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M-dub

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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2015, 02:28:12 PM »
Interesting.

Thanks for doing that!  I'm hoping to end up with as simple a system as possible.  If we want people to feed into it, it will HAVE to be simple.

I had visions of us having a camera that would also automatically upload the photos to a 'watched' folder once a wifi connection was made.  When the program sees new photos added, it would automatically place them on a map, making the latest and greatest available to everyone via intranet.

I feel like something like that would be ideal, but if we still need someone to perform some of those tasks manually, then that's ok.

I'll have to ask IT to allow me to test a few of these out.

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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2015, 02:34:16 PM »
I haven't needed it here, however it looks as if the database could be on server, and a person or persons could upload to that location.
Then all others would see that database when using Basecamp.
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #17 on: November 27, 2015, 05:53:04 AM »
If anyone is willing to collaborate I'm willing to share my work in progress lisp routine that extracts exif from photos.
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2015, 10:43:12 AM »
If anyone is willing to collaborate I'm willing to share my work in progress lisp routine that extracts exif from photos.
Rod
other than that, what else does your LISP do?

does it place the photos in MAP/C3D @ coordinates contained in exif metadata?
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Rod

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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2015, 12:10:00 AM »
Not yet. The plan is to get the EXIF data and
if used in AutoCAD
create position marker using DXF (couldn't see how to do it with with Activex) and set the latitude and longitude properties of the Vla object.

If Map
create a block at the location using the map coordinate system lisp functions

Then hyperlink the object to the image.

Just flat out with other jobs at the moment. I will find the LISP (where I am up to) and post it. Others may have better functions but it would be a start.
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2015, 10:44:38 AM »
Not yet. The plan is to get the EXIF data and
if used in AutoCAD
create position marker using DXF (couldn't see how to do it with with Activex) and set the latitude and longitude properties of the Vla object.

If Map
create a block at the location using the map coordinate system lisp functions

Then hyperlink the object to the image.

Just flat out with other jobs at the moment. I will find the LISP (where I am up to) and post it. Others may have better functions but it would be a start.
Rod

Instead of hyperlink, I would suggest use MAP function Link to Document where document=source image
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #21 on: December 08, 2015, 05:07:24 PM »
Instead of hyperlink, I would suggest use MAP function Link to Document where document=source image

Forgive my ignorance what is "Link to Document"? I don't know this function and didn't find it in the help
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #22 on: December 09, 2015, 08:58:22 AM »
Instead of hyperlink, I would suggest use MAP function Link to Document where document=source image

Forgive my ignorance what is "Link to Document"? I don't know this function and didn't find it in the help

Looking for the exact command; however it appears that autodesk may have removed or renamed this command function.


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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #23 on: December 09, 2015, 09:12:36 AM »
Im finding this:

Define Document View dialog box



Use this dialog box to define a document view to view external documents attached to an object.
To create a new document view, enter a new name in the Name field. Specify the location of the document name, the document type, and the application to use to display the document, and click Add.
To modify an existing document view, select it in the list. Enter new information in the Document View Definition section, and click Update.
Document view definitions are stored in the current drawing and not in the source drawings.


However not the command to invoke the dialog box, hmmm

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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #24 on: December 09, 2015, 09:33:54 AM »
OK

looks like the actual command to invoke the dialog box has been 'hidden' to the user.

This used to be a menu item.....

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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #25 on: December 09, 2015, 11:07:40 AM »
looks like the feature is now available in all autocad based applications using the command

NOTES

however I don't think it is as discreet as the previous viersion

one object multiple documents per object

current version appears to

attach external document(s) to all objects in file.
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #26 on: December 09, 2015, 03:27:05 PM »
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2015, 04:00:15 PM »
maybe check here??

https://map3d.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/using-autocad-map3d-document-view/

And a quote from that page

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Once those two steps are complete we have to define the Document View. In order to do this we need to be in the Classic Map workspace. Looks like whoever created the default Ribbons for Map3D forgot these commands or thought we didn’t need them. Using the Map menu pulldown select the Define Document View from the Object Data section.

So that would explain why and or where I could not locate the original command(s)

also one will note autodesk TOTALLY removed the MENU BAR from the MAP (Planning and Analysis) workspace
making it even harder to access the commands one would need for this.

Is it any wonder you guys get tired of my complaining about this sort of carp all the time?  Not to me....


Thanks Cadtag for confirming that I had NOT lost my mind on this.
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2015, 04:03:27 PM »
and MAP CLASSIC WORKSPACE is no longer an option!  AWESOME!

note the date of that post

Published 06/23/2010


confirms that autodesk removed the command(s) or buried them somewhere OFF the RIBBON they FORCED onto us.
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Re: Mapping GPS Enabled Photos
« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2015, 06:49:31 PM »
Thanks Michael and Cadtag. Not sure if I'll go the route of Document View but I appreciate the explanation. I remember seeing the commands now, never had a use for it.
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