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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;CONNECT Edition Update 1 release&lt;/span&gt; (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference.&amp;nbsp;See more here: &lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/40203/using-bing-maps-as-a-background"&gt;Using Bing Maps as a Background&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: if you are actually looking to import network elements drawn in Google Earth, see: &lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/48708/importing-model-network-information-from-a-google-earth-kmz-file"&gt;Importing model network information from a Google Earth KMZ file&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing Maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/24</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:50:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 24 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 11/7/2018 2:50:59 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;CONNECT Edition Update 1 release&lt;/span&gt; (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference.&amp;nbsp;See more here: &lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/40203/using-bing-maps-as-a-background"&gt;Using Bing Maps as a Background&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing Maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/23</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 05:48:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Sushma Choure</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 23 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Sushma Choure on 11/6/2018 5:48:17 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;CONNECT Edition Update 1 release&lt;/span&gt; (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To check if you have the ability to use Bing Maps,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; go to File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About (or, Help &amp;gt; About, for older versions). The version number shown in the lower-left corner needs to be 10.01.XX.XX or greater.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regarding alignment and projection, the Bing Maps feature works off of web mercator projections, using the Map Alignment field. The Map Alignment can be used to help transform the background. However, this feature doesn&amp;#39;t use a true State Plane-like reprojection like you might see in a program like MicroStation or ArcMap, where you can list what the projection is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To align the map with the model, select &amp;ldquo;3 control points&amp;rdquo; for the &amp;ldquo;Map alignment&amp;rdquo; dropdown in the Bing Maps Properties dialog. You can then select three points in your model and three corresponding points on the map, and the map will align itself to those points. For example if a particular junction is known to be at a particular road intersection, select that junction and the corresponding street intersection on the map. The map will be rotated and stretched to align with those three points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;00&lt;/strong&gt;.XX, if you uncheck the Bing Maps background layer, save and reopen the model, re-checking it will not correctly display the map and you will need to re-edit the Bing Maps definition. This issue is resolved in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;01.04&lt;/strong&gt; (reference #788487) Note also that if a flushing report or plan view report does not display correctly with a Bing map active, this is addressed in a patch to version 10.01.01.04 (and will be fixed in future versions as well) -&amp;nbsp;see: &lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/38878/blank-page-in-report-of-plan-view-or-flushing-report-with-bing-map-active"&gt;Blank Page in Report of Plan View or Flushing Report with Bing Map Active&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cannot use Bing Map, what to check :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have a limited connection to Internet and cannot access sites which are not permitted by the administrator and Bing Maps is part of that restrictions. Then Bing map cannot be used in such case unless you are removing the restriction on using bing maps from firewall settings or security settings. The following address needs to be added to the exception list of your firewall or security settings, then you should be able to use Bing Map.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;dev.virtualearth.net&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing Maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/22</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 05:40:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Sushma Choure</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 22 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Sushma Choure on 11/6/2018 5:40:09 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;CONNECT Edition Update 1 release&lt;/span&gt; (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To check if you have the ability to use Bing Maps,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; go to File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About (or, Help &amp;gt; About, for older versions). The version number shown in the lower-left corner needs to be 10.01.XX.XX or greater.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regarding alignment and projection, the Bing Maps feature works off of web mercator projections, using the Map Alignment field. The Map Alignment can be used to help transform the background. However, this feature doesn&amp;#39;t use a true State Plane-like reprojection like you might see in a program like MicroStation or ArcMap, where you can list what the projection is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To align the map with the model, select &amp;ldquo;3 control points&amp;rdquo; for the &amp;ldquo;Map alignment&amp;rdquo; dropdown in the Bing Maps Properties dialog. You can then select three points in your model and three corresponding points on the map, and the map will align itself to those points. For example if a particular junction is known to be at a particular road intersection, select that junction and the corresponding street intersection on the map. The map will be rotated and stretched to align with those three points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;00&lt;/strong&gt;.XX, if you uncheck the Bing Maps background layer, save and reopen the model, re-checking it will not correctly display the map and you will need to re-edit the Bing Maps definition. This issue is resolved in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;01.04&lt;/strong&gt; (reference #788487) Note also that if a flushing report or plan view report does not display correctly with a Bing map active, this is addressed in a patch to version 10.01.01.04 (and will be fixed in future versions as well) -&amp;nbsp;see: &lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/38878/blank-page-in-report-of-plan-view-or-flushing-report-with-bing-map-active"&gt;Blank Page in Report of Plan View or Flushing Report with Bing Map Active&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;If you have a limited connection to Internet and cannot access sites which are not permitted by the administrator and Bing Maps is part of that restrictions. Then Bing map cannot be used in such case unless you are removing the restriction on using bing maps from firewall settings or security settings. The following address needs to be added to the exception list of your firewall or security settings, then you should be able to use Bing Map.