AERIAL & SATELLITE IMAGERY - TERRAIN & ELEVATION DATA - GOOGLE EARTH TOOLS 

Plex-Earth brings real-world context into Autodesk® AutoCAD® and Autodesk® Civil 3D®—powered by Airbus, Maxar, Hexagon, Nearmap, Google Earth, and more—enabling engineers to design faster, smarter, and with confidence.

As engineers ourselves, we built Plex-Earth in 2009 to solve a clear problem: designing in AutoCAD without access to real-world site data. It started as a tool to connect AutoCAD with Google Earth and has since evolved into a complete platform for importing recent and historical imagery, terrain, and two-way KML functionality—all fully aligned with your drawings. With strategic partnerships with providers like Airbus, Maxar, Nearmap, and Hexagon, Plex-Earth delivers design-ready data you can trust, built for engineering precision.

We prioritize a seamless, simple, and lean user experience, making georeferencing effortless for CAD users, with no GIS expertise required. And our support reflects a deep understanding of the pressure, deadlines, and challenges engineers face.

Our reviews and ratings over the years reflect the trust we’ve earned by putting engineers first.

BENEFITS
• Make better design decisions with access to the most up-to-date and historical geospatial data.
• Save time by importing imagery and terrain directly into AutoCAD—no external tools needed.
• Reduce rework and risk by validating site conditions early in the design process.
• Streamline collaboration and client presentations with accurate, real-world visuals.
• Work flexibly from anywhere with floating licensing and cloud-based access.
• Easily integrate with Civil 3D, Google Earth, and standard GIS platforms.

FEATURES AT A GLANCE

 

Georeference
Accurately place your project anywhere on Earth using over 4,000 coordinate systems or your AutoCAD/Civil 3D settings.

 

Imagery from Top Providers
Import high-resolution imagery from Airbus, Maxar, Nearmap (down to 3"), Hexagon, Google Maps, Google Earth, and any WMS/WMTS/ArcGIS service.

Create seamless mosaics, drape images over terrain, and keep data persistent within your drawing.

 

Timeviews – Historical Imagery
Explore past imagery from Airbus, Maxar, and Google Earth to analyze site changes, monitor progress, and build visual timelines.

 

Terrain & Elevation
Import terrain from Google Earth or create accurate surfaces using survey data, point files, or drawing objects.

Generate native Civil 3D surfaces, run slope and cut/fill analysis, or import GeoTIFFs from USGS and other sources.

 

KML & Google Earth Integration
Import/export 2D/3D KML, copy live KML objects from Google Earth, and create placemarks, paths, and polygons directly in AutoCAD.

 

Plans & Licensing
Choose monthly, annual, or perpetual plans. Use standalone or floating licenses with cloud-based access—no server needed.

Empowering thousands of engineers since 2009 across civil, solar, telecom, infrastructure, and more.
Design with real-world insight—from concept to construction.

Note: This app uses a custom installer (and not the standard App Store installer).