Set other parameters as desired, and click Run.

Set a name and location for Output File.

In the Layer drop-down list, select the shapefile or the layer group containing the shapefiles.

In the Geoprocessing pane, click Toolboxes, and navigate to Conversion Tools > KML > Layer To KML.

The selected shapefiles are grouped into New Group Layer. Alternatively, you can export the entire DWG to a Feature Dataset if you would like.

You can right click on one of those layers and do a Data Export to convert the CAD elements to shapefiles. Inside it you will see all your CAD files. It will create a feature dataset for you in the GDB of your choosing. Open the search window in ArcMap, type in 'CAD to Geodatabase', and when tool pops up follow the prompts. Right-click a selected shapefile, and click Group. The DWG will show up as multiple layers (points, lines, etc) representing all of the different geometries in the DWG. (Assuming youre using ESRI software) Your best bet is to use the CAD to Geodatabase tool.Press Ctrl and click to select the desired shapefiles.Skip this step if converting only one shapefile. To convert multiple shapefiles to a KML file, group all the shapefiles in the Content pane.Refer to Add a shapefile to the map for steps to do this. This article provides the steps to convert single or multiple shapefiles to a KML file in ArcGIS Pro.

It can be composed of point, line, polygon features, and raster imagery with either a.

Select File > Open.Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is an XML-based format for storing geographic data, and is a common format for sharing data with non-GIS users. The dialog box that opens next, allows limiting the extension of the layer to export with another layer or through coordinates (Extent properties), the resolution (pixels) of the layer that will open in Google Earth (Output image properties), etc.įinally we open Google Earth to load the KML file. We will add the layer that we want to export (Layer), followed by the location and name where we want to save the file (Output file) and we will fill the Layer Output Scale with 1. If we want to export a shape or raster, select Layer to Kml. Similarly, if we are interested in exporting an already prepared map to Google Earth, select the option Map to Kml.

Next, we open Arctoolbox and double click Conversion tools > to kml. Using ESRI products, Carto, Mapbox and Google MapsĪrctoolbox in Arcmap includes a specific tool to export shapes, rasters and maps to Google Earth.įirst of all we need to make sure that our layer and layers ready to export have their coordinate system defined.

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