Geo-Location

Owned by Brian Carter (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jan 17, 2013
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Available in TurboCAD Pro, and Platinum only

Geo-Location contains three primary functions: Location, Orientation, and Display.


Location

  • Latitude – set the latitude of the drawing in degrees, to six decimal places.
    • South/North – specify whether the latitude angle is South or North
  • Longitude – set the longitude the drawing in degrees, to six decimal places.
    • East/West – specify whether the longitude angle is East or West

Coordinates and Elevation

  • X, Y, Z – specify the location in the drawing which corresponds to the geo-location. Units are in the model space defined Space units.

  • Elevation – specify the elevation of the drawing at that geo-location.
  • Marker
    • Show – When on this shows a crosshair marker within the drawing, located at as specified by the X, Y, Z values. This maker can be snapped to as a drawing reference.
    • Size – Sets the relative size of the to the crosshair marker.

North Direction

  • Angle – Specify the Angle of orientation for North relative to the drawing.

  • Marker – Displays a compass rose for drawing orientation
    • On Screen Position – Specify the location of the compass rose: Not Display, Top Left, Bottom Right, Top Left, and Bottom Left.
    • Size-- Sets the relative size of the compass rose: Tiny, Small, Normal, and Large.

Geo-Location Crosshairs and Compass Rose