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Location tools in AutoCAD

Location and geo-coding tools in AutoCAD help to add reference elements and enhanced data to existing objects

Get locations from unreferenced addresses or add data to existing objects

Built in Bing, Google and OpenStreetMap data providers offer wide range of data access

Direct Geo-coding<span style='font-size: 1rem;'> - <a href='direct-geo-coding/' class='app_color_link'><span>More info</span><i class='icon-chevron-right ml-1'></i></a></span>

Direct Geo-coding

Insertion of points in the drawing from postal addresses

Load texts from CSV files and seek for their coordinates. Resulting points includes attached data

Reverse Geo-coding<span style='font-size: 1rem;'> - <a href='reverse-geo-coding/' class='app_color_link'><span>More info</span><i class='icon-chevron-right ml-1'></i></a></span>

Reverse Geo-coding

Obtain postal addresses from objects in the drawing

Get data like street, municipality, postal code, etc. and add it to existing objects

Search locations<span style='font-size: 1rem;'> - <a href='search-locations/' class='app_color_link'><span>More info</span><i class='icon-chevron-right ml-1'></i></a></span>

Search locations

Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD 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

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frequently asked questions

Current compatible AutoCAD applications:
  • AutoCAD, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Architecture (Windows Only)
  • Versions: From v.2013 to v.2025 both included
Note: AutoCAD LT is not a compatible application because of its intrinsic limitations but you can use Spatial Manager Desktop™ to import/export via DXF files
System requirements:
  • Windows 7 or higher
  • 500 MB free disk space, or more
  • Windows Installer 3.1 or later
Spatial files
  • Esri Shape file - (SHP)
  • Google Earth file - (KML, KMZ)
  • OpenStreetMap file - (OSM, PBF, OSC) (1)
  • LiDAR file - (LAS, LAZ)
  • GPS exchange format file - (GPX)
  • Esri ASCII Grid file - (ASC, ASCII) (1)
  • ASCII text file - (ASC, CSV, NEZ, TXT, XYZ, UPT)
  • SQLite file - (SQLITE, DB)
  • GeoPackage file - (GPKG) (1)
  • GML file - (GML, GZ, XML)
  • Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) (1)
  • Autodesk SDF file - (SDF) (3)
  • MicroStation v.7 file - (DGN) (2)
  • AutoCAD DXF file - (DXF) (2)
  • Esri ArcInfo export file (ASCII) - (E00) (1) (2)
  • MapInfo file - (TAB) (2)
  • MapInfo interchange format file - (MIF/MID) (2)
  • GeoJSON file - (GEO.JSON)

Spatial raster files
  • Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) (1)
    • Georeference sources - (World files, Google Earth .GEPRINT, etc.)
  • Variable resolution Raster image file - (Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF) (1) (4)

Spatial data servers and Geo-databases
  • Esri Geodatabase File - (GDB) (1)
  • PostGIS database
  • Microsoft SQL Server Spatial database
  • MySQL database (1) (3)

Image map servers
  • WMS Web Map Services (4)
  • WMTS Web Map Tile Services (4)
  • XYZ/TMS Tile Map Services (4)

Other spatial data sources
  • Open Database Connectivity ODBC (1)
  • WFS data store (1)
  • WFS data store (FDO) (1) (3) (6)
  • WFS data store (OGR) (1) (2) (5) (6)

(1) Read-only
(2) OGR data source
(3) FDO provider
(4) Background Maps technology
(5) OGR for WFS data stores will not be found in the data Provider list under some circumstances (certain AutoCAD Map versions and others). Please, use the native or FDO variants for this data Provider
(6) DEPRECATED - Whenever possible use the native WFS data provider

Note: certain data Providers are only valid for some Editions of the application
  • We process a personalized analysis of each case, so some types of advanced licenses are not offered directly on the web store. Please contact to support@spatialmanager.com indicating your needs and we will send you a customized quote