Sometimes, even if we georeference our drawing correctly, rotation discrepancies can still occur due to how the drawing was originally created or how the coordinate system handles orientation.
In Plex-Earth 2026, we made it possible to align Plex-Earth satellite imagery with your georeferenced drawings without even having to convert it to raster. Thanks to our seamless integration with AutoCAD or BricsCAD's ALIGN command, you can quickly fix your imagery placement with just a few clicks. This guide will walk you through this process.
Tutorial Guide:
Step 1: Georeference Your Drawing
Step 3: Use CAD's “Align” Command
Step 1: Georeference Your Drawing
Firstly, we need to make sure our drawing is correctly georeferenced so we can then place our image in the correct position. You can see how to achieve this here.
Step 2: Define Your Site Area
Once your drawing is georeferenced, the next step is to define a Site Area. The Site Area is the region from which Plex-Earth will retrieve dynamic imagery and terrain data. To find out more about this tool, click here.
Step 3: Use CAD's “Align” Command
After your Site Area has been created and imagery has been imported, you can follow the next steps to align your imagery with the drawing.
Click the ALIGN command from the Transform tools of the Site Editor.
Or type ALIGN in the command line and press Enter.
Select the Plex-Earth dynamic imagery that you want to align.
Specify source and destination points (minimum two pairs).
When prompted, choose whether to scale the objects based on the alignment points.
The imagery will automatically adjust to align with your georeferenced drawing.
Feel free to also check our tutorial on how to Apply Transformations to Assigned Coordinate System or Other Applied Georeference if you want to achieve other kinds of transformations in your drawing.
Conclusion
Now you can take advantage of our integration of CAD’s Align command with Plex-Earth 2026 and enhance your workflow by allowing precise alignment of imagery with georeferenced CAD data.
We hope that you have found this tutorial about Aligning Plex-Earth Imagery with Your Drawing Objects, 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