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Experience it in 3D on Google Earth.
Experience it in 3D on Google Earth.
It’s free and easy to show the world your projects.
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FAQWhat is a Place on Xomaa? A Place is your portfolio of Projects. It includes your profile page and all of the Projects you create and post to Xomaa. ________________________________________________________________________ How do I create a Place for myself on Xomaa? Just sign up and you can start building a portfolio of Projects right away. ________________________________________________________________________ How do I create a Project? Once you have signed up click the Create Project button and fill in the appropriate fields to best show off your design or idea. Once you have built a Project you can update or edit as much as you like. ________________________________________________________________________ What kind of files can I show in my Project? You can show image files in JPG or PNG format and 3D files in KMZ or KML format. ________________________________________________________________________ What is a KMZ file? KMZ is a file format that displays geographic visualization, 2D maps and 3D data. It is a zipped or compressed version of the KML format. KMZ allows you to display your designs in 3D on Xomaa in an embedded Google Earth window on your Project pages. The following link will give you more details on KMZ files: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_Markup_Language ________________________________________________________________________ How do I make KMZ files? First you have to find a location on Google Earth where you want your model to appear. Once you have done this you need to import the terrain into Sketchup and build your design on the appropriate spot. After you are done building you need to export the model from Sketchup as a KMZ file and then upload it to Xomaa using the Upload KMZ button in your Project Editor. The following link will give you more details: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=36241 ________________________________________________________________________ Are there any size constraints with KMZ files? Yes, the files must be smaller than 2 MG to post on Xomaa.
The following PDF is also good reference for Google Earth building codes: http://corporate.emporis.com/pdf/databuzz/googlesketchup-modelyourcampus.pdf ________________________________________________________________________ Do I need a Google account to use Xomaa? You do not need a Google account to create a Place for yourself on Xomaa. However, if you want to use the full suite of Google tools we recommend that you have a Google account. To sign up go here https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount. ________________________________________________________________________ Can I show other models than Sketchup? You can present models or renderings that were produced in any software as jpg images or video animations. However, in order for the models to be viewed in the embedded Google Earth window they need to be converted to KMZ files. ________________________________________________________________________ When I upload a model as a KMZ file why does it not show up in the middle of the Google Earth window? Try re-positioning your view in Sketchup and re-export a new KMZ file with the new position. The position of the viewer in Sketchup does effect the starting POV when you see the same model in Google Earth. Sometimes if a model has a large part of it burried under ground the starting POV in Google Earth will be right next to the ground and appear very confusing to a new viewer. In this case zoom pretty far out and above the model in Sketchup when you export to KMZ. ________________________________________________________________________ Why does my KMZ file fail to open in Google Earth? This can be caused by a variety of reasons but the most common one is a bad file name. Do not use @ # $ % & or any other symbols in your file name. for example franklin1&2.kmz will not work but franklinOneAndTwo.kmz will work.
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