You sir are a God! I am a sculpture artist given the task of building models of an old school. This is fantastic information and have helped me up the sketchup ladder another rung. Thank you VERY much for taking the time to make this and teach us!
Lots of great tips! I especially like the parts about using Google Earth to find existing 3D models at a site. I just recently started using the drape tool, and your tips about grouping were terrific.
Wow, that was a fantastic video, thank you. It's amazing how these tools now work together like that, and you have obviously learned these tools inside and out. I am very impressed with what you show in this video. Thank you.
Great tutorial. Thanks so much for putting this together. I especially appreciated the small asides that uncovered a ton of useful tricks and Sketchup details. Keep up the good work.
I wish there was a condensed video explaining point perspective through the program for beginning younger students. You are so talented, let us know if you ever do this.
SU 2013! Awesome! This is prolly closer to the functions of my 2017 than the new stuff. Good to playlist this because of how much you cover. Still good!
It would be great for SketchUp to do an update of this, now that Google Earth can’t be used like it was in this 2013 video. Is there an update available? Thx!
Great work fam, I was actually thinking about doing some 3d modeling sites for fun and maybe do a neighborhood slum from Brazil for a sci-fi story and hopefully be able to use the environment running around from different angles.
The nearby models i click will download but not in place. Is there a setting that I am missing to make it do this. Once downloaded they are attached to my cursor. Thank you.
How do you solve the problem of buildings and roads not being automatically located when downloaded? I get the object but it is not fixed and requires me to place it on the aerial photo in sketchup.
ok i found that if you download the same model of the video, it will automatically place in the right place. but there isn't a way to know if a model in 3dwarehouse is georeferenced! so you have to try untill you find the right one :(
When I searched for "nearby models" and chose a building to place onto my geolocation screen grab, it did not paste directly in the spot it was supposed to, as it does in the video. Instead, it follows my arrow just like anything does if you are moving it with the move tool. Is there a setting that will allow it to paste directly in the correct place? Thanks!
Is it gets some special sites that can get the building model directly? Why I remove the 3D model option, there are not building models I can be used??
Can you do a batch import of all buildings within for example a 500x500m area? I need the height of all buildings from a 10x5km area of London. Thanks.
Careful with default colour... suggest you always assign colours to every surface if you are going to use rendering software to ensure materials are mapped (named) correctly in that software, default color mapped to the group or component are not carried over
Unfortunately, so many good features had been taken off. Such as the added texture thought google map in the sketchup. Is there any way you guys can bring it back? Manually import photo to the wall is so painful and unaccurate.
Is 3D Terrain available for Canada? I followed the instructions to load the hilly terrain around my house in Sketchup but the image remains flat as a pancake.
Hi there. Very nice to show to import building form google earth, and google maps. Now I have question. If I use your method to import a scenery like a airport with builds and taxi ways. And export it later to x-plane. It should work ?
Great Video. However most of the site context steps aren't working for me. Clicking on most buildings in google earth does not reveal the information shown in the video; no title of model or author. This means I can't find the nearby buildings for my model, in fact the components tab/nearby models is populated by very few buildings, even though the area I'm working in is fully modelled in legacy mode. (My site area is Viale Duilio, Milan, Italy) Also the 'add photo texture from google earth' function to a face in SU is all screwed up; the field of view angle is set to about 180 meaning the building face has such a large curved distortion that I can't grab it using the simple 4side polygon grab tool. It's a shame because I was really looking forward to applying these techniques to my context model.
This is a great tutorial, however when I was trying to get the buildings from google earth, (i have a mac) i would click on the buildings and it was set up a little differently, but when i clicked the link for sketchup, it would say error 404 not found. Also, when i click on the buildings, the building information (height etc.) is not showing up.
For streets,, just create a rectangle group and then stretch and copy it over the overall street layout... then explode and group them into one street pattern and trim and radius the intersection as required... just reduce the fill transparency so you can see your reference image below
Wonderful Tutorial. I could've used this years ago. I would have liked to see you incorporate the front and back face(s) color/material GUI in the Entity Info pallet when you were explaining affecting a group's default color - That could help understand the concept a little better? Great video, though! :D
my shadows don't show up on the map i uploaded under my model but if i delete the map the shadows are there... how can i make sure the shadows show up on the map?
Either the object that should cast the shadow isn't casting shadows, or the map isn't receiving shadows. Go to 49:13 in this video to see how you change that.
This Building Maker functionality was specifically designed by Google to help users make buildings for Google Earth prior to being depreciated for their current lidar system.
Hello!, many thanks for this wonderful explanation. Please could you explain how to fix the problem that the models are not automatically placed in their location?
I need help with my project for my thesis, directory map of a school, I've made 3d models in sketchup, the problem is what software should I use next to make the interactive part of the directory map?
I've never used Sketchup, but watching you so skilfully do what you do is a real treat and has gotten me interested in the product.
GREAT TUTORIAL.
I knew the tools and models were in Earth/Google/Warehouse, just was not exactly sure how to extract/import everything. You ROCK!!!
