What's New in AutoCAD Map 3D 2024 Toolset

Learn about new features in this release of AutoCAD Map 3D 2024 toolset. For technical details, see the release notes.

Highlights

Coordinate System Update

AutoCAD Map 3D 2024 toolset now supports SnakeGrid EWR2 and NAD83(CSRS) / Alberta 3TM coordinate systems.

Autodesk Docs Improvements

Improved performance and navigation on the Start tab for drawings stored on Autodesk Docs.

Start Tab Updates

The Start tab continues to be improved in this release including new options to sort and search recent drawings.

File Tab Menu

Use the new file tab menu to switch between drawings, create or open a drawing, save all drawings, close all drawings, and more.

Layout Tab Menu

Use the new layout tab menu to switch between layouts, create a layout from a template, publish layouts, and more.

Quality improvements

• Plot drawings with data from WMTS connections correctly.
• When opening a form in Edit mode in Form Designer, you can select multiple controls and change the common properties altogether.
• Location of the Data, Report, Pics, and Log folders has changed from [INSTALLDIR]\Map to AppData folder. For example, the data of the function Export to Microsoft® Word Using Serial Letter in AutoCAD Map 3D 2023 was in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2023\Map\Data. In AutoCAD Map 3D 2024, data files will be in C:\Users \[user name]\AppData \Local\Autodesk\Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2024\R24.3\enu\Data.

  AutoCAD Map 3D 2023 Folder Location	AutoCAD Map 3D 2024 Folder Location
  C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2023\Map\Reports	C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2024\R24.3\enu\Reports
  C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2023\Map\Pics	C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2024\R24.3\enu\Pics
  C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2023\Map\Log	C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2024\R24.3\enu\Log
  C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2023\Map\Data	C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2024\R24.3\enu\Data

The following customer issues have been resolved in AutoCAD Map 3D 2024 toolset.

• Industry Models
  • Generating graphic for industry models with WMTS connections can now reconnect to WMTS automatically.
  • SQL Sheet can export all tabular data containing more than 65535 records to Microsoft Excel.
  • Button controls on the feature class form now work as expected when you close one of the open drawings.
  • Generating graphic with a display model containing feature classes from SQL Server or SQLite now works as expected.
  • Global update is now enabled in industry model plot forms.
  • AutoCAD Map 3D no longer crashes or freezes when opening a form for the feature class defined by some particular SQL view in DWG-based industry models.
  • Values for locked fields on forms are saved as expected.
  • Improved performance in Industry Model Electric Explorer when opening form for a feature class with more than 1000 objects.
• Coordinate System: The cartesian range for some coordinate systems is now correct.
• FDO ArcGIS
  • AutoCAD Map 3D no longer crashes when scrolling feature classes from ArcSDE connection in Data ConnectFDO ArcGIS dialog box.
  • SDE and other users can now connect to FDO ARCGIS provider as expected.
• FDO SHP: In AutoCAD Map 3D localized versions, importing SHP schema from the XSD files now works as expected.
• FDO FGDB: AutoCAD Map 3D can now add FGDB data with Global ID field to map correctly.
• FDO WMTS
  • AutoCAD Map 3D no longer crashes or freezes when adding layers from some WMTS URLs to Map.
  • Some WMTS services from pdok.nl are now accessible.
• MAPTOACAD: Below is a list of improvements to MAPTOACAD command.
  • Export text labels with X/Y offset correctly.
  • Export the objects correctly when a different zoom scale, other than the default, is specified.
  • Create the same block names for the symbols which contain the text.
  • Export the color of the block in AutoCAD Map 3D correctly when using a template file (DWT).
• Import or Export: The Drawing Layer and Layer Mapping lists in the Map Import dialog box are now arranged in alphabetical order.
• Label: AutoCAD Map 3D no longer crashes when creating labels for the data source containing special characters in the attribute name.