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Plex.Earth 3.0 Load WMS services from AutoCAD

Plex earth 3 connect autocad with google earthI have arrived at Plex.Earth 3.0, which I have had time to test while defining the availability date in final version. Possibly in the month of November of 2012.

Run with AutoCAD 2013

Perhaps the most novel, is that this version is made specifically for AutoCAD 2013, or any of its vertical versions (Civil 3D 2013, AutoCAD Map 2013, etc.)

This is important to mention, because AutoDesk from this version disabled the possibility that brought Civil 3D to import the image of Google Earth and the digital model, agreement on which ran the capacity of what Plex.Earth did in previous versions, just as I talked about it the day that We touched on the issue whether it was illegal or not.

As of this version, PlexScape has its own agreement with Google to be able to import the image, synchronize, import the grid and the contour line. While AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 no longer offers that possibility, although it was a grayscale image and with a rather poor resolution.

Support for WMS services

This version brings in the tab Plex.Earth - Map Explorer, the option to load web map services, extremely interesting because until now no user of AutoCAD would aspire to this that only makes Civil 3D.

I remember that in previous versions what I did was load the WMS on Google, if it supported it and from there I imported the image. Now services can be searched either by direct url or by location zone. It is interesting, because you can choose the available layers as shown in the following image.

Plex earth 3 connect autocad with google earth

It can also be saved as xml in a pxmap extension file, and as shown, see this case, in which the maximum resolution PNOA and Cadastral Cartography layers of the Spanish IDE are defined. Then the file can be called and the layers are already configured.

Plex earth 3 connect autocad with google earth

Once the service in use has been defined, it can be imported into a single image, mosaic or irregular geometry type polygon as we did in Google Earth. Right here are tools to clipe the edges of an image or merge several into one.

Plex earth 3 connect autocad with google earth

Best of all, you can search for available maps by country. I really like this idea, since it guides the common AutoCAD user, who is not a GIS expert but a draftsman, who does not expect to know much about IDEs, but instead occupies a background image for a job he is developing. So the genius of these Greek Plex.Earth designers simplify the solution:

Where are you? Here is the map it occupies!

Reordering the Ribbon

The contextual functionality of the ribbon and display panels have been greatly improved. The tools that we used to know have remained in the second tab:  Plex.Earth - Google Earth, where are the options of publication of AutoCAD to Google Earth, import of image in mosaic, polygon or route and the creation of digital model and contour from Google Earth to AutoCAD.

Plex earth 3 connect autocad with google earth

 

Extensions

The third tab is left Plex.Earth - Extensions, Where are the tools for image processing, creation of surfaces and conversion of coordinates through the service WS with what can be seen on Google Maps coordinates Using almost any system Of coordinates of the world.

Plex earth 3 connect autocad with google earth

 

In summary, it seems to us a great step of Plex.Earth in the integration of Web Map Services that added to the synchronization with images of Google Earth represent functionalities that AutoCAD does not have, and that possibly will not have in the short term.

I confirm what I said before when I saw For the first time Plex.Earth: The simplicity of solutions from these friends is surprising:

Want the google Earth image in AutoCAD? Here it is

In high resolution? Sure, tiled it down

Along a highway? Go ahead, lower it as a buffer over the shaft

The level curve? Too

Now the map service.

Download Plex.Earth

Golgi Alvarez

Writer, researcher, specialist in Land Management Models. He has participated in the conceptualization and implementation of models such as: National Property Administration System SINAP in Honduras, Management Model of Joint Municipalities in Honduras, Integrated Cadastre-Registry Management Model in Nicaragua, Territory Administration System SAT in Colombia . Editor of the Geofumadas knowledge blog since 2007 and creator of the AulaGEO Academy that includes more than 100 courses on GIS - CAD - BIM - Digital Twins topics.

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8 Comments

  1. How are you???
    install the plex.earth in the civil 3d and reinstall it as 3 times and when I start the civil I see that it loads the plexearth module but I do not see any tab, no contextual menu nor any tape referring to the plex.
    I look at all the civilian work spaces.
    that could be happening???
    Thanks x answer
    Top.ejroca@gmail.com

  2. How are you???
    install the plex.earth in the civil 3d and reinstall it as 3 times and when I start the civil I see that it loads the plexearth module but I do not see any tab, no contextual menu nor any tape referring to the plex.
    I look at all the civilian work spaces.
    that could be happening???
    Thanks x answer

  3. Negative, there are no manuals in Spanish. But there are videos on YouTube of several things that Plex.Earth does

  4. This Tool is interesting and quite useful, I am already testing it but I would like to know if
    There are manuals in Spanish for use and application

  5. If you are referring to the digital terrain model and nivesl curves, yes. Plex.Earth works with AutoCAD common version and gives you capabilities to work things that could only be done with Civil3D, such as importing elevation point meshes, generating contour lines, etc.

  6. Thank you. I have a question with the plex module. earth I can export to hec ras without having the civil autocad since I have the simple autocad

  7. That version is not yet available for download. Possibly by the end of November you are already.
    The review that I did has been about a beta verification that provided us.

  8. I have the doubt of where I can download the 3.0 version of this program since in the official page there is only the 2.5 version and if it is that you have it you could facilitate it in advance thanks

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