Unfortunately this isn’t an optional update, the data available from Google terrain servers will not be available to us after May so we’re working hard to ensure we have the highest quality data available and we will remain a leader in our ease of use with location data. This is a huge announcement which will affect everyone who does any sort of location based modeling in SketchUp, and we’re aware of this. In addition the photo-texures feature will no longer be available in any version. SketchUp Make will see satellite imagery and terrain features replaced by a map layer. This is all happening at the end of May, after which Add Location will only function in SketchUp 2017. This change will affect all SketchUp Make users, regardless of version, and will affect SketchUp Pro users on varying levels. We’re sure you’ll have a ton of questions so we’ve already posted our most expected questions in the Help Center here: FAQ for Add Location changes in SketchUp | SketchUp Help This has important implications for both satellite imagery and terrain features for some versions of SketchUp. Specifically, we’re moving away from the Google provided geographic data. We have a pretty big announcement coming down the pike that we feel you’ll appreciate knowing about sooner than later so you can plan accordingly.
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