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  • 1.  Exported data to AutoCAD turns out skewed

    Posted 10-10-2024 07:28
    Hi, MapInfo experts. Please I need urgent help.
    I would like to ask for help on fixing the issue that my data exported from MapInfo to AutoCAD via Universal Translator turns out skewed. They looked perfectly fine on MapInfo but it looked like they were deliberately viewed from the a different angle on AutoCAD. Yes I checked it was not just how you viewed it on AutoCAD.
    I used WGS84 as map projection on MapInfo. 
      
    Thank you in advance. 
    Quinn


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    Quinton Chan
    Knowledge Community Shared Account
    Burlington MA
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  • 2.  RE: Exported data to AutoCAD turns out skewed

    Posted 10-11-2024 01:01

    Hi Quinton,

    It looks to me like you might just be viewing in a different projection in AutoCAD and MapInfo, have you confirmed the data is in the correct location once loaded into MapInfo, try comparing it to some reference data or a basemap?

    If it looks like it is in the right location, then you could change the map projections used in MapInfo to match what you have used in AutoCAD, hopefully this should stop looking skewed.



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    Duri Bradshaw
    Spatial IT Consultant
    Insight GIS
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  • 3.  RE: Exported data to AutoCAD turns out skewed

    Posted 10-11-2024 05:41

    Hi, Duri.

    Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have compared to reference data and it is correct. On MapInfo it's on WGS 84 projection. I think you are right. AutoCAD shows it on non-earth so by changing it to WGS 84, it should work. I will pass that on. Thanks. 



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    Quinton Chan
    Knowledge Community Shared Account
    Burlington MA
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  • 4.  RE: Exported data to AutoCAD turns out skewed

    Posted 10-11-2024 02:40

    Hi Quinn, 

    Try using the Vector export instead of Universal translator, that usual works better when TAB to DXF/DWG.

    Cheers

    Teddy



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    Teodora Stoyanov
    Knowledge Community Shared Account
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