GstarCAD

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD

In a nutshell

• Import into GstarCAD from Google Earth (KML or KMZ), OpenStreetMap (OSM or PBF), Shapefiles (SHP), GPS, Points (many formats), Excel, Access, ESRI ArcInfo®, MapInfo, GML (GML or GZ), PostGIS, SQL Server, SQLite, and many more geospatial sources
• Export from GstarCAD to Google Earth (KML or KMZ), Shapefiles (SHP), Points (many formats), MapInfo, PostGIS, SQL Server, SQLite, and many more geospatial targets
• Transformation of coordinates optional
• Backgrounds Maps, powerful and easy to use
• Search Locations
• Terrain functions including 3D points from elevation services, DTM meshes, contours, etc.
• Publishing to Google Earth
• Alphanumeric data tables as GstarCAD Extended Entity Data (EED). Manage data tables and fields. Data viewer and editor included
• Save Tasks to replay the import processes so many times as desired
• Interface simple, intuitive and productive
• Perpetual licenses. Pay once, no periodic fees

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD

It comes in a lightweight application that runs inside GstarCAD and allows the user to import and export geospatial data between GstarCAD drawings and geospatial files, data servers or data stores, display background maps and manage alphanumeric data and data tables.Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD is a powerful GstarCAD plug-in designed for GstarCAD users who need to import, export and manage spatial data in a simple, fast and inexpensive way, which includes many possibilities not seen so far in GstarCAD.

GstarCAD import

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD imports spatial data, into new or existing GstarCAD drawings, as GstarCAD entities and Extended Entity Data (EED), using a powerful wizard which lets the user choose or select all the necessary import parameters in order to get differentiated spatial information in a CAD drawing.

Batch-import, automatic layering, fill of polygons, blocks according data values and mapped attributes, labeling, elevation, thickness or the spatial filter are only part of the application functionality when importing from spatial files, data servers, data stores, etc.

There are some advanced and powerful techniques to speed up the import processes, such as Import-all sources from a folder, database schema or multi-table file and others.

The "Tasks" save all the import processes parameters and options in order to repeat these processes so many times as desired. It is possible to execute one or more "Tasks" at once.

GstarCAD export

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD exports entities from the drawing to spatial files or databases, and saves their Extended Entity Data (EED) as alphanumeric data tables using a wizard, which shares some of the steps with the import wizard. In the same way, the user can choose or select the export parameters to define all the target data among a great number of possibilities.

There are options to export the Coordinates, Length or Area, the entities Layer, Handle and Elevation, the Attributes and the name of the Block references and their properties, the Texts and their properties, the Hatches and their properties, etc. The entities will be automatically filtered when exporting, and all the geometric operations needed to fit the target data format (such as segmenting curved entities) are automatically performed.

Transformation of coordinates

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD will calculate geometric transformations of the features in line with the import and export processes, which will depend on the chosen Coordinate System (CRS) for the source and target data.

The user can choose the appropriate CRSs from a complete CRS catalog or from a list which includes the most recent used CRSs.

Background Maps

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD allows to the GstarCAD users (from v.13), choose from among many Backgrounds Maps from many providers such as OpenStreetMap, Bing, MapBox, Ordnance Survey, etc. These maps will enhance the drawings quality and will let the users compare and check better.

The map images are automatically updated when the drawing view changes (zoom, pan, etc.) and the images resolution is automatically adapted to the view size. The user can define its own BG Maps in order to access WMTS/WMS/TMS map servers, import/export them and take static Snapshots of the Maps.

Search Locations

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD include functions to geo-locate in your drawing postal addresses, streets, neighborhoods or other geographical objects.

It allows you to access a text search window of locations and automatically zoom in or insert the geometry of the selected location or rectangular envelope.

Terrains

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD allows you to create and manage Terrains and related entities.

3D Points / Blocks selected in drawing or built from Elevation service providers in any selected area.

2D or 3D Contours. Minor and major Contours. Contour labels. Layer separation and different color models. Contours attached to Data Tables including elevation values and type.

