mjm Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 As the title suggests, How-to: import GIS Data (KML / SHP) into Vectorworks Spotlight? Running 2019 > 2020 at the moment. I do not have designer, nor landmark nor Architect. having said that, my practice has now expanded, such that I need to have accurate physical data for block-size portions of some cities. Any thoughts? Thanks hive Quote Link to comment
mjm Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Awright; I dL'ed the KML & SHP files, found an online SHP to DXF converter. Done. BUT: now I see I have no idea how to request the fulldata set I need, which is the streets, sidewalks, etc. Any direction, help etc gratefully accepted Quote Link to comment
lisagravy Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'm using Landmark, which does support importing GIS data such as shapefiles, so I can't help with a Vectorworks based solution I'm afraid - other than to ask if you are sure Spotlight doesn't support this - check that it's not just that you need to add the tool to your current workspace. If it doesn't support this, you can use an open source GIS software (QGIS) to open GIS data, review the shapefiles natively within a GIS system, and then export to DWG if necessary? And at least that way you can see if the full data set you need is within the GIS file you've been provided with and it's an issue with DWG conversion - or if the shapefile doesn't contain all the information you need and you just need to request another SHP with the right data in? 2 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Tamsin Slatter Posted November 5, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'm afraid Spotlight does not support the import of Shapefiles. Quote Link to comment
Wilnap Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Hi, On this page I find that there are limited GIS tools in Spotlight. https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2020/eng/VW2020_Guide/Georeference/GIS_and_georeferencing.htm It says "The Spotlight product has access to a more limited set of tools and commands." Where can we find these tools and any instructional help? thanks, Will Quote Link to comment
Wilnap Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 This page says "Vectorworks Architect and Landmark products have access to the full suite of georeferencing tools and commands; The Spotlight product has access to a more limited set of tools and commands" https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2020/eng/VW2020_Guide/Georeference/GIS_and_georeferencing.htm Where can we find information about what exactly these tools are? thx Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee jcogdell Posted August 3, 2020 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 3, 2020 You will need to use the workspace editor to add them into your workspace, as they are not included in the default Spotlight workspace, similar to the braceworks check system commands. You can access the workspace editor in the Tools menu under 'Workspaces-Edit current Workspace' or use the 'Workspaces-Workspaces' route to access the Workspaces Dialogue and then use the edit button. Use the Menu tab to access, add and remove commands from the default menus, or create new custom menus and the Tools tab to access and customize tool-sets. one important note, it is a good idea to create a duplicate of the workspace you want to customize, so that if anything goes wrong you can easily revert back to the default Quote Link to comment
Lisar Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Could someone tell me the best way to convert a google earth kml file to a shape file for vectorworks landmark? Also would appreciate any video tutorials that cover this topic. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
lisagravy Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 @Lisar You can do this really easily using QGIS software, which is free / open source. I don't think you can import KML directly into Vectorworks yet. 2 Quote Link to comment
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