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Improved DWG Support
This chapter describes the enhanced support for DWG files
provided in this release of Autodesk
®
MapGuide. Most of the
changes covered in this chapter apply to Autodesk MapGuide
Author—there is only one change to the Autodesk MapGuide
Server Admin program. Follow the procedures in this chapter
to learn the new methods of authoring layers directly from
DWG files.
To review the new API functions for the DWG format, see
“DWG API Additions” on page 81.
In this chapter
Summary of enhancements
Dialog box changes:
Autodesk MapGuide Server
Dialog box changes:
Autodesk MapGuide Author
How queries work in
Autodesk Map
Creating a layer from a
query
How themes work in
Autodesk Map
Creating a layer from a
theme
Creating a layer by geometry
type
Accessing data using a link
template