{"id":8151,"date":"2018-06-05T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=8151"},"modified":"2020-04-07T23:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T06:16:14","slug":"set-geographic-location-autocad-tuesday-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/set-geographic-location-autocad-tuesday-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting a Geographic Location in AutoCAD: Tuesday Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No CAD drawing is an island. That being said, there\u2019s a decent chance the drawing might be of a structure that will be located <em>on<\/em> an island! Yep, let\u2019s talk about the benefits of setting a geographic location in AutoCAD.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-you-should-set-a-geographic-location\">Why You Should Set a Geographic Location<\/h2>\n<p>There are a bunch of reasons to add a geographic location to your drawing. Here are a few of them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make the program automatically determine the angle of sunlight when you perform sun and sky simulation (photometric studies)<\/li>\n<li>Use position markers to mark geographic locations and record related notes<\/li>\n<li>Export your drawings to use in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/autocad\/included-toolsets\/autocad-map-3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/autocad\/included-toolsets\/autocad-map-3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/autocad\/included-toolsets\/autocad-map-3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">toolset<\/a>, and expect the model to position itself automatically (or auto<em>magically<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Import raster files that contain geographic location information and expect them to position themselves automatically (using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/autocad\/included-toolsets\/autocad-raster-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/autocad\/included-toolsets\/autocad-raster-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/autocad\/included-toolsets\/autocad-raster-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">toolset<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-set-a-geographic-location\">How to Set a Geographic Location<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s easy! To set a geographic location in your drawing, use the Insert ribbon tab and select the\u00a0Set Location tool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-1_jgxcdg-300x164.png\" alt=\"Setting a geographic location in AutoCAD\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-1_jgxcdg-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-1_jgxcdg-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-1_jgxcdg-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-1_jgxcdg.png 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you know the latitude and longitude or just want to use a map to set the location, select From Map and then click Yes when it asks if you want to use live map data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you want to import existing GIS data from a file, just choose From File\u00a0and then open your KML or KMZ file.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-2_goeg9l.png\" alt=\"Setting a geographic location in AutoCAD\" width=\"600\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-2_goeg9l.png 1314w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-2_goeg9l-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-2_goeg9l-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-2_goeg9l-768x444.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you can choose your location, and the good news is that from here it\u2019s pure type-ahead! You can choose a city (useful if the structure doesn\u2019t have an address yet) or use an existing address.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve found the location you want to use, click Drop Marker Here. AutoCAD will drop a pin on the map, and latitude and longitude will be automatically applied. You can even set a specific elevation if you\u2019re working on an upper floor. Awesome!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-4_b8h985.png\" alt=\"Setting a geographic location in AutoCAD\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-4_b8h985.png 1620w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-4_b8h985-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-4_b8h985-1024x825.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-4_b8h985-768x619.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-4_b8h985-1536x1237.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you need to move a pin after it\u2019s been dropped, the easiest thing to do is right-click on the new map location and choose Move Marker Here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-6_o2lovd.png?cld_params=w_auto:100:1610\/q_auto,w_auto:100:1610\" alt=\"Setting a geographic location in AutoCAD\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-6_o2lovd.png 1610w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-6_o2lovd-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-6_o2lovd-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-6_o2lovd-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/geographic-location-6_o2lovd-1536x1229.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-tuesday-tips\">More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n<p>Check out our whole\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/tag\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuesday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/tag\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/tag\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">series<\/a>\u00a0for ideas on how to make AutoCAD work for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No CAD drawing is an island. That being said, there\u2019s a decent chance the drawing might be of a structure that will be located on an island! Yep, let\u2019s talk about the benefits of setting a geographic location in AutoCAD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2373,"featured_media":8157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[893],"tags":[621,11,988,987,989,523,665],"class_list":["post-8151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning","tag-akn_include","tag-autocad","tag-autocad-map-3d","tag-geographic-location","tag-raster-design","tag-tips","tag-tuesday-tips","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Setting a Geographic Location in AutoCAD: Tuesday Tips | AutoCAD Blog | Autodesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the benefits of setting a geographic location in AutoCAD in this week&#039;s Tuesday Tip and find out how to get more out of your drawings.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/set-geographic-location-autocad-tuesday-tips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Setting a Geographic Location in AutoCAD: Tuesday Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the benefits of setting a geographic location in AutoCAD in this week&#039;s Tuesday Tip and find out how to get more out of your drawings.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/set-geographic-location-autocad-tuesday-tips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AutoCAD Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-06-05T14:00:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-08T06:16:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/tips-geo-location-featured-header_xrphkm.png?fit=1024%2C429&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"429\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Leah E. 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