Google Maps to Blender - 2023 WORKFLOW [NO BS GUIDE] 

Thanks for commenting! I'll pin this comment to the top if anyone has the same problem.

It worked for me when I used renderdoc 1.19, blender 3.3 and latest Google Chrome. Newer versions didn't work. Surprising.

I can confirm v0.6.2 + Blender 3.5 + RenderDoc v1.19 still works on 22 December 2023

@nebulasky6863 @sandamalichamari9448 @rodriigo.morais @LordLollo98 @premislaw_aryz @BillCarlson @curryyuen@@ARBESProductions ⇃⇂ ⇃⇂ ⇃⇂ Hello to all my friends, since implementation of this issue is very important for me, I have long tried all possible methods and used most versions of all related programs, I even tried several browsers based on Chrome and Microsoft Edge, and I reviewed all the comments of dear friends and tried any path that can be tried, like closing all pages Browser in Task Manager, or as the Import Manager in Renderdoc, and other methods and details... But in the end, I couldn't connect my browser for the GPU, and when the code and the white screen were running, I would first go through the rendering process before registering OK option, and after setting and hitting OK in the code-specific window, everything would be fine for a moment, and at the top of my browser I could see the executable code, but immediately another code would come up for me, and it would seem like a page Before closing and I go through the step again and again it is fixed for a second and it closes again and automatically comes another code, and these steps are repeated up to 5 times, and the last time I enter code into the renderdoc and I click OK in the special code window no longer appears, but in my browser I can't find that code and code address in the top left The browser should be displayed no longer and in the rendering program the options side setting time and frame are closed, and only numbers can be entered, but can not click on the opposite and side options to start rendering. (>_

@nebulasky6863 @sandamalichamari9448 @rodriigo.morais @LordLollo98 @premislaw_aryz @BillCarlson @curryyuen @ARBESProductions ⇃⇂ ⇃⇂ ⇃⇂ Hello to all my friends, since implementation of this issue is very important for me, I have long tried all possible methods and used most versions of all related programs, I even tried several browsers based on Chrome and Microsoft Edge, and I reviewed all the comments of dear friends and tried any path that can be tried, like closing all pages Browser in Task Manager, or as the Import Manager in Renderdoc, and other methods and details... But in the end, I couldn't connect my browser for the GPU, and when the code and the white screen were running, I would first go through the rendering process before registering OK option, and after setting and hitting OK in the code-specific window, everything would be fine for a moment, and at the top of my browser I could see the executable code, but immediately another code would come up for me, and it would seem like a page Before closing and I go through the step again and again it is fixed for a second and it closes again and automatically comes another code, and these steps are repeated up to 5 times, and the last time I enter code into the renderdoc and I click OK in the special code window no longer appears, but in my browser I can't find that code and code address in the top left The browser should be displayed no longer and in the rendering program the options side setting time and frame are closed, and only numbers can be entered, but can not click on the opposite and side options to start rendering. (>_

Thanks for watching! :)

bro its not workin i tried

is there any other tip

Did you have any luck?? Im trying to 3d print too, but have struggled with the slicer software, thinks the model is full of errors.

@@ecdb__ I got the STL but I haven't found the time to load it into my preferred SLA slicer (chitubox).

Thanks! :)

karşim yengeye selamlar

@@ARBESProductions I do not get the numbers on top like you, how did you add the API D3D11?

Bump

Hey! Thanks for the sugestion. I'm a bit busy at the moment but as soon as I have some time I'll take a look and record a tutorial. Thanks a lot! :)

Opa! Sou sim. Muito legal encontrar outro colega do 3D nessa terra por vezes esquecida pelo gosto por CGI kkkk. Me inscrevi no teu canal também! ;)

@@ARBESProductions obrigado :D

@@ARBESProductions Quando eu vi o Arena da Dunas, eu tinha que perguntar, mas o brother ai chegou primeiro kkkkk Parabéns pelo tutorial. Tbm sou de Natal, mas moro em Portugal. Sou desenhista projetista da Prefeitura de Natal, responsável por fazer o 3D dos projetos da prefeitura. Inclusive já fiz vários trabalhos em torno do Arena das Dunas, se eu soubesse disso antes, teria me poupado muito tempo. Vc não sabe o quanto essa ideia vai ser útil no meu trabalho. Feliz que tenha partido de um conterrâneo. Inscrito !

Same! How to solve this?

Same

found the fix you have to add --disable_direct_composition=1 to the end of the command line. this is what worked for me "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-gpu-sandbox --gpu-startup-dialog --disable_direct_composition=1

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Brother its working, thanks!

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It happened to me as well, I downloaded the version 1.26 and it worked. Before I was using the latest 1.31

I have the same problem

hi what combination of versions are you using? what blender version and what version of render doc?? thanks!! just trying yo figure out and you are the newest comment lol

Well, I got it to work now. I had to down grade my blender to 3.5

Unfortunately I'm not aware of any similar tool to MacOS :(. However, I saw that there's a new way of doing the streaming from the meshes directly in Blender with the new Google Maps API. I haven't tried it yet but seems promising.

