To Display Online Map Imagery in an Autodesk Civil 3D Drawing

  1. Assign a coordinate system to the drawing using the Units and Zone tab of the Drawing Settings dialog box and click OK.

    After you assign a coordinate system, the Geolocation tab appears on the ribbon.

  2. Sign in to your Autodesk account if you are not already signed in. At the top-right of the application window, click Sign In Sign In To Autodesk Account. Enter your Autodesk ID (or email address) and password and click Sign In.
  3. Click Geolocation tab Online Maps panel map type drop-down , and then select Map Aerial , Map Road , or Map Hybrid .
    The map is displayed in the drawing.
    Note: If you do not see a map displayed in the drawing, you may need to zoom to coordinates in the drawing that are available within the specified coordinate system. If entities already exist in the drawing at coordinates that are within the coordinate system, you can use the Zoom Extents or Zoom All options. If no entities exist in the drawing at coordinates that are within the coordinate system, you can use the Zoom Center option to zoom to a coordinate that is approximately in the center of the coordinate system.