Integrate maps into your drawings

Check Out, the»OnlineMaps« plugin linking DraftSight to ArcGIS – in  collaboration with Esri is now available for all users. OnlineMaps for DraftSight provides seamless import functionality of GIS data to be placed directly into your CAD drawing. Thus it allows to verify your drawing information to be compared with real world data.

This AEC-targeted plugin integrates easily with DraftSight and is available for both the free and premium versions.    

This Partnership Brings Innovative Technology to AEC Community The Esri ArcGIS Online product allows users to access a rich collection of basemaps, demographic maps, and image services within their organization, using the Esri Cloud. It is Software delivered as a Service (SaaS), and is ready to use with nothing to install or setup. Users will also get access to content shared by Esri, giving users and their teams around the world intuitive tools to create and publish maps and apps on demand. Some of this data is dynamic, that is, it changes on a frequent basis.

Using the OnlineMaps plugin with DraftSight

Installing and using the Graebert OnlineMaps Plugin for DraftSight is simple. The plugin self-installs in the menu at the top of the DraftSight screen. When the plugin is selected, information is requested about the map projection to be used. Once the map projection is selected, the user is free to browse for maps in the ArcGIS Online application. The map is then automatically positioned in a DraftSight drawing. The user may insert multiple maps and the underlay created will zoom and scroll with the drawing as the user works on his or her project. The plugin displays the most recent version of the maps, so that even if a selected map is actively being worked on, the most current version is always displayed.

Note: OnlineMaps for DraftSight lets you browse and insert maps into drawings- once you have registered your copy. At this time, only Windows and the DraftSight V1R3.1 Release from January 2013 and forward are supported.

To access the plugin, visit http://www.graebert.com/onlinemaps/ and download it for free.