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Google Earth Snapshot and Terrain

Victor Ferreira
Contributor

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon

 

Hello everyone! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McA1wNJKg7U

the link above is a tutorial of how you can place a snapshot of google earth in scale. Is this available for AC27? and for context, is there an add-on like SketchUp does, to import terrain?

I know already about how to place coordinates and import or export (KML) , that is not my question.

thanks!

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Ricardo Lopez
Expert

Hi @Victor Ferreira 

Check this out: https://youtu.be/EhnjdoLxjCI?si=ACnKjCCTD3HWs16P

Regards.

M. Arch. Ricardo López
BIM Consultant | Project Solutions and Services | Panama
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Nurbs
Advocate

Hi, @Victor Ferreira ,

As far as I know the free Version of SketchUp (Browser based) has not the option to choose a Geolocation and export a Terrain as described in the outdated video. You need to upgrade to a paid version.

AC16 - AC aktuelll , WIN 10

Hi @Ricardo Lopez , thanks for replying! So, I`ve trying this method, but seems like a downgrade on inport google earth data, like in the video I linked on my topic, don`t you think? I `ve been using Archicad 27, and put information coordinate on project info, capturing by KML or text coordinate, and checking on google maps (option on native press button).

Best Regards!

mthd
Ace

In the official Graphisoft video above, Archicad 15 was being used. Does anybody know if the Google connection will still work in AC15 ?

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