Request - Quite a huge one

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Sorry if this is too massive, I just got here so I am not sure how this request should go.

I was wondering If it would be possible to make a DLL that could allow me to use Goole Earth models (*.KMZ) in basic 4GL, because I have google skechup whitch lets you export stuff in the KMZ format and it would make game programing 3D games 200% easier!
Functions I would like would be:

LoadKMZ(<FILENAME>,<SCALE>,<CAMERA HEIGHT>)

SetCameraPos(<CAMERA_X>,<CAMERA_Y>,<CAMERA_Z>)

SetCameraHieght(<CAMERA HEIGHT>)

MoveCamera(<DISTANCE>,<AXIS>,<COLLISOIN (True or False)>)

This would be amazing to have! But writing a KMZ library from scratch and collision detection would be realy hard. I dont mind if it uses the SKP format from google Sketchup itself, as long as it is one of the formats (Or both ).

Thanks in advance.

[stumpy798]

yea thats possible mabye ill give it a try soon

[matthew]

Google uses the KML format, KMZ is just a compressed form.

If you'd used Google to search for the KML format you probably would have discovered this page.

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Thanks for the format correction matthew, I might try to look into the KML thing but I am rubbish at anything 3D so a plugin DLL would be awsome. Also the DLL could have buit in collisiond detection.

EDIT:
I thought out exactly what I would need:
LoadWorld(<FILE>) This is the 3D enviroment that everything gets loaded into.

LoadModel(<FILE>, <TYPE>, <X POS>, <Y POS>, <Z POS>) This is for loading a standard model, where type is one of the following:
MODEL_STANDARD a standar model that other models collide with and you can see.
MODEL_WATER a plane of water, when below this object CAMERA_UNDERWATER() would return true.
MODEL_INVISIBLE an invisible model with collision detection.
MODEL_NOCOLISION a visible model without collision detection.

SetCameraPos(<X>,<Y>,<Z>) Obvios what this would do.

SetModelType(<TYPE>) see above ^

SetModelTint(<TINT>) tints a model to the specifyed RRGGBB hex color

SetWorldTint(<TINT>) tints the world and all contained models' tint.

MoveCamera(<AXIS>, <DISTANCE>) Moves the camera allong the <AXIS> Axis for <DISTANCE> meteres

RotateCamera(<AXIS>, <ANGLE>) Rotates the camera <ANGEL> clockwise around the <AXIS> axis.

SetZoom(<ZOOM>) fairly self explanitory.

DeleteModel(<MODEL>) where model is a handle returned from LoadModel()

DeleteWorld() Deletes everything.

Piont 0,0,0 would be the origin and the units would be The models units (Theoretical meters!).