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How to create contour lines from Google Earth?

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Topic: How to create contour lines from Google Earth?

Posted By: BHAUGHT
Subject: How to create contour lines from Google Earth?
Date Posted: 16.May.2011 at 01:09

I am able to import 3D terrain from Google Earth into SketchUp Pro, and from SketchUp into Autocad 2010. It creates a TIN. I need to create contour lines from the tin. I ultimately need the contours to represent topography however that can be accomplished.

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Posted By: BHAUGHT
Date Posted: 16.May.2011 at 01:11

I understand Civil 3D had tools that can do this. I'm hoping that someone has a free lisp that will do it in Autocad?

Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 16.May.2011 at 07:24

Not a free one but almost free - try the Plex.Earth Tools 2.0. It handles also contour lines - see:

http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/put-google-earth-maps-directly-into-autocad-tip7852 - http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/put-google-earth-maps-directly-into-autocad-tip7852

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Posted By: CarlB
Date Posted: 16.May.2011 at 07:46

Fairly inexpensive software, and a free trial-

http://www.sitetopo.com/

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