Google maps 3d into blender

[flino2004]

I tested in case I need it ....actually I need it now for a project. It works great!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_XsmoZJmG8

[Neilg]

hey, thanks! this wont last long, will try and grab some hot spots this week...

[theedge]

Used it on a project last year and works perfectly. But it won't do wonders. Google Maps 3D models are what they are and for anything but distant buildings it just looks crap.

[super gnu]

its useful for reflections/shadows on buildings, or fast flyovers. agreed its no use for direct visualisation in most cases.

And i wouldnt assume it can be stopped so easily by google.. this method rips the 3d models from your gpu ram.. They need to be present in your gpu ram in a specific format to be used. google cannot easily avoid that, although im sure they are cleverer than me so i cant rule out they find a way!

[rusteberg]

played around with it a bit the other day - thanks for posting!