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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">1.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>In the Toolspace, on the Toolbox tab, expand Miscellaneous Utilities &gt; Export KML. &gt; Double-click Export KML.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">2.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-2C7555A8-CD03-4FCE-95DE-268CE688E4F1-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">General</span></a> page of the Export KML wizard, specify place information for the file.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">3.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-C212F123-8210-4FDE-BFE6-352E5D6A57AE-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Objects</span></a> page, specify the objects to export.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">4.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-1BC36DEA-FCBB-4622-84A1-FBE644CD14E9-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Geo-Reference</span></a> page, use the controls to transform the coordinates of the drawing data to geographic coordinates.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">5.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-4F5AEF99-1EC1-4C4E-A75F-792682C36AF8-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Nudge</span></a> page, fine-tune the location of the created model.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">6.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-C06AF7CE-7BA1-458D-94A5-E2C032AFE7DD-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">File</span></a> page, specify the file name, location, and file extension. You can export the file to .kml (uncompressed) or .kmz (compressed) format. Click Export to export the file.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">7.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-604665D3-26A9-424D-8E8B-5D4DC5679E3C-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Export and View</span></a> page, you can click View to view the exported file.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Notes</span>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="mycode_font">·<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">         </span></span>When the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-F715FE3C-66CB-458B-848F-8743B2760F07-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">level of detail view</span></a> is turned on, surfaces may not be exported correctly. If you notice that a surface is not exported, turn the level of detail view off and then re-export the drawing.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="mycode_font">·<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">         </span></span>For metric drawings, when the AutoCAD <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-75419F91-18B8-47EE-9272-3196ACC95977-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Insertion Scale</span></a> units are set to Unitless, the Export KML command converts the metric units to equivalent inch values. When the units are set to Feet, the Export KML command converts the metric units to equivalent foot values.</span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">1.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>In the Toolspace, on the Toolbox tab, expand Miscellaneous Utilities &gt; Export KML. &gt; Double-click Export KML.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">2.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-2C7555A8-CD03-4FCE-95DE-268CE688E4F1-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">General</span></a> page of the Export KML wizard, specify place information for the file.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">3.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-C212F123-8210-4FDE-BFE6-352E5D6A57AE-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Objects</span></a> page, specify the objects to export.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">4.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-1BC36DEA-FCBB-4622-84A1-FBE644CD14E9-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Geo-Reference</span></a> page, use the controls to transform the coordinates of the drawing data to geographic coordinates.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">5.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-4F5AEF99-1EC1-4C4E-A75F-792682C36AF8-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Nudge</span></a> page, fine-tune the location of the created model.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">6.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-C06AF7CE-7BA1-458D-94A5-E2C032AFE7DD-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">File</span></a> page, specify the file name, location, and file extension. You can export the file to .kml (uncompressed) or .kmz (compressed) format. Click Export to export the file.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size">7.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">       </span>On the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-604665D3-26A9-424D-8E8B-5D4DC5679E3C-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Export and View</span></a> page, you can click View to view the exported file.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="mycode_b">Notes</span>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="mycode_font">·<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">         </span></span>When the <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/Civil3D-UserGuide/files/GUID-F715FE3C-66CB-458B-848F-8743B2760F07-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">level of detail view</span></a> is turned on, surfaces may not be exported correctly. If you notice that a surface is not exported, turn the level of detail view off and then re-export the drawing.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;" class="mycode_size"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="mycode_font">·<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="mycode_font">         </span></span>For metric drawings, when the AutoCAD <a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2019/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-75419F91-18B8-47EE-9272-3196ACC95977-htm.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url"><span style="color: windowtext;" class="mycode_color">Insertion Scale</span></a> units are set to Unitless, the Export KML command converts the metric units to equivalent inch values. When the units are set to Feet, the Export KML command converts the metric units to equivalent foot values.</span>]]></content:encoded>
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