Plex-Earth Lite offers the ability to add Google Maps Views via our Quick Site View feature to your drawings in a few easy steps, providing the privilege of having a clear view of your project site within seconds, which can make a huge difference when working on projects situated in remote locations. If you have found yourself venturing into the AEC industry, you obviously realize the importance of maximizing efficiency and saving precious time and resources. This is precisely why we developed a tool that enables users to import high-quality, up-to-date imagery directly into AutoCAD drawings.
Quick Site View is a tool 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 from Google Earth to create a Quick View.
Step 2: Use the Quick Site View command and Define Your Area
Locate the command on the Plex-Earth Lite 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 (and the imagery resolution).
Auto-update preview image: If checked, the imagery preview updates as you zoom in or zoom out your area.
Create a Point of Interest from this View: Creates a POI from this area. More info about POIs here.
Specify another Area: Change the area and create a new Quick View
Close: Close Quick View editor
Settings: Shows the settings that you can customize
Units: Lets you change the units assigned for the georeference applied
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