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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have two questions for our CAD experts out there (I am not!).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Can you tell me if there is a way to
identify (view) the coordinate system of a dataset that is being brought into
AutoCAD either by the “Data: Connect to” or Import tool? It seems
that you have to assign a coordinate system to your map but what if you the
data’s projection?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Can shapefiles imported into a
drawing in AutoCAD be edited? I was told that only the “connect to”
method would provide read-only access to data layers that I am sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks all and hope you have had a great start to the New
Year! Kristal <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-style:italic'>, GIS Specialist</span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><i><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-style:italic'>Baskerville-Donovan,
Inc.</span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-style:italic'>449 <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">W. Main Street</st1:address></st1:Street></span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-style:italic'>Pensacola</span></font></i></b></strong></st1:City><strong><b><i><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-style:italic'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">32502</st1:PostalCode></span></font></i></b></strong></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><i><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-style:italic'>(850) 438-9662,
ext. 4354</span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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