Civil 3D 2012 > Google Earth Inserts.

[SMP]

Has anyone had luck with inserting the images and surfaces from Google Earth into Civil 2012???

 

I have tried importing the images and they come in at 0,0 and a very small scale. I would assume they are not geo-refrenced?

 

When i try to import surfaces i just get a pop up box called "Panorama" and it is a list of what it claims to be duplicate points?

 

I obviously don't have something configured correctly. I have watched a number of youtube video and they can import this stuff no problem at all?

 

Anyone haveing similar issues?

[Emigrato]

Your imagery goes to 0,0 because you didn't set any CRS by means of _ADESETCRDSYS...

 

[SMP]

I did have that set ??? UTM Zone 10.

 

Weird.

[SLW210]

Does google earth work any more at all? I know Civil 3D no longer has it and no more technology preview. Google and Autodesk could not reach some agreement or something.

[SMP]

That could be? Some of the videos i watched said i should be using google earth 4.XX ?? But i can't install an old one with out overwriting the current version. I tried. And i got the same results. 1x1 images inserted at 0,0 and deplicate points reports.

 

I am using Civil 2012 and there is still google import options in the Ribbon and the commands are all still there? Not sure. But you never can tell with google.

[Emigrato]

I did have that set ???

I fear you didn't, sir.

Do the following:

1] start over with an empty drawing

2] type in _ADESETCRDSYS and set your UTM_10

3] in Google Earth, fly to the desired zone, ensuring it's a tiltless view

4] in Civil, issue _IMPORTGEIMAGE and enjoy the beauty of the grayscale imagery fully georeferenced.

 

@ SLW210

The IMPORTGExxxx commands are actually running in C3D 2007~2012, while in 2013 they were dismissed.

Since release 2007, you can load colour orthophotos (e.g. Bing) via WMS service.

 

[SMP]

SOLVED!!!!!

 

I found my issue and it is absolutely rediculous. I can't have Google earth running on my second monitor when using it with C3D. I did in fact have my Coord system set and all that but for some reson it really didn't like it being on my second monitor.

 

This morning just now i was explaining it to my project manager and i had moved google earth to my first and primary monitor and *POOF* It worked! flawlessly at that.

 

Thanks so much everyone.

 

 

NOTE: Correction not so flalwless. It was also in an older Pre-Civil drawing with a different UTM coordinate system. UTM83-11. The CSRS.UTM ones do not work i guess ? That is lame. Oh well i do have a work around now at the very least!!!!

Edited August 23, 2012 by SMP
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[Murph_map]

Hey at least you have GE up and running at the time you tried to import the image/data, I have seen users zoom to a location in GE then close it out and wonder why it didn't work.

[SLW210]

Interesting enough, the GE tool still works in AutoCAD 2011.

[SMP]

Interesting enough, the GE tool still works in AutoCAD 2011.

 

Yes, that is interesting. I am not sure why people have told me it doesn't work? It has options in the ribbon under the Insert tab for GE functions? So i am not sure why AutoCad would bother putting those in the ribbon if it wasn't compatible or had issues with it.

 

But, it is autocad. Stranger things have happened.

[Squirltech]

Does google earth work any more at all? I know Civil 3D no longer has it and no more technology preview. Google and Autodesk could not reach some agreement or something.

 

I think you're correct. We talked about this in our weekly C3D meeting just a couple of weeks ago. Google Earth still works in LDD 09 and C3D 2012 but I've been told it won't work with C3D 2013 or beyond.

[SMP]

I think you're correct. We talked about this in our weekly C3D meeting just a couple of weeks ago. Google Earth still works in LDD 09 and C3D 2012 but I've been told it won't work with C3D 2013 or beyond.

 

That will suck. GE, even though the data is kind of kind of crappy, is really handy to have quick ready (and free) access to the surfaces and geo referenced images. It is a fantastic utility.

[Organic]

I think you're correct. We talked about this in our weekly C3D meeting just a couple of weeks ago. Google Earth still works in LDD 09 and C3D 2012 but I've been told it won't work with C3D 2013 or beyond.

 

In Civil 3D 2013 the Google Earth options/tools are fully removed.

 

I've used it before when looking at terrain over a large area and found it to be useful to get some basic info on which conceptual alignments can be based upon.