Discover how to easily move data between AutoCAD and GIS systems – while maintaining full control over CAD annotation and GIS attributes – using FME. See also how you can load data into Map 3D and style to your desire, or take data from Civil 3D and load into other applications such as Esri Geodatabase. Plus, you'll get a sneak peek at FME 2014's upcoming support for Autodesk Revit.

1. This webinar is being recorded
How to Transform Data Between
AutoCAD and GIS
December 11, 2013

2. Agenda
Introduction
 Safe Software
 CAD / GIS - FME Approach
Live Demos
 CAD to GIS
 Data Transformation
 GIS to CAD
 Revit to GIS
Q&A
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3. Who Are We?
Dale Lutz
 Co-Founder & VP of Product
Development
Dave Campanas
 Product Support Specialist
Mark Ireland
 Product Evangelist
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4. Questions are Encouraged!
We will follow-up with unanswered questions
Please submit using the
GoToWebinar Panel
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5. Poll: What Autodesk products do you use?
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6. 95+ exuberant
employees
@SafeSoftware
Partners
World-Wide
Located in Surrey,
British Columbia
Thousands of happy
customers
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7. What is FME?
FME transforms data to use
and share.
Convert data
Transform data
Share data
Integrate data
Validate data
And more
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8. Poll: How long have you been using FME?
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9. New to FME?
 Visit our Getting Started Page:
www.safe.com/fme/getting-started
 Attend a weekly FME Overview webinar:
safe.com/WeeklyIntro
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10. CAD vs GIS:
Different Perspectives
CAD users have a drawing perspective:
 Layers & levels
 Styles & Symbology
 Dimensions & Labels
GIS users have a feature perspective:
 Attributes and geometry
 Data structure, model
 Relational tables, domains
 Location
 Connectivity and proximity
 Analysis

11. FME Approach: CAD to GIS
 Preserve labels and attribution from text, blocks or
dimensions
 Interpret layers, styles or symbols as attributes (e.g. road
type, pipe diameter)
 Improve geometry:
 create connectivity – snapping
 form polygons from lines
 Combine geometry and attributes using proximity
 e.g. point on area overlay, nearest neighbor: transfer
label id to nearest line or polygon
 Join to external database based on common id

12. Poll: What are your biggest data exchange
problems?
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13. Demonstrations
Live Demos
 CAD to GIS
 Data Transformation
 GIS to CAD
 Revit to GIS

14. Demonstrations
Live Demos
 CAD to GIS
 Data Transformation
 GIS to CAD
 Revit to GIS

15. FME Approach: GIS to CAD
Create AutoCAD blocks based on attribute values
Preserve attributes as object data or tags
Translate annotation
Schema transformation to conform to CAD standards
Geometry transformation and filtering to match CAD
requirements (layers etc)
 Ensure essential CAD information is preserved in GIS
structures (GIS <-> CAD)
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16. Demonstrations
Live Demos
 CAD to GIS
 Data Transformation
 GIS to CAD
 Revit to GIS

17. Demonstrations
Live Demos
 CAD to GIS
 Data Transformation
 GIS to CAD
 Revit to GIS

18. Poll: Now that you’ve seen what FME can
do, what Autodesk products would you like
to exchange data with?
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19. Save the date!
Webinar: INSPIRE (January 9th)
FME World Tour 2014 (April – June 2014)
FME International User Conference 2014
(20th Anniversary Celebration)
• June 10 – 13, 2014 in Vancouver, Canada
Recorded Webinars
www.safe.com/webinars
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20. Free FME Training
Online Courses - Live & Hands-On

December 12: Advanced FME Desktop
(Raster)
Tutorials & Recorded Courses
Learn More: www.safe.com/training
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21. Get Involved!
fmepedia.com/community
fmepedia.com/knowledge
@SafeSoftware
youtube.com/FMEChannel
blog.safe.com
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22. Q&A
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23. Thank You!
 Sales
 info@safe.com
 Support
 www.safe.com/support
 (604) 501-9985 ext. 278
 Dave Campanas
 Dave.Campanas@safe.com
Dale Lutz
 Dal@safe.com
 Mark Ireland
 Mark.Ireland@safe.com
This webinar is being recorded
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