This contour model has a lot of triangles, too many I think for it to let me ungroup it. I got the rubyscript to simplify contours and ran the original topo contours at the default 10° level. Apparently it wasn't enough, because look at the level of detail.

So, any pointers would be helpful to get this to a functional level of simplicity would be helpful.

Task One: Simplify contours...Task Two: Draw contours.... Task Three: Explode Contour Model.... Task Four: Drape roads

Is that right?

I am on a Macbook Pro, 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo, with 2 GB of memory.

MY OS is current, 10.5.8.

SketchUp version 7 (7.1.6859)

Okay, I am actually modifying my approach, I got a DEM of the site and modeled using Draw Contours, so it's a more elaborate model, (see images) which I would still like to apply the Google Earth image to. I will follow your instructions here, unless there's a difference with this approach.

Thanks my friend. I think I have the process right: Get Current View; Import Image as Object; Line them up; Explode, etc; Sample Image, apply to flat terrain; Toggle terrain; Apply Smoove tool... You can see in the attached image, when I apply the Smoove tool with a 600' diameter, the image fractures on the triangles.

I understand that I am asking this image to stretch or whatnot, just want to make sure I am not missing something.

Ciao from Atlanta, GA USA

I have a mountain valley model created from Google Earth, it's fine. When I use the Smoove tool to modify the contours, the texture image gets messed up. Is there a way around this, or what do you suggest?