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Placing an existing model in Google Earth

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  1. Start Google Earth and fly in so you're looking down at the location you want to place your model.
  2. Open your model in SketchUp.
  3. Click "Get Current View."
  4. Click "Toggle Terrain" so that the 3D image of the terrain is showing. This will show you any slope that the terrain has at the location you imported, and your model might end up partially or even fully under the sloped terrain.
  5. Move and rotate your model as necessary to get the final positioning just right. If the terrain is sloped, you will need to move it up or down (in the blue direction) so that it is sitting on the ground.
  6. Click "Place Model" to view your model in Google Earth.

For more information about placing a SketchUp model in Google Earth, click here.

updated 1/28/2010

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