Limitations in the Google Earth Connection for Archicad package Windows 64-bit and OSX versions
The automated data exchange between Archicad 64-bit edition and Google Earth, Google Warehouse and SketchUp is not available due to technical limitations. Read more about the suggested manual communication workflow below:
- The automated data exchange between Archicad Windows 64-bit / OS X edition and Google Warehouse / SketchUP is not available due to technical limitations. The suggested manual communication workflow between these programs is the following:
Google Warehouse object conversion to Archicad
- Download the object manually from Google Warehouse in Google SketchUP format (.skp).
- Import the object into Archicad using the SketchUP I/O converter add-on.
Archicad scene upload to Google Warehouse
- Export the scene from Archicad using the SketchUP I/O converter add-on.
- Upload the scene manually to Google Warehouse in Google SketchUP format (.skp) from a web browser.
- The automated data exchange between Archicad Windows 64-bit / OS X edition and Google Earth is not available due to technical limitations. The suggested manual communication workflow between these programs is the following:
Google Earth geo location information import to Archicad
- Mark the terrain’s typical points with placemarks in Google Earth.
- Export the placemarks either individually or as a group from Google Earth in .kmz/.kml format.
- Import the .kmz/.kml files into Archicad using the Google Earth I/O converter add-on.
Note: Only scenes that contain stored geo location information can be imported into Google Earth