You sir are a God! I am a sculpture artist given the task of building models of an old school. This is fantastic information and have helped me up the sketchup ladder another rung. Thank you VERY much for taking the time to make this and teach us!
Best explanatory Sketchup Vid ever!
The explanation, the context and the tempo! SUPERB!
Lots of great tips! I especially like the parts about using Google Earth to find existing 3D models at a site. I just recently started using the drape tool, and your tips about grouping were terrific.
This video is incredible, it covers some essential things and the presentation is clear and interesting. thank you for posting this!
It is so good for design that give us a clear picture for Urban Perspectives.
This is a really an outstanding SketchUp training video. Thank you!
Wow, that was a fantastic video, thank you.
It's amazing how these tools now work together like that, and you have obviously learned these tools inside and out.
I am very impressed with what you show in this video.
Thank you.
This guy does the best tuts in everything
Great tutorial. Thanks so much for putting this together. I especially appreciated the small asides that uncovered a ton of useful tricks and Sketchup details. Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much, I have got many super useful tips by watching this video presentation. Many cheers and have a great day !
I wish there was a condensed video explaining point perspective through the program for beginning younger students. You are so talented, let us know if you ever do this.
i wasn't able to believe it for first , planning made easy :) hats off google !
Perfect Tutorial. Thank you very much. Greetings from the United Kingdom
Brilliant presentation! Clear, comprehensive, focused. Thank you!
SU 2013! Awesome!
This is prolly closer to the functions of my 2017 than the new stuff. Good to playlist this because of how much you cover. Still good!
Excellent video. I've done a little site modeling in the past and I wish this video would have been available then. Thanks!
Excellent working loved it 👍
This video is amazing and I am so excited to put these techniques to work on a quick site model. Thank you so much !!!!!
It would be great for SketchUp to do an update of this, now that Google Earth can’t be used like it was in this 2013 video. Is there an update available? Thx!
As soon as Google pulled their services, we offered new services (Near Map and Digital Globe).
Thanks! So those can be used the same as google maps, or is there another tutorial that covers best practices when using those services? @@SketchUp
I can't grab the area for the side of the building, please help
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Especially for the tracing roads on terrain that isn't flat since I work in the Pittsburgh area.
These instructionals are helpful for novice and advanced alike
Thank you for posting this! This is such a huge help for work project I just received!
Very good video!
However, when i click on a building in google earth, it doesn't tell me what it is (9:20). Any ideas ?
I'm just directed here from skecthupdate newsletter,, thank you,, it's been a long time ain't opening skp
wow massive props ! excellent tutorial owe you one mate ! thanks
Pretty nice video by a good teacher... I did enjoy a lot and I'll try to practice... Thanks a lot!!!!!
Great tutorial! i had no idea sketch up did so much.
Thank you Aidan, very helpful and informative.
You are Great! Thanks this video is so helpful in 3d modeling sites
can you do this in the frree one to or is this only for pro
Best UA-cam vid ever
Great work fam, I was actually thinking about doing some 3d modeling sites for fun and maybe do a neighborhood slum from Brazil for a sci-fi story and hopefully be able to use the environment running around from different angles.
Awesome video and very useful tutorials ! Thanks !
The nearby models i click will download but not in place. Is there a setting that I am missing to make it do this. Once downloaded they are attached to my cursor. Thank you.
How do you solve the problem of buildings and roads not being automatically located when downloaded? I get the object but it is not fixed and requires me to place it on the aerial photo in sketchup.
same problem here
ok i found that if you download the same model of the video, it will automatically place in the right place. but there isn't a way to know if a model in 3dwarehouse is georeferenced! so you have to try untill you find the right one :(
A very informative tutorial, well presented. Thank you.
Very helpful, thanks for making the video. Definitely helpful in improving my skills in SketchUp to add for a well-rounded 3D program arsenal.
Fantastic tutorial. I am using it for my studio class.
Bravo. A lot of great info here. Thanks!
Great tutorial. Thanks so much for putting this together
Absolutely remarkable. Great tutorial. Thanks.
When I searched for "nearby models" and chose a building to place onto my geolocation screen grab, it did not paste directly in the spot it was supposed to, as it does in the video. Instead, it follows my arrow just like anything does if you are moving it with the move tool. Is there a setting that will allow it to paste directly in the correct place? Thanks!
Same problem I have. Found a solution yet ?
make sure you click the thumbnail, not the name.
Yeah, clicked the thumbnail and still did not paste in place.
same
same - any solution guys?
Aidan, this is really a good video. Thank you. I like the way you worked in a lot of little tips and tricks, too. Keep up the great work.
I wasn't able to use the crop on google maps at around 14 minutes. I just had the option to paste the picture on. Any ideas what i'm doing wrong?
Is it gets some special sites that can get the building model directly? Why I remove the 3D model option, there are not building models I can be used??
Legend says he's still not back..
site buildings are not pasting in place from component library? any idea why?
For some reason after I copy, paste in place and select it only adds a few of the buildings to the new Massing Buidlings layer not all. :(
This was an amazing tutorial! Thank you!
