The palace itself is a 3d model, originally produced in 3d Studio Max and from there exported as an .obj so it could be included in a VNS scene. The other houses are VNS walls, pulled down from 3d polygons.
Google Earth
On April 22nd, 3DNature released an add-on for their SceneExpress exporter for World Construction Set and Visual Nature Studio (official announcement here). This add-on allows a WCS or VNS scene to be exported to KML/KMZ for viewing in Google Earth. These samples were made that way.
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The Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Data is supplied by the City of Apeldoorn, department of Ruimtelijke Informatie. The palace itself is a 3d model, originally produced in 3d Studio Max and from there exported as an .obj so it could be included in a VNS scene. The other houses are VNS walls, pulled down from 3d polygons. |
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Monterey, CA. A rendered terrain, draped over the Google Earth terrain. The original VNS project used SRTM data, which may or may not be the same data as is available in Google Earth. |
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Again Monterey, CA, but this time an oblique view, looking southeast. |
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Index : Google Earth Overview