SU 6 Pro fails to place model to GE (Google Earth)
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With SU6 Pro (6.4.112) and GE (4.3.7204.0836 (beta)) opened, I correctly get the current view using the get current view tool. Then I create a simple 3D model and place it so that it is properly located on the terrain (or create the model then place it, same result). Then I press the Place model button. I can see a start of a progress bar but it stops very quickly and does not appear to go to 100%. There is no model in the temporary places in GE. However, I can export the model as .kmz and and it correctly opens at the right location (and where it should be on the terrain)in GE.
Any idea of why the place command may fail? Anybody having the same problem?
Thanks for your help.
Xavier
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Hi Xavier,
Just this morning, at a demonstration of the place model method I showed some town officials how it would work and I could do it with no special problem (although it was a 1.6 Mb building wiith detailed interior and such).
True however that it got to 99% and hung there for a couple of seconds but not too long for us to get impatient so I don't think it is SU specific in general.
Can you upload the file here (possibly already georeferenced and such)?
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Not sure how to geo reference it but here come the pieces. As you will see, I would not call this quite a complex model
. I think I may have to try repair/re install GE and SU unless someone comes with some idea. I was hoping that may be there is hidden config file that needs to point to the proper directory (although I would then expect a similar problem to get the place)...Note: It seems that I can only attach two files so I zipped them all. The test placemark is from GE. THe place test.kmz was created by SU (my guess). I don't know where the skb file comes from and what it is...
Thanks for your help.
Xavier
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Just back from the Google SU forum and it appears that has been identifed by other people as being tied to the latest GE version. Searching on "place model" resulted in a few hits...
http://groups.google.com/group/Sketchup-Pro/browse_frm/thread/d44065be03e203fe?hl=en&q=place+model&
Note that as explained, the export / import to GE works ok, so it's manageable (but requires more keystrokes)....
On second reading, the post on SU forum is a year old, so makes me wonder...
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May be someone can confirm: I see a SketchUpExporter.dll in the Google Earth program directory but no importer. May I be missing a file for some reason?
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Hi Xavier,
Sorry for not coming back to this yet. I downéloaded your model yesterday and had a short look but then I had to go to a meeting and my whole day was a mess.
Anyway, I haven't thoroughly gone around the problem yet but what I noticed was that most of your model is onder the ground level. I could imagine this at some parts of the world but this hilly-billy area shouldn't be so low.
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