Display full version of the post: Latitude/Longitude in a CAD program

photodavid6
08.02.2010, 02:34
Hi All,Newbie here with almost no experience in cad programs, but wanting to find a program that would allow me to input latitude/longitude (northing/easting if necessary) into a cad drawing.  Does anyone know of a program that would allow me to do that?  Since I am not going to be using this that often if there was a program that would be free/low cost, it would be tremendously helpful.Oh, and before you ask, I did a search through google, but did not turn up an option.David

Vladimir Michl
08.02.2010, 07:58
E.g. both "mapping" versions of AutoCAD - AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D - can do this.

photodavid6
08.02.2010, 17:28
Do you know if just the newest version will handle it or whether older versions would do the same?

Vladimir Michl
08.02.2010, 17:40
Any AutoCAD Map version will do.

KobusErasmus
25.02.2010, 18:55
In actual fact if all you want to do is enter the points, then even Autocad can handle it.  Just convert the degrees into decimals and enter it as x and y coordinates.  Done that before on the odd occassion....