Sir, thank you for your tutorial .. I have been able to see my 3d model on Google earth pc and have saved a kmz file but when I transfere it to my android phone (kmz file) and try to see the 3d building on Google earth mobile .. I don't see the 3D Model (Building). Is there any way to see the building on Google Earth mobile. That way I will be able to send the file to my clients and they can see it remotely. Thank You.
thanks a lot for this video... I have a question as well as a suggestion I have a heavy file ( around 30 mb ) and it shows the name on the list but not in google earth itself and now that Google has a google earth studio could you do tutorials on that as well in relation to Sketchup
I want to utilize this tool to overlay a industrial park development project. initialy all I need to do is show avalible lots and the parks streets. We will use it for virtual tours with prospective industrial reaestate prospects
thanks for the tutorial ; I wanted to insert my model into GE to show how it fit in the neighborhood.......but it disappears in 3d street view, and appears in ground level view where GE is flat.
Thank you for the video that was very helpful... do you know how I can add information to the 3D model itself. I mean adding information about building floors, how many water or energy usage per year etc... I can imagine a pop up window that gives me such information about the building by clicking on it. How to make these information visible in google earth and maps? hank you.
I noticed you added a building onto an empty lot. Is there a way to import a sketchup model onto a site that already has buildings on it that could be or will be torn down and turn off just the 3d buildings that will be demoed in google earth? The intended purpose of this would be to show a client how the new home or building would look like with the surrounding 3d buildings.
Hi Jeff - Honestly, I'm not 100% sure if there is anymore, since Google Earth went to the more satellite generated buildings, and SketchUp just replaced Google Map data with Open Street Map data. Sorry I don't have a better answer
Thanks for the tutorial. Small query. How can we upload sketchup model to google earth permanently not temporarily. If yes, how can we replace already existing google made model by our sketchup model. Thanks.
can i remove items for the preview of google earth? For example remove the trees in front of your new building or perhaps cut away the side of a hill that my building would be set into.
Not really - you could turn the terrain layer, buildings layer, and trees layer off, but just doing some kind of a cut isn't really going to work. Theoretically you could achieve this effect using layers in Photoshop if you wanted to get that complex in your workflow
Very helpful tutorial, but I have a question. What happens if the geometry you need to export to Google Earth is really big, like a country-size volume, and you need to orientate it properly in a North-South-East-West grid?. I've tried that and, initially, I don't get the results that I need. It should be great to have your input on this. Regards, Rafael.
Two things really - first...I've never done anything with a country sized volume, so I'm not sure I'll be able to help with that. Second - "I don't get the results I need" doesn't give me any information as to what the actual problem is
You are perfectly right. My question was not properly explained, so it is impossible to answer. Allow me to elaborate some further and thank your for your patience. Just suppose that I have to draw a cilindre around an airport (real problem, as I design air spaces). So the radius of the cilindre is 5 nautical miles, and the height is 1.000 feet. I can geolocate that drawing, because SketchUp allows me to "grab" the terrain surrounding the airport (more or less, runways are normally in the range of 9.800 feet lenght). But now I need to escalate to the surrounding air space; let's say, for the sake of the argument, that I need to draw the cilindre over Denver airport, and then, draw the state of Colorado "around" the cilindre. How could I geolocate such a big entity as "Colorado-sized" airspace?. That is my main issue here. Another thing is that SketchUp is not allowing to grab big extensions of terrain, like Colorado state, to keep on with the example. If you know any plugin dealing with that, I should be really useful for me (don't mind if there's a fee for that). Then again, excellent work in your tutorials, now subscribed BTW. Thanks again for your help and understanding. Regards, Rafael
By geolocating your model within SketchUp. If you import a map with the maps function, it should automatically be assigned a location, which will then dictate where the .kmz file is located in Google Earth. Thanks!
