KML Home Companion 3.0 Beta Released

Link – KML Home Companion 3.0

This is an ArcMap extension designed to create KML format text files for use in Google Earth. I tried to create the simplest program that would do the job, so there is only a minimum of error checking or fancy features. Please feel free to modify the code, report bugs, or to make suggestions for future releases.

New Features in 3.0 :

Can create single or multiple placemarks for a layer
Allows either a default color or the ArcMap layer symbology
Error checking for geometry types
Transparency is displayed as a percentage instead of a Hex number
Refresh button for layer listing
Easier method of selecting output directory

The latest version of KML Home Companion is out. I really like this extension for creating KML files from a ArcMap document because it is so simple to do so. For 90% of those want to convert to KML, this is probably your best choice. For others wanting much more control, Arc2Earth is the better choice.

KML Home Companion in ArcMap 9.1

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Converted Document in Google Earth

KMLHome2