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AutoCAD Map 3D 2007 (and higher) directly supports online web data using the OGC standard WMS (or WFS). WMS data services can be used on your company network or you can link to public map providers like NASA.

From the Map "Task pane" palette choose "Display manager", click the Data button and select "Add data" from the context menu.

Task pane in Map (Czech)

In the Data link palette, click on the WMS item and name your data connection. In the field "Server name or URL" enter the web address of the WMS service and its login credentials. From the downloaded layer (feature) names select the requested layers and click on the "Add to map" button.

To test the WMS functionality you can use e.g. the NASA WMS service.

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See also:
Tip 14414:Link geo-tagged photos from your mobile phone to AutoCAD DWG maps.
Tip 14147:Select map features OUTSIDE the selected polygon in Map 3D.
Tip 14061:Animated drawing of geometry in AutoCAD.
Tip 14039:How to display the total volume or surface of 3D solids in DWG?
Tip 13971:What do geolocation codes like 8FWPXFCF+82 or 33UVQ61402434 mean?


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