Note from Brian: Something new in the 2015 release. The images plot. HERE
So AutoCAD 2014 has this cool new feature called Live Maps and Geographic Location (basically, AutoCAD now owns the coordinate systems for Civil 3D and Map 3D). When a coordinate system is assigned to the drawing, you get a new tab on the ribbon allowing you to display an aerial map, a road map, and do some cool stuff.
The problem is, this isn’t in Civil 3D 2014 at all. Here are the steps to add this ribbon tab to Civil 3D 2014.
HERE is a video showing the steps
- Open AutoCAD 2014. This can either be AutoCAD 2014 or Civil 3D 2014 as AutoCAD 2014.
- Go into the CUI (Customize User Interface) dialog box (type CUI at the command line).
- In the CUI, go to the Transfers tab and create a new CUI file.
- Drag the Geolocation ribbon tab from the ACAD.CUIX file to your new CUI file (just drag and drop)
- Save the CUI file and close AutoCAD.
- Open Civil 3D 2014 and type CUI just like in AutoCAD (don’t go to the Transfer tab, stay on the Customize tab).
- Load in the CUI file you saved in AutoCAD
- In the just loaded CUI file, drag the Geolocation ribbon tab to the Geo Coordinate System Assigned Contextual Tab State.
- Save and your off and running.
Now, when you assign a coordinate system to your drawing, you can also display aerial maps or road maps in the drawing as well.
May 13, 2013 at 12:34 am
It has the same georeference problems as the older integration with Google Earth. See here:
http://beingcivil.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/civil-3d-and-google-earth-image-placement.html
I personally still prefer Plex.Earth, a 3rd party tool, which makes an outstanding job.
May 13, 2013 at 4:59 am
Thanks Brian. Good post. Now, can you configure it to print the image? Lol….Lots of disappointed people that got used to using Basejump.
May 16, 2013 at 11:33 am
Exactly. While I have 2014 I am still using 2013 day to day ONLY because of Basejump. Seems they really took a step backwards with the geolocation thing in the new release.
May 16, 2013 at 3:48 pm
Basejump is a technology preview. Anything on labs is a preview and is not guaranteed to make it as a product or into a product. Autodesk wants your feedback on the tool. Give them your feedback. On the Labs website is a “Give us feedback” button. Use it and tell Autodesk what you like and don’t like about the preview technology.
According to the Basejump website, it will no longer work after August 12, 2013.
May 17, 2013 at 9:47 am
Brian, thanks for the info. I will go provide them some feedback.
October 25, 2017 at 9:29 am
Very informative! Thanks very much……
R.Dawson