Giant Squid versus Sperm Whale - In 3D discussion

[pegasus88]

This is a discussion thread for the following file:<br><br><b><a href=http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile31627/Giant-Squid-versus-Sperm-Whale---In-3D.htm>Giant Squid versus Sperm Whale - In 3D</a></b><br><br>When you turn on your 3d buildings layer in Google Earth 5 and move to this placemark, you see a whale and a squid duking it out.<br /><br /><img src=http://www.gearthhacks.com/showimage.php?image=112807/220770squidwhale.jpg>

[pegasus88]

File corrupt?

The file has been downloaded 6.136 times.

I renamed the file ...
112207-_Giant_Squid_versus_Sperm_Whale_-_In_3D_[97891].kmz
to
112207-_Giant_Squid_versus_Sperm_Whale_-_In_3D_[97891].kmz.zip

unzipped the file, and opened it with notepad. There are only 36 lines
and I did not find any 3D data.

So, how sould the program GoogleEarth know how to
display the 3D whale?

Is this file corrupt?

[Captain Hornblower]

This is nothing but a placemark, no 3D datas included. The placemark points on a 3d-model of a whale, therefore you have to turn on the 3d-bulidings-layer. Anyway, I don't see any whale when opening the placemark.

[pegasus88]

Do you think when turning on the 3d-bulidings-layer option a whale will be displayed?

[Captain Hornblower]

So I understand the file-description

When you turn on your 3d buildings layer in Google Earth 5 and move to this placemark, you see a whale and a squid duking it out.

[Captain Hornblower]

When you turn on your 3d buildings layer in Google Earth 5

Anyway, I don't see any whale when opening the placemark.

Ooops... just found out, that I still have GE 4.3xxxx on this computer :spin:

[hikethereef]

I had to zoom in before it showed up, but it's pretty cool. I had no idea stuff like this was on Google Earth.