GPS to AutoCAD

[+Team MGGPS]

Does anyone know of a good way to transfer gps

data to autocad? GPSR is Mag 330 and I'm using EasyGPS for data transfer to PC.

[+PDOP's]

ThisGPS2CADprogram offers a free trial version and and the Pro version of GPS Trackmakeralso exports to AutoCad.

[Cape Cod Cacher]

AutoCAD Map and it's plug ins work for me. I'm using the stripped down demo still because I use it so infrequently. Trackmaker looks good too, I'm going to try it to layer GPS onto NOAA charts and town surveys.

[+Team MGGPS]

I found a pretty good shareware called GPS Utility.

http://www.gpsu.co.uk/index.html

After I open the dxf file in acad I can list the points and it displays the correct coords per decimal lat/long. If I measure between these points I get a distance of the delta xy between those 2 coords. How can I make that distance something real?

Thanks.

[+Team Boogidy]

I learn something new everyday here. I have been using AutoCad since the dark ages and now I find out I can use it with my GPSr.

Not sure how I would.... or why I would.

Could someone please give me a little info?? I'm very curious now

Thanks

 

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[+Team Boogidy]

I learn something new everyday here. I have been using AutoCad since the dark ages and now I find out I can use it with my GPSr.

Not sure how I would.... or why I would.

Could someone please give me a little info?? I'm very curious now

Thanks

 

Visualize Whirled Peas

[Cape Cod Cacher]

Boogidy, I use GPS for navigation mostly. AutoCAD came into play when I got involved in town government, my town bought a drive-in theater to use the land as a marina. I've used my GPS data to help me map out where land cuts should be and building placements. I have the blueprints for the site, but not any cad/computer files, so I made my own. Not surveyor grade, but the general idea is presentable.

 

Dark ages of CAD? I got a stack of 5.5" floppies(r2.4/5 I think) and an 8086 computer to learn... In a weekend, and at the time ('86) internet was mostly a bunch of Trekkies... OUCH!!! I've since had formal training and a few sessions to keep current. I have to hit the local ComColl for upgrading.

 

I 'do' CAD for general product design and plastics molding, how about the rest of you CAD gurus? Thanks for some new places as well.

[+Team Boogidy]

Thanks Cape.

I used Acad in the "themed entertainment" industry. For companys like Disney, Universal...

Mostly special effects, and of those, mostly flame. Like the Water World show at Universal.Unfortunatly the buisiness has slowed to a crawl...

But at least I have caching to pass the time

 

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[+Team Boogidy]

Thanks Cape.

I used Acad in the "themed entertainment" industry. For companys like Disney, Universal...

Mostly special effects, and of those, mostly flame. Like the Water World show at Universal.Unfortunatly the buisiness has slowed to a crawl...

But at least I have caching to pass the time

 

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[SergZak]

I use AutoCAD 2000 at work for drawing/developing parts for the furniture industry (we manufacture bars and barstools/gaming room furniture). From AutoCAD 2000, we run a sub-program called Router-CIM that translates/generates the ACAD drawing into what is called GCode that our KOMO CNC router (four-axis) understands and translates into machine movement and actual part cutting. I never thought it could be used for GPS applications.

[SergZak]

I use AutoCAD 2000 at work for drawing/developing parts for the furniture industry (we manufacture bars and barstools/gaming room furniture). From AutoCAD 2000, we run a sub-program called Router-CIM that translates/generates the ACAD drawing into what is called GCode that our KOMO CNC router (four-axis) understands and translates into machine movement and actual part cutting. I never thought it could be used for GPS applications.

[+PDOP's]

In a previous job I used survey grade GPS receivers to document mining reclamation projects which were transfered to topographic maps on Auto Cad.

 

It was pleasant to discover that there is freeware on the web that allows me to do the same with my recreational GPSr.