Episode 2 - Capturing Google Maps with RenderDoc

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3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to this Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 SDK Mini Series going through the process of converting the Google Maps photogrammetry data of city landmarks from Coventry in the UK into scenery to be used within the game.
In this second episode, we start looking at how to use RenderDoc to capture the Google Maps photogrammetry data from the areas we want to use for our scenery in various levels of detail.
The software used in this series is:
* Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 : www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/micr...
* RenderDoc (v1.9) : renderdoc.org/
* Google Chrome (v86) : www.google.co.uk/chrome/
* Blender (v2.83) : www.blender.org/
* Notepad++ (v7.9) : notepad-plus-plus.org/
* 7zip (v19.0) : www.7-zip.org/
* Photoshop (v22.0) : www.adobe.com/uk/products/pho...
* Blender2MSFS (v0.40.0): www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/res...
* MapsModelImporter (v0.3.3) : github.com/eliemichel/MapsMod...
* Google Maps Legal Text : pastebin.com/byrdyNkc
* flightsim.to/
I hope you find this a useful guide for bringing your own scenery to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
* Full Playlist: • Microsoft Flight Simul...
* Episode 1 - Planning and creating the project: • Episode 1 - Planning a...
* Episode 2 - Capturing Google Maps with RenderDoc: • Episode 2 - Capturing ...
* Episode 3 - Preparing Google Map models in Blender: • Episode 3 - Preparing ...
* Episode 4 - Levels of detail by decimating in Blender: • Episode 4 - Levels of ...
* Episode 5 - Placing the scenery in the flight simulator: • Episode 5 - Placing th...
* Episode 6 - Improving texture colours In Photoshop: • Episode 6 - Improving ...
* Episode 7 - Adding night lighting to the scenery: • Episode 7 - Adding nig...
* Episode 8 - Sharing the finished scenery: • Episode 8 - Sharing th...

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@doug_gemmell_photography 3 жыл бұрын

You can also use the zoom levels in the browser to capture the same section at different level of details. So if you want a bigger section of detail that wont fit in the browser window for example, you can zoom out in Google maps to fit more in the window then go up to those 3 dots at the right in the browser and reduce the zoom. The area of the map stays the same but the level of detail will increase. Thank you for your great tutorials.

@seamusgardewulff4929 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@BoschThermador 3 жыл бұрын

Used an older tutorial to do this and wish I had known this! I literally took each section building by building to keep quality up. DAMN! THANK YOU! Here is the music video btw where I use this tech kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZyKeLyI1Lnefmg.html

@WojciechCymerys 2 жыл бұрын

My goodness you have just saved me time! Thanks for sharing!

@norbertdx 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try this entire procedure on Train Simulator 2020.

@CobyPal 3 жыл бұрын

I'm unable to open Chrome and get the white screen with the separate GPU window to pop up, do you have any suggestions as to why this might be?

@progettazione_case_moderne 2 жыл бұрын

ok I have extrapolated several 3d's with this amazing technique. However, when I approach the buildings , there are triangular faces all out of phase. How is it possible to make the photogrammetry clean? Is there a way to correct "the definition of the faces" because the single building does not have regular facades but all irregular, perhaps you need to zoom in a lot taking at most 4 buildings and not an entire area? So doing one building at a time you can better manage the result or you need to change some parameters?

@emikolaj 3 жыл бұрын

don't work. I can't press buttons . They are gray.

@andrewmorton9327 3 жыл бұрын

I agree that this is the best way to import scenery. HOWEVER, there is an issue which nobody seems to address which is that you cannot place more than one import in a portion of the map. If you try to place more than one you just get two copies of one or other of the models. In the SDK discussion group I have seen it suggested that the radius of limitation may be as much as a hundred miles although I don’t think it’s as wide as that. Zendesk says it’s a known issue and they hope to sort it sometime in the not too distant future.

@TypeRAguy 3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand, don't these videos show several imported scenes all within a small area?