Great videos Justin. I'm wondering how your model was visible from street view. When I import my kmz file into Google Earth it look fine from aerial view but disappears once I get into street view. Any thoughts on why this would be happening. Thanks
You mean street view like the actual photo street view? It wouldn't show up there anyway, as that view specifically views the stitched photos created by Google's camera technology. If you just mean the street level height view, I don't know. My thought is that it should show up when your camera is at that level...
Nice job Justin. Is there any way to let other people see your buildings? (Share it) I have this project in which I model my entire village center (big project) and it would be nice to share it in Google earth.
Hi Willem - probably what you'd have to do if you wanted to share the Google Earth piece is just send the KMZ file to them. If you wanted to though, you could upload your project to the 3D warehouse and let others download it from there. Thanks!
Can you go to File, Import, and then select your file? Your file may need to be a KMZ file, not a KML file - I can't remember. You may need to export it from your modeling software as a different file type...
hi thank you so much, I want to know about how to place my model on real terrain or real surroundings with buildings and roads, or how can I place my rendering on image of real place, sory about my English, not so good enough to explain well what I wanna say, but hope u will understand, thanks again
When you import a map from Google Maps, it should come in to scale. However, it's always a good idea to use the tape measure just to double check. Thanks for watching!
Some of it - you can still export a model file that you can open in Google Earth, but it doesn't integrate with the new buildings very well. Now the buildings in Google Earth are created from satellite images, so you can't really hide them the way you could before. However, if you turn the buildings off in Google Earth, you can bring your SketchUp models in and see them. Hope this helps!
@@Thesketchupessentials thanks for the fast reply. I was hoping to see this next to existing buildings in Google Earth however my building is a remodel so I'm thinking it may not work the way I wanted it to. Thank you,
Thank you very much for this and all other videos! Extremely helpful!!! Thanks for sharing your experience! I learned a lot about Sketchup just from your videos. Im working on large project of new athletic complex. Im trying to project the views from interstate to choose right sizes for billboards to be visible from interstate. I imported proposed surface/topography as a part of my model into Google Earth. Problem I have is Im proposing to lower the terrain and half of my model is not visible due to overwrite by google terrain. It basically shows existing ground instead of proposed in the area where Im proposing to cut. Do you happen to know how to fix it? Or maybe a way around it? I guess I could try to model everything in Sketchup but its a lot of houses, trees and others. You mentioned importing satellite data to Sketchup is it possible to do? To import not only the landscape but all 3d buildings etc. Thank you very much!!!
I'm not aware of a way to override the terrain within Google Earth unfortunately. You might be able to import existing terrain using SketchUp Pro's add location function within SketchUp, but that's not going to help you in Google earth. Unfortunately, a lot of that info went away when SketchUp lost access to Google's Map data. If you're willing to pay for the extension, Placemaker can create the site context very quickly and easily - th-cam.com/video/8Yi8DiIwaDo/w-d-xo.html - Thanks!
@@Thesketchupessentials would you make a video about Photogrammetry and Google maps? So far I haven't found a video about putting photogrammetry files into Google maps.
how do I import the landscape? I can get the selected in but cant get the land data. trying to do waikiki beach of hawaii to work on realistic modeling
Hi Dom - unfortunately, unless you have the pro version of SketchUp, you can only import map data, not satellite data - this is something that just changed recently because Google removed access to their maps API. You can still export a file to google earth to open there. No one's really happy about it, but my understanding is the Google would not continue to make the data available at any price. Thanks for watching!
My model is not appearing on Google earth ? does it have to be on an empty spot or does the model needs to be simple, without any textures ? thanks for your help
how can anybody help, I need street views, but when I go to street view it loads the photo street view instead of showing my model. Where can I swicj between them? the 3d model came in, I can see it in a general view.
Thank you for your tutorial. Question, when adding location mine is flat image and not an aerial like yours (looking from above) any way to change that. I am not sure if that is the reason but my 3D model is not showing up in Google Earth.
