# Can you extract g. earth 3d meshes into other programs?

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**Created:** [December 4, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-extract-g-earth-3d-meshes-into-other-programs/739421 "2015-12-04T16:14:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-extract-g-earth-3d-meshes-into-other-programs/739421/1 "2015-12-04T16:14:41Z")

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I use google sketchup and I remember that earlier (although I don’t remember how), you could have chosen a terrain from google earth and export it to google sketchup, I’ve done that myself, although I don’t remember if it was a 2d terrain or or 3d. Anyway, can you do the same with the new 3d meshes? There’s a billion of awesome buildings that are out there and the quality sure is bad, but you could use those buildings as a base to make your own better versions.