3D Terrain models, using 3D Meshes or other CAD/BIM entities. Automatic image projection and fitting of any Background Map (preset or user-configured) on one or more Terrains in their actual location.

Publishing to Google Earth

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD includes a specific command designed to Export all or part of the entities in the visible Layers of the drawing and their data, to a KML or KMZ file (Google Earth) through a one-click operation.

The current Layers organization and the properties of the Layers and entities are considered when creating the resulting GE file, and this file can be opened in Google Earth (if installed).

Data structure management and direct data edition

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD will manage the alphanumeric data which may come linked to the entities in the import processes themselves but the users can also design and edit the structure which will be used to store the data. They can manage the tables and the fields according to their needs.

In addition, the data values can be modified in the palette of the application or through the powerful interactive Data grid, and there are two commands to select entities by Queries or according to the table that they are attached. As a plus, the application also provides a command that allows Zooming to the selected entities.

User data sources

Spatial Manager™ for GstarCAD incorporates the UDS technology to easily connect with spatial database servers, or data stores, and also as the way the user can define the path to a particular spatial data file, including their own connection parameters.

UDSs avoid having to enter a lot of connection parameters, which are not easy to remember, and they are stored inside the user settings to take advantage of them in every application session.

Spatial Manager Basic Edition:

• Import spatial data in BricsCAD drawings
• Transformation of coordinates when importing
• Basic target layer or new target layers using a field value
• Use field based blocks for points and centroids
• Block parameters from field values
• Label entities when importing
• Batch import
• Elevation and thickness from field values
• Spatial filter
• Polygon fills, transparencies and MPolygon objects
• Polygon fills and transparencies
• Access to spatial data files:
  - SHP, GPX, KML, OSM, etc. (show full list)

Spatial Manager Standard Edition:

Same as 'Basic Edition' and also:

• Import data from tables as Extended Entity Data (EED)
• Extended Entity Data (EED) viewer and editor palette
• Hyperlinks
• Queries and Data structure management
• Background base maps:
  - Roads, satellite, hybrid, …
  - User maps (XYZ/TMS, WMS, WMTS)
  - Export/Import user maps
  - Snapshots
• Publishing to Google Earth
• Access to spatial database servers:
  - SQL Server, PostGIS, etc. (show full list)
• Access to other connections:
  - WFS, ODBC, etc. (show full list)
• Manage schemas and tables

Spatial Manager Professional Edition:

Same as 'Standard Edition' and also:

• Search Locations
• Terrains
  - 3D Points from elevation services, Contours, DTM, …
• Data Grid palette
  - Interactive and synchronized
• Export spatial data from BricsCAD to:
  - SHP, KML, PostGIS, etc. (show full list)
• Select the entities to be exported
• Extra exporting options: Handle, Layer, Coordinates, Length, Area, Elevation, Blocks properties and Attributes, Text and Hatches properties …
• Filtering entities
• Transformation of coordinates when exporting
• 'Tasks' to replay one or more processes (batch processing)

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SPCAD is an Add-on for GstarCAD to aid for general workflows of CAD professionals. Equipped with more than 100+ tools, SPCAD promises comprehensive CAD solution that automate your tasks without compromising the accuracy. Specially developed to help run geospatial analysis, SPCAD is equipped with the necessary tools to make GstarCAD workflows quick, efficient, and convenient.

SPCAD is the first of a series of custom CAD-based applications, launched through the platform CADOMATION - an all-inclusive platform offering customized solutions to multi-disciplinary CAD professionals to accelerate the CAD design process by automating loopy and time-taking routine functions.

From assigning coordinates system to your drawing to importing/exporting geospatial files, to performing topographic analysis and creating maps and cadaster plans, you can now run spatial analysis without switching to a different software.

For more information on SPCAD please click here

Please note that although the price listed for GstardCAD is a perpetual license there will be a fee of £150 + vat per year to continue using SPCAD after the first 12 months.