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AutodeskMapGuide
What’s New in Release 6.5
15607-010000-5000A April 2004
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Contents Part 1 Autodesk MapGuide Server and Author Enhancements . . . .1 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Installation Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Upgrading From an Earlier Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Major New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using a Custom Spatial Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Sample 1: Running a Custom Query . . . . . . . . . . 51 Sample 2: Running a Custom Query Against an OLE Database . 52 Accessing the Oracle Linear Referencing System (LRS) . . . . 53 Using SQL Pass-Through Statements . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tracking Enhanced Layer Features . . . . . . . .
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setUrlSource Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 UrlSource Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 getWhereSource Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 setWhereSource Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 WhereSource Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 getSQLWhereClause Method.
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getKeyColumn Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 setKeyColumn Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 KeyColumn Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 getKeyColumnType Method . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 setKeyColumnType Method . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 KeyColumnType Property . . . . .
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Part 1 Autodesk MapGuide Server and Author Enhancements The chapters in Part I document the changes and additions made to Autodesk MapGuide Server and Autodesk MapGuide Author to support the new features in this release. Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Improved DWG Support Chapter 3 DWF Support Chapter 4 Enhanced Layer Functionality Chapter 5 Oracle Spatial Data Provider Enhancements Chapter 6 Using Buzzsaw with Autodesk MapGuide Viewer 1
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Introduction 1 This document describes new and changed features in In this chapter ® ■ Installation notes Autodesk MapGuide Release 6.5. ■ Upgrading from an earlier release ■ Major new features 3
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Installation Notes For complete installation and licensing information, please refer to the Installation Instructions PDF file, which is available from the menu that appears when you insert the Autodesk MapGuide installation CD. For late-breaking installation updates and known issues, please refer to the Autodesk MapGuide Readme (MGReadme.htm) located on the Autodesk MapGuide installation CD and to the Autodesk MapGuide LiteView Readme (LVReadme.htm) located on the Autodesk MapGuide LiteVie
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Improved DWG Support 2 This chapter describes the enhanced support for DWG files In this chapter ® ■ Summary of enhancements provided in this release of Autodesk MapGuide. Most of the ■ Dialog box changes: changes covered in this chapter apply to Autodesk MapGuide Autodesk MapGuide Server ■ Dialog box changes: Author—there is only one change to the Autodesk MapGuide Autodesk MapGuide Author ■ How queries work in Server Admin program. Follow the procedures in this chapter Autodesk Map to
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Summary of Enhancements This release of Autodesk MapGuide provides greatly improved support for DWG files, particularly those created in Autodesk Map. In previous releases, you could only bring in the entire DWG or certain layers from it. To extract geometry of a particular type from the DWG file, it was necessary to convert the polygons, points, or polylines to individual SDF files first. The new release gives you much greater flexibility in working with DWG files. The following is a comp
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Dialog Box Changes: Autodesk MapGuide Server New arc parameters have been added to the Autodesk Data Link Properties dialog box. You access this dialog box by editing the properties of a DWG data source in the Autodesk MapGuide Server Admin program. Using the parameters, you can now specify how finely arcs are rendered as polylines when they are brought into Autodesk MapGuide (note that finer arcs slow performance). Advanced tab has additional content Defines the number of degrees betw
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Dialog Box Changes: Autodesk MapGuide Author The Map Layer Properties dialog box has been rearranged and updated to make it easier to use and to provide a logical interface for the new DWG features. Layer type appears in the title bar Map Server Agent URL has been moved to top of work area Name, URL, Where tab has been added. (See the illustra- tion below.) For Filter Type, you can select Layer, Query, or Theme. Name and URL fields to access tables stored in the DWG or linked by
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How Queries Work in Autodesk Map In Autodesk Map, queries are used to extract a subset of data from a series of DWG files. Queries can be saved in the DWG file. You can use these saved queries to create new layers in Autodesk MapGuide. The following diagram illustrates how a simple location query is created in Autodesk Map: Three DWGs are attached. Circle query retrieves all data within a circular area. A typical query created in Autodesk Map How Queries Work in Autodesk Map | 9
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In the illustration on the facing page, the drawing file PROJECT.DWG has three drawings attached to it: PARCELS.DWG, SEWER_DATA.DWG, and WATER_DATA.DWG. When the the Circle query is executed, it extracts all the data that falls within a pre-defined circle from all three attached files. The example in the illustration is a very simple query, called a location query because it is based on a location in the drawing (in this case, a circular area). Queries can be much more complex than this one
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You can also click the Query Category Browse button to select a particular query category. If there are many queries defined in the drawing, this can make the list more manageable. Filter type set to Query 9 Click OK. The data specified by the query is retrieved from the server and displayed in Autodesk MapGuide Author. Creating a Layer from a Query | 11
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How Themes Work in Autodesk Map In Autodesk Map, themes are used to create thematic maps from data contained in, or linked to, a series of DWG files. You can use these themes to create new layers in Autodesk MapGuide. The following diagram illustrates how a simple theme is created in Autodesk Map: The DWG is attached. The database is connected. The theme uses the data- base table to change the width of pipe lines in the DWG. A typical theme created in Autodesk Map 12 | Chapter 2 Improved D
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In the illustration on the previous page, the drawing file PROJECT_THEME.DWG has the WATER_DATA.DWG drawing attached to it. The PROJECT_THEME.DWG drawing file is also linked to a database that contains information about the pipes that make up the city’s water system. A theme has been created to show the different pipe diameters. When the theme is executed, it reads the data from the database and redraws the thick- ness of the polylines in the drawing according to the diameter of the pipes.
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You can also click the Theme Category Browse button to select a particular category of theme. If there are many themes defined in the drawing, this can make the list more manageable. Filter type set to Theme 9 Click OK. The data specified by the theme is retrieved from the server and displayed in Autodesk MapGuide Author. 14 | Chapter 2 Improved DWG Support
