How to place ANYTHING in Google Earth 🌎

This video shows you how to insert your 3D model into almost any location in the world in less than 10 minutes! All with only Rhino and Google Earth.
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
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[@songeh3304]

That is what exactly i wanted to know!! thanks so much for this useful tip and simple/easy explanation!!!

[@thinhvo4264]

This is so helpful. Thank you for sharing!

[@sashan1281]

This is great thank you so much! Perfect for all levels!

[@ArchiHacks]

I think so too! Hope more people will learn to use it : )

[@FelipeGuimaraesp]

this was a really nice tutorial. thanks you!

[@kerimtd]

Great video! Very clear!

[@ArchiHacks]

Glad you like it!!

[@cooperszone]

Merci beaucoup!

[@rocketclank]

Thank you!!!! :)

[@rodrigoArch]

Thanks!!!

[@3kids4dogs2cats]

thank you for the life saving video :)

[@ArchiHacks]

Always happy to save lives ; )

[@sajidakhounzada3297]

Can you please sho me how to add that search command on the left of your screen? whatever you do is writing there. and i cant add this 😥

[@ap2czy506]

This is sick

[@hadherramadhanmohammed3699]

thanks allot really amaizing

[@Anonymous-vl9gb]

that "woah" is simply legendary😂

[@ha-xw9jf]

thanks for the lovely video. I have a question, I hope you give feedback to me: if the input 3d model is point cloud data, how can we place that model in Google Earth?

[@mikebuhayTV]

Thank you once again 👌

[@ArchiHacks]

Thank you so much for your support! In case you missed it, I did a little shout out at the end ;)

[@mikebuhayTV]

@@ArchiHacks hahaha yeah you did! that's pretty cool. your instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I Shared your videos too

[@ArchiHacks]

Really appreciate that Michael :') I'll try my best to keep it up!

[@sajidakhounzada3297]

Can you please sho me how to add that search command on the left of your screen? whatever you do is writing there. and i cant add this 😥

[@aazaad2479]

Awesome!! Thanks a bunch for this!! Also, how did you change that interface to dark mode in rhino?

[@ArchiHacks]

We have a video on that! Search for Rhino dark mode on KZbin ;)

[@aazaad2479]

@@ArchiHacks sweet... Thank you!!

[@dailyinsprirations]

Thank you for the tutorial!! It worked but turned out very pixelated! Is it because of my computer?

[@jumper34238]

hi ! very nice topic but i have a question how place a revit models ? :D

[@anthonybenavidez1982]

Thanks for the video! Does this only work if the rhino model does not have groups/blocks? I have a model with groups and blocks, but when I bring it into google maps - it goes over to the site, but it does not the model. thanks!!!!

[@heyoitsnat9980]

THIS IS CRAZY, YOU ARE IN THE EXACT SITE WHERE I AM WORKING RIGHT NOW! what a coincidence

[@ArchiHacks]

Let us know if the project goes out in public!

[@oh0stv]

Thx this is awesome. A little advice: Most ppl do not need to have basics explained like how to get coordinate, where to point north or how to setup transparency. It was rather difficult for me to get the essentials out of your video. Which is: Type the earth location command, get the coordinates from GE, export it as Google earth file ... done. Most tutorials just waste too much time with basics and don't cut to the point. Still, didn't know you can export files for GE and import in GE. Thanks

[@ArchiHacks]

Thank you so much for your advice! I find it difficult to find balance between beginner friendly and introducing something more niche to advanced users. Seems like I got it the other way around this time. Haha I'll try to improve that next time! Thanks again for taking your time to give me your feedback. That helps me a lot!

[@oh0stv]

@@ArchiHacks at least you had your model already. Saw quite a number of tutorials where they literally started by opening the software. I mean, most beginner stuff is already out there one way or another, very complex things maybe effort a broader context. Time stamps also help quite a bit. Way too less are KZbiner utilizing them anyway. Goodluck with your channel.

[@ArchiHacks]

@@oh0stv Those are excellent points too. I personally enjoy using them in other videos, so I should probably do the same.. x)

[@maximelugtenburg536]

Personally, as a beginner, I do like the fact this is beginner friendly. Makes it possible for us to understand these things too. Please don’t stop with the details, or make a version which is for the more ‘advanced’ party.

[@hanseceren1]

hi i have a problem at the end saying file writing plug-in failed , thanks for the helpful tutorial

[@pathowe151]

Thanks for this!!! can i ask have you had anny luck veiwing the model on the web browser verion of google earth. i tried it and it opens the kmz file to the location but the model does not seem to load. Thanks

[@Za1n3d]

That one kid staring at that same spot you spawn that building: 👁 👄 👁

[@undergroundmonorail]

Hi, I don't know if you're still reading these comments but hopefully you hear my plea :P When I try to follow these instructions with a textured model, the model shows up in Google Earth but it's completely white. If I take the texture off of the material and assign a flat colour, Google Earth respects that, but trying to apply a texture just gets it flat out ignored. From what I can tell from my research, it *should* be able to display textures, but it's refusing to do so. (And yes, I've checked 'save textures' in the save dialog.) I don't know much of anything about 3D modelling and this video was already a huge help, but do you happen to know why I'm having trouble with this?