Amazing presentation very informative.
Can you do a batch import of all buildings within for example a 500x500m area? I need the height of all buildings from a 10x5km area of London. Thanks.
Demonstration tres interessante! Bravo!
Careful with default colour... suggest you always assign colours to every surface if you are going to use rendering software to ensure materials are mapped (named) correctly in that software, default color mapped to the group or component are not carried over
Great tutorial Aidan, thanks
Unfortunately, so many good features had been taken off. Such as the added texture thought google map in the sketchup. Is there any way you guys can bring it back? Manually import photo to the wall is so painful and unaccurate.
What an amazing program!!
Im not able to get all the models from google earth around my site in my skecthup model, any reason why?
Is there a way to get the low quality 3d buildings into sketchup? I live in germany and there are only the laserscanned models available
Thank you! very good presentation and very usefull.
Fantastic. great for planning drawings.
Fantastic tutorial.
just what kind of people work behind these google maps ?
I mean the actual people who are behind coding. Hats Off !
I have Sketchup Make 2016, when I click "Window" and click "Component options" (there's no "Components" Button") it comes up with nothing.
Never mind. I fixed it. But the area I am planning to model in SketchUp, it comes up with absolutely no nearby models of anything.
I have the same problem , how did you fix it where did you find the components button ?
How did you found the component button?
I founded the component button on 2015 version.
Is 3D Terrain available for Canada? I followed the instructions to load the hilly terrain around my house in Sketchup but the image remains flat as a pancake.
this is awesome info! love Sketchup
Hi there. Very nice to show to import building form google earth, and google maps. Now I have question. If I use your method to import a scenery like a airport with builds and taxi ways. And export it later to x-plane. It should work ?
This is very helpful! Thank you so much for your existence. :D Great work!
Is their a way to delete existing buildings from google maps? so basically demolishing and rebuilding over?
Great Video. However most of the site context steps aren't working for me. Clicking on most buildings in google earth does not reveal the information shown in the video; no title of model or author. This means I can't find the nearby buildings for my model, in fact the components tab/nearby models is populated by very few buildings, even though the area I'm working in is fully modelled in legacy mode. (My site area is Viale Duilio, Milan, Italy)
Also the 'add photo texture from google earth' function to a face in SU is all screwed up; the field of view angle is set to about 180 meaning the building face has such a large curved distortion that I can't grab it using the simple 4side polygon grab tool.
It's a shame because I was really looking forward to applying these techniques to my context model.
Very useful for Urban planning !!!
Beautiful tutorial. Thanks.
can you make the written description available again? the google site is not available. thank you!
Very well done! Thank you!
This is a great tutorial, however when I was trying to get the buildings from google earth, (i have a mac) i would click on the buildings and it was set up a little differently, but when i clicked the link for sketchup, it would say error 404 not found. Also, when i click on the buildings, the building information (height etc.) is not showing up.
add photo texture option is not there in sketchup 2019
Really good tutorial but the building does not snap to the current location, is there a way to solve this problem?
how do i do this on windows (component stuff with the buildings nearby) I am using Sketch Up Make 2017
windows>default tray>components. should appear on the right
very helping dude
Nice tutorial and very useful! Thank you.
Thanks for making such a wonderful video :)
Good afternoon, I am having trouble with my site design drawing the lines for streets. Can I possibly have some help?
Hi , thank you first of all. Can I import the "bad looking" buildings from Google earth or google map into my sketchup model ? how ?
Unfortunately, no. Google has closed their API. We can no longer pull information from their new maps.
For streets,, just create a rectangle group and then stretch and copy it over the overall street layout... then explode and group them into one street pattern and trim and radius the intersection as required... just reduce the fill transparency so you can see your reference image below
Wonderful Tutorial. I could've used this years ago.
I would have liked to see you incorporate the front and back face(s) color/material GUI in the Entity Info pallet when you were explaining affecting a group's default color - That could help understand the concept a little better?
Great video, though!
:D
my shadows don't show up on the map i uploaded under my model but if i delete the map the shadows are there... how can i make sure the shadows show up on the map?
Either the object that should cast the shadow isn't casting shadows, or the map isn't receiving shadows.
Go to 49:13 in this video to see how you change that.
Thank you so much, very useful tutorial
great job, congratulations!!
Any chance of one of these for the current program? This one just makes me bitter about removed functionality.
This Building Maker functionality was specifically designed by Google to help users make buildings for Google Earth prior to being depreciated for their current lidar system.
Hello!,
many thanks for this wonderful explanation.
Please could you explain how to fix the problem that the models are not automatically placed in their location?
when i try to insert the geolocation from the google maps gps coordinates, Sketchup throws error cant find location
Fantastique demo,
I need help with my project for my thesis, directory map of a school, I've made 3d models in sketchup, the problem is what software should I use next to make the interactive part of the directory map?
same problem? what did you use?
We used Visual Basic programming language
Excellent tutorial!
Great video!! Thanks
Very helpful. Thank you!
Superb...!!!
Great 'How to' video...!!!
Excellent, thank you.