Browse the 3D Warehouse in Google Earth

You can browse 3D Warehouse models in Google Earth! Clicking this 3D Warehouse Community network link launches Google Earth and shows icons wherever geo-located models have been placed in the 3D Warehouse.

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Via Google Sketchup blog

3D Warehouse - now with 3D maps

You can now view 3dmodels in google 3d model maps using the Google Earth Plugin.

To see this in action, first find a geo-referenced model in the Google 3D Warehouse. Then, click on the Map tab and choose the Earth
map type (this plugin is currently only available on Windows). You'll
see the model load and the view change to focus on the 3D model - all
within the 3D Warehouse.

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Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2008, and AutoCAD 2009

The very popular Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD has been updated for AutoCAD 2009 so that it now runs on three AutoCAD versions. There have also been a few updates by the developer Thomas Inzinga:

• Support for the new AutoCAD 2009 Geographic Location object
• Numerous bug fixes.

The Google Earth Extension is a great way to get your designs into Google Earth or reference Google Earth in AutoCAD.

Google Earth adds weather information

Google Earth has added a new feature which lets users know what the weather is like while they zoom around the 3D application. It has a new layer that lets users toggle cloud cover, Doppler radar, and conditions and forecasts.


Further info visit blogpost by webware

Google Earth's Flight SImulator

Google Earth has a flight simulator feature which can be used by holding Ctrl-Alt-A tobring up the flight simulator and after that, Ctrl-A or a selection from the tools menu activates it. I found the simulator quite slow but interesting to navigate in 3D.

Google Earth Launches Galaxies

A new version of Google Earth has been launched which includes galaxies. You get a 3D view of all the constellations viewable from earth, and you can explore them in 3D. 100 million stars and 200 million galaxies are included. Belowis a video showing the new features of GE v4.2:



Further info visit webware blog post on GE.