| Issue | Reality | |-------|---------| | | Google Earth elevation errors can be >10m in steep or rural areas. | | No Native Export | Google Earth will never give you _contours.shp or _contours.dwg directly. | | Legal Use | These contours are for visualization / conceptual design only . Do not use for construction, grading permits, or boundary surveys. | | Better Alternative | Use USGS National Map , OpenTopography , or EarthExplorer to get real DEMs → then generate contours in AutoCAD Civil 3D or QGIS. |
Save the path as a or KMZ file by right-clicking it in the "Places" panel. Add Elevation Data: how to get contours from google earth into autocad
For projects requiring accuracy and speed, the manual method is often insufficient. The professional standard for this task involves using intermediate software or plugins designed to extract the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data that underlies Google Earth’s visual terrain. | Issue | Reality | |-------|---------| | |