Section 8.1
E-Map Images via
WMS Connections
Overview - Section 8.1
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Denver Water has a standard set of imagery to be used at all times. The following steps can be used
to access this imagery through AutoCAD C3D or AutoCAD Map 3D. By using WMS to connect to
imagery basic AutoCAD functions, such as setting layers, will not apply to these images. Any visual
modifications to images will need to be performed each time the drawing is opened.
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Adding An Aerial Image
In the Task Pane, on the Display Manager tab, click the Data icon and select Load Layer…:
Display Manager tab
Tip: Task Pane
Type MAPWSPACE at
the command prompt
to turn the Task Pane
ON or by click it on the
Quick Tools tool
palette.
Task Pane
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The Load Layer pop-up window will appear. Navigate to DW CAD\ArcSDE_ACAD; select
DENVER_METRO_IMAGE.layer and click <Open>:
Tip: Shortcut
In most cases
AutoCAD will
already be preset
with an
“ArcSDE_ACAD”
shortcut, located
on the left side of
AutoCAD pop-up
windows.
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Loading the DENVER_METRO_IMAGE.layer will automatically establish a connection to GIS data.
Once the connection is established, Model Space should resemble the example below:
Resizing images
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To display only the desired area of an image, zoom into the scope of work in Model Space:
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In the Task Pane, right-click on the image layer and select Resample Raster:
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In Model Space the frame of the image will resize to the extents of the display area:
ATTENTION
Saving the drawing will not save any resizing of the image. The next time the drawing is
opened the user will have to go through these steps again.
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Image GreyScale & Brightness Adjustment
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To change an image from color to greyscale select the image in the Task Pane and click the Style icon to open
the Style Editor:
In the Style Editor, in the Style pull-down, change the selection from Full Color to GreyScale. If the image is too
dark when plotted, then the Brightness can also be adjusted from the Style Editor palette, choose a number
between 0-25.
When finished click <Apply>:
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Display Order
Initially images come in on top of everything else; a combination of tools/commands will need to be performed
to send the image(s) to the back.
The Draw Order will control canvas position pop-up window will appear. Click <Continue action and allow Draw
Order to control layer position from now on>:
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In the Task Pane, click the Draw Order icon and drag the image layer to the bottom of the list:
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