It’s even less painful than it sounds should take no more than about five minutes to put a DXF file into a GPS, once you have all the software you need installed.Īddendum: You would also follow the same basic procedure if you wanted to display a DXF file in Google Earth, but instead of step 3 above, you would convert the shapefile created in step 2 into a Google Earth KML file using one of the converters I’ve posted about previously.
ExpertGPS will allow you to work with many types of files and convert any GPS, GIS or CAD data to other formats such as GPX, KML and KMZ Google Earth, Excel CSV and TXT, SHP shapefiles or AutoCAD DXF designs. Points and lines will be imported as waypoints and tracks, respectively, while areas will be imported as tracks that describe the perimeter of the area. A perfect complement to your GPS, with which you can check routes and waypoints through aerial photos and topographic maps. Load the shapefile into the GPS using one of several programs available. UTM) to the GPS native system using MapWindow.ģ. If the coordinates of the DXF are not in the native coordinate system for most GPS units (latitude/longitude, WGS84), you’ll need to re-project the new shapefiles from their current coordinate system (e.g. Points, lines and areas will have to be converted into separate shapefiles. Convert the DXF file to a shapefile using the MapWindow DXF To Shape Converter. However, using some of the procedures described in previous posts on this blog, it can be done fairly easily.ġ. I don’t know of a free one-step solution, and if any reader knows of one, I’d appreciate.
A reader from Canada asks, “Is it possible to load an AutoCAD file (dxf?) into my Garmin GPSMAP 60csx?”.
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