[@undergroundmonorail]

I've solved this, sort of! I have no idea *why* this works, but just by fooling around I managed to get it working. What you need to do is open the .kmz file as a zip file (it's really just a zip file with a special extension) and do two things: 1. Rename the folder containing the texture images (I renamed mine to "textures", I don't know if it matters) 2. Open the .dae file in a text editor, find the nodes that have the name of the model, a slash, and the name of the texture image. The name of the model will have any spaces replaced with "%20". Replace everything before the slash with whatever you renamed the folder to This *shouldn't* change anything. It's still just pointing the path to the folder. All it did was change the folder name and update the references to it. But for some reason, doing this got my textures to work.

[@pschia]

Is there a way to do the opposite? To export the google earth 3D site model into rhino?

[@obafemiawotunbo4900]

is this also applicable to 3dmax or autocad models?

[@vbkurhade]

very helpful. do you have email address where i can drop technical questions regarding above tutorial?

[@fluxorHC]

Rhino > AutoCad Thank you for the video, it is awesome.

[@sajidakhounzada3297]

Can you please sho me how to add that search command on the left of your screen? whatever you do is writing there. and i cant add this 😥

[@moisesmiranda1071]

Is there a way to take em from Earth Pro to blender?

[@ben3000]

Nice one thanks! The only thing I think you missed was the scaling of the picture in rhino- you just eyeballed it because it was an example. But is there a way of accurately sizing the picture to the correct scale?

[@ArchiHacks]

I'm glad you liked it!! Not that I know if this is 100% accurate, but if you take the screenshot with the scale (one of the check boxes on screenshot mode), you can use the bar scale to get fairly close :)

[@3kids4dogs2cats]

actually, it's easy to scale. Measure something in the picture using google earth so you know it's size. Then measure the distance in rhino. Use your calculator to find the ratio and voila, you have the correct scale factor.

[@ben3000]

@@3kids4dogs2cats Thanks for your reply - I know how to scale, but the problem is this is still eyeballing it as the accuracy is still limited by the amount that you can zoom in on google earth. It's not a big problem, just useful to know the limitations of this process.

[@sajidakhounzada3297]

@@3kids4dogs2catsCan you please sho me how to add that search command on the left of your screen? whatever you do is writing there. and i cant add this 😥

[@henrymenzies-smith9349]

Hello loved the video! Our current Uni project in London has an existing building on site already is there any possible way of removing that building. Or would this be something I would have to edit in photoshop afterwards.

[@ArchiHacks]

Hi Henry, I'm afraid there isn't a convenient option to do that. As you may have already imagined, the next best way might be taking two screenshots, one with 3D imagery and second without 3D, then photoshopping the two. I hope that helps!

[@lawrenceolivier287]

@@ArchiHacks this should work, When you're in Google Earth , just right-click any 3D building you see and choose Hide building. Buildings you hide stay hidden until you restart Google Earth. nice site just found it ;)

[@sashan1281]

@@lawrenceolivier287 Thank you!

[@josephkron4484]

Great video, but does anyone know if I can share these 3d models within google earth online? I can open the models in google earth online but they're only saved locally. It appears they cannot be opened from a .kmz file saved in google drive.

[@celinechan9642]

how did you put the google earth model in rhino ?

[@claudioarchi]

Excellent video. One question. How do you deal with altitude?

[@ArchiHacks]

You can either move your model up or move the anchor point down!

[@claudioarchi]

@@ArchiHacks Thanks I tested and it works nicely

[@ArchiHacks]

Glad we could help!

[@sajidakhounzada3297]

How did you create apartment project under places in google pro? can anyone help please??

[@TimHalvorson]

How did you match your building to real-world scale? It looks like when you imported the satellite image you didn't scale it in your Rhino against any given dimensions.... how do you know your sizes are even close to being right?

[@ArchiHacks]

If you make sure that your Rhino model is scaled correctly, it should translate precisely. If you're finding them way too small or big, try adjusting your project unit! Let me know if that works for you : )

[@TimHalvorson]

Archi Hacks is there a way to export poly lines from Google Earth to Rhino? I think a good workflow would be drawing that boundary with flat satellite imagery in GE since you can measure accurately in GE. Does GE measure tool take the distance following the topography or is it based on the flattened ground so the points selected ignore 3D extruded buildings and topo in GE? Your workflow mentioned also requires you to have known dimensions to size your building properly so getting clarity on the measurement tool would help a lot!

