Can't Export File for use in Mini 5 Pro

[Dan3]

I’ve been trying this for days and I’m really pis*ed! When I export a kml file it goes straight to Google Earth. What am I doing wrong? Litchi Bridge is installed and running (?) I’d be eternally grateful if someone can help me figure this out.

Thanks…Dan

[TriBar]

@Dan3

What am I doing wrong?

You have to export a KMZ file and read the “How to Guide”:

[GUIDE] How to use Litchi Hub with DJI Fly / SkyRover

Many consumer DJI drones are not supported by the DJI SDK, which means they cannot be flown directly with our mobile flying app, Litchi Pilot. However, you can still use our web planner, Litchi Hub, to plan your flights and then export them to DJI Fly / SkyRover to fly them. The only requirement is that your drone supports Waypoint mode in its official app. The following drone models support this: Lito X1 Mini 5 Pro Mini 4 Pro (also has native DJI SDK support so you can fly with Litchi Pilot…

[Mike_M]

Are you using the export function which is listed after clicking on the 3 dots at top of plan. If you’re exporting this way you need to select DJI Fly KMZ, not KML. Or did you use the blue download button next to the drone model which uses the Litchi bridge. Depending on how you want to export it they are different ways. Also it will be a DJI KMZ file, not a Kml. Maybe that will help.

[wesbarris]

@Dan3

When I export a kml file it goes straight to Google Earth. What am I doing wrong? Litchi Bridge is installed and running (?) I’d be eternally grateful if someone can help me figure this out.

You have two things going on:

1. You are selecting the wrong export function to export using Litchi Hub Bridge.
2. Your browser is set up to automatically launch Google Earth Pro for KMZ files.

The “Export” function you are selecting (shown below) is for exporting a KMZ file to your computer. Do not use this function if you want to export directly to a DJI Fly drone.

The export function that you should be using in conjunction with Litchi Hub Bridge is this one:

Furthermore, the fact that Google Earth Pro is opening when you export a KMZ file using the first method is because your browser is configured to do that. My suggestion is to disable that. Browser configuration is dependent on which browser you are using. For example, with Firefox you would select the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines in the upper right) and select “Downloads”:

Then, right-click on the KMZ file and uncheck “Always open similar files”.

[sperandeo]

The KMZ file upload feature on the Mini 5 Pro works great! Now you can even split files (in the amount you think is appropriate, also based on your battery life). This is an incredible feature, well done, and I want to compliment the staff because everything works great. Thank you.