I recently bought Carlson Survey/GIS mainly because it is suppose to load Google Earth images. It took me forever to figure out how to create a .kml in Google Earth. So now I've got the .kml file created, but when I use the Place Google Earth image in Carlson. Nothing happens. In the Carlson manual it says there is an Acguire Google Earth Image. Ive searched every menu in Carlson and can't find that command. Any ideas?
Try KMLREAD
I have the 2016 version. You may have to have an earlier version of Google Earth. I think the version that works with GIS 2016 is Google earth 5.2.1.1588 (not the pro version).
Try googleimage.
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I don't know how to manually enter commands in Carlson 2019. Doesn't appear to me that you can. It's kind of frustrating that Carlson's manuals are way behind their software.
Carlson 2018.
I haven't used it but:
file> import> google earth file
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Looks like @stephen-ward has it for the command line. When I hit the buttons as shown above (file> import> google earth file), the commandline read, "kmlread"
Carlson 2018 civil.
I don't have Civil 2018, just Survey/GIS 2018. When I execute that command nothing happens when I input my .kmz file. I had to create a .kmz file because it didn't accept .kml files.
I also don't have a command line that I can manually input commands. Every command has to be done through the menu. Is that normal?
Supposedly even without the command line showing, you can still type commands.?ÿ Try left clicking in the drawing then type CMDBAR.?ÿ If your Survey/GIS is running on Intellicad that should bring up the command line.
Not sure what the problem is, all versions of Carlson Survey that I've used in the past have that command, kmlread.?ÿ And it works for both kml and kmz.
What happened to your command line??ÿ I'm sure there's a way to get it back.
ctl 9 is supposed to get it back, but it didn't work for me.?ÿ Maybe it'll work for you.
Actually it is google_image but only if you have Map3D as your CAD engine.
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Your command line is hidden somehow.You can enter commands by typing in the command line. Not sure how to get it back, as I've never lost mine that I can remember.
The GIS menu in the Survey program is not the full blown GIS package. I have both, and the GIS module has many more tools in it for images than the GIS menu in the Survey module.
Yep that worked, but I'm still not able to insert a Google Earth file. It makes sure I have a projection set, but not happens after that.
It appears I'm not creating the kmz file correctly in Google Earth. How do you do that?
Right click/save place as
