Google Earth Contouring

Contouring form Google Earth ?

 we can make Contouring from Google Earth Directly but you need a few step's.

First step :-

1) Open your Google Earth
or Download form link blow install and open.
Click here to download Google earth Pro
Click here to download Google Earth 

2) Now select your that  Area where you want to make Contouring
     and make a new path like this on you're area.

3) when you make this you need to Save as a .KML format
    to expert .kml file right click on you're new path ( that you create) and select save place as ( check       in below bar there is .kml or .kmz,
    If there is .kmz so change it to .kml file format and give a name and save it in you're contouring           folder.

Second step:-

1) Now you need to download TCX Converter form  link blow

Click Here To Download TCX Converter

2) Install TCX Converter and open it.
3) Now click on "OPEN FILE" select path file you saved as a .KML file format.

4) now select you're Saved .KML file from you're Computer.

5) TCX will be look like this !!!!

6) Now Go to Track modify Tab and click Update attitude . like this

7) Now check Progress stats bar if this is complete go to Expert Tab and Select  save CSV file to save in  your contouring folder or other destination. see in screen shot.

3rd Step's:-

1) Open Save CSV file with Excel and Delete  column A,B,F,G,H,I,J and first row  like this!!

2) After deleting column A,B,F,G,H,I,J and first Row, then move column A and replace with B & B replace with column A . ( That mean Value of column A replace with Value column change it). like this.

That will be see like this ... check it and check column like it..

3) After changing The values of column's then save  it. clicking on the excel top left Conner
quick access icon. and close excel and don't save again. do like this.

4rd Step's:-

1) You need to download QuickGrid form link below.
Click Here Download Quick Grid
2) when download is complete, Install it and open it. ( if you didn't see Quickgrid on you're desktop goto start menu and search for it in search bar "Quickgrid" when you get it right click on English quickgrid and send into desktop and open .  Quickgrid will be look like this.

3)  Now open Saved CSV file .
Go to file ==> Input Scattered data points ==> input metric data points.
and the select your Saved CSV file. see in picture's.

4) you will see inside in Quickgrid lines like this..
 this is you're contouring line but a bit command are left to complete contouring map.

5) Now see contour interval and labels ..
  go to edit ==> Contour interval and labels.

6) Than change then vales to 1/2 or 1/3.

7) Go to ==> Edit ==> Output Options..

8)  do check mark to "Use polylines for DXF output".

9) Now export DXF file for Auto CAD ( if you don't have install Auto CAD in  you're computer and  you have Autodesk Civil 3D ) you can open DXF file and modify it.
Go to ==> file ==> Expert a DXF file.

10) Save Auto CAD dxf file in you're contouring folder. see in screen shot

Last step:-

1) open AutoCAD or Auto desk civil 3D

2) open Save DXF file Go to file or top left of auto desk civil 3d and click on cad icon ==> open ==> select your saved file. click in bar below DXF . if there is dwg chang it to dxf by clicking draw down box below & select you're DXF saved file.

3) when DXF file is open the enter command " Z inter and then E inter" to see you're contour map.
you will see like this !!!

4) Go to ==> layer proprieties ==> grid and off this layer.

5) Contouring is completed, if you want to change of the color for Mainer and major contour you can by going to layer  proprieties and selecting color After 3 layer you can the color of one layer,,
 watch screen shot.. to understand .....

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