Close Chrome and let the cmd open the tab

Yeah. Unfortunately, you are limited by the scans Google Maps provide. However, if you have a drone and the area of interest isn't that big you can do a scan yourself and it will look much better than Google's (after all, you have a closer camera than a satellite). Thanks for commenting! 😄

Have you found any fix for this issue? I am running into the same thing.

@@ThatStunnenDude not sure about the buttons, but the banner is nothing to worry about.

Hey there! I can only think of two possible reasons: 1) You didn't wait enough time to properly fetch the models or didn't "wiggle the screen" enough when capturing, or; 2) The scanned region is simply bad. The scans have a pretty bad topology and it's not surprising at all to think this could be the issue. There's nothing to do except remodeling or finding another source for the scans.

It happened to me when I was opening it in admin mode. Works fine if I open renderdoc in normal mode

Same as here!

Thanks for your comment! :)

This is pretty weird. Were you able to solve it? I would recommend closing EVERYTHING except the tools necessary for the process (RenderDoc and the opened with the flag browser). I saw somewhere that if any process is using Vulkan this could cause this issue you are encountering.

Hey! I was having the same issue using RenderDoc 1.27. Try with some older version and try restarting the computer after installing it. I saw some people recommending the version 1.1.

@@ARBESProductions thank you, this fixed the issue

when i inject into the program and click ok on the pop up box it just comees up with a new code?

I have the same issue!

I solve the problem, just need to close all chrome pages then try again

Hey there! I just tested the link and it's working when you click it. However, you can easily find the same GitHub repository by searching "eliemichel/MapsModelsImporter" on Google. It's the first result.

Even though it shows that (mine also shows the same) it's supposed to work. Try checking if you are still able to Inject using RenderDoc. I was unable to inject before and the issue was RenderDoc so I had to downgrade it to 1.26. You can also try another Chromium-based browser on the path. Some people apparently used Edge successfully.

Hey! Sorry to hear it's not working for you. :( I didn't encounter these issues when I was testing but I know some people have reported problems with some versions of Google Chrome. I would recommend a few things, though: 1) Try to restart the computer after installing RenderDoc and doing the process again. It's absolutely crucial that you don't press Ok as soon as you start the browser using the command and you must inject it into the correct process (id with the pid). RenderDoc does its magic before the graphics API is initialized, so if for some reason it's being initialized at the wrong moment it will not work. I just tried here with another browser opened and I had no issues. 2) Try changing the location for another Chromium-based browser. I heard Vivaldi worked with some people but the overlay on the top left is white instead of black (just a small visual glitch). 3) Retry using version 1.1 of RenderDoc. For some reason, people succeed with newer versions but some don't. Good luck! If you manage to solve this in any way, share the solution with us here. Someone may have the same problem later and it will be helpful :)

Also, try opening your task manager and closing everything Chrome related before trying the process. Someone pointed this out in Stack Overflow and it seems like a good idea!

@@ARBESProductions getting the same thing. I have done this before with success. one difference I noticed: now the chrome window loads empty page graphics behind the PID window popup, signaling to me that the API isn't waiting like it's supposed to

also tried installing an earlier version of chrome, same issue. so maybe it is a change in windows that broke it

Same problem, no clue.

@@Toulippy any solution?

me too.

try updating to the latest Chrome version

Same issue here! Did you find any solution?

Hey! Did it throw any errors? Before you saved the RDC did you check the color passes? If the drawn calls are not captured by RenderDoc this can happen.

Having same issue. Tried importing in 3.4.1 and it pretends I did nothing. It highlights where the mouse is, I can rotate and the rdc is like ignored. Same for 3.6.0. Now I'm waiting an hour for 3.5.0 to download and try that version...

I have the same issue. The file seems to have saved correctly with the color passes. But when I go to load it, it doesn't do anything. No errors, or any indication it's loading. Leaving it for 20m did not work. I have a good computer for this, so it shouldn't take too long. Just a FYI. I doubt there is much you can do. Thanks for the tutorial!

it is blocked by windows defender look for a popup ...something ....something .py ist blocked i guess its the file location if you allow it, it works but with low poly no usable any idea why?

check where chrome is. probably in Program Files x86 not Program Files

Hey! The problem seems to be the wrong location for the browser. Check where Chrome is installed in your system and paste the location there.

for the wondows r and then cmd when you put the command it dosent work

Sotaque não engana, né? Ashauhsa Tamo junto!

@@ARBESProductions nem percebi seu sotaque, vc e bem fluente que achei que era gringo, mas vi que o seu google maps estava em portugues só assim percebi hahahahaha! parabéns pelo tutorial!

Okay thanks