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You can create detailed road maps and large area maps by connecting to a third-party GIS vendor, also known as a map provider.
Importing map objects from AutoCAD to geographic maps
You can import map objects from an AutoCAD file to a geographic map if the AutoCAD block definitions have latitude and longitude attributes.

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  - How to work with maps in Security Center SaaS
    Maps in Security Center SaaS enhance situational awareness and system security by enabling users to view and navigate your facilities in real time. They also ease the management of cameras, doors, and other entities.
  - Overview of the Map designer task
    Use the Map designer task to create and edit maps that represent physical locations of your equipment to Security Center SaaS users.
  - Supported map objects
    Map objects graphically represent system entities, such as cameras, doors, and intrusion detection areas, as clickable objects on maps. They let you monitor and interact with your system without leaving the map.
  - Configuring the Map Manager
    The Map Manager centrally manages all mapping resources in your system, including imported map files, external map providers, and KML objects. It also acts as the map server for client applications and as the record provider for system entities placed on georeferenced maps.
  - Connecting Map Manager to an Azure or Google maps provider
    Before you can create maps based on Microsoft Azure Maps or Google Maps data, you must configure a map provider for the map type you want to use.
  - Connecting Map Manager to a WMS map provider
    Before you can create maps that use layers from a WMS server, you must set up a map provider and select the layers to use.
  - Connecting Map Manager to a TMS map provider
    Before you can create maps using OpenStreetMap or other tile data, you must set up a custom map provider and connect Map Manager to a GIS that supports the required URL format.
  - Creating maps
    A map entity is a two-dimensional diagram that enables you to interact with your security equipment, while providing a reference to their physical locations and statuses. You create maps using the Map designer task.
  - Creating maps from image files
    You can create personalized site maps and building floor plans by importing their background images from image files.
  - Creating maps by connecting to a GIS
    You can create detailed road maps and large area maps by connecting to a third-party GIS vendor, also known as a map provider.
    - Importing map objects from AutoCAD to geographic maps
      You can import map objects from an AutoCAD file to a geographic map if the AutoCAD block definitions have latitude and longitude attributes.
  - Updating map objects imported from AutoCAD
    If you update the AutoCAD file used to import map objects, you can resynchronize your map with the updated file without recreating the map.
  - Adding map objects
    To make your maps interactive, you must add map objects. Map objects graphically represent system entities, such as cameras, doors, and intrusion detection areas, as clickable objects on maps. They let you monitor and interact with your system without leaving the map.
  - Adding areas to your maps
    You can add areas to your maps so Security Center SaaS operators can use them as map links, monitor people counts, show people presence, or all of the above.
  - Adding cameras to your maps
    You can add cameras to your maps to help Security Center SaaS operators monitor live video and camera events, manage alarms, and control PTZ cameras and recordings directly from the map.
  - Adding text, images, and shapes to your maps
    You can add text, images, and shapes to your maps to indicate points of interest or to represent entities using something other than the standard look. These map objects can also function as map links.
  - Adding KML objects to your maps
    You can add geographic features and dynamic information, such as roads and traffic flow, to georeferenced maps. This is done by importing Keyhole Markup Language (KML) objects to the Map Manager role.
  - Showing mobile users on maps
    To show mobile users on maps, you must enable location sharing on Security Center SaaS Operation devices and grant the View mobile users privilege to Security Center SaaS users.
  - Exporting and printing maps
    You can export or print your Security Center SaaS maps to PNG or PDF, or print physical copies to share important information outside Security Center SaaS.
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Glossary

Importing map objects from AutoCAD to geographic maps

2026-03-25

You can import map objects from an AutoCAD file to a geographic map if the AutoCAD block definitions have latitude and longitude attributes.

Before you begin

Create a geographic map.
Ensure that the AutoCAD blocks you want to import as map objects have matching Security Center SaaS entities and have latitude and longitude attributes.

What you should know

Procedure

Open the Map Designer task and select the geographic map that you want to update.
Click Map > Synchronize entities from AutoCAD .
Click Select file, select the AutoCAD file you want to import from, and click Open.
A thumbnail of the AutoCAD image is shown.
Click Next.
You are presented with an empty list of AutoCAD blocks to import.
If you have saved synchronization settings that you can reuse, click Import and select the XML file you saved.
If the selected synchronization file refers to block definitions that are not found in the current AutoCAD file, nothing would be imported.
Click Add ().
In the dialog box that opens, associate an AutoCAD block with an entity type.

Entity type

Security Center SaaS entity type behind the map objects you want to import.

Block

Block definition to be associated to the selected entity type.

Name attribute

Block attribute that holds the block instance name that must match the entity name.

Name comparison

Search for entity names by Exact match or Starts with.

Latitude attribute

Block attribute that holds the GPS latitude of the map object.

Longitude attribute

Block attribute that holds the GPS longitude of the map object.
If you get a No result found message, change your settings and try again.
Click Synchronize.
The matches found in the AutoCAD file are listed.

Note:
If the mapped latitude and longitude block attributes contain invalid values, no entities will be synchronized.
If necessary, associate more AutoCAD blocks with Security Center SaaS entity types.
Export your synchronization settings to an XML file for reuse.
1. Click Export.
2. In the file browser that opens, enter a file name and click Save.
An XML file that captures the AutoCAD blocks to Security Center SaaS entity type synchronization settings is created. You can reuse those settings the next time you create an AutoCAD map with the same block definitions.
Click Synchronize.

The map objects you imported are displayed on your map.