SDFDraw
What is SDFDraw
With SDFDraw you can open and view Autodesk MapGuide SDF files. Each feature is listed individually in a listbox and all features are drawn in another view.
SDFDraw features
- Zoom in: Left mouse click
- Zoom Window: Left mouse select window
- Zoom out: Right mouse click
- Pan: Right mouse drag
- Label any feature by key, name or link
- Fill polygon features (by key, name or link)
- Highlight selected objects
- Zoom to selected objects
Download SDFDraw
You can download SDFDraw at our download page. It is a free tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
SDFDraw System Requirements
System requirements
- Any Windows version will do
- Any hardware will do (but of course faster is better)
- Autodesk Mapguide SDF Component Toolkit must be installed
It comes with Autodesk MapGuide
- It is not necessary to have the MapGuide server up and running. SDFDraw does not interact with the server.
Can SDFDraw replace the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer or Author
- SDFDraw does not allow Internet operation
- SDFDraw provides a technical view of the SDF files. The MapGuide viewer and author allow you to make an actual presentation of your drawing.
- SDFdraw cannot read any information from a database
- SDFdraw does not require a server to be up-and-running. It reads the SDF files directly.
My map looks distorted
SDFDraw cannot do any coordinate system transformation. It treats all coordinates as 'Arbitrary XY'.
Only exception is a conversion from Lat Lon to Dutch RD coordinates.