

For example, I want to rotate this model along with the green axis, so I will take the rotate tool and specify rotate axis for this model.Īnd then rotate it like this. You can rotate your model according to in which direction you want to face it. It will show you all the possible geography of that region. There is one more Layer of this snapshot: the Location Terrain layer, and by enabling it, you can see the terrain view of this geo-location snapshot. Now come to the Tags panel of the Default tray, and here you will find the Location Snapshot layer, which is the layer of this imported geo map. You can adjust your model according to the ground of this map.Īnd for moving it up, I will take the Move tool from the tool panel then choose the moving axis along which I will move it. Geo Snapshot will come on your working screen like this. Here you can enter values according to your chosen location.
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Once you click on this button, a new dialog box of ‘Set Manual Geo-location’ will be open. You can also set this location manually, and for that, you have to make click on the ‘Set Manual Location’ button of this Model Info dialog box. Once you click on this button, your selected geo-location will import on the working screen of SketchUp and also there will be a Model Info dialog box in which you can see details of the exact location of your selected geolocation on the map. Once you are satisfied with your location and selected region, click on the Import button of this dialog box. You can also drag a map all around to set the proper location by holding it with a mouse click.

You increase or decrease the size of selecting box according to how much area you want to select. Once you are satisfied with your location, then click on the Select Region button of this dialog box.Īnd a square box will become for selecting the region.

You can zoom in or out according to how much detail you want to locate in the region of your model. You can enter your desired address in the search box of this Add Location dialog box, and when you click on the search button, it will locate your address on the map.īy clicking on the Map type button, you can change the geographical map to a normal map structure. You can find 3D Warehouse in the scroll-down list of the Window menu. 3D Warehouse is an online library of Sketchup from where you can get different models for your project work. For understanding geo-location, we need a model, and for that, I will make a house model from the 3D Warehouse of this software.

You just have to manage your model according to direction, height, and other parameters that suit your desired requirement. Working with Geo-location in SketchUp is a very easy task. There are many more things in this feature of which you can manage according to you. You set geo-location for your model by locating it on the geographical map or by entering the address of that location in the geo-location box of this software. SketchUp Geolocation is a very good feature of this software, and by using this feature, you can place your model on the required location as per clients desired that means you can show your model with its geographical location on which it will be constructed and understand different aspect such as environment around it, sunlight direction and timing, the effect of community around it and so on.