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;dev.virtualearth.net&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing Maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/21</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 01:47:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 21 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 10/29/2018 1:47:08 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;CONNECT Edition Update 1 release&lt;/span&gt; (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To check if you have the ability to use Bing Maps,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; go to File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About (or, Help &amp;gt; About, for older versions). The version number shown in the lower-left corner needs to be 10.01.XX.XX or greater.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regarding alignment and projection, the Bing Maps feature works off of web mercator projections, using the Map Alignment field. The Map Alignment can be used to help transform the background. However, this feature doesn&amp;#39;t use a true State Plane-like reprojection like you might see in a program like MicroStation or ArcMap, where you can list what the projection is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To align the map with the model, select &amp;ldquo;3 control points&amp;rdquo; for the &amp;ldquo;Map alignment&amp;rdquo; dropdown in the Bing Maps Properties dialog. You can then select three points in your model and three corresponding points on the map, and the map will align itself to those points. For example if a particular junction is known to be at a particular road intersection, select that junction and the corresponding street intersection on the map. The map will be rotated and stretched to align with those three points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;00&lt;/strong&gt;.XX, if you uncheck the Bing Maps background layer, save and reopen the model, re-checking it will not correctly display the map and you will need to re-edit the Bing Maps definition. This issue is resolved in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;01.04&lt;/strong&gt; (reference #788487) Note also that if a flushing report or plan view report does not display correctly with a Bing map active, this is addressed in a patch to version 10.01.01.04 (and will be fixed in future versions as well) -&amp;nbsp;see: &lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/38878/blank-page-in-report-of-plan-view-or-flushing-report-with-bing-map-active"&gt;Blank Page in Report of Plan View or Flushing Report with Bing Map Active&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing Maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/20</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:49:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 20 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 6/15/2018 6:49:26 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regarding alignment and projection, the Bing Maps feature works off of web mercator projections, using the Map Alignment field. The Map Alignment can be used to help transform the background. However, this feature doesn&amp;#39;t use a true State Plane-like reprojection like you might see in a program like MicroStation or ArcMap, where you can list what the projection is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To align the map with the model, select &amp;ldquo;3 control points&amp;rdquo; for the &amp;ldquo;Map alignment&amp;rdquo; dropdown in the Bing Maps Properties dialog. You can then select three points in your model and three corresponding points on the map, and the map will align itself to those points. For example if a particular junction is known to be at a particular road intersection, select that junction and the corresponding street intersection on the map. The map will be rotated and stretched to align with those three points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;00&lt;/strong&gt;.XX, if you uncheck the Bing Maps background layer, save and reopen the model, re-checking it will not correctly display the map and you will need to re-edit the Bing Maps definition. This issue is resolved in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;01.04&lt;/strong&gt; (reference #788487) Note also that if a flushing report or plan view report does not display correctly with a Bing map active, this is addressed in a patch to version 10.01.01.04 (and will be fixed in future versions as well) -&amp;nbsp;see: &lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/38878/blank-page-in-report-of-plan-view-or-flushing-report-with-bing-map-active"&gt;Blank Page in Report of Plan View or Flushing Report with Bing Map Active&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/19</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:41:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 19 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 6/14/2018 2:41:25 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regarding alignment and projection, the Bing Maps feature works off of web mercator projections, using the Map Alignment field. The Map Alignment can be used to help transform the background. However, this feature doesn&amp;#39;t use a true State Plane-like reprojection like you might see in a program like MicroStation or ArcMap, where you can list what the projection is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To align the map with the model, select &amp;ldquo;3 control points&amp;rdquo; for the &amp;ldquo;Map alignment&amp;rdquo; dropdown in the Bing Maps Properties dialog. You can then select three points in your model and three corresponding points on the map, and the map will align itself to those points. For example if a particular junction is known to be at a particular road intersection, select that junction and the corresponding street intersection on the map. The map will be rotated and stretched to align with those three points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;00&lt;/strong&gt;.XX, if you uncheck the Bing Maps background layer, save and reopen the model, re-checking it will not correctly display the map and you will need to re-edit the Bing Maps definition. This issue is resolved in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;01.04&lt;/strong&gt; (reference #788487) Note also that if a flushing report or plan view report does not display correctly with a Bing map active, this is addressed in a patch to version 10.01.01.04 (and will be fixed in future versions as well) - reference # 904768.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/18</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 15:07:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 18 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 5/7/2018 3:07:57 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regarding alignment and projection, the Bing Maps feature works off of web mercator projections, using the Map Alignment field. The Map Alignment can be used to help transform the background. However, this feature doesn&amp;#39;t use a true State Plane-like reprojection like you might see in a program like MicroStation or ArcMap, where you can list what the projection is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To align the map with the model, select &amp;ldquo;3 control points&amp;rdquo; for the &amp;ldquo;Map alignment&amp;rdquo; dropdown in the Bing Maps Properties dialog. You can then select three points in your model and three corresponding points on the map, and the map will align itself to those points. For example if a particular junction is known to be at a particular road intersection, select that junction and the corresponding street intersection on the map. The map will be rotated and stretched to align with those three points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note: in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;00&lt;/strong&gt;.XX, if you uncheck the Bing Maps background layer, save and reopen the model, re-checking it will not correctly display the map and you will need to re-edit the Bing Maps definition. This issue is resolved in version 10.01.