Icon

Activity

Label

Text

Create a new text label in the 3D Window.

Image

Create a new text image in the 3D Window.

Video

Video on Terrain

Play a video file onto any selected area of the terrain. You can also use a telemetry file to move the projected video based on recorded readings.

Supported video file formats are determined by the codecs that are installed and registered on your computer. Most files that Windows Media Player can play (e.g., *.avi, *.mpg, etc.), including streaming Microsoft Media Server (MMS) content, can be draped on the terrain.

Video Billboard

Play a video file on a floating billboard.

2D Objects

Polyline

Create a new polyline object in the 3D Window.

Polygon

Create a new polygon object in the 3D Window.

2D Shape

Click the arrow, and then click the required 2D shape to create in the 3D Window: rectangle, circle, ellipse, arrow, arc, or pentagon.

3D Objects

3D Model

Click and then browse to the desired 3D model.

3D Shape

Click the arrow, and then click the required 3D shape to create in the 3D Window: cylinder, sphere, 3D arrow, 3D polygon, box, pyramid, cone.

Building

Create a new building object in the 3D Window.

Terrain Objects

Modify Terrain

Modify the elevation values in an area of the terrain by drawing a polygon in the 3D Window and then setting the Modify Terrain object’s properties in its property sheet. The surface of the terrain is raised or lowered according to the elevation values of the polygon's points. Different elevation behaviors allow replacing, cropping above or cropping below the original values of the terrain. The interior of the polygon can be flat or irregular in shape.

Hole on Terrain

Select this icon to cut a hole in the terrain based on a polygon that exposes the other side of the terrain through the opening.

Dynamic Objects

Ground Object

Create a new ground vehicle object in the 3D Window and load its route from external file.

Aerial Object

Create a new air vehicle object in the 3D Window.

Move by Time

Create a dynamic object’s route that begins and ends at specific times.

Libraries

Data Library

Set of graphic elements you can add to your project. See “Loading Objects from the Data Library” in this chapter for information. The Data Library has both local and online objects. Note that online models require an Internet connection. 

Sketchup Warehouse

An online repository of 3D models you can add to your project. See “Loading Objects from Sketchup Warehouse” in this chapter for information.