Placing a model downloaded from Warehouse onto Google Earth
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Hello,
First time poster here.
There is a proposed wind turbine farm being proposed near me and I am keen to get an idea of how it will look. I have found a model of a turbine on 3D Warehouse which is virtually identical in size. I have downloaded it and want to place it on Google Earth. I must stress that this is not to be published - it is purely for my own viewing/interest. I am not stealing the creators hard work - I am just "borrowing" it for my own short-term use!
When I try to add it to Google Earth, it is placed by default at the location of the original (in Lowestoft, UK). Is there any way I can make a copy without the location info and therefore drop it at the location near me (Cambridge, UK)?
Many thanks,
Ringo -
I have now sorted out the location thing - so that's all fine.
But...
It turns out that the model is not identical in size. Is there a way that I can stretch it to a specific size. I have two dimensions - the height to the "hub" of the turbine and the length of the "blades".
Thanks, Ringo -
If you have the model grouped so the tower is separate from the fins, you can use the Tape Measure tool to scale each group. Please see this link for more info (scroll down to "Scaling an Entire Model") Note that you need to "enter" the group that you wish to scale before you use the Tape Measure tool on it.
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