Export Autocad Drawings to Google Earth Without Application. Still advanced in terms of use autocad app, hopefully this article is useful for loyal readers of your search blog. At this stage we will do export images from Autocad to Google Earth without using additional applications or plugins such as the Plex Earth application or the like.
So only between autocad and google earth only. Before exporting images from google earth to autocad, first make sure the image of the area to be exported is in the right coordinate position and in accordance with their respective zones. If the coordinates are not checked, then the fields appear in neighboring countries, things can be different. hehehe….
So before you continue reading this article, it’s a good idea to read the articles part 1 and part 2 above, so that you don’t get confused.
The application used is still the same
- Autocad Map 3D
- Google Earth Pro
Export Autocad Drawings to Google Earth Without Application
for stage export images from autocad to google earth without using additional applications is actually not as complicated as when converting coordinates. It’s just that accuracy is also very necessary to ensure that the position of the field to be exported is not wrong.
- Make sure the image that will be exported already has a coordinate system, you can see it from the Task Pane > Map Explorer > Right click on the name of the image file that you saved and select System coordinates, then it will look like the image below.

Look at the arrow above, a sign that the field has coordinates will be written “DGN95 / UTM Zone 47N” that if you use UTM coordinates. If it’s still empty, please do the coordinate selection, or you can read it through the article Convert Drawing Coordinates from Google Earth to Autocad.
- If the steps above are correct, now you enter the menu “Map > Tools > Export”
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- Then move to tab “Options” Check the section “Convert Coordinates To :” right at the end there is an image with the earth logo, please click on the logo and select coordinates “LL84”, then click “OK”. If successful, the command will appear as shown below.
Command: _mapexport “4 object(s) of 4 selected, exported in 0 sec(s).
- Now when we open “Google Earth Pro” and select menu “File > Open”take a look at the right side of the box “FileName” it will say “Google Earth (*.kml *.kmz *.eta *.ini) and please change to “ESRI Shape *.shp).
- The next step is to find where the file that you saved earlier then select open, then on google earth it will appear as shown below. click image to enlarge.

- If, for example, the image doesn’t appear on the Google Earth screen, look at the box to the left of Google Earth, check the name of the file that you created earlier.
For the stage of exporting images from autocad to google earth without using additional applications such as plex earth or the like, it’s finished. Hopefully this simple tutorial is useful for loyal readers of the Student Blog.
For the steps starting from importing images, converting coordinates and re-exporting images from autocad to google earth, please read the article below;
Export Autocad Drawings to Google Earth Without Application. If you have any questions, please post them in the comments column. The Student Blog Admin will try their best to help.