Find yourself needing a terrain mesh with more detail? Or a larger area than Geo-Location allows you to import? If so check out Eric’s process for turning 2D heightmaps into detailed 3D terrain meshes.
Bitmap to Mesh Extension: https://extensions.sketchup.com/extension/7b8322ae-f6d1-4727-b5b3-39df098e0c6b/bitmap-to-mesh
Get your heightmaps here: https://tangrams.github.io/heightmapper/
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