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How to upload PDF or DXF site design files
How to upload PDF or DXF site design files

This article will show you the different ways to upload your design files to the Sitemark platform

Updated over a week ago

Introduction

Being able to integrate your own design files into your sites on the Sitemark platform is an integral part of building value in the results. It allows you to super impose your design files onto the results of your platform, this can let you see row and table information or in the case of Solar Construction operations, verify the progress against your DXF plans.


Video Guide


Step-by-Step Guide PDF

  1. Select a site from your site overview.

  2. On the site page, look for the button "Design Files" near the top of the page.

  3. After clicking it, you will see the design file manager. Here you can view, delete, edit and add different site plans.

  4. To add a new Design File, click the green button "Upload Design File" in the upper right corner. 

  5. To upload the Design File, either drag and drop the PDF plan into the left side of the window or click on "Upload File". The document will appear in the browser. If the plan you need is not on the first page of the PDF you can go through the pages using the page box at the bottom.

  6. Click on two distinctive points on your PDF. For the best results, pick points as far away from each other as possible. These will be numbered "1" and "2" and can be dragged around to adjust the fit.

  7. Now click on the same exact points, in the same order, on the map. The Design File will appear on the map on the right after selecting the second point.

  8. Check to make sure the overlay fits correctly on the satellite image as it may need some small adjustments, in which case you can you can adjust the points as you did before.

  9. In the final step, you can enter a name for the overlay and click save.


Step-by-Step Guide DXF

  1. Select a site from your site overview.

  2. On the site page, look for the button "Design Files" near the top of the page.

  3. After clicking it, you will see the Design File manager. Here you can view, delete, edit and add different site plans.

  4. To add a new Design File, click the green button "Upload Design File" in the upper right corner.

  5. To upload the Design File, either drag and drop the DXF plan into the left side of the window or click on "Upload File". The document will appear in the browser.

  6. Next you will have to choose the ESPG code that the file was created in. If you are unsure the process can be a little tricky but you can try this helpful website to try and see which EPSG codes there are for your country: https://epsg.io/

  7. Once you have selected the EPSG code for your file you can name is and click upload.


DXF overlay requirements

  • The CAD drawing should be georeferenced as the EPSG needs to be provided on upload to the platform.

  • Xrefs are not supported. Any Xrefs should be inserted in to the main CAD file.

  • There can be no hatches in the CAD file. The platform cannot display hatches.

  • The drawing should be purged before saving to remove un-required layers.

  • The CAD file needs to be provided as a DXF 2010 version.

  • The DXF should be <500MB.

  • The file should have less than 200 layers.

  • At the moment text is not supported. Therefore any text within the DXF will not be displayed on the platform.

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