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Aerial photo import

The live basemap preview is not part of the plan drawing itself. If you need map imagery to appear in printed or exported output, import aerial photos as plan objects.

Auto Template

The purpose of the Auto template tool is to semi-automate the process of creating a traffic plan.

CAD export

RapidPlan can export plans to CAD when you need to hand work over to AutoCAD-based or GIS-adjacent workflows.

Can I draw a plan directly onto an aerial image?

Yes, RapidPlan can display a dynamic basemap preview on the plan canvas. You can then download aerial tiles as plan background, import road network data and display location coordinates of any point on the plan. Toggle between mapping provided by Google, Bing, ArcGIS and more.

Chainage markers

The Chainage Marker tool creates chainage references along a line, spline, or Bezier path.

Create a distance marker

There are four distance markers used for indicating spatial information on your plan, the Distance Marker, the Combined Distance Marker, the Offset Distance Marker and the Angle Marker.

Distance markers

There are six distance markers used for indicating spatial information on your plan, the Distance Marker, the Combined Distance Marker, the Offset Distance Marker, the Angle Marker, the Area Marker and the Combined Offset Distance Marker.

DroneDeploy aerial imagery

DroneDeploy is a powerful platform for colating and arranging drone-recorded imagery. With the steps below, DroneDeploy projects can now be ported to RapidPlan directly.

Finding public ArcGIS Feature Services

RapidPlan can connect directly to ArcGIS Feature Services via the Import Spatial Data tool. This allows accessing transportation, road, traffic, and infrastructure datasets published on ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Hub portals, as well as servers hosted by many government agencies and public organizations publish.

Georeferenced image export

Any print region or image placed or imported on a RapidPlan plan that has a basemap can be exported as a georeferenced image.

Importing georeferenced imagery

Georeferenced aerial imagery is, as the name suggests, paired with data that indicates exactly where the imagery is located. These are stored in compressed zip files, and when imported will be placed in the correct location in a RapidPlan plan automatically.

Importing roads

Importing roads onto integrated mapping creates a road object with properties that can be manipulated.

Integrated map providers

RapidPlan's mapping tools start with a Base Map plan. Once a plan has a location and scale, you can use live basemaps, import aerial photos, bring in road or GIS data, and use location-aware tools.

Location marker

The Location Marker is an annotion tool in the form of a small labelled pin that can be used to indicate the location of particular points of interests on a plan.

Measurement tools

The measurement tools will enable you to quickly measure distances, angles and areas on your plan. Measurements are precise, zoom-independent and can be saved as marker objects.

MetroMap aerial imagery

MetroMap is one of the available basemap providers in RapidPlan. It provides high-quality aerial photos and coverage of metro and regional areas across Australia.

Reduce basemap opacity

Reduce the basemap's opacity in the Layers palette to make plan objects stand out more clearly.

Rotate the basemap

In the Basemap section of the Layers palette, adjust Bearing to rotate the basemap.

Scale marker

This tool is handy for advising viewers of the plan that there is a scale set. You are able to set the plan distance in Imperial and Metric system.

Spatial Data Import

RapidPlan 4.4 replaced the older separate KML, Shapefile, and CAD import workflows with a unified Spatial Data Import tool.

Train Track tool

The Train Tracks tool allows you to quickly add train or tram (light rail) lines to your plan.