Google Earth .kmz to .skp?
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One year back I had posted an skp to kmz model at the Google Earth community website (bbs.keyhole). I thought I still had the original model, but it turned out the one I could find on my hard drive is without texture
. Of the three models I had posted there, this is the only one with texture. And I had spend substantial time texturing it.Now that I need the original model, is there a way to convert a kmz file to skp? Any help will be appreciated.
Guite
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Well, Guite,
This is some way hard. Do you still have (or can access) the kmz file?
KMZ files are just simple ZIP files. Rename it (if you still have - or have access to - it) to *.ZIP and after opening the ZIP file/folder, you will be able to find all the texture files (in the original image format as I believe).
Now how to get your original SKP with the textures from it?
Since KMZ import is not available any more via native SU, I do really not have a clue. If you can get a *.dae (collada) file (or any xml format for that matter) to convert to skp you are the winner. Or (afaik) older versions of SU could do that (???)I guess it can/could be done but I'm not that specialist of the matter... Sorry...
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Gaieus,
Thanks for giving me a lead. Yes, the kmz file is still available. Atleast I now have the textures (don't have to prepare it fresh), so its just a matter of retexturing.
Guite
PS: Now that I actually typed out your name, I noticed how many vowels are there together, guarded by two consonants!!!
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@unknownuser said:
PS: Now that I actually typed out your name, I noticed how many vowels are there together, guarded by two consonants!!!
I just made it from two Latin words: Gaius (a common name - abbreviated as Gai when referring to a relevant writer of Roman Law) and eius (meaning his/hers). It's a long story why it was made like that but have proven to be a good selection in this "Internet World" - there are not too many people with "nicks" (or "screen names") like this so I need not change my name to Gaieus007 or such...
One of the ancient Roman "oaths" or what when a woman married a man sounded like this: "Ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia" - "Where you (are) Gaius, I (am) Gaia".
Gaia is the ancient Greek godess of the Earth but this has nothing to do with this ceremonial oath.
Sorry to go off-topic a bit...
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