How to get Google Maps into Revit & Enscape!

[@byDevCreates]

I have just uploaded an updated method for this workflow (it's much easier as we skip renderdoc and it's still free): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGKreGmHa9p8nNk

[@satg5733]

Insane, you’re the first tutorial and only one that I can find that made it work. Process tree is what fixed it for me !

[@JeBo-iw6gt]

this is exactly the site we planned a building in architecture school last year! thanks for the great information

[@byDevCreates]

That's awesome! No worries man.

[@GeorgeNicola]

Thanks, I am using this workflow for almost 3 years now, but I wasn't aware of the plugins, just purchased them to speed up things.

[@byDevCreates]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@cingyingchung]

I am having a headache how to cut the map in Blender. After watching the video, it will be very helpful for my work. Thank you.

[@yeahitsjuju8805]

For others who don’t have the option to export the .FBX to .RCS, I found that you can settle for .PTS. Then start a new point cloud project in Recap (Not Photo) and proceed to export to RCS!

[@byDevCreates]

Thanks for sharing that!

[@gersonalvarez9620]

Life-saver!

[@abelimitless]

I wish I found your videos earlier but never too late I am on my 3rd year of urban planning and have studio projects lining up and found those helpful

[@byDevCreates]

Thanks you!

[@byDevCreates]

Also made a Discord community for anyone who's interested in Revit / Tech in Architecture: discord.gg/9ynxXrMkSY

[@akhabueoriwoh4373]

I like your tutorial. Straight to the point, clear and for real

[@daisu7545]

this is not working for me. when i press ok after injecting it it pops up another one with the numbers and then google chrome opens like normally without that black bar left top corner

[@DragosCaragea]

Same here.

[@AussieBIMGuru]

Cheers for the shoutout, and well covered!

[@byDevCreates]

Few people have problems between different versions of Blender, Renderdoc and Maps plugin importer not working. I recommend trying earlier versions to see if they work. Versions I used when recording: Renderdoc 1.16 64bit Maps model importer 0.4.0 Blender: 3.0.0 Hope it helps!

[@kichapps]

Hey Dev, I'm not able to follow through. When I try to import the obj file into Enscape, the Preview is just blank, unlike 29:21. Any idea why this might happen?

[@patschdrang]

Working combination i'm using for a while now: Google Maps Importer 0.5.0, Renderdoc 1.19. Blender 3.1.2. Thanks for your video. I've found some handy tricks for cleaning up some mesh and exporting a fbx for use in 3ds max, which I didnt know before. Maybe another method for scaling a Google Model Importer capture to real world scale: Before i'm using captures from Google Model Importer, I always make a image overlay from the OpenStreetMaps plugin for Blender. A really fast and simple way to make a real world scale mesh (with or without terrain height) with a (adjustable resolution) image overlay. From there I import various captures from Google Model Importer and scale them to the OSM image overlay.

[@jflemay]

Yes, this helps. On my Windows 10 computer (a Mac Pro running Boot Camp), using the latest version of Chrome, it works using Renderdoc 1.16 but not using Renderdoc 1.27.

[@qendrimgjata1525]

Brilliant, ill try this later see if it works. but if it does youre a legend!

[@michkanazari5733]

I really appreciate your work in putting this video together and thank you for crediting your inspiration! great video

[@XXxxFlickyxxXX]

Amazing video, super in depth. I gave up 15 mins in because its just for an interior design assignment. 😅

[@GroupGrocon]

This is brilliant Dev, thank you.

[@neosalgorithm]

BRO IVE BEEN LOOOOOOOKING FOR THESE PACKING STEPS ON THE BELMDER SIDE BEFORE TRANSFERING TO RHINO OR ELSEWERE AND I COULDNT HAVE IMAGINE A WORKLFOW THAT ALLOWS THE EXPORT TO BE BROUGHT INTO REVIT SO AMAZING THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! FEELS LIKE AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT

[@byDevCreates]

YOU'RE WELCOME :D

[@neosalgorithm]

YES WE ALL BOW TO THE ALMIGHTY DEV ! WE TRULLY DO STAND ON THE SHOULDER’s OF GIANTS, YOU STAY WELL AND LIVE A LONG HAPPY LIFE FOR THIS GIFT YOU GRANTED THE ARCH COMMUNITY IN THE FORM OF YOUR VIDEO (sorry for the all caps this was just frankly the best thing that happened to my workflow in years. 🥲)

[@kimonmare4470]

Appreciate the video Dev! Noticed that programs are very fussy regarding which versions you're using. RenderDoc version 1.13 / MapsModelsImporter version 0.4.0 (downloaded separately) / Blender 2.93 LTS worked for me.

