Create a 3D Site Plan Using CADMapper and AutoCAD

Need to quickly create a 3D site plan in AutoCAD? Here's how to do it.

This tutorial covers the following information:

1) Setting up a 3D Site in CADMapper
2) Converting Units: Metric to Imperial
3) External References: Separating Layers into Drawings

Written Tutorial, here:

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[kadehutch]

thank you so much!!! uni student here, trying to find a site file. I knew of cadmapper but had never been able to successfully use it, hadn't even used autocad before. you explained and walked through the entire thing so well. seriously, I owe you one

[samchurch]

I'm a student at KU and our design computing class is sadly lacking in some of this information, so glad to have found your video! Thank you so much!

[ryannapitupulu]

I'm a student at the University of Houston and I've watched your videos to start documenting site analysis at the beginning of every studio for about 2 years now. Thank you for making my life easier.

[tims]

What an absolute legend and lifesaver you are, thank you!!

[mariiazueva]

OMG, it is about to be the best video I've ever saw about CAD theme! Especially advices about how to keep in order the work with big projects! It is absollutely what I was missing duiring my practise! Thank you a lot!!! <3

[loganbee]

I’ve watched 4 videos and you really make it simple, and brief, much appreciated !

[russellsherman]

Thanks so much, my team is switching to Autocad from Layout (sketchup) for site plans so we can interface easier with surveyors, and it seems incredibly daunting. This is a big help.

[gabileogabilei]

This guy's a freaking legend! Thanks for this, man!

[mashiulalam]

Thanks for the CAD mapper videos; it will be really helpful for a future project presentation.

[sahardarwich]

Thank you for this video, the site imported to AutoCAD as 2D despite I selected 3D buildings

[goodvibes]

Super useful video! Thanks for your help!!

[nadiralhosawi]

VERY VERY VERY HELPFUL YOU SAVED ME LOTS OF TIME THANKS

[jojuanfisher]

Highly valuable stuff right here! Appreciate it!

[rodrigo.a.gallardo]

super useful! and perfectly clear, thanks Jon!

[affendyderisa]

thank you for this content. It helps me to understand the xref file.

[bambiu]

Thank you so much!! You've saved my project haha. Never been able to use Autocad and you somehow made me like it <3

[xijingchen]

Really helpful for beginners, thanks!

[peterp]

Thank you very much Jon, absolutely brilliant tutorial.

[神秘人Youtube]

As a fresh graduate, I am struggling in these cross reference work. I feel lucky to get in touch with your video which is very clear! Thanks for your sharing! You make my life easier! Hope you can keep sharing tips that suit for fresh graduate in future!

[sashan]

Thank you so much, so helpful! Can you take it to the next level in regards to rendering a site plan?