Here's a quick and easy way to get all of the layers from your CAD drawings into Google Earth so you can visualize project site boundaries or subdivision pla. Conversion from KML to DXF. Upload your KML data (widely used in software like Google Earth, Fusion Tables, Maps and GPS devices) and convert them by one click to DXF (AutoCAD) format (widely used in software like AutoCAD, CorelDraw, 3d Studio Max and Maya). Notice to KML format - Only US-ASCII, UTF-8, UTF-16 or ISO-8859-1 encoding is supported.
Here's a quick and easy way to get all of the layers from your CAD drawings into Google Earth so you can visualize project site boundaries or subdivision pla. Hello, My client is using Autocad and gave my a DXF file but it is a lot easier for me to process a KML/SHP file. I have found many tools de convert from DXF to KML/SHP, but my question is, would it be possbile that my client export his data directly in KML or SHP rather than DXF directly in Autoc.
| Name | KML | DXF |
| Full name | Keyhole Markup Language | DXF - Drawing Interchange Format |
| File extension | .kml | .dxf |
| MIME type | application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml | image/vnd.dxf |
| Developed by | Keyhole, Google | Autodesk |
| Type of format | CAD | |
| Description | The KML file specifies a set of features (place marks, images, polygons, 3D models, textual descriptions, etc.) that can be displayed on maps in geospatial software implementing the KML encoding. Each place always has a longitude and a latitude. | AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format) is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs. Versions of AutoCAD from Release 10 and up support both ASCII and binary forms of DXF. Earlier versions support only ASCII. |
| Technical details | As AutoCAD has become more powerful, supporting more complex object types, DXF has become less useful. Certain object types, including ACIS solids and regions, are not documented. DXF coordinates are always without dimensions so that the reader or user needs to know the drawing unit or has to extract it from the textual comments in the sheets. | |
| File conversion | KML conversion | DXF conversion |
| Associated programs | Google Earth, MAPC2MAPC | AutoCAD |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_Markup_Language | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoCAD_DXF |
Most people using the Propeller Platform to measure and manage their worksites also work with different kinds of drone surveying software and supporting programs. To help better understand the Platform’s many tools, we’ve put together write-ups on our most popular data queries.
Today, we’re covering how to convert DWG/DXF to KML using QGIS. This how-to is for users who have QGIS installed on their computers, who are working with a DWG/DXF file with elevation, and whose site is using global projections (local grid isn’t supported by QGIS yet).
Did you know that you can import DXFs directly into the Propeller Platform? Learn more here.
Once you’ve dragged and dropped your DXG/DXF file into QGIS, you need to choose your site’s correct projection information. There will be an extensive list to choose from. If you’re not sure what the projections are for this site, reach out to the person who is in charge of the DWG/DXF file.
Once you’ve chosen from that list, you’ll see something like this:
When you reach the screen above, navigate to the “entities” heading on the bottom left area. Then right-click on “entities” and select Save As… from the menu that appears, as below.
Selection the location where you wish to save the KML file. You can either manually type the location or browse your computer.
Further down on that Save As… popup, you’ll find a section called Datasource Options. There, set your AltitudeMode to “absolute.” Then save your file.
Once saved, you’ve successfully converted your DWG/DXF into a KML file. Now that you have that file format, you can upload that data to your intended program.
If you’re using the Propeller Platform, you can upload a DXF directly (or the KML) as a Layer and visualize over a 3D survey of your site.
To do this, simply navigate to Layers > Upload in the Propeller Platform portal and your overlays will appear on your 3D survey.
This lets you visualize your DXF or KML data in 3D and see how it relates to your site instead of relying on numbers and values alone.
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