Google Earth into Sketchup?

olishea · 5 Oct 2010, 20:05

Does anyone know how to import a google earth terrain into sketchup? Is it even possible?

Rich O Brien · 5 Oct 2010, 20:12

If 7.1 you can import when GE is open

if 8 just choose add location

Which version Oli?

Rich O Brien · 5 Oct 2010, 20:14

Actually in 7.1 you can use Tools>Google Earth>Get current view....

In 8 it's View>Toolbar>Google and in the toolbar 'Add Location'

olishea · 5 Oct 2010, 20:45

Im using 7.1 because I can still import dwg files for free!

Shame how they removed this feature from 8, an incentive to buy I guess.

right i'll give it a go now. cheers

TIG · 5 Oct 2010, 20:48

@olishea said:

Im using 7.1 because I can still import dwg files for free!
Shame how they removed this feature from 8, an incentive to buy I guess.
right i'll give it a go now. cheers

A weak marketing ploy as you can still keep 7.1 just to do your dwg imports and then import that file into a v8 skp... however, v8 does offer several other new features as well as various format import, like Layout and boolean ops...

olishea · 5 Oct 2010, 20:52

BINGO!! Is this one of those 'duh' moments?

how come the actual satellite photo texture is in black and white?

TIG. yeah i really liked the bool style tools but I just didn't think they were worth the money. Also, photomatch is now crap!! I have to use 7.1 because there are less features in the new one!! WHY?!!

Rich O Brien · 5 Oct 2010, 20:54

Well with 8 it imports in colour then save as 7...voila

jeff hammond · 5 Oct 2010, 20:57

besides 8 being in color, it also has more detailed and precise terrain elevations.

edit- and you don't have to also use google earth with su8

olishea · 5 Oct 2010, 20:59

cheers guys massive help!! its for a university project, im designing a shrine of all things.

i just deleted sketchup 8 out of frustration! time to reinstall.....

charly2008 · 5 Oct 2010, 21:32

Hi,

Please, can you help me with this problem i asked in the post below.

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=31427&p=276692#p276692

Charly

olishea · 5 Oct 2010, 21:34

can i just ask why you still want to import into sketchup 7? you get a colour texture in sketchup 8....

Rich O Brien · 5 Oct 2010, 21:42

You asking charly or the world?

solo · 5 Oct 2010, 21:46

Too bad that the image resolution is still pretty weak in version 8, I believe that bing 3d maps may be better.

charly2008 · 5 Oct 2010, 21:47

Hi Olishea,

I have also ver.8 but mainly I still work with 7.1. And I can not stop if something is not working properly.

Charly

d12dozr · 5 Oct 2010, 22:26

@solo said:

Too bad that the image resolution is still pretty weak in version 8, I believe that bing 3d maps may be better.

Pete, is there a way to get Bing data into Sketchup?

olishea · 5 Oct 2010, 23:14

same here charly, i'm still with 7.1 for most work.

is there a way of saving the spherical image from google street views? i can see the preview in google earth (see screengrab) but i cant save the whole image.....any suggestions? (besides stitching)

Gaieus · 6 Oct 2010, 06:59

@solo said:

Too bad that the image resolution is still pretty weak in version 8, I believe that bing 3d maps may be better.

Some places, yes. My city's just a barely coloured blob in Bing. The new SU 8 import brings in the best available resolution both for the imagery and the terrain (when zoomed in properly).

charly2008 · 6 Oct 2010, 10:34

Csaba,

I agree with you. Also the terrain overlap in SKP 8 has been clearly improved. Yesterday I bought a 24 "widescreen monitor and I'm thrilled that I can now import huge pieces. It is a pity that the selection window, only in height but not can change in width.

Charly

Gaieus · 6 Oct 2010, 11:06

I would still like a safe and precise way to merge those terrains (hopefully not completely manually).

charly2008 · 6 Oct 2010, 11:17

I would like also. The other would be a better projection of the image. But I do not know if such a thing were possible. That would probably require a more accurate DTM.