@kevm507 2 жыл бұрын

Have you found a way to bring in scenery from Earth Pro desktop? I'd like to use their time line feature to bring back an Airfield that's been redeveloped.

@FarhanKhanAffiliateEmporium 2 жыл бұрын

injection must happen immediately after the process starts, before any graphics API has been initialized what should i do with this renderdoc show this notification and my browser does not opening in debug mode ...please help

@TypeRAguy 3 жыл бұрын

I've launched chrome in debug mode via a shortcut lots of times without any problem, exactly as per the video. Today that same shortcut simply loads chrome, I am unable to run chrome in the way I want to even from the command line. What is going on? I've copied chrome location using shift + right click on the exe file and dropped that into the target command. Nothing works.

@Coccoluto 3 жыл бұрын

I'll try to import some moutains mesh... I hope this method works well!

@spinozakcarteino2354 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Flying Theston Many times I tried with blender to import renderdoc files, but unfortunately I always had the invalid rdc capture file error. Fortunately I followed your 2-3 videos and now everything works. Another problem had with incompatible programs. Fixed with this setup, using blender vers 2.9.3-renderdoc ver1.9-mapsmodelimporter addos ver.0.40 - insert correct string into prompt dos the whole process works. thanks THANK YOU very much

@imagineworldcreative 2 жыл бұрын

hello bro its render doc its not working my pc missing some part : (inject into process) is missing can you share me what about this Problem?

@johnarnold7460 Жыл бұрын

I can't get Chrome to work anymore since the automatic updates since I last used this method 2 years ago.

@user-he4bs2de9j 2 жыл бұрын

The capture frame is grayed out for me. Could u help a little?

@tom160604 2 жыл бұрын

I can't see inject to process under file what should I do

@clausstark2001 3 жыл бұрын

I tried to conduct this process, but struggled with the current software versions. Please advise which versions of Google Chrome, RenderDoc, MapsModelImporter and Blender may work well, and how to get these software versions. Especially Google Chrome may has problems with the command line ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-gpu-sandbox --gpu-startup-dialog) as the flags maybe are no longer supported. Thanks ;-)

@ViceArancibia Жыл бұрын

yep its not working any longer

@shynzoop9549 3 жыл бұрын

i had clicked on ok before injecting in the project what should i do now please reply fast please

@kisyuan1834 2 жыл бұрын

Ik this answer is pretty dumb, but does it work on Edge? cause it seems to work but when i Inject the Edge GPU PID it doesn't seem to re-launch it, what do i do?

@gstraightjr 3 жыл бұрын

Please help. When I try to use Renderdoc to capture Google Earth map data I have a problem. When I hit iInject in Renderdoc for the Chrome PID the resulting display has API None and Capture Frames Immediately “grayed out”. The videos I have seen have the API 3D311 selected. I do have 3D311.dll in my Windows 10 Syswow64 directory. How do I get Renderdoc to see the API? Thanks

@andrewcameron6611 Жыл бұрын

I have the same problem

@meylaul5007 3 жыл бұрын

in case it is not working for you: leave out the "(x86)" from your path. This might not be set by default.

@chubbec 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a solution for mac OS?

@tomlipins7561 Жыл бұрын

Is this possible with google earth decoder?

@mtalhakhalid1679 2 жыл бұрын

Version 101.0.4951.54 (Official Build) (64-bit) wil it support

@69ChevyGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Chrome no longer supports the command line. So now what? I am going to try upgrading the Render Doc version.

@realthefew 3 жыл бұрын

I have a fix. Create a chrome shortcut, then right click and go to properties. From there paste it into the command line and past the last parts of the script "--disable-gpu-sandbox --gpu-startup-dialog"

@crnknstn 3 жыл бұрын

try microsoft edge or firefox or something

@imagineworldcreative 2 жыл бұрын

@@realthefew i have all fix but inject into process is missing?