&lt;strong&gt;01&lt;/strong&gt;.XX (reference #788487)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/17</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:59:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 17 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 3/20/2018 1:59:15 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Regarding alignment and projection, the Bing Maps feature works off of web mercator projections, using the Map Alignment field. The Map Alignment can be used to help transform the background. However, this feature doesn&amp;#39;t use a true State Plane-like reprojection like you might see in a program like MicroStation or ArcMap, where you can list what the projection is.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To align the map with the model, select &amp;ldquo;3 control points&amp;rdquo; for the &amp;ldquo;Map alignment&amp;rdquo; dropdown in the Bing Maps Properties dialog. You can then select three points in your model and three corresponding points on the map, and the map will align itself to those points. For example if a particular junction is known to be at a particular road intersection, select that junction and the corresponding street intersection on the map. The map will be rotated and stretched to align with those three points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/16</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:24:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Craig Calvin</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 16 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Craig Calvin on 2/1/2018 8:24:20 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find the terms of use for Bing maps by clicking File &amp;gt; Help &amp;gt; About WaterGEMS, then clicking the Legal and Patent Notices button. There will be links to Microsoft Bing Terms of Use and Microsoft Bing Print Rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the links:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights"&gt;https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/maps/product/print-rights&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/15</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:18:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Craig Calvin</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 15 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Craig Calvin on 1/26/2018 7:18:42 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following article for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in standalone platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How to add background aerial and road map images to your model</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/14</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:10:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Craig Calvin</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 14 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Craig Calvin on 1/26/2018 7:10:11 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Adding Google Earth or Bing Maps aerial or road maps as a background layer</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/13</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:03:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Craig Calvin</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 13 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Craig Calvin on 1/26/2018 7:03:59 PM&lt;br /&gt;

&lt;table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CIvilStorm&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Layout and Data Input&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How to attach background images or use aerial imagery from another source (ie. Google Earth, Bing Maps, ArcGIS, WMS Server)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Background&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several methods you can use to include street maps and aerial imagery in you your model:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 1: Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 2: Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 3: Using General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 4: Using the MicroStation Platform (WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 5: Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These methods are explained below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 1:&amp;nbsp;Using Bing Maps (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo"&gt;https://youtu.be/Tn47UAqeMoo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 2:&amp;nbsp;Using Google Earth (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 3: Using a General Image File (Standalone Platform)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 4: Using the&amp;nbsp;MicroStation Platform&amp;nbsp;(WMS Server, Raster)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the following articles for assistance with attaching a background image using the&amp;nbsp;tools in the MicroStation platform.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/32708/how-to-attach-image-raster-to-design-model"&gt;How to attach Image (Raster) to design model&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/18482/capture-google-earth-images-using-placemark-monuments"&gt;Capture Google Earth Images Using Placemark Monuments&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 5:&amp;nbsp;Using the ArcMap Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To use an interactive map as a background layer in ArcMap go to File &amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;Add Data&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;quot;Add Data from ArcGIS Online&amp;quot; and sign in to the website if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/960x720/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/arcgis-background.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Option 6: Using the AutoCAD Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information for using the AutoCAD platform to attach images can be found by searching the internet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/b/hydraulics_and_hydrology_blog/posts/easily-add-and-align-hydraulic-models-to-bing-maps"&gt;Blog Post: Easily add and align hydraulic models to Bing Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/19904/inserting-an-aerial-image-background-layer-in-the-correct-location"&gt;Inserting an aerial image background layer in the correct location&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Help Topic: Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/3d_imaging_and_point_cloud_software/w/wiki/35278/attach-a-map-layer-from-a-wms-server"&gt;Attach a Map Layer from a WMS Server&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Adding Google Earth or Bing Maps aerial or road maps as a background layer</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/12</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:52:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 12 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 1/9/2018 3:52:22 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Applies To &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, StormCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Other&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth or Bing Maps&amp;nbsp;image (road map or aerial image)&amp;nbsp;so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Bing Maps&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager (active internet connection required), with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Google Earth&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/35204/using-google-earth-bing-maps-or-other-interactive-data-sources-as-a-background-layer"&gt;Using Google Earth, Bing Maps, or other interactive data sources as a background layer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Adding Google Earth or Bing Maps aerial or road maps as a background layer</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/11</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:23:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 11 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 1/2/2018 5:23:55 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Applies To &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, StormCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Other&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth or Bing Maps&amp;nbsp;image (road map or aerial image)&amp;nbsp;so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Bing Maps&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager, with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic. Note that you will need a Microsoft account to generate a Bing Maps key -&lt;a href="https://www.bingmapsportal.com/"&gt;https://www.bingmapsportal.