Choosing a Coordinate System in Plex-Earth Lite – Plex-Earth Support Desk

Introduction

When it comes to design projects, the more information about a job site that you have, the better decisions you make to provide an accurate understanding of the situation.

One of the most efficient things to do is to georeference a drawing in order to assign real-world coordinates to it. This may allow a designer to notice potential issues before they arise and avoid costly rework.

Georeferencing is a prerequisite for exploring any other features of Plex-Earth Lite. This process ensures that the drawing is accurately overlaid with existing spatial data without skewing its geometry.

Don't know the coordinate system for your project? Try our custom georeference tool, Quick Georeference, by browsing the tutorial here.

📢 Tip: If a drawing is already georeferenced through the GEO command of AutoCAD, there will be no need to do so via Plex-Earth as it automatically recognizes the applied coordinate system. This can be checked by clicking on the Assign Georeference button. The built-in coordinates will be displayed as shown. If you need to change the current coordinate system, click on "Change", to apply a georeferencing system with Plex-Earth.

Let's get started!

Go to the Plex-Earth Lite ribbon and on the Project panel, click on Assign Georeference. Alternatively, you may type PXV_GEO in the command line.

Assign Georeference.png

Plex-Earth will ask you to specify your drawing georeference, where you click on By Coordinate System.

Specify Drawing Georeference.png

Select the country or region, coordinate system, and units, then click on the ACCEPT button at the bottom.

Select Coordinate System.png

📝 Note: Plex-Earth supports over 3,000 coordinate systems worldwide. In a rare case where a system is not included in the list, please send us an email at support@plexscape.com, with its definition or EPSG code and we will add it for you.

Afterward, the selected coordinate system will be displayed as shown below.

Coordinate System as shown.png

If you want to set the current coordinate system as the default, click on the "Set as Default" button.

If no changes are required, click on Cancel, and the drawing is now georeferenced.

After finishing the georeferencing process, you are now ready to explore all the new features Plex-Earth Lite offers.

We hope that you have found this tutorial on how to georeference using a coordinate system with Plex-Earth Lite, helpful. Feel free to contact us at support@plexscape.com for any questions you may still have.

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Compatibility includes:

AutoCAD Version: 2025, 2024, 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016

Civil 3D® Version: 2025, 2024, 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016

AutoCAD Architecture Version: 2025, 2024, 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016

BricsCAD Pro: V22, V21

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