Quick Site View is a tool available in Plex-Earth that lets you have a brief view of your Area of Interest to help you decide how to proceed with your next steps.
Step 1: Georeference your drawing
Step 2: Use the Quick Site View command and Define Your Area
Step 1: Georeference your drawing
You can apply a coordinate system, a quick georeference, or just copy and paste a placemark to create a Quick View.
Step 2: Use the Quick Site View command and Define Your Area
Locate the command on the Plex-Earth ribbon.
After selecting the command, you need to specify the area of your interest. If you have a copied Google Earth element, it will be directly identified.
Then, your Quick View will appear on CAD, and the Quick View Editor will open.
Quick View Editor
In this part, we will explain all the tools of the Quick View Editor.
Lat/Lon & Address: Here, you can see the Latitude and Longitude of your area as well as its address.
Hide: Hides or shows the imagery preview of the Quick View
Select Area Size: You can zoom in or out to define the total area your Quick View wants to cover. You can also see the total area size in the middle as well as the zoom level (so as the imagery resolution).
Auto-update preview image: If checked, the imagery preview updates as you zoom in or zoom out your area.
* Download Arrow: With this, you can insert your imagery as a raster image into your drawing. Available only in Basic, Pro, and Premium.
Create a Point of Interest from this View: Creates a POI from this area. More info about POIs here.
* Create Imagery from this view: Here, you are prompted to create an image using your Quick View. More about imagery here. Available only in *Basic (only simple image), Pro, & Premium.
* Create Terrain from this View: You are prompted to create a terrain model using your Quick View. More about terrain models here. Available only in *Basic (only simple terrain), Pro, & Premium.
* Create Site Area from this View: Create a site area from your Quick View. Learn more about site areas here. Available only in Pro & Premium.
Or specify another Area: Change the area and create a new Quick View
Close: Close Quick View editor
We hope that you have found this tutorial on Quick Views helpful. Feel free to contact us at support@plexscape.com for any questions you may still have.
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Compatibility includes:
AutoCAD, Civil 3D®, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Plant 3D: 2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020
BricsCAD (Pro, Mechanical, BIM, Ultimate): V25 , V24 , V23 , V22 , V21