Thank you for responding. I figured it out, I ended up using orbit and it made it possible for me to look at the satellite view. Then it started opening in Google Earth, not sure why that made a difference but it works now.
Excellent video Thank you. i have one problem...pls help me, I choose and trnsfer to "KMZ" file..when i open that file in Google Earth, but 3D image not showing? can you help sir.
Hello! Sir. I want to a question . Sir you tell me. can i export my 3d house modle on google maps, whereas i live in up meerut ( India) is this Available in India.
Thank, that was very helpful. Would it be possible to see a perspective form the top of the model like you were standing on the roof? I have a client that wants an ocean view out the window of a 3D CGI tour.
Hi! First, thanks for tutorial! Second: since this clip is two years old, can you please tell me/us which product from your website we can use for exporting to Google Earth as shown in tutorial? I've tried the SketchUp for Web and downloaded SketchUp Pro - but none seems to be the same as the SketchUp in the clip and, therefore, suitable for this. Thanks!
Hi Justin. Thank you for this tutorial. All is clear but i've a big problem. i've done exactly as you told but when I export my model to Google Earth, it is... enormous! In Sketchup i've used the tape measure to chek it, and all results perfect. But my model (30 mt x 25 mt in sketch up) into google earth results about 1 km. I've done a lot of tests, in different locations, but the problem is always the same. A filed (100mt x 50 mt) in the centre of Milan covered all the city :-) I use Sketchup pro 2018 with Urban Planning Template (but i tried with different templates). Thank you again
I've never had this issue before, so I'm not really sure how to help on this one. Maybe start by creating a very simple scale model in a new file and see if that works? From there you can narrow down if it's a problem with your model or a problem with SketchUp/Google earth? Maybe save your model as a new file and re-scale everything with the tape measure tool? Beyond that, not really sure... Good luck!
Thank You for this Video. I have one problem that is, I have one 3d site, when I export and opened in Google earth my site, is covered by all trees in that particular site part. How to remove those 3d Trees for a specific area in google earth, so I can see my site there?
When using Google Earth, how many of the available 3d models are custom made rather than mapped with airplane/satellite? Also, are user contributed models automatically updated/imported to my own Google Earth or how does this work? I'm trying to find a few models that are user created to see the difference in detail compared to Google's own, but haven't found any yet.
I believe Google Earth moved completely to airplane/satellite mapped models a while ago. In SketchUp, you can search the 3D warehouse for location based models using the components toolbar in the tray, and by selecting "Nearby Models" from the dropdown arrow next to the little house. Please note, this will only work if your model is geolocated properly. Hope this helped!
Has anyone figured out how to remove some of the 3d images around the site? I am finding when I bring in a model into Google Earth, I have a tree coming out of the building or half of a car, etc depending on what it on the site.
Unfortunately this is dues to Google's new way of mapping buildings and trees/plants (using satellite imagery). You could turn off the Google Earth 3D building geometry completely if you wanted to...
yes you can just put something underneath it and then float your building on the blue axis just by a little so that it look like sitting on the ground but it is actually floating.
@@Thesketchupessentials the problem ended up being the file size, the models will load as ling as they are under 20mb. They wont load if they are larger
Hi. Is there a way to erase or hide existing elements (i.e. buildings, trees, cars, ponds, etc.) in google earth at project site so that your imported model won't be partially covered up by those existing elements?
Unfortunately, I don't think there is any more - this used to be an option back when the buildings in Google Earth were individual objects created in SketchUp, but since Google went to the automatically generated 3D from aerials, I think this option went away...
Guess what... your video is pretty much useless, since Sketchup no longer provides Google Maps satellite images, making it virtually impossible to geolocate a model, accurately...especially when the model is going to be placed in a geographic area where there are no real landmarks, per se. Unbelievable that Sketchup would think this is a good idea. Indeed, it is a disaster for those of us actively designing facilities that will be built, wherein we need to see how this structure will appear in its actual surroundings. As my friend, Ern, likes to opine: "technology is great...until it isn't." Thank you, Ern. That about sums up this major fail, care of the fine folks at Sketchup.
