Proposed DDR Changes

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Proposed DDR Changes

• Travis Wagner

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Problems with DWG/DXF files via DDR

• Issues we have heard
• Current method of block creation causes AutoCAD
  to crash when opening large areas (Utility
  Planimetrics)
• Slow draw times
• Clean up work on user end
• Any others we havent heard about?

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Proposed Resolution

• Use different template that shows points as an
  X where they are still visible by changing
  PDMode 3 and PDSize 5
• For attribute data, export method as extended
  entity data

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Extended Entity Data (EED)

• Benefits
• Smaller file size (2 quarter sections
  Planimetrics 1.54 MB vs 616 KB)
• Does not create points as blocks
• Still get attribute data
• Load .lsp file eedcnvrt.lsp
• Gives you eedconvert command to create object
  data from eed data
• Creates a new table for the converted eed data
• Ability to select exactly what features to
  extract from the eed data and exactly what fields
• Cleaner files (no fme block to purge out or
  explode)

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Thoughts

• Does the current method work for your
  organization?
• Would the proposed change benefit your
  organization?
• Discussion

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Other DDR Topics

• How are you currently accessing DDR?
• Via cities
• Via public DDR interface

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Other DDR Topics

• How are you currently accessing DDR?
• Via cities
• Via public DDR interface
• Are there any other datasets that would benefit
  you from being accessible via DDR?

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