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   how do I place a point in an autocad drawing according to a coordinate ( latitude  and longitude) so that I can later get the coordinates of any other point in the drawing.
Let me put is in another way. 
I have a large area that i need to survey ruffly, a hand held GPS is enough.
I have a draft of a very large building to implant on this area.
I have 4 point of latitude and longitude (each corner of the building).
I want to be able to pick up on autocad extra coordinates( diferent part of the building) and check them on site via GPS.

PS: I don't want to spend money on a surveyor at this point.

Thanks 

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pauloone1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26.Aug.2011 Location: Portugal Using: Autocad 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1	Topic: Placing points by coordinates Posted: 29.Aug.2011 at 16:04
	how do I place a point in an autocad drawing according to a coordinate ( latitude and longitude) so that I can later get the coordinates of any other point in the drawing. Let me put is in another way. I have a large area that i need to survey ruffly, a hand held GPS is enough. I have a draft of a very large building to implant on this area. I have 4 point of latitude and longitude (each corner of the building). I want to be able to pick up on autocad extra coordinates( diferent part of the building) and check them on site via GPS. PS: I don't want to spend money on a surveyor at this point. Thanks

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 29.Aug.2011 at 18:59
	You'll be lucky if those points are within 5 feet of their actual position. Should look into renting a piece of accurate equipment like the Carlson Surveyor+ RTK GPS System. It can be accurate down to a couple of inches or less.
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 29.Aug.2011 at 19:02
	Another option would be to convert the latitude and longitude to decimal then enter those values as Northing = Y and Easting = X. See this re: conversion. http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

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