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Instantly Publish your DWG from AutoCAD Map 3D to AIMS (MapGuide) but why would you?

Alright, I love the ability to push my DWG from AutoCAD Map 3D into MapGuide – I almost never need to open MapGuide/AIMS Studio.

So what is the issue?

AutoCAD Map 3D has had a great tool for creating custom properties for every object in your AutoCAD drawing: it’s called “Object Data”.   For example, if you have a polyline, text or block that you want to add your own information to, such as diameter or data installed.

So what happens to this amazing custom Property called Object Data when you publish it to MapGuide aka Autodesk Infrastruture Map Server 2012?

Watch this video to find out:

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5 Responses to “Instantly Publish your DWG from AutoCAD Map 3D to AIMS (MapGuide) but why would you?”


  1. 1 Dave Monroe
    December 15, 2011 at 7:51 pm

    So what’s the solution? We just installed AIMS (30 day trial), using the .NET option and see that it is using Fusion as the viewer, after publishing from AutoCAD map 3D. Are there options on the 3D side or the Studio side to make the objects selectable? Thanks.

  2. December 15, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    Good Question,
    Currently the best way to go is to export your map to SDF or SHP or some other FDO supported format.

    If you want to do it automatically the only way would be to use Safe Software’s FME.

  3. 3 Dave Monroe
    December 15, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    Roger that. Figured FDO was only alternative, until Autodesk takes the next step with ‘seamless’, instead of zipper integration. Thanks for the recommendations.

  4. 4 Dave Monroe
    December 20, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    Was able to export the SHP files and added the basemap DWF as a layer in Web Layout Studio, with 100% transparancy. The selectable objects were thus overlayed on the DWF and worked that way.

  5. December 20, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    Great example of using FDO based data (Shapefile) for Attributes and DWF as “dumb” background.

    It would be great to get the attributes (i.e. Object Data, Link Template and Block Attributes) out of the DWG without resorting to SHP etc.


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