Autodesk Map 3D Digitizing Software

Autodesk Map® 3D 2005 software combines the proven productivity of 2D with new 3D functionality. Designed for mapping technicians, planners, utility managers, designers, and cartographers, Autodesk Map 3D software is the foundation of your complete infrastructure management solution.

Better 2D Mapping

Take advantage of enhanced interoperability with other Autodesk and competitive GIS products. Built on the AutoCAD® 2005 software foundation, Autodesk Map 3D offers full DWG compatibility and can import and export designs and data in a wide range of formats. A new display manager and powerful thematic mapping capabilities greatly improve performance. And with a new and enhanced API, you can customize Autodesk Map 3D to create applications that meet specific business needs.

The Fastest Autodesk Map Release Yet

Get your work done more quickly. Faster than Autodesk Map 2004 or 2000i, this newest version of Autodesk Map software saves time when you’re querying GIS data, using thematic mapping functionality, and more. Now you can make the most of accelerated performance for commonly used functions, improving your productivity.

Work Smarter with 3D Surfaces

Visualize, analyze, and share your 3D design and spatial data with information that is always up to date. Create 2D and 3D representations of surfaces to confirm surface conditions. Any change to the data sources immediately updates the surface. Other features include the following:

Work with points to create representations of surfaces.
Generate 3D surfaces and record precise spatial information.
Read text or database files to generate points.
Group points based on values you define, such as description, elevation range, and graphical selection.
Add, edit, or remove points to quickly update surfaces.
Analyze data, view thematic displays, see watershed delineations, subtract one surface from another, and smooth surfaces.
Create 2D and 3D representations of surfaces, including contours, surface triangles, elevation and slope thematic, surface face direction, watershed areas, and grid and slope arrows.

Improved Data Integration

Take advantage of enhanced interoperability with other Autodesk and competitive GIS products. Built on the AutoCAD® 2005 software foundation, Autodesk Map 3D software offers full DWG compatibility and can import and export both designs and data in a wide range of formats. With this level of interoperability you can

Import and export LandXML data to streamline workflow.
Create DWF™ (Design Web Format™) files that include your Autodesk Map data so you can share data more easily with team members.
Use the FME Import-Export engine to exchange data with other industry-standard GIS formats, including ARC/INFO® coverages and E00, ArcView® Shape, MapInfo® MIF/MID, and MicroStation® DGN (including V8, GML 2, Ordnance Survey MasterMap, VPF, and SDTS).
Store and access geospatial data in one central data source, Oracle® Spatial. Plus, Autodesk Map 3D offers Feature Data Object functionality so you can store your map objects and attributes using a familiar interface.

Develop Customized Applications

With the new and enhanced API, you can customize the software to create applications that run on top of Autodesk Map software and meet specific business needs. More...

Features

New—Autodesk Map® 3D software offers faster precision mapping, improved data analysis, and new customization capabilities, including the following

Large Number of Points

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Use points to generate 3D surface models and record precise spatial information pertaining to land use, land coverage, and asset information. Generate points from existing text and database files to reduce errors and improve productivity.

Flexible Point Groups

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Group points based on values you define, such as description, description key, elevation range, and graphical selection. Use groups to define the graphical appearance of points and point labels in the drawing and to create surfaces.

Smarter 3D Surfaces

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When you add data to a surface, edit the data, or remove data points, the software automatically updates the surface. You can create TIN, Grid, TIN Volume, or Grid Volume surface types.

Quick Surface Analysis

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Analyze surface characteristics with information that is always up to date. Use a variety of analysis functions, such as thematic displays, watershed delineation, subtraction of one surface from another, and surface smoothing.

Surface Visualization

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Confirm surface conditions and communicate information to colleagues by creating 2D and 3D representations of surfaces, including contours, surface triangles, elevation and slope thematic, surface face direction, watershed areas, and grid and slope arrows.

Support for LandXML

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With a standard data format for civil engineering and surveying project data such as points and terrain models, LandXML helps you integrate as-built data into your mapping system, maintain existing boundaries, and exchange data with contractors and project team members.

Display Management

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Manage the style and the order in which entities are displayed. Zoom in on specific areas of interest to simplify working with large data sets distributed over large geographic regions. Now it’s easier to focus on the data rather than on how to query and display the information you need.

Thematic Mapping Enhancements

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Enhanced thematic mapping offers greater flexibility and makes the software easier to learn and use. Use it to perform queries from the current drawing or from attached drawings and expand the number of alterable properties, including plot style and lineweight.

Import/Export Enhancements

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The powerful FME Import-Export engine enables you to exchange data with other industry-standard GIS and mapping formats, providing interoperability with all major GIS software. You’ll be able to access more data sources and integrate the data more effectively in your project. These sources include ARC/INFO® coverages and E00, ArcView® Shape, MapInfo® MIF/MID, and MicroStation® DGN, including V8, GML 2, Ordnance Survey MasterMap, VPF, and SDTS.

Design Web Format™ (DWF™) Files

Create DWF™ (Design Web Format™) files to share mapping data easily among team members. When you publish Autodesk Map object data, database links, and feature classification names in a DWF file, you have complete control over the specific information to be included.

Feature Data Object (FDO)

Feature Data Object provider is a new way to store your maps in a central, external geographical data store, such as Oracle® Spatial. You can store your map objects and attributes using a familiar interface (similar to the Oracle Spatial OSE feature). FDO uses data providers to connect to spatial data, giving the Autodesk Map application the capability of connecting many different data formats, not just Oracle Spatial. This release of Autodesk Map 3D software comes with an Oracle Spatial data provider.

Improved API

Extend functionality with an improved API to create specific applications that run on top of Autodesk Map 3D 2005. Use ObjectARX® API to address annotation, classification, display management, import/export, topology, points, point groups and surfaces.

More Features

Read about more features in this PDF file, which contains a full list of Autodesk Map™ 3D 2005 features and benefits.

Autodesk Map 2005 Features & Benefits (pdf - 67 Kb)