Newbie question: Cityscape

giodoc · July 2nd, 2008

Hi All,
I'm new, so if my questions sound simplistic please bear with me. I'm a Maya artist, so totally new to sketchup...

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I'm looking to build a cityscape. I'm trying to use google earth and sketchup to get the buildings and ground plane.

My question is:
1. What is the workflow to get models into sketchup from G.Earth, I know about the get current view option, but that just gets the flat ground plane...

2. How do I get the buildings etc in there at the right locations?
Does this have to be done manually by going to the google 3d warehouse button then getting a building and scaling adjsuting etc..

Just wonder if there is an easier and more accurate way of doing this?

Thanks

Burk · July 7th, 2008

this one...http://sketchup.google.com/3dbuildviewer.html#id=0

July 2nd, 2008	#1 (permalink)
giodoc Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: London Posts: 1 Name: George Nischal	Newbie question: Cityscape Hi All, I'm new, so if my questions sound simplistic please bear with me. I'm a Maya artist, so totally new to sketchup.... I'm looking to build a cityscape. I'm trying to use google earth and sketchup to get the buildings and ground plane. My question is: 1. What is the workflow to get models into sketchup from G.Earth, I know about the get current view option, but that just gets the flat ground plane... 2. How do I get the buildings etc in there at the right locations? Does this have to be done manually by going to the google 3d warehouse button then getting a building and scaling adjsuting etc.. Just wonder if there is an easier and more accurate way of doing this? Thanks

July 7th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
Burk Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lemgo Posts: 19 Name: Burkhard Bals	Re: Newbie question: Cityscape this one...http://sketchup.google.com/3dbuildviewer.html#id=0

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