Google Earth?

alpmeadow

Cheers for Coen!
Email to Coen
@unknownuser said:

Could not get into forum.
BTW, thanks for the recent Catchup, it was very informative and comprehensive, a true testament to dedication by the forum board and yourself.
Keep up the great work!
Comment, although I don't think 3D modelling, on Google Earth would be a good subforum, on sketchucation, I have not found, a good, effective and responsive google earth sub/forum, other than the big one.
Cheers
alpmeadow

Regarding the above comment, searching on this site, there are 423 posts and 29 pages in search for "Google Earth". Is there merit in creating a separate subforum for Google Earth under the
"Extensions & External Applications" In my opinion, it would be beneficial to collect and develop wisdom and effectiveness for 3D modelling and google earth. What do you think?
Cheers
alpmeadow

alpmeadow

Just to make this more effective. Here are some external links on help/learning files on SU & GE.
The main Google Earth Communityhttp://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0 I refered to above.

Just one the the posts on this site with SU tutorials[url]GE Tutorial
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/405081
[/url]

The Sketchup Show #4 & 5: Sketchup & Google Earth (pt.1& 2)
The Sketchup Show #9: MacWorld 2007, new Google Earth & 3D Warehouse
http://go-2-school.com/podcasts

Modeling Buildings for Google Earth [url]
http://sketchup.google.com/3dbuildvideos.html[/url]

How do I place a SketchUp model in Google Earth?
http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=36241

If anyone has any other links/threads that help with 3D SU on GE, please
contribute and comment.

alpmeadow

Google Earth 4.3 has time lapse modelling enabled as can be seen in the model below. Apparently the kmz file can be modified for time.

http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/time.html

Cheers
alpmeadow

London Eye.jpg

twharvey

Hi Irv,

I agree! From a technical poin-of-view is very helpful to have access to the expertise of the people who are doing SU professionally. However, a lot of the people modeling specifcally for GE are hobbyists, like me. Some of our concerns are specific to the SU/GE relationship with its own problems and solutions.

It would be great to have a place to share our ideas and support each other. It might also help focus Google's attention on what we're trying to do. There's some really good work being done, but I have the feeling that it gets lost in the sheer volume of stuff being loaded into 3DW.

Tom

alpmeadow

Thanks Tom for your response on GE/SU, I have to volunteer at the hobbyist level too. I see many questions about GE on this forum, and there isn't a corner to collect these threads or meaningful contributions like many of the other SU friendly software. I believe that Google will continue to enhance the GE/SU crossover modelling, and where and how to follow these developments is my question?
Certainly, it may not be in the interest of the forum board and moderators, to take on more GE/SU content. I couldn't agree with you more, Tom, there is some really good work been done, but its been lost in the sheer volume of content(3DW).
I'll have to take another ride on the London Eye.(I'm sure sketchphysics could give this ride a real spin!)
Cheers
alpmeadow