What??! Creating 3D Buildings is THIS EASY

A fun tutorial on how to create Cities with Blender and Google Data!
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[@stache_obj]

woah..these building models are much better than i expected them to be...sheeesh!

[@LinkRammer]

Sheeeeeeeeeesh

[@hestroif]

​@@LinkRammerSiuuuuuuuu

[@supadan10]

Sheeeeeeeesh

[@LinkRammer]

I completely agree but youre a bot@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5

[@parapoliticos52]

are there data for every place in the Usa? or just for major metropolitans areas? What about small towns that dont have 3d buildings in google earth?

[@BenjiBass]

There is no way you can make buildings as good as that with one addon!!?? This is literally saved me!

[@brnm973]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 What kind of a comment is that lmao

[@А.С-е7р]

Awesome tool! But why nobody tells about licensing? Because every time you have watched the video, you're surprised and excited, you download and use everything was described, you're ready to show your creation to the world and get a chance to have some popularity and bucks, but while it's rendering, you are reading the EULA and then... "You are restricted to publish and/or sell the product created with this blah-blah-blah". Would be great, if amazing people like you, who are searching for and finding this gems and share it with us, also tells not only "how", but also "where" we can use this. Do not get this as criticism in any way, I really enjoy your work and channel and just subscribed finally :) I just wondered why most of the KZbinrs don't tell anything about this important thing

[@unrealutopiaproduction]

Welcome to the tutorial hell

[@eoghanley]

He mentions in the tutorial that it's for personal use, and is not sure about commercial use

[@raybp7512]

Well the uploader used his blender render on youtube (this video lol) so i imagine you can too

[@MichaelWilliamsII-f1r]

Does anyone know a tool that can do this but It can be used commercially? I want to design something.

[@Wheeelie402]

Thank you so much for this video! I purchased the addon last month after eyeing it for over a year, but the setup documentation was overwhelming. I appreciate your help with the install process tremendously!

[@ocelotarmory]

I can't believe how good your production quality has gotten... I've been watching you for years!

[@khalatelomara]

you know ... I purchased this addon in 2017 while I was using 3ds max , as 3ds max was lacking too much of capabilities (still and slow 😀) but blender back then was not that good option for archviz at least , now I can't turn back to 3ds max since blender 2.81 , and this update is fire ! thank you for informing us through your great videos , you were the first channel to make me endorse into blender since the photogrametry video

[@ianadams5]

I think its the designer that's "lacking too much of capabilities" when they blame their tools

[@hound_of_justice]

​@@ianadams5its just one of those Blender evangelists as usual that come up with such bs claims

[@morgarin7726]

@@hound_of_justice 🤡

[@dean3d22]

i feel like 3d is going to be in the future not easy but more oppertunities for us artists, as a small creator i found this amazing!

[@dean3d22]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 im muslim G i only repent to God go try somewhere else

[@morgarin7726]

Previously, I used another well-known method with third-party software, an extension in Chrome and an addon in Blender. The old method was more cumbersome and complex than the new method described in the video. Thank you very much for sharing this useful guide!

[@jamesriley5057]

Yeah, I did too. There was a pretty annoying workflow to that other well-known addon. That one required so many things that could go wrong, and I spent hours redoing the whole process

[@vizlifestudios]

Been wanting to try this for months and today is the day. Very cool, thank you for the tutorial!

[@DS-pk4eh]

CityEngine software is really good if you need to create cities that do not exists or like old cities. many governments are using it to replicate their cities and work on it as it can be linked to many other software to maybe do traffic simultaion.

[@Teatheard]

yeah and cant use it without a business apparently

[@SomebodyPickaName]

Saved this one to my Blender Tutorials playlist, for sure! I'll forget the info if I don't come back to it.

[@drewtonmorrison]

Really good. I was using the RenderDocs workaround before and it was so hard to get even a small scene.

[@CGGeek]

I used that once too, this is soo much better

[@AZAN3d]

Bro is another way to make building without google map procedure?? @@CGGeek

[@rodeobot]

I used this for a recent commision but did not know about the custom texture thing! WOW!!!

[@joshuaborner]

Woah man I wouldn't be so open about using googles property commercially if i were you...

[@rodeobot]

just an art commission for personal use :) @@joshuaborner

[@eoghanley]

Definitely not legal to use for commercial uses, I wouldn't say that openly if I were you

[@p1qt.h4ndl]

Maybe add a...jk...at the end 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@BillZebubproductions]

This is exciting. I remember the older video and kept that in the back of my mind. This vid bumped that up in the priority list (mental list).

[@juandiegotorresalvear6916]

amazing tutorial, thanks for sharing this valuable knowledge, super useful

[@DriveCamGB]

excellent guide these steps explained by you work. cheers!