@viktorshtam2104 3 жыл бұрын

Кажется что то получилось, но не до конца. Вы к сожалению не уточнили , что в свойствах файла гугл хрома надо указать другой путь для тех кто работает с х64. А кто с 3d работает в х86,? есть такие ? И до конца все равно не получилось. При попытке импорта файла RDC в blender появляется сообщение, что с ним делать не знаю------- Invalid RDC capture file. Please make sure that: 1. You are importing from Google Maps (NOT Google Earth) 2. You were MOVING in the 3D view while taking the capture (you can use the Capture after delay button in RenderDoc). Please report to MapsModelsImporter developers providing the .rdc file as well as the full console log. Console log is accessible in Windows > Toggle System Console (right click to copy). Все делал как показано, но не получилось. что я мог не так сделать?

@peetermauring8732 2 жыл бұрын

It loads chrome before I click “ok” anyone got advice on how to fix this?

@picoplanetdev Жыл бұрын

Same Problem, did you figure it out?

@huychu2536 Жыл бұрын

Same Problem, did you figure it out?

@bujin1977 3 жыл бұрын

Nope. I give up. It seems that my computer is desperately trying to stop me from following these tutorials, so I officially give up.

@realthefew 3 жыл бұрын

@zsigmondforianszabo4698 3 жыл бұрын

Help! My "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-gpu-sandbox --gpu-startup-dialog doesn't do the pop up thing! why?

@richardemmerig536 3 жыл бұрын

i think its something about chrome does not support webgl or whatever due to the very high rate of illegal abuse. So even now i try to find another alternative

@sant0sch 3 жыл бұрын

It works. Make sure, you have no other tab opend beside google maps and dont have any othe chrome instance running. And also make sure, you are using the right Renderdoc Version in combination with the Blender Plugin. I am using Renderdoc 1.10 - so not 1.11 or 12 since that doesnt work.

@karlaritalia3499 3 жыл бұрын

why its not working from my pc can you help me

@realthefew 3 жыл бұрын

@kikiday8999 3 жыл бұрын

I got an error chrome message of unsupported line flag: - - disable gpu sandbo.......

@FlyingTheston 3 жыл бұрын

github.com/eliemichel/MapsModelsImporter/issues/11 its only a warning

@kikiday8999 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlyingTheston I see, so that doesn't affect the capture process I guess? Thank you for replying by the way : )

@kikiday8999 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlyingTheston Hi, Flying Theston, I have found the issue. Apparently, I have to find the program on the renderdoc first than click Ok on the dialog.

@andrewcameron6611 Жыл бұрын

@@kikiday8999 what do you mean ? i have the same problem as you, how did you solve it ?

@keganatsmc4732 3 жыл бұрын

its not working my path is in the original program files i am using 1.9 help

@realthefew 3 жыл бұрын

@avfuels 3 жыл бұрын

I pressed Windows + R keys, typed in cmd and the prompt said C:/User/My Name>. I can not change it to C:/.

@FlyingTheston 3 жыл бұрын

that means by default your command prompt is in the directory User/My Name on your C drive. If you want to change directory then use the cd command, to go back up a level then you would do cd ..

@avfuels 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlyingTheston, I typed in "cd" and it said Windows cannot find "cd". Perhaps I misunderstood what you mean.

@avfuels 3 жыл бұрын

@@FlyingTheston, I was able to change my directory to C:/. I followed your steps exactly. After I entered ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-gpu-sandbox --gpu-startup-dialog " and pressed enter, I did not get a number. It took me to Google Chrome.

@TotalAviation 3 жыл бұрын

@@avfuels how did you change it to c:/

@avfuels 3 жыл бұрын

@@TotalAviation , I don't remember. Sorry.

@progettazione_case_moderne 2 жыл бұрын

I tried to select only one building but the definition is HORRIBLE !!! THERE IS NO FLAT FACE THIS IMPORT SYSTEM IS A FAKE !!