By using Topocad database connector – for ArcGIS, you can easily connect a CAD software system to your GIS. Topocad database connector – for ArcGIS is a converter program between Topocad and the Arc platform that makes communications between the systems easy.

• When you have a survey from GPS, total station, theodolite or other data and want to store it in your ArcGIS database.
• When you need to edit your ArcGIS database with a sharper tool than ArcGIS.
• When you need to output data from ArcGIS to CAD/drawing environment, to CAD files, to coordinate files, or to paper drawings.
• When you need to stake out data from your ArcGIS database.
• When you need to make a design from your maps.

Topocad is the tool you need. The software system reads and writes directly via ArcSDE to connected databases and/or to personal Geo databases. Topocad uses an ArcEditor license (or higher) but only for the short period of the reading or writing to/from ArcSDE/personal Geo database.

With Topocad database connector – for ArcGIS you can connect ArcSDE databases, or personal Geo databases, directly to Topocad. Topocad reads the database and makes a long transaction from the database with full CAD possibilities to edit and upgrade the data.

Topocad applies a version manager when using ArcSDE so different versions can be loaded, used, and stored. Messages will tell the user if something has been changed during transactions. The drawing/map model containing layers, colours, symbols, line types etc. is treated accordingly and gives the user an easy check on whether the data is correct or not. Upgrading a map can be made from any instrument or GPS instrument and directly inserted into the database. For faster editing it is possible to read the map as a background map. Attributes/texts are also handled in the same way as they exist in the database, all attribute values can be displayed and edited by Topocad edit attribute command.

The drawing style, such as symbols, layers, colours, line types are edited and easily configured within Topocads properties settings and lets the user have the same view of the map whether running in Topocad or in the Arc environment.

Use Topocad for updating or editing of a map as well as printing out all or parts of the map, i.e. for location plans, detail drawings, as-built drawings etc. Topocad handles different drawing templates and has a CAD format adapted to the GIS environment. Topocad reads and writes directly via ArcSDE to connected databases or personal Geo databases. Topocad is also able read and write to the ESRI shape format. Topocad uses an ArcEditor license (or higher) but only for the short period of the reading or writing to/from ArcSDE.

Topocad database connector – for ArcGIS brings CAD possibilities to your ArcGIS system.