Use this dialog box to customize the operation and features of Plex.Earth Tools.

General Tab

 

 

 

The following general options are displayed:

File Settings

Sets the options about the files created for the captured images.

 

Image Format

You can choose one of the available file formats:

BMP - Bitmap Format

GIF - Graphics Interchange Format

JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group

PNG - W3C Portable Network Graphics

TIFF - Tag Image File Format

 

File Prefix

Specifies the prefix for the automatic file naming of the captured images. The format is:

[Prefix][ImageNumber].jpg

 

Reset Numbering

Resets the counter for the filename suffix of the captured images.

 

Path Type

Specifies the save location for the captured images:

Drawing Path: Saves the images in the “Plexscape.Earth” subfolder that is automatically created in the folder of the drawing.

Specific Path: Saves the images in a specific location in the hard disk.

 

Units

Sets the linear units used by Plex.Earth Tools (it can be different than the units specified in AutoCAD).

 

Coordinates

Sets the linear units used by Plex.Earth Tools (it can be different than the units specified in AutoCAD). If it is selected the “By AutoCAD” option, the linear units will always be retrieved by the units specified in AutoCAD (command entry: ddunits)

 

Slope Format

Slopes can be formatted as a run:rise or rise:run.

 

Show warnings for mismatches in selected drawing units

Check to display a warning message whenever the specified units are different than the units in AutoCAD.

 

Images Overlap

Sets the part of the image to be covered by the image in the next column (X-axis) and row (Y-axis), during the mosaic operation.

 

Google Earth Timeouts

The time to wait for the completion of a specific task when Plex.Earth Tools connects to Google Earth

 

Initialization

Specifies the time to wait until the initialization of Google Earth has completed, when it is opened automatically.

 

Streaming

Specifies the time to wait until the Google Earth has completed the data fetch the by Google Earth servers.

 

Capture wait

Specifies the time to wait until an image has captured.

 

Max delay per point

Specifies the maximum allowed time span to capture every single point, during the operation of terrain import. Whenever the span has exceeded, the program will prompt you to close Google Earth and then the operation will be automatically resumed from the last point.

 

Start Plex.Earth Dashboard automatically when I run AutoCAD

Specifies that the main window of Plex.Earth (Dashboard) will show up automatically when AutoCAD is running. You can also open the Dashboard with the PLEXEARTH command entry.

 

 

 

Terrain Tab

 

The following options are displayed:

Terrain

Sets the options about the procedure of terrain import and the objects to be created.

 

What to import

You can choose one or more of the following items:

• Points
• Contours
• Surface Object (TIN)

 

Contours

Sets the default values for the creation parameters of contours.

 

Base Elevation

Specifies the relative base elevation for the contour intervals. The contour at the base elevation is a major contour.

 

Minor Interval

Specifies the distance between minor contours. The interval is relative to the Base Elevation value.

 

Major Interval

Specifies the distance between major contours. The value entered here is divisible by the minor interval. The interval is relative to the base elevation value.

 

 

Plexscape Direct Tab

 

You can contact Plexscape directly to ask for support, suggest a new feature or you can visit and join the users’ community.

 

 

Messages Tab

 

 

Read all the direct messages sent to your account by Plexscape. You can also respond to the current message and talk to Plexscape Support.

 

 

Service Tab

 

 

Displays the info registered in your account. You can find information about the license type, the expiration date, the use limit (Transactions credit), if applicable, and the transactions committed.

 

Enter License Key

Import the license key provided to you by Plexscape or an authorized reseller. When an evaluation session is started, Plexscape Servers will create a new license key which will is retrieved by your system.