Geographic Location dialog box

Opens via: GEOGRAPHICLOCATION command

In the Geographic Location dialog box, you can set the geographic location of the drawing by selecting a CRS or by manually adding the coordinates.

  1. GIS Coordinate System
  2. Advanced / BIM Settings
  3. Remove geographic location data
GIS Coordinate System
Reports the GIS system being used by the drawing.
Note: Click the Browse button () to change the GIS Coordinate System.
Advanced / BIM Settings
Click to display the advanced Geographic Marker and North direction settings.
Remove geographic location data
Removes the geographic location data from the drawing.
Note: The geographic location is automatically stored in the drawing and can be manually removed by using this option.

Advanced / BIM Settings

  1. Location of Geographic Marker / Survey Point in Real World
  2. Position of Geographic Marker / Survey Point in Drawing Space
  3. North Direction
Location of Geographic Marker / Survey Point in Real World

Sets the location of the geographic marker explicitly in real world coordinates by location or manually.

Inherit geographic location from GIS coordinate system

Deselect this option to manually set the location of the geographic marker / survey point.

Location
Specifies the geographic location through the Choose Geographic Location dialog box.
Set geographic location manually
Geographical Latitude / Longitude (Decimal)
Sets the location in a decimal format.
Geographical Latitude / Longitude (D°M'S")
Sets the location in a Degrees, Minutes and Seconds format.
Cartesian / Projected point
Sets the location using Easting and Northing coordinates.
Elevation
Specifies an elevation for the long-lat point. The value can be positive or negative.
Position of Geographic Marker / Survey Point in Drawing Space

Specifies the position of the geographic location point in the drawing. This can be inherited from the geographic location or manually set by entering X, Y, and Z values.

Note: You can also select a specific point in the workspace to set the position.
Inherit position from geographic location

Deselect this option to manually set the position of the geographic marker / survey point.

North Direction

Specifies the angle of the sun from north, in the context of the world coordinate system (the angle between the True North and the Y-axis, measured clockwise).

Note: The setting is saved to the NORTHDIRECTION system variable.