

With this intuitive interface, Archicad users can not only import 3D information for use in their projects, but they can also publish their designs to the world. Whether you want to create presentations of proposed developments, share a building you’ve designed, or view a BIM model in context, you’ll find the combination of Archicad, Google Earth, SketchUp and the Google 3D Warehouse a powerful way to express your creativity. The Google Earth Connections add-on package enables integration between Archicad, Google Earth, SketchUp and Google 3D Warehouse through. All other functions of the Google Earth Connections Add-on are available on 64-bit, and will be integrated in the next version of Archicad. Some features of the Google Earth Connections Add-on are 32-bit only, therefore these functionalities are not available in the 64-bit version of Archicad.

A dialog box appears asking if you want to open the model with SketchUp or save the file. Select the version of the file that best matches the version of Google Earth on your computer. A list of SketchUp and Google Earth versions appear. SketchUp With the SketchUp In/Out capabilities of the Google Earth Connections package, you can exploit the easy-to-use free-form modeling tools of SketchUp. On the model details page, click the Download button. Archicad 16 is the last release of Archicad to support Windows XP and any 32-bit operating system.The next major release of Archicad will be 64-bit only, and will support only 64-bit Operating Systems, including Windows 7 and Windows 8: Discontinued32BitSupport With the help of Google Earth Connections, architects can easily export a textured 3D model to Google Earth and create camera animations for a dazzling presentation.
