Hi guys, check this amazing tutorial Google Maps 3D Data into Blender shared by Nicko16.
In this video we’ll see how to extract 3D data from Google Maps using RenderDoc and the amazing MapsModelsImporter by Élie Michel.
How to import Google Maps 3D Data into Blender?
Using a Blender add-on to import models from google map.
Import Google Maps 3D Data into Blender
Please consider donating on his Github page if you find this process useful:
https://github.com/eliemichel/MapsModelsImporter
This is the text that you need to add to the Chrome shortcut target field to run it in debug mode (delete the existing contents beforehand):
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c “SET RENDERDOC_HOOK_EGL=0 && START “” ^”C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe^” –disable-gpu-sandbox –gpu-startup-dialog”
- You can download the MapsModelmporter addon here(MapsModelsImporter-v0.2.1.zip): https://github.com/eliemichel/MapsModelsImporter/releases
- You can download RenderDoc here: https://renderdoc.org/
- You can see Elie’s original video here: https://youtu.be/X6Q7dbtXVZQ
- You can download Blender here: https://www.blender.org/download/
- Donate to Élie here: https://github.com/eliemichel/MapsModelsImporter
- You can see how to use Blender GIS here: https://youtu.be/YNtKnmRXVlo
Thanks also to Bjørn Terje Hansebråten who recommended this process to me in the Blender GIS comments.