You can still geolocate models, it's just that the location provider is different and the imagery isn't as good. That was a Google decision to remove access to the data, not something SketchUp could control. Also, you can still export KMZ files into Google Earth and view your models there, you just may have to turn off the Google Satellite created meshes if they share the same space.
TheSketchUpEssentials Respectfully, sir, you make it sound as though this is a simple prospect, which it is not. I am a pretty fair Sketchup user, and 1) the geolocation map provided, now, inside of Sketchup is a very rough line drawing, with zero landmarks. What used to take me less than 30 seconds and a single trial to geolocate and export to GE, now took me two days of trial and error, and the resulting placement is still...only adequate. If you are an employee of either Google or Sketchup, I can imagine why you would come to their defense. However, real world: this is a disaster for us regular folk, and it is urgent that Sketchup attend to a solid solution.
perfect! told me all i needed for my one-up sketchup task
Awesome - glad it helped!
How do you upload the model so that every one can see it who uses Google Earth? Thanks
Sir, thank you for your tutorial .. I have been able to see my 3d model on Google earth pc and have saved a kmz file but when I transfere it to my android phone (kmz file) and try to see the 3d building on Google earth mobile .. I don't see the 3D Model (Building). Is there any way to see the building on Google Earth mobile. That way I will be able to send the file to my clients and they can see it remotely. Thank You.
thanks a lot for this video...
I have a question as well as a suggestion
I have a heavy file ( around 30 mb ) and it shows the name on the list but not in google earth itself
and now that Google has a google earth studio could you do tutorials on that as well in relation to Sketchup
wow, amazing tools! thanks for sharing.
I want to utilize this tool to overlay a industrial park development project. initialy all I need to do is show avalible lots and the parks streets. We will use it for virtual tours with prospective industrial reaestate prospects
thanks for the tutorial ; I wanted to insert my model into GE to show how it fit in the neighborhood.......but it disappears in 3d street view, and appears in ground level view where GE is flat.
Hi! thanks for the video!! Question: can you igo nside of the building to get views?
Excellent video! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Hi Justin, thanks for this helpful video (for all others too) and for all these years
To you and ... your "Ridge" cap 🧢
best tutorial on this so far
Glad you liked it!
very helpful, thanks!!
Thank you for the video that was very helpful... do you know how I can add information to the 3D model itself. I mean adding information about building floors, how many water or energy usage per year etc... I can imagine a pop up window that gives me such information about the building by clicking on it. How to make these information visible in google earth and maps? hank you.
Is this still available? I would love it if it is :)
I noticed you added a building onto an empty lot. Is there a way to import a sketchup model onto a site that already has buildings on it that could be or will be torn down and turn off just the 3d buildings that will be demoed in google earth? The intended purpose of this would be to show a client how the new home or building would look like with the surrounding 3d buildings.
Hi Jeff - Honestly, I'm not 100% sure if there is anymore, since Google Earth went to the more satellite generated buildings, and SketchUp just replaced Google Map data with Open Street Map data. Sorry I don't have a better answer
Hi! How can I do if I want to put my model in Google Earth Studio to make an animation? thank you!
No idea - never done that before
where can i download the google earth app is it free?
Hello. Can we still do this
Thanks for the tutorial.
Small query. How can we upload sketchup model to google earth permanently not temporarily.
If yes, how can we replace already existing google made model by our sketchup model.
Thanks.
You can't - all you can do is turn off the Google Earth Buildings mesh if you want to show yours
Excellent video. so quick, straight to the point. Thank you so much! you've helped me heaps!!! :)
Glad I could help!
can i remove items for the preview of google earth? For example remove the trees in front of your new building or perhaps cut away the side of a hill that my building would be set into.
