Posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT on 19th May 2008
In my earlier post today, I pointed out that Google changed the rules and has made it impossible for Civil 3D to build a surface from Google Earth 4.3. I did some digging though, and I found a way to make it happen. Read how and learn the limitations after the jump.
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Posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT on 19th May 2008
If you have had problems getting Civil 3D to build a surface from Google Earth, you are not alone. I thought maybe my laptop was angry at me again, but it turns out that the new version of Google Earth (the current download is 4.3) has changed something in how it handles the terrain model data. (By the way- importing Google Earth images into Civil 3D still seems to work just fine.) **This is nothing that Autodesk can fix. The problem lies with Google.**
Read more after the jump, and find the work around here.
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