Product Information

Work faster, smarter, and better—Autodesk Map™ 3D 2005 offers proven 2D productivity and exciting new 3D functionality to create, maintain, analyse, and share your design and spatial data.

Overview

Powerful Precision 2D and 3D Mapping
Autodesk Map™ 3D 2005 software combines the proven productivity of 2D with new 3D functionality. Designed for mapping technicians, planners, utility managers, designers, and cartographers, Autodesk Map 3D software is the foundation of your complete infrastructure management solution.

Better 2D Mapping
Take advantage of enhanced interoperability with other Autodesk and competitive GIS products. Built on the AutoCAD® 2005 software foundation, Autodesk Map 3D offers full DWG compatibility and can import and export designs and data in a wide range of formats. A new display manager and powerful thematic mapping capabilities greatly improve performance. And with a new and enhanced API, you can customise Autodesk Map 3D to create applications that meet specific business needs.

The Fastest Autodesk Map Release Yet
Get your work done more quickly. Faster than Autodesk Map 2004 or 2000i, this newest version of Autodesk Map software saves time when you’re querying GIS data, using thematic mapping functionality, and more. Now you can make the most of accelerated performance for commonly used functions, improving your productivity.

Work Smarter with 3D Surfaces
Visualize, analyse, and share your 3D design and spatial data with information that is always up to date. Create 2D and 3D representations of surfaces to confirm surface conditions. Any change to the data sources immediately updates the surface. Other features include the following:

• Work with points to create representations of surfaces.
• Generate 3D surfaces and record precise spatial information.
• Read text or database files to generate points.
• Group points based on values you define, such as description, elevation range, and graphical selection.
• Add, edit, or remove points to quickly update surfaces.
• Analyse data, view thematic displays, see watershed delineations, subtract one surface from another, and smooth surfaces.
• Create 2D and 3D representations of surfaces, including contours, surface triangles, elevation and slope thematic, surface face direction, watershed areas, and grid and slope arrows.

Improved Data Integration
Take advantage of enhanced interoperability with other Autodesk and competitive GIS products. Built on the AutoCAD® 2005 software foundation, Autodesk Map 3D software offers full DWG compatibility and can import and export both designs and data in a wide range of formats. With this level of interoperability you can

• Import and export LandXML data to streamline workflow.
• Create DWF™ (Design Web Format™) files that include your Autodesk Map data so you can share data more easily with team members.
• Use the FME Import-Export engine to exchange data with other industry-standard GIS formats, including ARC/INFO® coverages and E00, ArcView® Shape, MapInfo® MIF/MID, and MicroStation® DGN (including V8, GML 2, Ordnance Survey MasterMap, VPF, and SDTS).
• Store and access geospatial data in one central data source, Oracle® Spatial. Plus, Autodesk Map 3D offers Feature Data Object functionality so you can store your map objects and attributes using a familiar interface.

Develop Customised Applications
With the new and enhanced API, you can customise the software to create applications that run on top of Autodesk Map software and meet specific business needs.