OgleEarth posts on SOLA G2, a free program (PC/Mac; free for non-commercial uses) for converting 3D objections in a number of standard formats into Google Earth KML files:
- Autodesk *.FBX (2006.11)
- 3D Studio *.3DS
- Wavefront *.OBJ
- Autodesk *.DXF
- Collada *.DAE
- Should also work with objects created with the free open source 3D program Blender, as long as you export them in a compatible format.
Select a filetype, choose the location, units and orientation, and SOLA G2 supposedly does the rest. I say supposedly only because I don’t have any files to test it out with; feel free to post your results in the comments below. You can also download the legacy version 1.0 of SOLA in case you have problems getting good results with version 2.0.
Related posts:
- GIS On Easter Island
- Converting Shapefiles To KML With The gSpatial Toolbar (In Theory)
- Converting Shapefiles and ArcINFO Coverages To AutoCAD DXF Format
- Converting Text/Spreadsheet Files To Point Shapefile Format
- Exporting Data From Google Earth To A GPS Unit
- Converting Google Earth KML Files To Shapefile Format
- Importing GPS Data Into Google Earth I – Proprietary software and EasyGPS
- The Last Word (For Now) On Converting Google Earth KML Files To Shapefiles
- Using GPS Utility To Import/Export GPS Data To/From Google Earth
- Another Way To Convert Google Earth KML Files To Shapefiles
- Converting DEM Files To .asc Format For Terrain Bender; Creating Matching Raster Overlays
- Uploading .img Map Files To A Garmin GPS Unit With MapUpload
- Adding Vector Graphic Objects To Google Earth
- Converting OpenStreetMap Data Into GPX Or Garmin .img Format
