How To Put Autocad Drawing In Google Earth Jun 2026

| Problem | Likely Cause | Solution | |--------|--------------|----------| | Drawing appears in ocean (0,0) | No real-world coordinates in DWG | Use GEOGRAPHICLOCATION in AutoCAD or manually shift using GIS software | | Lines are floating in air | Altitude setting wrong | In Google Earth, right-click KMZ → Properties → Altitude → “Clamped to ground” | | Only some objects show | Unsupported entities (splines, text, hatches) | Explode complex objects in AutoCAD first | | File too large to convert | Too many vertices | Simplify polylines using OVERKILL or MAPCLEAN in AutoCAD |

AutoCAD does not directly export to Google Earth's native file format (KMZ/KML). The standard workflow is: how to put autocad drawing in google earth

Search for and select the appropriate coordinate system (e.g., or your local UTM zone ). Click Assign to set the geographic location. Step 2: Export to KML/KMZ | Problem | Likely Cause | Solution |