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Google Earth&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/35204/using-google-earth-bing-maps-or-other-interactive-data-sources-as-a-background-layer"&gt;Using Google Earth, Bing Maps, or other interactive data sources as a background layer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Adding Google Earth or Bing Maps aerial or road maps as a background layer</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/10</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:50:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 10 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 11/20/2017 9:50:18 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Applies To &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, StormCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Area: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Other&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth or Bing Maps&amp;nbsp;image (road map or aerial image)&amp;nbsp;so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Bing Maps&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager, with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Google Earth&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/9</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:30:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 9 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 11/16/2017 9:30:59 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Applies To &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, StormCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Version(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Other&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth or Bing Maps&amp;nbsp;image (road map or aerial image)&amp;nbsp;so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Bing Maps&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starting with the CONNECT Edition Update 1 release (10.01.XX.XX), Bing Maps can be added directly from the background layers manager, with the ability to align to the model with up to three points of reference. See the related Help topic.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution - Google Earth&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: you may need to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Bing maps, .KMZ, HAMMER, StormCAD, background files, SewerGEMS, images, reviewed2017, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, CivilStorm, Google Earth, WaterCAD, .KML&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/8</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:59:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>MPachlhofer</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 8 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by MPachlhofer on 6/6/2017 3:59:43 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, CivilStorm, StormCAD, PondPack, StormCAD, HAMMER, WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Original Author:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will have to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: .KMZ, Bentley WaterCAD, background files, images, reviewed2017, Google Earth, .KML, SELECTsupport, Problem Solving, Other&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/7</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:47:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>MPachlhofer</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 7 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by MPachlhofer on 1/11/2017 7:47:52 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product(s):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;08.11.XX.XX and 10.XX.XX.XX&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will have to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: .KMZ, Bentley WaterCAD, background files, images, reviewed2017, Google Earth, .KML, SELECTsupport, Problem Solving, Other&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/6</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:24:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>MPachlhofer</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 6 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by MPachlhofer on 1/11/2017 7:24:48 PM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Mark Pachlhofer, Bentley Technical Support Group&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will have to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/16874.how-do-i-create-a-google-earth-kmz-file-out-of-my-model-file"&gt;How do I create a .KMZ Google Earth file out of my model?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: .KMZ, Bentley WaterCAD, background files, images, Google Earth, .KML, SELECTsupport, Problem Solving, Other&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?</title><link>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model/revision/5</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 04:06:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:06c50326-0d66-4a09-80d5-2e945463387b</guid><dc:creator>Jesse Dringoli</dc:creator><comments>https://communities.bentley.com/products/hydraulics___hydrology/w/hydraulics_and_hydrology__wiki/12824/how-to-add-background-aerial-and-road-map-images-to-your-model#comments</comments><description>Revision 5 posted to OpenFlows | Water Infrastructure Wiki by Jesse Dringoli on 5/2/2016 4:06:15 AM&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;Bentley WaterGEMS, Bentley SewerGEMS, Bentley CivilStorm, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley PondPack, Bentley StormCAD, Bentley HAMMER, Bentley WaterCAD&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Problem Description&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How do I import a Google Earth image so it lines up with my model?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Solution&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Please note that this solution was created based on the Google Earth application that was current at the time of the making of the video. It may not be the exact solution for future versions of Google Earth.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You will have to watch this video in full screen mode in order to see it clearly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://communities.bentley.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-32/Google-Earth.mp4"&gt;communities.bentley.com/.../Google-Earth.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;See Also&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[Help Topic]&amp;nbsp;Using a Google Earth View as a Background Layer to Draw a Model&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: .KMZ, Bentley WaterCAD, background files, images, Google Earth, .KML, SELECTsupport, Problem Solving, Other&lt;/div&gt;
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