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I opened Google Earth Pro (the free desktop version) and navigated to the client’s property. I made sure the layer was on and tilted the view to see the topography around the trees. Then I went to View → Reset → Tilt and Compass to get a pure top-down view.

Back in AutoCAD (I was using 2023), I typed (or GEO for short). A dialog box appeared. I chose “Import a KML or KMZ file.” I selected the KML I’d saved from Google Earth.

In seconds, AutoCAD placed a of the exact area. A little red pin showed north, and the drawing units automatically adjusted to real-world coordinates (usually UTM or Lat/Long). how to use google earth in autocad

It was a Tuesday afternoon when my client sent me a frantic email: “The new utility shed needs to align exactly with the existing gravel road and that stand of pine trees. But the site survey is two years old.”

He replied, “How did you do that without a new survey?” I opened Google Earth Pro (the free desktop

I didn’t have time for a new survey. But I had Google Earth and AutoCAD.

Two hours later, I sent the client a DWG with the shed, the road, and a note: “Coordinates match Google Earth’s current imagery. Verified with two known landmarks.” Back in AutoCAD (I was using 2023), I

I traced the gravel road over the aligned image using a polyline. I drew the shed’s foundation 12 feet from the road and 30 feet south of the largest pine tree. Because the underlying map was real-world coordinates, I could even extract elevation points from Google Earth’s terrain (by exporting a contour KML and importing it as 3D polylines).