[@jamesriley5057]

I always learn a ton from this geek. Edit: Has anyone found a clever way to retopo and bake the texture to a better-looking mesh, with fewer polys even?

[@virtual3dworld_1000]

perfect

[@VisualistAyush07]

No,Ian hubert is harmed in this video

[@Mrshotalot1st]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5amen

[@PhilR0gers]

Works brilliantly. Disappointingly, the 3D models for the place where I live are super low-res. and years out of date.

[@Turgineer]

This tutorial helped me a lot for my university project. Thanks.

[@alexdylan04]

Worked perfectly, thank you. Ran into an issue along the way with error 403, if you need a fix, its down below Error 403: My problem was that my Map Tiles api wasn't enabled on the google platform even though I thought it was. After enabling and making sure it was indeed on, it worked. Try restarting blender after re-enabling the api if the issue continues

[@wither5833]

Nice to see you back nice 😊

[@MedicalCannabis_]

i keep getting this error "Unable to process the root URI of the 3D Tiles: HTTP Error 404: Not Found" pls help

[@sannminwin7214]

WoW, that's pretty cool. Thanks for showing us. I wonder what would take to build 3D map inside a building e.g like airport or shopping mall

[@adharshkramesh]

Wow that's fantastic

[@demetriusprime1505]

Seriously that is REALLY fantastic. Hope this gets even better

[@Cgpunk00]

Oh man you are incredible ❤

[@AnimatorHeadSpace]

That's so cool man!

[@Everything3dAnimation]

that look amazing !! Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@piusdoe8984]

Interesting add on. Thanks for showing it

[@drawishes]

Thank you! Your videos r awesome🤸‍♂️

[@yoavbarnea1005]

OK I suscribed! But only because you're awesome! Not because you told me to ;)

[@mrskull3607]

wow great tuto, thank you, i wonder if we can use it in STL for 3d print?

[@USBEN.]

Great for populating terrain generator mountains.

[@KerrRobinson]

Its giving me an error saying unable to do the operation when I do this. What am I missing?

[@phantomabid]

Cool, dude! Thanks for the tutorial 😀

[@kottvfx]

Seen this in musicvideos imma start using it

[@rainyrobloxian-xt9cl]

Did anyone else get this error? Anyone know how to solve this? Unable to process the root URI of the 3D Tiles: HTTP Error 403: Forbidden

[@mattimakinen1966]

same problem here

[@rainyrobloxian-xt9cl]

@@mattimakinen1966 yeah

[@yulianurannisanugroho9808]

yeah me too! still don't know how to solve that :(

[@alexdylan04]

Had this issue. My problem was that my Map Tiles api wasn't enabled on the google platform even though I thought it was. After enabling and making sure it was indeed on, it worked. Try restarting blender after re-enabling the api if the issue continues

[@ronsflightsimlab9512]

Awesome, Thanks!

[@le_paludo]

amazing tutorial

[@brianbetz7753]

Thanks ! Excellent...just what I was looking for !

[@spaceboffin]

Excellent tut. Thanks.

[@andyesgrove]

this is wonderful... as was the previous video.... however when i export and load in to Unreal Engine i lose all the textures... any ideas?

[@abdullahayad6923]

You're The Best

[@kimiQa002]

this is so helpful，great work!

[@Seugy2]

Awesome! Thanks Steve.

[@wouter3879]

is there a way to fix the geometry of the buildings? (Make wonky lines straight)

[@Beef_Base69]

you gotta follower for life just from the no sponsors part haha

[@LeiffNathanAMendoza]

AWESOME INDEED... GREAT SWIFT VID THOUGH

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

Love it.

[@EdanJekyll]

hi im a new subcriber of your channel i want to be you a Vfx artist here in the philippines i would love to learn more with your videos i would love to watch your incoming new videos. please keep uploading thank you. someday my pc could create like that without lagging. having a pc could create like that is a dream come true. keep uploading more videos

[@nutours]

Really Good. How do I export it to a 3d viewer and get the colors and everything.

[@TrueVedao]

I try it for my city and it just gives me a flat plane with top view images from google maps. What am I doing wrong? :)

[@_fuaaad]

Same here brother

[@creativekaii]

But how would you clean up the buildings to make them look more accurate? Would you sculpt? The buildings look too distorted and low resolution.

[@zanderalberto3576]

Any way to do it without a payment method?

[@thijmencornelissen8722]

Damn, I’ve Been waiting for several days for the intire world to import...

