Rhino5 to Google Earth not really working...?

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Hi all,

I am trying to export a massing study made in Rhino 5 SR12 and import it into Google Earth.

So far it looks like the plugin ignores all of the information given through the EarthAnchorPoint command (location 0, north = y axis).

When I unzipped the KMZ file and opened the KML file, I noticed all my decimal points were exported as decimal commas (I am on a german locale of Windows). After changing the commas to points the model showed up in the correct location, but I am clueless regarding setting up the correct North orientation.

I use Rhino 5 SR 12 and Google Earth 7.3.2.

Do you have any experience with this workflow? Are there newer/older versions of the exporter plugin or different ways of getting the model in?

Also, I am on a work computer, so I can’t install/uninstall other programs (like Rhino 6 or GE 8 for example).

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Hello - I don’t know about this problem but I’ll see what I can find out.

-Pascal

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Hi Pascal,

thanks, I’m eagerly waiting :slight_smile:

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Hi @eidam655 - I’m not too familiar with this workflow but I just tried exporting from a French Rhino version to Google Earth (online version) and the North mapped the earth’s North. I see you’re on SR12. You might want to update V5’s latest version (SR14), https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino/5/latest. This might have been fixed in this version.

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Hi Vanessa,

That’s great news. I hope I can upgrade my Rhino at work without problems.

In the meantime, could you please unzip your exported KMZ file and show me the contents of the KML file that’s inside it? I’m eager to see how much different the file’s structure is (more tags, decimal points etc). A screenshot would be enough.

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Also, more info - a colleague of mine has this feature working fine in Rhino SR9.

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Hello - is your colleague also using the same Windows locale as you?

-Pascal

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Hi Pascal, yes, we are using the same Windows 7.

Also, more info - I just tried to import my colleague’s models into Google Earth and it’s not working either, which leads me to conclude that it must be because of different Google Earth versions.

Thank you everyone for your patience.

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Hi @eidam655 - There’s not much in the file, I just created a solid arrow and set the coordinates in Nice, France. When I unzip the file as you suggest, I get a KML and DAE file. Attached a screenshot of the KML file opened in Notepad and the actual KMZ file zipped. I hope this helps!

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Hi Vanessa,

thank you very much, my exported files look exactly the same. I have also updated Rhino to SR14 without any effect. Which leads me to conclude that it’s probably because of Google Earth, not Rhino.

What version of GE are you using?

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Hi Adam! I used the online version, which might be the source of the differences we’re getting. You might want to import your KMZ file in the online version and see what you get.

You might also try exporting from V6 to see if there are any differences.