DProfiler modeler & converter

If you’re looking for a quick way to get the latitude and longitude out of a placemark in Google Earth (useful for placing a Location Marker or Location Pin in DProfiler modeler, or specifying the location for a model produced by DProfiler converter), we’ve provided an easy way to accomplish this.

In Google Earth, create a new placemark and position it at the coordinates you wish to capture (i.e., corner of a site, etc…). Once you’ve closed the Add Placemark dialog, right click on the placemark and choose Copy.

In DProfiler modeler, click the toolbar button for adding a Location Marker or Location Pin and press Ctrl+V or right-click and choose Paste. This works if your cursor is in one of the textboxes on the dialog. Notice that the coordinates in the dialog are now the coordinates represented by the placemark. Click OK to place the Marker or Pin in the model that represents the spatial location of the placemark you copied to the clipboard in Google Earth.

In DProfiler converter, when you’ve copied a Google Earth placemark to the clipboard, put your cursor in one of the latitude or longitude fields and press Ctrl+V or right-click and choose Paste. Notice that the coordinates are now the coordinates represented by the placemark.

New Product Launch!

If you are interested in creating new model content or taking existing model content into Google Earth you will be interested in the new DProfiler Suite, available at www.dpearth.com (from 9am CST 2nd August 2005).

The suite consists of two products:

1. DProfiler modeler - a simple to use 3D modeling application with the ability to export into Google Earth

2. DProfiler converter - a simple tool to convert existing 3ds or IGES files from products such as 3D Studio MAX, formZ, AutoCAD, etc. to KMZ or KML for import into Google Earth

There is a free, time-limited trial available at the URL linked above. Download it, and check it out. There will be additional content forthcoming on this site as well as ongoing discussion, currently hosted on the Google Earth BBS/forum. Our announcement post in that community is here.