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Confirm the following requirements before using the tab.<\/p>\n          <table class=\"tool-table\">\n            <thead><tr><th>Requirement<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n            <tbody>\n              <tr><td><strong>Assigned CRS<\/strong><\/td><td>The active drawing must have a coordinate reference system assigned. Without CRS information, SPCAD cannot transform the online map image into drawing coordinates.<\/td><\/tr>\n              <tr><td><strong>Model Space<\/strong><\/td><td>Load, refresh, and capture background maps from model space. SPCAD blocks these operations in paper space.<\/td><\/tr>\n              <tr><td><strong>Valid Current View<\/strong><\/td><td>The current CAD view must have valid drawing extents. SPCAD uses the current view bounds to request the map image.<\/td><\/tr>\n              <tr><td><strong>License<\/strong><\/td><td>A valid SPCAD license is required for the WMTS\/background map and capture workflow.<\/td><\/tr>\n              <tr><td><strong>Internet Connection<\/strong><\/td><td>Background Maps downloads online map tiles, so the workstation must be able to access the selected map service.<\/td><\/tr>\n            <\/tbody>\n          <\/table>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"card\" id=\"crs-message\">\n          <h2>Assigned CRS Requirement<\/h2>\n          <p>If the drawing has no CRS, the Background Maps tab displays the message <strong>Assign CRS to drawing to see background map<\/strong>. In this state, SPCAD disables the background map list and related controls.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"warning\">\n            <div class=\"callout-title\">Assign CRS before using Background Maps.<\/div>\n            If the CRS is missing, assign the coordinate system to the drawing first, then refresh or reopen the SPCAD Palette.\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"card\" id=\"model-space\">\n          <h2>Model Space Requirement<\/h2>\n          <p>Background map loading and capture use the active model-space viewport. If the command is run in paper space, SPCAD shows a message asking you to run the operation in Model Space.<\/p>\n          <ol class=\"steps\">\n            <li>Switch to model space.<\/li>\n            <li>Zoom to the required area.<\/li>\n            <li>Load or refresh the background map again.<\/li>\n          <\/ol>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"card\" id=\"view-size\">\n          <h2>View Size and Practical Limits<\/h2>\n          <p>SPCAD may skip a refresh when the current view is too large for a single warped basemap image. This protects the drawing from very large downloads, slow processing, and inaccurate wide-area transformations.<\/p>\n          <p>If SPCAD reports that the view is too large, zoom in to a smaller area and run the refresh again.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n      <\/main>\n\n      <aside>\n        <section class=\"card\">\n          <h2>Background Maps Pages<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"quick-links\">\n            <a href=\"01_Background_Maps_Overview.html\">Background Maps Overview<\/a>\n<a href=\"02_Before_You_Start.html\">Before You Start<\/a>\n<a href=\"03_Background_Maps_Tab_Interface.html\">Background Maps Tab Interface<\/a>\n<a href=\"04_Load_a_Background_Map.html\">Load a Background Map<\/a>\n<a href=\"05_Refresh_and_Auto_Refresh.html\">Refresh and Auto Refresh<\/a>\n<a href=\"06_Capture_Background_Map_Image.html\">Capture Background Map Image<\/a>\n<a href=\"07_Import_OSM_Vector_Data.html\">Import OSM Vector Data<\/a>\n<a href=\"08_Turn_Off_or_Remove_Background_Map.html\">Turn Off or Remove Background Map<\/a>\n<a href=\"09_Troubleshooting.html\">Background Maps Troubleshooting<\/a>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"card\">\n          <h2>Quick Steps<\/h2>\n          <ol><li>Assign CRS to the active drawing.<\/li><li>Switch to model space.<\/li><li>Zoom to a practical area.<\/li><li>Confirm internet and license access.<\/li><li>Open Web Maps > Background Maps.<\/li><\/ol>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"card\">\n          <h2>Required Items<\/h2>\n          <p><strong>CRS<\/strong> <span class=\"status-pill\">Required<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Model Space<\/strong> <span class=\"status-pill\">Required<\/span><\/p><p><strong>License<\/strong> <span class=\"status-pill\">Required<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"card\">\n          <h2>On This Page<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"quick-links\">\n            <a href=\"#requirements\">Requirements<\/a>\n<a href=\"#crs-message\">Assigned CRS Requirement<\/a>\n<a href=\"#model-space\">Model Space Requirement<\/a>\n<a href=\"#view-size\">View Size and Practical Limits<\/a>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"card\">\n          <h2>Related Topics<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"quick-links\">\n            <a href=\"01_Background_Maps_Overview.html\">Background Maps Overview<\/a>\n<a href=\"04_Load_a_Background_Map.html\">Load a Background Map<\/a>\n<a href=\"09_Troubleshooting.html\">Troubleshooting<\/a>\n\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n      <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <footer>\n      SPCAD Help Content &mdash; Web Maps \/ Background Maps\n    <\/footer>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":5277,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_is_vendor_doc":"0","footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5460","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Before You Start - SPCAD HELP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/help.cadomation.com\/spcad\/docs\/spcadhelp\/web-maps\/background-maps\/before-you-start\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Before You Start - SPCAD HELP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Before You Start Prepare the drawing before loading, refreshing, or capturing Background Maps. 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