Not really - you could turn the terrain layer, buildings layer, and trees layer off, but just doing some kind of a cut isn't really going to work. Theoretically you could achieve this effect using layers in Photoshop if you wanted to get that complex in your workflow
Very helpful tutorial, but I have a question. What happens if the geometry you need to export to Google Earth is really big, like a country-size volume, and you need to orientate it properly in a North-South-East-West grid?. I've tried that and, initially, I don't get the results that I need.
It should be great to have your input on this.
Regards,
Rafael.
Two things really - first...I've never done anything with a country sized volume, so I'm not sure I'll be able to help with that. Second - "I don't get the results I need" doesn't give me any information as to what the actual problem is
You are perfectly right. My question was not properly explained, so it is impossible to answer. Allow me to elaborate some further and thank your for your patience. Just suppose that I have to draw a cilindre around an airport (real problem, as I design air spaces). So the radius of the cilindre is 5 nautical miles, and the height is 1.000 feet. I can geolocate that drawing, because SketchUp allows me to "grab" the terrain surrounding the airport (more or less, runways are normally in the range of 9.800 feet lenght). But now I need to escalate to the surrounding air space; let's say, for the sake of the argument, that I need to draw the cilindre over Denver airport, and then, draw the state of Colorado "around" the cilindre. How could I geolocate such a big entity as "Colorado-sized" airspace?.
That is my main issue here. Another thing is that SketchUp is not allowing to grab big extensions of terrain, like Colorado state, to keep on with the example. If you know any plugin dealing with that, I should be really useful for me (don't mind if there's a fee for that).
Then again, excellent work in your tutorials, now subscribed BTW. Thanks again for your help and understanding.
Regards,
Rafael
I exported the kmz file and opened it. It took me to the correct location but model is not there. Why is that?
Check the properties and make sure it's clamped to terrain
great video! can you also make a movie with it and add text to it?
Life saver!!!!
How do you specify which spot the model will be placed at when opened?
By geolocating your model within SketchUp. If you import a map with the maps function, it should automatically be assigned a location, which will then dictate where the .kmz file is located in Google Earth. Thanks!
Great videos Justin. I'm wondering how your model was visible from street view. When I import my kmz file into Google Earth it look fine from aerial view but disappears once I get into street view. Any thoughts on why this would be happening. Thanks
You mean street view like the actual photo street view? It wouldn't show up there anyway, as that view specifically views the stitched photos created by Google's camera technology. If you just mean the street level height view, I don't know. My thought is that it should show up when your camera is at that level...
@@Thesketchupessentials any way to show the building on street view camera? I know lines you draw are actually visible on that camera mode
Hi, justine it was cool and very help full.
is there any chance to import files from sketch up to google earth permanently?
I don't understand what you mean. You can't replace the buildings in Google's scans if that's what you mean...
Okey 10ks I got the answer.
Nice job Justin. Is there any way to let other people see your buildings? (Share it) I have this project in which I model my entire village center (big project) and it would be nice to share it in Google earth.
Hi Willem - probably what you'd have to do if you wanted to share the Google Earth piece is just send the KMZ file to them. If you wanted to though, you could upload your project to the 3D warehouse and let others download it from there. Thanks!
@@Thesketchupessentials
Hey Justin!
Is this still valid? Can you do this with enscape? THANKS!
nice one!
Thanks!
hello, thanks for the tutorial bruh. is it possible to export this to lumion for an animation with a hallfway decent rendering quality please
I'm not aware of a way to directly export Google Earth images into Lumion - Google doesn't really support the export of their data anymore...
Hi bro........I am chandru i need one help..I have one 3d model building kml file......this building only saw my system.