[@zaroes]

I know that this is an old video, but does this work with Blender or anything? I don't want to pay to use Rhino

[@bambzor]

Hi, will this work if there are already existing buildings on the site? Been trying the tutorial however I haven't had any success. Sincerely, frustrated archi student.

[@ArchiHacks]

Unfortunately there is no easy way around this. One possibility is to take two screenshots and mesh them together in Photoshop. Take one screenshot with the 3D buildings turned on, and take the second without them.

[@dfortier2087]

Hey, do you take contracts? I have a building i have to place on a site. thanks

[@ArchiHacks]

Hey send us an email with details :) [e-mail]

[@alecmahar1850]

maps says Empty KML file, did everything exactly as the video. pls help

[@aprilliu1034]

Thank you so much! But I have a question regarding this. I tried on my computer, but why my rhino can not take my latitude value? It said, "null."

[@ArchiHacks]

Make sure there are no spaces or special characters mixed into your coordinates!

[@jpraglin1991]

I'm having the same problem! There are no special characters or spaces when I put in the lat/lon, but then it says ((null)) a bunch of times when I finish doing the EarthAnchorPoint. Any suggestions?

[@jpraglin1991]

Is it possible that it's because I'm on a Mac?

[@juaninci]

when i put longitude rhino doesnt save it and turn it into 0, i do everything.

[@adrianreyes4702]

Great, but your selections were a bit unclear at 3:41 when you said "oh, you have to make sure that all your geometries are selected, then type that in". What exactly did you copy, and paste in the toolbar? It was a bit unclear. Thanks

[@ArchiHacks]

Thanks for pointing that out! I'll keep that in mind next time :)

[@jayc2469]

Has anyone seen what was done with the New Safe Confinement building on Google Earth? It seems that the Old Sarcophagus was placed Above The New Confinement in Chernobyl Unit 4! Google got any control or anything to say??!

[@lavenderbride]

"Wao" SFX

[@ArchiHacks]

😮

[@aysunguler6071]

I got google earth error says could not read the file. Anyone can help for that issue?

[@nocho895]

Everything works for me EXCEPT I can't get any colors, materials or textures to show up. When I export I have textures clicked and the options button is greyed out. Googling this issue has yielded nothing. Anyone have advice?? Thanks!

[@ArchiHacks]

It might be possible that your geometries are facing the other way. Perhaps try selecting them all and use the command 'flip'? Let me know how it goes!

[@seppforscher]

same here. tried to flip already. no effort. also tried to change the geometry, textures,... still no. does somebody out there has any further recommendations? @nocho895 did you solve the problem already?

[@polinapowers]

so after spending all day testing out dozens of export options i figured couple things that might help: 1. if you have block instances (your file was a dwg or some revit export) - explode block definitions, it will take longer for buildings to import into earth, but it will work. 2. if you have no blocks, try reparametrizing your geometry. purge the file and then export. good luck.

[@9797Emilio]

Can you drop shadow on the site?

[@ArchiHacks]

That doesn't seem to be possible as far as I can find :/

[@Chantal-612]

Can u do this in sketchup

[@ArchiHacks]

I believe so!

[@alexisdsnop2369]

Hey, can I export 2D models like empty lots to google earth?

[@ArchiHacks]

Absolutely! Make sure that your geometry is solid like surface or extrusions. I don't think curves and points are visible on Google Earth. Let me know how it goes!

[@alexisdsnop2369]

@@ArchiHacks I'm trying to do it on sketchup and then export my model to google earth but is really annoying because my model is like a projection in the ground so I'm not sure how can I make that thing work

[@ArchiHacks]

@@alexisdsnop2369 I'm not really an expert with sketchup but I can take a look. If you could send me a screenshot of what you're trying to do, I can give you more comments!

[@alexisdsnop2369]

@@ArchiHacks thanks, man. I'm sending you screenshots right now.

[@kerstentonna2268]

I did every step as you did for multiple times and it still did not work. What do you think went wrong?

[@ArchiHacks]

Not entirely sure 🤔 which part does it seem to differ?

[@nocho895]

I discovered things that were flat, not extruded, did not show up

[@therakeshlogan]

can place my 3d model permanently in google earth ? to see everyone

[@ArchiHacks]

That's not possible unfortunately :')

[@fazalkhan-yo4si]

Hey

[@fazalkhan-yo4si]

Yo it says that it failed to save. The file writing plug-in failed!

[@ArchiHacks]

This might happen when you are saving over an existing file. Make sure to clear your saving directory before saving again!

[@sajidakhounzada3297]

​@@ArchiHacks Can you please sho me how to add that search command on the left of your screen? whatever you do is writing there. and i cant add this 😥

[@manuel.camelo]

You Absolute JESUS. 👁👃👁🙏

[@mewnqmeipad8714]

How do you know that building is even able to be built? You just made lines and boxes and let the engineers force it to work?

[@user-dx9vp3kl1t]

日本語でやれや

[@koichilee2310]

なんで日本語でやらなあかんねん英語勉強しとけや