I’ve downloaded and “installed” the GlobeXplorer ImageConnect utility for AutoCAD, but already am getting the impression I won’t like it much. It is labeled prominently as “free”, but when you find the real meaning of the word, it means “free 14-day trial” with watermarked imagery.

And “installed” means putting the files in the Program Files directory, telling you they’re installed someplace else (C:\GlobeXplorer\ImageConnect), and then telling you to add that incorrect path to AutoCAD’s search path. Oops.

And what’s this with the length of the actual path? C:\Program Files\GlobeXplorer\ImageConnect for AutoCAD?

And even after ignoring those disjointed directions and using APPLOAD to load the LSP and ARX files, I’m still having no success. Ahh, the problem becomes clear. The program was last updated in 2003, explicitly mentions support for AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, and 2002. I’m running 2005.

I’ve left a message for Tech Support, so we’ll see what happens tomorrow.