Your handheld GPS Receivers can now output their database file into an
AutoCAD program. GPS2CAD and GPS2CAD-rv are new programs that allow you to connect your hand held GPS
Receiver to your computer, download your waypoints, and plot them in AutoCAD. Modestly priced,
these new programs are a tremendous timesaver and convenience! The programs even
let you relocate your plot with the first point of your traverse at a specified coordinate. Works on
most Garmin
receivers including the popular eTrex line, and AutoCAD 14, 2000, and 2000i.
Satellite navigation and land surveying are now made much more convenient by outputting to an
AutoCAD file.
Program operation is simple. It requires that you connect your GPS Receiver to your computers serial port with a connecting cable available from Garmin.
The program senses this connection and waits for your click to download the waypoint database. Once received, it converts the latitude/longitude points to X,Y,Z points with the descriptors contained in the waypoint file. It displays all the points as both GPS Receiver points and
AutoCAD points, and lets you review them before plotting.
GPS2CAD-rv is The "Recreational
Version" of the popular GPS2CAD, and provides all the essential functions
for plotting your GPS points in AutoCAD. Priced at $100 less, it is
designed to appeal to the "recreational users" who simply want to have
some fun with their work tools!
You can choose to relocate point No. 1 to a given coordinate, effectively letting you relocate the entire plot in
AutoCAD. You can also make adjustments to the layers, line types, and colors to be used, and
whether to plot the points, connecting lines, descriptors..
Once all these selections are made, simply start an AutoCAD
session, click one button, and the plotted points appear in
AutoCAD! This operation can be repeated as necessary, such as relocating the entire plot to a given location if necessary.
The key feature of these programs is that they are a simple LOW COST alternative to the very expensive survey software now on the market.
They let you turn your GPS Receiver into a usable tool in the office by allowing it to be used for low-order
site layout.
Unique on the market, the programs take advantage of some of the most
remarkable technology now available. Now available for sale from www.AzTechSoft.com
.