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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced
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The
Geolocation
contextual ribbon tab appears once you specify a geographic
location. See Figure 17-8B. The options in the
Location
panel allow you to edit the
location and orientation of the marker or remove the location from the drawing. The
Locate Me
button is available in the
Tools
panel if your operating system is confi g-
ured with location sensing features. Picking the
Locate Me
button places a marker in
the drawing to indicate your current location. The
Mark Position
drop-down list in
the
Tools
panel contains options to mark other positions on the map. You can mark a
position by specifying the latitude and longitude, picking a point, or specifying your
current location. Once you specify a point, you have the option to enter multiline text
to label the point location. Type the text and exit the multiline text editor. If a visual
style other than
2D Wireframe
is current, a yellow position marker is displayed. The
position marker includes a point object with a leader attached to the label text.
The map image drop-down list in the
Online Map
panel provides options for
controlling the appearance of the map in the background. A map can be displayed
as an aerial image, a road map, or a road map overlaid with an aerial image. The
options in the map capture drop-down list in the
Online Map
panel allow you to select
a portion of the map and embed it into the drawing. Once you capture a map image,
you can display and plot it even if you are no longer connected to the Internet. The
Capture Area
option prompts you to defi ne a rectangular area to capture. The
Capture
Viewport
option captures whatever is displayed in the viewport. Selecting one of these
options from the ribbon initiates the
GEOMAPIMAGE
command. To use this command,
you must fi rst change to a plan view of the WCS.
Sun Properties Palette
The properties of the sun are set in the
Sun Properties
palette, Figure 17-9. The
SUNPROPERTIES
command opens this palette. You can also pick the dialog box
launcher button at the lower-right corner of the
Sun & Location
panel on the
Visualize
tab of the ribbon. The sun can be turned on or off using the
Sun Properties
palette. The
date and time can also be changed in the palette. Other properties of the sun are only
available in the
Sun Properties
palette. The categories in this palette are discussed in
the next sections.
General
The
Status
property in the
General
category controls turning the sun on or off. The
Intensity Factor
property determines the brightness of the sun. Setting this property to zero,
GEOMAP
Ribbon
Geolocation
Online Map
Aerial
Type
GEOMAP
GEOMAPIMAGE
Ribbon
Geolocation
Online Map
Capture Area
Type
GEOMAPIMAGE
SUNPROPERTIES
Type
SUNPROPERTIES
Map
display
options
A B
Figure 17-8.
A—The geographic marker is an icon that represents the point in the drawing selected for
the geographic location of the scene. B—The
Geolocation
contextual ribbon tab allows you to
adjust the selected location, change the map display, and mark positions on the drawing.