Google Earth Plugin

Gaieus

@n lindenthal said:

But how is the way for own models in GE Plug-in without (or before) loading up to the warehouse.

This is the problem. AFAIK you can (currently) only load anything into the 3D Map with the GE plugin if it is in the 3D Warehouse.

Also, the 3D Map doesn't allow "playing" with those radio buttons.

So what you could do (and as I understand, currently this is all you can do) is to upload the model to the 3D WH, allow visitors to see it in the 3D Map (only "from outside") but also allow them to download it into their local GE application to explore the inside in details.

twharvey

@n lindenthal said:

my question is, how it is possible to load my own building (kmz), when it does not come from database by google, but from my own database.

Hi Norbert,

I think you can run the GE Plugin on your own computer and access .kmz files directly from you own hard disk. I played with this when I was experimenting with the Plugin.

On the other hand, if you want to run the plugin on a site that is available to everybody on the web, you need to house your .kmz files on a site that is also universally available, i.e. 3DW.

I suppose (although I haven't tried it) you could build your own web site that held you models and code the plugin the access this site for the .kmz files.

You might find more answers on this forum:
http://groups.google.com/group/google-earth-browser-plugin/topics?pli=1

I hope this helps,
Tom

N Lindenthal

Hi, Tom,

you made me happy by telling, that you did see it. I tried again …
… and gained the solution.

I am not master in javascript, so it took some time to understand, that in my script construction kmzs = ['x','2','3','4','5','6'] there have to be 6times 'x'. x is an absolute path (to warehouse or to own database [http://…/model.kmz]).

Thank you very much, Tom

Best regards,
Norbert

twharvey

Cool!

N Lindenthal

Hello Tom,

cool is, that kmz models can be loaded from own database by 'http://…/model.kmz' !
But I did not find to load from harddisk by 'file://MyHD/user/MyUser/…/model.kmz' ?

Do you have an idea to load from local harddisk?

twharvey

Norbert,

I tried it quickly and it did not work. It could be an error in my coding (I'm not much of a programer!) When I have a bit mor time, I'll work on it and let you know.

Tom

N Lindenthal

Thank you, Tom,

I just read, that javascript for security reasons can not load local files.

Best regards,
Norbert Lindenthal

N Lindenthal

Tom, I found it:

http://192.168.xx.xx/~myusername/filename

Personal Web Sharing must be ON. My file has to be in the »Sites«-Folder.

N Lindenthal

@twharvey said:

… You might find more answers on this forum:
http://groups.google.com/group/google-earth-browser-plugin/topics?pli=1

Hello Tom, thank you for link to GE-Group. Before I have a look there, here my new question: When I have my own model in my own html site and see it with Safari and GE-Plugin:

How can I make a link to fly to another postion to see my model?
How can I make a link to check another part of model?

And then:
How far is the way to get images, which by click fly to my model in same position as the photographer?

Best regards,
Norbert

N Lindenthal

May be, I should open an own thread: Mac: How to find process of application »Google Earth for Plugin« by AppleScript?

Mac OS X has this wonderful plug-in here in the following path:
HD:Library:Internet Plug-Ins:Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin:
Contents:MacOS:Google Earth for Plugin.app:
Contents:MacOS:Google Earth

Three apps in app
(app in app in app):

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin ( 2. Google Earth for Plugin.app ( 3. Google Earth))

The name for the process in the activity monitor comes from 3. Google Earth (unix file). But (!!!) to speak to this process with AppleScript I have to say: Tell application "Google Earth for Plugin" (!!!).

Now my question:
(I hope, someone knows an answer)
How can I know (how can my AppleScript know), whether the process of the app »Google Earth for Plugin«, which is named only »Google Earth«, is runnig/is existing?
The problem is, that the process of Google Earth has the same name. And I can speak to the right process by using tell application "Google Earth for Plugin", but this does not match, if the process of this application does not exist.

Background: If I open an html site, which has an 3D modell in GE, the process will be opended. And than I could drive GEfP by AppleScript.

Gaieus

I would really like to revive this topic if someone is interested...

(Me yes)