How to upload google earth
Can you go to File, Import, and then select your file? Your file may need to be a KMZ file, not a KML file - I can't remember. You may need to export it from your modeling software as a different file type...
hi thank you so much, I want to know about how to place my model on real terrain or real surroundings with buildings and roads, or how can I place my rendering on image of real place, sory about my English, not so good enough to explain well what I wanna say, but hope u will understand, thanks again
You're either going to want to import some kind of an HDRI image or insert a background with Photoshop
yes I need a photoshop tutorial for how to place my rendering on image of real place did u make some tutorial about this? :D@@Thesketchupessentials
So if you import google location into sketchup its scaled already ??
When you import a map from Google Maps, it should come in to scale. However, it's always a good idea to use the tape measure just to double check. Thanks for watching!
So does this still video still work with Sketchup and Google Earth? There's a comment below that says otherwise.
Some of it - you can still export a model file that you can open in Google Earth, but it doesn't integrate with the new buildings very well. Now the buildings in Google Earth are created from satellite images, so you can't really hide them the way you could before. However, if you turn the buildings off in Google Earth, you can bring your SketchUp models in and see them. Hope this helps!
@@Thesketchupessentials thanks for the fast reply. I was hoping to see this next to existing buildings in Google Earth however my building is a remodel so I'm thinking it may not work the way I wanted it to. Thank you,
Thank you very much for this and all other videos! Extremely helpful!!! Thanks for sharing your experience! I learned a lot about Sketchup just from your videos.
Im working on large project of new athletic complex. Im trying to project the views from interstate to choose right sizes for billboards to be visible from interstate.
I imported proposed surface/topography as a part of my model into Google Earth. Problem I have is Im proposing to lower the terrain and half of my model is not visible due to overwrite by google terrain. It basically shows existing ground instead of proposed in the area where Im proposing to cut.
Do you happen to know how to fix it? Or maybe a way around it? I guess I could try to model everything in Sketchup but its a lot of houses, trees and others.
You mentioned importing satellite data to Sketchup is it possible to do? To import not only the landscape but all 3d buildings etc.
Thank you very much!!!
I'm not aware of a way to override the terrain within Google Earth unfortunately. You might be able to import existing terrain using SketchUp Pro's add location function within SketchUp, but that's not going to help you in Google earth. Unfortunately, a lot of that info went away when SketchUp lost access to Google's Map data. If you're willing to pay for the extension, Placemaker can create the site context very quickly and easily - th-cam.com/video/8Yi8DiIwaDo/w-d-xo.html - Thanks!
TheSketchUpEssentials thank you!
"Is it possible to hide an existing building?"
You are Sir Sketchup...
Lol :)
Why do so many of the Tree models look like melted ice cream
They're created either by aerial or satellite images I think, so they're not very high resolution
@@Thesketchupessentials would you make a video about Photogrammetry and Google maps?
So far I haven't found a video about putting photogrammetry files into Google maps.
how do I import the landscape? I can get the selected in but cant get the land data. trying to do waikiki beach of hawaii to work on realistic modeling
Hi Dom - unfortunately, unless you have the pro version of SketchUp, you can only import map data, not satellite data - this is something that just changed recently because Google removed access to their maps API. You can still export a file to google earth to open there. No one's really happy about it, but my understanding is the Google would not continue to make the data available at any price. Thanks for watching!
My model is not appearing on Google earth ? does it have to be on an empty spot or does the model needs to be simple, without any textures ? thanks for your help
Thanks for this really helpful tutorial ! Is there any way we can replace an existing building in google earth by a sketchup model ?
oh yea that would be neat! I fear the only solution now is to use photoshop..
Hey what's the backround music ? it makes me productive bro
Duuuude asking the right Q's. I need this
@thesketchupessentials
How do you make a model accessible for others on GE?
how can anybody help, I need street views, but when I go to street view it loads the photo street view instead of showing my model. Where can I swicj between them? the 3d model came in, I can see it in a general view.
