You’ve been there.
Have you tried the _ADDSELECTED trick to pull map linework? Or do you still print Google Maps and scan it in? (Yes, I’ve seen this in the wild.) how to overlay google maps in autocad
The old way: “Let me just trace this fuzzy JPEG…” The new way: “Here’s my design overlaid on the actual planet.” You’ve been there
Stop tracing JPEGs from Google Maps like it’s 1999 how to overlay google maps in autocad
Screenshot Google Maps → Paste into AutoCAD → Scale manually → Spend 20 minutes aligning it → Realize it’s still rotated wrong.
You’ve been there.
Have you tried the _ADDSELECTED trick to pull map linework? Or do you still print Google Maps and scan it in? (Yes, I’ve seen this in the wild.)
The old way: “Let me just trace this fuzzy JPEG…” The new way: “Here’s my design overlaid on the actual planet.”
Stop tracing JPEGs from Google Maps like it’s 1999
Screenshot Google Maps → Paste into AutoCAD → Scale manually → Spend 20 minutes aligning it → Realize it’s still rotated wrong.