[@byDevCreates]

Thanks for highlighting

[@nathan1459]

This was great. Very clear presentation.

[@FreeKiLLuminati]

very professional man i loved your workflow

[@mmcguireiphone]

Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for posting

[@karlduckett]

Great workflow! If the final output is just for visualization you could have stayed in Blender. Bring the sketchup/revit model into the .blend file and add some HDRIs, fix up some of the janky textures/buildings there.

[@JaredG_WV]

Most architects don't have Blender in their skillset because most their time is spent in Revit or AutoCAD, its more-so graphics dedicated people that use it. Enscape, Lumion, and Twinmotion are tailored towards architects for quick visualization.

[@FranciscoGarcia-yq2sg]

Amazing Dev, very thorough!!!

[@archiboi]

thank you for the tutorial. when i try to import an renderdoc file into blender nothing happens unfortunately (EDIT: i used the same versions as in the description mentioned)

[@stelchor]

Awesome! Great work!!

[@SirKombabomba]

Awesome Dev- Bravo!!

[@rgrox2000]

Amazing Dev! Really helpful!!

[@theresa6895]

Thank you for the tutorial! If I need to further modify the site during design in Revit, what should I do? Is there a way to do it without going back to blender and delete the points?

[@gustavo-souza]

Brilliant man, thanks! 🇧🇷

[@hiwotgirma6866]

This is brilliant!!

[@DanielMartinez-kb5zn]

There's no 3D buildings on maps for the site I'm planning to do this process. Does it work ok if I go to the street view? I'm in Colombia and for some reason there's no 3D buildings. Please help!!

[@larsnielsen1378]

This is a really fantastic workflow! So Clever. Unfortunately though, when I export the RCS file from Recap Photo and bring the final product into Revit, it loses half of the points and has white dots everywhere. Have I not set a resolution setting properly somewhere along the line? Such a great backdrop for architecture assignments, I really would love to get the final product looking fantastic. Seems that most people on this post have got it right. Does anyone know what I have done wrong?

[@eastudio-K]

great video so is this still the best process to have earth models in revit? seems great but wish revit just had the capability. I dont know blender, have been wondering if I should learn it.

[@AbDullAHMoHAAmeD]

Thank you

[@rarescolt510]

Hei brother. In RECAP i do not have the RCS export option... why??? :(

[@adambates362]

Awesome, thank you for sharing! What kind of final file sizes are you working with as far as the OBJ going into Enscape and the Revit model with the point cloud?

[@byDevCreates]

Honestly can vary quite a bit from 40mb to 400mb+ depending on the quality of the textures you extract (how much you zoom in), and the overall extents of your site.

[@ChristopherNelson-wm8up]

.exe^"--disable-gpu-sandbox--gpu-startup-dialog" will not take. Can you provide the command line.... not sure what I'm missing here

[@kaitlingirard4170]

same issue here

[@Matias21704]

thanks

[@juliocastillo366]

materials are not showing in Recap or even in Formit when I import the fbx file. I have follow every single step, please help!!!

[@krypt2k25]

yeh wish this was possible for india too but the data is just not available have to model everything

[@gbimconsultores7009]

Awesome!!!!!!

[@CORTEZZZZZ87]

Hi Dev, i'm having a problem with recap photo, it doesn't give me the option to export to RCS.

[@FrostyDrums]

When I load my OBJ into Enscape, no matter what I do, Lilly or not, textures will not load. Any suggestions on how to get the Albedo to work? Thanks!

[@shahab414]

I couldn't go through first step (the black ribon upside of chrome not shown ) and couldn't take a screen records as well :((

[@lukerowlinson5534]

I have a similar result - appears Google have stopped the 3D mode in maps when injecting into the process from RenderDoc 1.28, Chrome Version 115.0.5790.171 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[@michaelchoi7043]

Hey Dev, my RECAP doesnt allow me to export as a RCS. Is it possible because I am using a student license? Thanks.

[@Dave.duquee]

Woooooooow you save me

[@K3nQq]

Nice!

