To Export Coordinate System Dictionary Definitions to XML

With AutoCAD Map 3D toolset, you can backup and exchange your user-defined coordinate system dictionary definitions. To do this, export the definitions to an XML file and share the XML file with your partners.

Coordinate system dictionary definitions include coordinate systems, datums, ellipsoids, geodetic transformations, and geodetic transformation paths.

1. At the command prompt, type MAPCSLIBRARYEXPORT.
2. Enter the code of the definition you want to export.
3. Select the type of the definition.

   Different type definitions might be identified by the same code, for example, WGS84 is a code name for a datum and an ellipsoid.

4. Continue entering codes and selecting types as needed.
5. Press Enter to end the selection.
6. Choose whether to export the related definitions.
   • This step is only for exporting a coordinate system.
   • Related definitions include the datum the coordinate system referenced to, the ellipsoid the datum referenced to, and the geodetic transformations and geodetic transformation path used for transforming the datum to datum WGS84.
7. Enter the directory and file name to save the XML file.
   Note: The function is designed for users who have a good understanding of Map 3D coordinate system library. This is a command line user interface only.

Limitations for this command include duplicate entered definitions will be ignored and that exporting the property “category” is not supported.

Example

You can also load a LSP file to complete the export.

(command "MAPCSLIBRARYEXPORT"
 "CA83IIIF" "C"
 "WGS84" "D"
 "WGS84" "E"
 " " "Y" "C:\\CSLibrary.xml")