhere in data shortcuts?

[ESchomberg]

Ok, I had to google xrefs. It seemed quite confusing but just like anything on this program one rabbit hole always leads to another. I brought the plat in, but I can see how this would lead to more fun stuff like importing areal photos. Also this could have saved me time because I can have the plat copy(with all of its bearings, distances and curve tables right there on my drawing screen) instead of printing the plat out and taping it together.

The amazing thing is, many people will lead you to believe that you have to go to school or that this is all incredibly difficult. That may be the case if you have no background in the trade you are trying to draw in. Actually it would probably help me as well, but my point being....I have learned so much of this incredible program through my own drive, patience, persistence and of course many pointers from my friends on here. I just dove in and did my first xref by lifting the hood and scraping my knuckles.

The more rabbit holes I go down makes the intimidation factor of this program become less and less and I owe much of it to you guys. I wish I could buy you all a drink.

[Pointdump]

Erik,

"...I tried that button last night it would not work."

Sometime you have to wait a few seconds for the big screen button to work. It's like it is still loading or something.

"...instead of printing the plat out and taping it together."

That's what external monitors are for. I only have one external monitor for my laptop, but I've heard of people having 4 monitors!

I always remember the XREF icon looks like a clip board. If AutoCAD ever changes that icon image, I'll never be able to find it.

Dave

[chriscowgill7373]

Off Topic:

[Pointdump]

Chris,

So you're the guy with 4 monitors!

I just have one external monitor for my laptop:

Dave

[ESchomberg]

I just typed in xref and it popped up. I am more of an icon person as opposed to commands