--- title: "AutoCAD Map 3D" slug: "autocad-map-3d" updated: 2025-08-12T08:34:27Z published: 2025-08-12T08:34:27Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metromap.com.au/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AutoCAD Map 3D These instructions apply to Autodesk® AutoCAD® Civil 3D 2013 or above, and describe how to load georeferenced MetroMap imagery using Web Map Service (WMS) or downloaded imagery from [MetroMap](https://web.metromap.com.au/). Please note only **AutoCAD Map** or **Civil 3D** are able to connect to WMS providers. WMS connections are not possible in standard AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. Standard AutoCAD packages as well as AutoCAD Plant 3D allow image import but not georeferencing. > Screen images shown below in these instructions are from AutoCAD Civil 3D 2020. --- ## Setting up a WMS or WMTS Service Rather than import a single image of a small area, our WMS and WMTS services allow AutoCAD to request the imagery directly from the MetroMap server in a variety of map projections. ### Before you start You will need one of the below URLs as well as an API key which can be provided to you by MetroMap Support: > WMS: `https://api.metromap.com.au/ogc/key/{YOUR_API_KEY}/service?REQUEST=GetCapabilities` WMTS (GDA94): `https://api.metromap.com.au/ogc/key/{YOUR_API_KEY}/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml` WMTS (GDA2020): `https://api.metromap.com.au/ogc/gda2020/key/{YOUR_API_KEY}/wmts/1.0.0/WMTSCapabilities.xml` ### Setup Steps Follow these steps to set up AutoCAD Civil 3D WMS/WMTS integration: 1. Move your cursor into the **Drawing area** or click the **Command** ribbon, type in `MAPWSPACE`, then press **Enter** on the keyboard. ![12](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/1%283%29.jpg) 2. Select **On** on the follow up menu. 3. The **Display Manager** should show up afterwards, click **Data** button. ![32](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/2%283%29.jpg) 4. Click **Connect to Data...** 5. The **DATA CONNECT** window should show up, - choose **Add WMS Connection** or **Add WMTS Connection** on the **left side** - Then enter `MetroMap` as **Connection name** - In the **Server name or URL** field, enter the MetroMap WMS or WMTS URL (provided at the start of the guide) with your API key inserted to replace '{YOUR_API_KEY}'. - For WMS, select `1.3.0` as **Version** then select **Connect**. WMTS only requires selecting **Connect**. ![51](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/AutoCAD_WMS.PNG) 6. With the Username and Password insert prompt, leave it blank and select login as the API key used in the previous step is the necessary authentication. ![61](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/AutoCAD_WMS2.PNG) 7. Our server provides a variety of imagery layers, choose your preferred one in the list, then click **Add to Map**. ![71](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/AutoCAD_WMS3.PNG) 8. The imagery layer should show up in the Drawing Area. Higher resolution imagery is served on demand as you zoom and pan. ![111](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/11%281%29.jpg) --- ## Setting up a Coordinate System 1. Back in the **Command** ribbon or in the**Drawing Area**, type in `MAPCSASSIGN`, then press **Enter**. ![91](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/5%282%29.jpg) 2. In the **Coordinate System - Assign** window, > At the time of this document's creation, MetroMap is able to deliver the following Coordinate Reference Systems through WMS service: > > > - EPSG:4283 > - EPSG:4326 > - EPSG:3857 > - EPSG:28349 > - EPSG:28350 > - EPSG:28351 > - EPSG:28352 > - EPSG:28353 > - EPSG:28354 > - EPSG:28355 > - EPSG:28356 > - EPSG:7844 > - EPSG:7849 > - EPSG:7850 > - EPSG:7851 > - EPSG:7852 > - EPSG:7853 > - EPSG:7854 > - EPSG:7855 > - EPSG:7856 > - EPSG:3107 > - EPSG:8059 - search your preferred Coordinate System; `WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator EPSG:3857` was used in this particular example. - Then click **Assign**. ![101](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/10%281%29.jpg) --- ## Loading Georeferenced Images If you have used the [**Clip It!**](https://docs.metromap.com.au/docs/2d-interface-tools#clipit) or [**Download Image**](https://docs.metromap.com.au/docs/2d-interface-tools#download) tool from the [MetroMap](https://web.metromap.com.au/) website and you want to project this image onto Autodesk® AutoCAD® Map 3D, the following steps will help you through. > Note: Please be sure to download the image with the **georeferenced** option selected. Also, AutoCAD will not detect the .jgw georeferencing file **if the file path is greater than 128 characters**. ### Step 1 - Locate Your Files 1. Locate your downloaded file. 2. You should find a zip file containing a MetroMap image and .jgw file with the same filename. 3. Unzip the file. ![72](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/7%282%29.jpg) 4. Check if: - The path to the .jgw file, including its filename, is under 128 characters long. - The .jpg and .jgw filenames are identical, except for their extensions. > Please note that our MetroMap system provides various projection systems. For more introduction about these projection systems, please refer to [Clip It!](https://docs.metromap.com.au/docs/2d-interface-tools#clipit). ### Step 2 - Import the File to AutoCAD Map 3D 1. Click the **Home** tab and select **Connect** to open the Data Connections window. ![14](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/14.jpg) 2. From the list of **Data Connections by Provider** on the left, select **Add Raster Image or Surface Connection**. 3. Give any simple name for the **Connection name** then select the **.jpg** that you previously unzipped. 4. Click **Connect**. ![82](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/8%282%29.jpg) 5. Click **Edit Coordinate Systems**. ![92](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/9%282%29.jpg) 6. click to highlight the spatial context, then click **Edit**. ![102](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/10%282%29.jpg) 7. In the Search box, enter the EPSG code you prefered for the projection. ![112](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/11%282%29.jpg) > `EPSG 3857` was used in this particular example. 8. Click **Select**, then click **OK**. 9. Click **Add to Map**. Once your image displays, you can close/collapse the **Data Connections window**. ### Step 3 - Reproject your AutoCAD Map 3D Project After this step you can reproject your AutoCAD Map 3D Project to a coordinate reference system appropriate for your local area. 1. Click the **Map Setup** tab. 2. Click the **Assign** button. ![121](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/12%281%29.jpg) 3. Search for an appropriate local coordinate reference system, and select it. > For Australia, projections based on **GDA94** are good options ![13](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/13.jpg) 4. Click **Assign**. ![15](https://cdn.document360.io/64eb4fa4-1b3d-47a1-871b-be0277fc940e/Images/Documentation/15.jpg) > Your image will probably rotate slightly, indicating that it has been reprojected into your chosen coordinate reference system. ---