[@junekitho]

thanks :) its a nice tutorial

[@emekaJohn-e5y]

For me CG is the best blender teacher ❤❤

[@MunniHossain-vk9zv]

No blender guru is the best blender teacher

[@grigorescustelian6012]

2:29 - Whoa Whooo, Dude, slower! - that's the actual complicated stuff

[@HarryPotterFan1307]

This dude must be rocking four 3060’s like Blender Guru, cause lord he’s rendering on the spot 😂

[@blenderstuffs]

Amazing 🤩🤩

[@neptun3189]

just flexin that graswald addon

[@bulatovicmi]

I followed your instructions, but when I want to export to fxb, blender exports only mesh without textures. Download folder that I created for downloading maps is empty. What to do?

[@takaw.d8486]

Is there a way to do this with Medieval buildings?? or a fantasy setting??

[@prochitecture]

You can find a town with medieval buildings that have 3D data in Google Maps and import it.

[@wrillywonka1320]

I noticed that you dont have a video on gaussian splats. Is it too soon you think?

[@Sean_brdrck]

Hey I just started using blender and I’m overwhelmed how fast you use different keys and actions in it. I know it’s a lot I ask for but could you please do a detailed version of the video I think I wouldn’t be the only one who would love to do this myself but it’s just too difficult. Thanks 🙏

[@cgimadesimple]

super cool

[@marinosdelis6778]

A valid directory for data in the addon preferences isn't set how can l fix this

[@gden6418]

any solutions ?

[@zloboslav_]

Yes! I've been thinking about this and how to export OSM data and import in blender, but suddenly you tell me there's a plugin! This is awesome, thank you!

[@dklovesvegas]

Yes! TY. TY.

[@Cinnamon_Shaey]

Why do I have the urge to import the whole world 😂

[@otherrings2887]

😂😂😂😂

[@sommerheiler7559]

Thats what i was thinking 🤣🤣

[@anzaklaynimation]

Great tutorial as usual. Can you make detailed tutorial on blender drivers?

[@yulianurannisanugroho9808]

I got this error when I clicked import (unable to process the root URI of the 3D tiles HTTP 403 forbidden error). Does anyone know how to solve this? Thanks!

[@alexdylan04]

Had this issue. My problem was that my Map Tiles api wasn't enabled on the google platform even though I thought it was. After enabling and making sure it was indeed on, it worked. Try restarting blender after re-enabling the api if the issue continues

[@RaffoVFX]

Imagiscope Tech Earth Modeler addon will make it really much easier, I just hope soon!

[@prochitecture]

What was difficult? Note that Google 3D Tiles can't be used without getting an API key with a bank card.

[@realBeacski380]

Hey, man, this isn't easy lol

[@spacehunter2018]

Dont worry, u got it! 🫡

[@zephyr9739]

ok +1 ... bruh why not every videos on ytb are as good as yours man ??

[@rohullahalavi]

Thanks for videos

[@vicar7632]

Great Video, can u use a API key from maptiler instead google?

[@NervusEnergy]

I bought the add-on and followed your tutorial exactly. I selected a small area of Washington DC (around the white house) and while the image overlay is correct, the model is mostly flat, just lumps where there are buildings. Is this because DC has not been 3D scanned? I feel like I wasted my money.

[@BanaKoolit]

nice i will try it

[@skellykenz]

how do I set this up without a valid payment method?

[@IchijoTorukojin]

hi bro. amazing job. can you tell me what is your pc specs pls?

[@Bubble_Spacemaul]

Great video ❤

[@sagarmore4968]

Thanks

[@happyandhealthy888]

Imagine museum where you can add 1 room.

[@ChiTownNFTs]

Once you render these can you export out an image large enough to print on a t-shirt?

[@joseterran]

great video thx!

[@Lorax5541]

What's the add on for then open street map

[@rainyrobloxian-xt9cl]

Is this free?

[@MrFoxANDnoobie]

1:30 ❤

[@SandilyaKolipaka]

Yes

[@thedwaynerailfans]

random question, do u accept modeling suggestions? i am just starting out on modeling and trying to learn the basics by modeling minor things of what i love 1st

[@BrianPlaysVr]

im trying to make a bonelab map on the oculus vr game.

[@AppleExpeditionProductions]

Thank you very much for this video. Is it possible to edit the image texture file?

[@matijaoroz204]

Is there an easy way just to check if the lower populated city that i want to use has a 3d scan?

[@stfVFX]

this is PERFECT for scene layout...im definitely gonna use it lol

Why dont you guys select somewhere from Europe or Asia or Central Asia for once?

[@ceciliaegidi3383]

I followed the steps, but wasn't able to convert the materials, any tips?

[@Suzuki_Hiakura]

I remember following the old video and trying to do that for Paris... somehow I messed it up horribly and had nothing aside from broken roads and about 5 buildings in the area I had selected lol... might try doing this again.

[@insertnamehere7188]

Would this still work even if the city I was copying didn’t have 3D view on google earth like Moscow or Beijing

[@prochitecture]

Unfortunately no

[@happyandhealthy888]

Adding see to the existing city.