Update 2018-05-14: SketchOSM is now available at the SketchUp Extension Warehouse!
Hi everyone,
My name is Dale and our team developed PlaceMaker, a popular commercial SketchUp plugin that imports 3D geospatial information (including OSM data) and optimizes it for SketchUp users.
I want to introduce a new OSM editor that we have developed for the main purpose of making it easy to add more 3D Buildings to OSM. The editor is a plugin for SketchUp so you need to have SketchUp Make (free) or Pro (2017 or newer) installed in order to use it.
I hope that this editor will serve three main purposes for the OSM community:
- Introduce OSM editing to the millions of SketchUp users around the world
- Provide a useful tool for existing OSM collaborators to add more 3D buildings to OSM
- Increase the number and quality of 3D Buildings in OSM
Please watch the video below to understand how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PtYiTUIKiE
Features:
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Compatible with SketchUp 2017+ Make or Pro (Windows Only)
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Geo-location tool
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Geo-locate your model and import a satellite image from DigitalGlobe as a reference for tracing buildings
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Import OSM road centerlines and show existing OSM 3D Buildings for reference
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Create Simple OSM 3D Buildings
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Create Multi-Part Complex (Relation) Buildings
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Parametric tools to edit new buildings
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Height Tool
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Roof shape (gable, hip, round, skillion, onion, dome, round, pyramid)
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Roof Height
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Building Color
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Roof Color
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Edit Building Outline
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Minimum Building Height
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Copy Attributes (tags) from one building to another
How to Install
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Download SketchUp 2017 Make for free. SketchUp Pro 2017 or newer can also be used.
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Install SketchUp by double-clicking the downloaded installer file.
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Open the Extension Warehouse from inside SketchUp
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Search the Warehouse for ‘SketchOSM’ and then install
Basic Usage:
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Geo-locate your model to select the location you want to create buildings. For best imagery resolution, zoom in to the max level before importing.
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Use SketchUp built-in tools to trace faces over top of building outlines
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Open the SketchOSM Dialog (login to OSM first)
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Select a building outline face and click the ‘Create Buildings’ button
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Select the new building ‘group’ and adjust the building attributes using settings in the dialog
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Upload buildings to OSM if desired using the upload button in the dialog.
Please check out our FAQ here and watch the video above before posting feedback:
https://mindsightstudios.com/sketchosm/
Thanks!
Dale