[@marvmarv9027]

the MapsModelImporter is not available. Would it still work without it?

[@0skeletor]

Thanks, this is a really useful workflow tutorial. Do you have any advice on how to relink textures in the Enscape asset editor? I'm trying to import a site into Enscape and the OBJ file does not come in with any textures. I can relink them individually but that isn't practical for 400+ texture files. Tried the GLTF export suggested in another comment, but that keeps crashing Enscape entirely.

[@byDevCreates]

Glad you found it helpful! Honestly I'm not too sure, I know this was a concern of mine going forward so that is why I preferred the plugin to merge them, just incase it failed in the future I only had 1 texture to re-link.

[@0skeletor]

@@byDevCreates Thanks for responding! I did use the Lily plugin and created the texture, but unfortunately it didn't relink all of them at the same time. This may be because I had to transfer the files to another machine and the file paths couldn't link up naturally. I really enjoyed learning this workflow though, so thank you for posting it!

[@carlosmonteiro6595]

amazing!!!! Top Top

[@user-ug6hh4qg3n]

Are there any other ways to export from blender to Revit?

[@thecosmossmokeshop6463]

Blender does not have the import add on for maps?

[@janehadley2770]

Hi, when you do the chrome changes you say check the description my one? I have typed in what you pasted, and it doesn't work. Where is the description and what am I supposed to be pasting in. Happy for anyone to help ASAP - Great Tutorial just stuck at this one spot.

[@byDevCreates]

Still works for me, did you copy + paste it in how I done it on the tutorial? Try 64bit one first, then 32. Don't 'type it in' - copy and paste it.

[@sam12149]

Hi, how long does it usually take to import the geometries? For me, ReCap Photo just crashes after a perpetual 'loading mesh'. And enscape just throws a 'System out of memory'. Any ideas on what's wrong? I have plenty of ram.

[@byDevCreates]

not sure but try this new workflow I've just posted! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGKreGmHa9p8nNk

[@mrcxko]

for some reason when importing into recap photo the textures mess up

[@byDevCreates]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGKreGmHa9p8nNk new video check this method

[@attaabdullahi5393]

Invalid RDC capture file. during import to blender, please kindly help

[@kichapps]

Make sure you have the right versions of Blender, RenderDoc and MapsModelImporter.

[@hiwotgirma6866]

The obj I have imported doesn't have a texture(it's not an FBX).Does anyone know how to fix that??😢

[@hiwotgirma6866]

Okay finally solved it by exporting the file to .gltf instead of .obj....incase someone is having the same issue.

[@kichapps]

@@hiwotgirma6866 When I try to load the obj to enscape, it shows nothing. Is that what you also faced?

[@Nammakannadiga]

This is awesome dev . is any possibility of taking this in to CIVIL3d ?

[@byDevCreates]

Haven't actually tried it my self so cant say. Haven't used Civil3D.

[@peterderooy2116]

my Google Chrome will not show 3d. The Shift key does not work. will this work in google earth?

[@kimonmare4470]

Hi Peter, be sure to allow google chrome to access your location via settings top right. Thereafter you have to tick the Globe View box in google maps bottom left under Layers / More

[@pyaesone4741]

Hi, I am not sure did you already solve the problem or not. Actually you just need to put your pointer on the layer picture at left bottom, after that choose more and tick on the Globe View. After that you should see 3D by clicking shift+left click

[@HoaVu-gz4il]

like pro

[@akhabueoriwoh4373]

my google map is not showing in 3D

[@byDevCreates]

are you able to see the layers on the bottom left of your screen when in chrome? If so make sure you're in satellite view, then hold shift and left click drag on your mouse to pan around.

[@akhabueoriwoh4373]

@@byDevCreates I can see the layers on the bottom left of my screen when in chrome. But before this stage, after following the steps up to the point where we lunch chrome, I do not see the D icon on the top right corner on the chrome window

[@akhabueoriwoh4373]

@@byDevCreates I can see the layers on the bottom left of my screen when in chrome. But before this stage, after following the steps up to the point where we lunch chrome, I do not see the D icon on the top right corner on the chrome window

[@philipkelly9521]

is there not a copyright issue?

[@byDevCreates]

To use it for commercial use I believe you have to contact Google support.

[@brendanwatson2901]

This isn't csgo

[@planetarytiger]

nexus build

[@mustafizrahman252]

Too good and too complicated as well