Plex Earth User Guide

Plex.Earth
Tools for AutoCAD®

User’s Guide

Version 2.5 - October 2011

© 2011 Plexscape. All Rights Reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by Plexscape, Inc., this publication, or parts
thereof, may not be reproduced in any form, by any method, for any purpose.
Trademarks
PLEXSCAPE is a registered trademark of Plexscape, Inc. in E.U. and/or other countries.
Plex.Earth™ is atrademark of Plexscape Inc.
The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the
USA and other countries: AutoCAD, AutoCAD Learning Assistance, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Simulator, AutoCAD SQL
Extension, AutoCAD SQL Interface, Autodesk, Autodesk Envision, Autodesk Intent, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Map,
Autodesk MapGuide, Civil3D, DWF, DWG, DWG (logo), DWG Extreme, DWG TrueConvert, DWG TrueView, DXF,
Mechanical Desktop, TrustedDWG, Raster Design
Google Earth™ is a trademark of Google Inc.
All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
Published by:
Plexscape, Inc.
Konstantinoupoleos 24
142 34, Nea Ionia – Athens
Greece

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 1
The product ................................................................................................ 1
The User Manual........................................................................................ 1
2. INSTALLATION................................................................................................ 2
System Requirements ................................................................................ 2
Installation .................................................................................................. 2
Registration ................................................................................................ 2
Interface..................................................................................................... 3
3. QUICKSTART .................................................................................................. 5
Basic Settings ............................................................................................ 5
Zooming Google Earth ...............................................................................6
Importing Imagery ...................................................................................... 6
Mosaic .............................................................................................................................. 7
Area Image....................................................................................................................... 8

Exportingyou project into Google Earth ..................................................... 9
Importing Terrain and Contours ............................................................... 10
4. FUNCTIONS IN DETAIL ................................................................................ 12
Overview.................................................................................................. 12
Working with Imagery ............................................................................... 13
Current Image ................................................................................................................ 14
Area Image..................................................................................................................... 14
Mosaic............................................................................................................................ 14
Polygonal Mosaic ........................................................................................................... 14
Path Mosaic ................................................................................................................... 15
Align Image...