Awesome thanks for the guide!, Im using it for Solar panels design for customers
i tried this but i could'nt find the model on the google earth,and i have 3d box checked.. really need help here
I like the video but does export to Google Earth work on a Mac?
fuk this cap got me crazy
Your videos are awesome. Seriously, helps me out so much!!!! Thank you.
Really glad you're liking them!
My model didnt show up
Thank you for your tutorial. Question, when adding location mine is flat image and not an aerial like yours (looking from above) any way to change that. I am not sure if that is the reason but my 3D model is not showing up in Google Earth.
Just so I'm clear - is the issue that no other buildings are showing up, or that the camera view isn't right?
Thank you for responding. I figured it out, I ended up using orbit and it made it possible for me to look at the satellite view. Then it started opening in Google Earth, not sure why that made a difference but it works now.
Very helpful
Hello! Justin. I'm going to follow your example here. But I have a basement and I need to know how to cut terrain. Thanks,
Now, Registration to google servers on your building completed? In other words, will others be able to see this building?
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Excellent video Thank you. i have one problem...pls help me, I choose and trnsfer to "KMZ" file..when i open that file in Google Earth, but 3D image not showing? can you help sir.
how can you put models you got from 3d warehouse on to this
You do not answer questions showing how to display the stereoscopic over the international network
I don't know what this means
Hello! Sir. I want to a question .
Sir you tell me. can i export my 3d house modle on google maps,
whereas i live in up meerut ( India)
is this Available in India.
what would be happening when I export my model and then it doesn´t appear on google earth?
I really like the way you learn things. Excellent thank you so much
Nicely done, thanks!
This is really helpful 👍. Thank you so much 🙏
Thank, that was very helpful. Would it be possible to see a perspective form the top of the model like you were standing on the roof? I have a client that wants an ocean view out the window of a 3D CGI tour.
This offline only or can it be online too? :P
super explanation good sir
Excellent! Thanks a lot!
Waoo that is amazing. Thank you
Thank you so much sir
Exelent !!!! Thanks a lot !!!
thanks~i will learn.
Hi! First, thanks for tutorial! Second: since this clip is two years old, can you please tell me/us which product from your website we can use for exporting to Google Earth as shown in tutorial? I've tried the SketchUp for Web and downloaded SketchUp Pro - but none seems to be the same as the SketchUp in the clip and, therefore, suitable for this. Thanks!
Just export it with "File," "Export," "3D Model" and export it as a KMZ. You can then open that file inside Google Earth
@@Thesketchupessentials Thanks 🤗 I will do!
Is this model only viewable by you? Or can other people using Google Earth see it? Thanks for a great video!
it produces a KMZ file that only you or anyone else you give the KMZ file can see when they open it in google earth.
Hi Justin.
Thank you for this tutorial. All is clear but i've a big problem. i've done exactly as you told but when I export my model to Google Earth, it is... enormous! In Sketchup i've used the tape measure to chek it, and all results perfect. But my model (30 mt x 25 mt in sketch up) into google earth results about 1 km.
I've done a lot of tests, in different locations, but the problem is always the same.
A filed (100mt x 50 mt) in the centre of Milan covered all the city :-)
I use Sketchup pro 2018 with Urban Planning Template (but i tried with different templates).
Thank you again
I've never had this issue before, so I'm not really sure how to help on this one. Maybe start by creating a very simple scale model in a new file and see if that works? From there you can narrow down if it's a problem with your model or a problem with SketchUp/Google earth? Maybe save your model as a new file and re-scale everything with the tape measure tool? Beyond that, not really sure... Good luck!
Thank You for this Video. I have one problem that is, I have one 3d site, when I export and opened in Google earth my site, is covered by all trees in that particular site part. How to remove those 3d Trees for a specific area in google earth, so I can see my site there?
Photoshop may be
When using Google Earth, how many of the available 3d models are custom made rather than mapped with airplane/satellite? Also, are user contributed models automatically updated/imported to my own Google Earth or how does this work? I'm trying to find a few models that are user created to see the difference in detail compared to Google's own, but haven't found any yet.
