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effieclyde
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Posted on - 04/24/2013
Hi guys. I just finished my MapInfo sample map download. I have a MapInfo Professional mapping tool for managing geographically-based assets. How do I import my MIF file to MapInfo? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
How do I import my Mapinfo sample map download
Hi Effieclyde,
There are two file types for spatial data used to import in Mapinfo, these are MIF and MID files.
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Thanking You,
Margaret M Griggs
How do I import my Mapinfo sample map download
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Import MIF/MID files
Open MapInfo
1. Start > All Programs > MapInfo > MapInfo Professional
  1.1. Quick Start dialog box appears.
  1.2. Select Cancel.
2. To open the MIF files in MapInfo they must first be imported into TAB files.
  2.1. Select Table > Import from the main menu.
3. Navigate to the folder where your MIF files are located.
  3.1. Double click on the folder.
  3.2. Select the first MIF file.
  3.3. Click Open.
4. Import into Table window.
  4.1. Check the TAB file, which is about to be created, will be placed in the same
  folder as your MIF files.
  4.2. Click Save.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all the MIF files in your folder.
6. Now open and view your TAB files.
  6.1. Select File > Open from the main menu,
7. Open window.
  7.1. Navigate to the folder containing the converted tab files.
  7.2. Use Ctrl + click to select all the TAB files.
  7.3. Click Open.
How do I import my Mapinfo sample map download
When importing MapInfo MIF/MID files, you need to have the .mif and the .mid files under the same folder. The symbol types are the same with AutoCAD Map 3D point objects. You will be unable to import the MIF/MID symbol types directly. But if you save the symbol type information under the MID file column, it is possible to map each symbol type to a block in the present AutoCAD Map 3D Drawing. For this, you need to get the MIF file ready. Put the name of each symbol type on the database field. Get the AutoCAD Map 3D drawing ready. Make the same symbol as the blocks under the AutoCAD Map 3D drawing. While importing, do a point-block mapping and choose the check box so you can get the block name from data and choose the symbol type that you made.
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