I believe Google Earth moved completely to airplane/satellite mapped models a while ago. In SketchUp, you can search the 3D warehouse for location based models using the components toolbar in the tray, and by selecting "Nearby Models" from the dropdown arrow next to the little house. Please note, this will only work if your model is geolocated properly. Hope this helped!
Does it get uploaded on the online google earth site as well? If not, how do we do that?
I don't believe you can...
hello. Do you think we can visit our new building in earth VR ?
I don't believe you can in Earth VR - but you should be able to use a viewer like SketchUp's or VRSketch
Hey, I'm trying to import a KMZ file into google earth on a Mac, but it won't allow my model be imported?
Can I use a different export?
No clue - when I import a KMZ file into Google Earth on my PC, it works fine. Are you getting an error message?
Has anyone figured out how to remove some of the 3d images around the site? I am finding when I bring in a model into Google Earth, I have a tree coming out of the building or half of a car, etc depending on what it on the site.
Unfortunately this is dues to Google's new way of mapping buildings and trees/plants (using satellite imagery). You could turn off the Google Earth 3D building geometry completely if you wanted to...
yes you can just put something underneath it and then float your building on the blue axis just by a little so that it look like sitting on the ground but it is actually floating.
will it appear on every one's google map?
Nope - its stored locally on your PC only
My model wont to google earth, it just loads continuously and never appears
Can you do a "File," "Export" and export it to a KMZ? Can you open that file in Google Earth?
@@Thesketchupessentials the problem ended up being the file size, the models will load as ling as they are under 20mb. They wont load if they are larger
Got it - makes sense!
I have the same problem. I am trying to simply load a collada file into GE pro but it keeps getting stuck on loading. The file is only a few KB big.
it is really helpfull ,
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Hi. Is there a way to erase or hide existing elements (i.e. buildings, trees, cars, ponds, etc.) in google earth at project site so that your imported model won't be partially covered up by those existing elements?
Unfortunately, I don't think there is any more - this used to be an option back when the buildings in Google Earth were individual objects created in SketchUp, but since Google went to the automatically generated 3D from aerials, I think this option went away...
Thank you. Keep up the awesome work. :)
You can switch between the old and the new 3d buildings
wow, nice video
Thanks!
thank you for this tutorial.
Thanks for watching!
Guess what... your video is pretty much useless, since Sketchup no longer provides Google Maps satellite images, making it virtually impossible to geolocate a model, accurately...especially when the model is going to be placed in a geographic area where there are no real landmarks, per se. Unbelievable that Sketchup would think this is a good idea. Indeed, it is a disaster for those of us actively designing facilities that will be built, wherein we need to see how this structure will appear in its actual surroundings. As my friend, Ern, likes to opine: "technology is great...until it isn't." Thank you, Ern. That about sums up this major fail, care of the fine folks at Sketchup.
You can still geolocate models, it's just that the location provider is different and the imagery isn't as good. That was a Google decision to remove access to the data, not something SketchUp could control. Also, you can still export KMZ files into Google Earth and view your models there, you just may have to turn off the Google Satellite created meshes if they share the same space.
TheSketchUpEssentials Respectfully, sir, you make it sound as though this is a simple prospect, which it is not. I am a pretty fair Sketchup user, and 1) the geolocation map provided, now, inside of Sketchup is a very rough line drawing, with zero landmarks. What used to take me less than 30 seconds and a single trial to geolocate and export to GE, now took me two days of trial and error, and the resulting placement is still...only adequate. If you are an employee of either Google or Sketchup, I can imagine why you would come to their defense. However, real world: this is a disaster for us regular folk, and it is urgent that Sketchup attend to a solid solution.
Could. It be it’s because SketchUp was bought by Trimble, a major major software and survey and geotechnical provider that Goggle hates?!?