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Solved: Previewing a Sketchup Model in Google Earth Returns a Photoshop Error
Posted by: Mike Johnson
Date: September 28, 2015 01:30AM
Okay, I’m posting this here because I couldn’t find a non-ridiculous solution elsewhere on the internet and I don’t want people to follow the crazy cockoo instructions found elsewhere. So y’all can ignore this.

When working in SketchUp, I tried to preview the model in Google Earth, but it would cause Photoshop to open and report an error: Could not complete your request because Photoshop does not recognize this type of file.

What’s happening is, SketchUp is making a file with the extension .kmz which is supposed to be opened by Google Earth. But for whatever reason, my Mac thinks Photoshop should be the default application for a kmz. This is not difficult to fix. In SketchUp, export a 3D kmz model, and save it someplace handy. Then find it in the Finder, and do a Get Info. Tell it to open with Google Earth or Google Earth Pro, and right under that drop down menu, click the button that says Change All... and from now on your mac will open your kmz files in Google Earth. Easy peasy.

If you’re found this by searching Google and it helped you, it might be worth your time to register for this forum. It’s an amazing resource, but it takes a couple steps to get an account, because it’s all real people here, no spammers allowed.
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Re: Solved: Previewing a Sketchup Model in Google Earth Returns a Photoshop Error
Posted by: space-time
Date: September 28, 2015 06:19AM
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Mike Johnson
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If you’re found this by searching Google and it helped you, it might be worth your time to register for this forum. It’s an amazing resource, but it takes a couple steps to get an account, because it’s all real people here, no spammers allowed.

Excellent!!!
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Re: Solved: Previewing a Sketchup Model in Google Earth Returns a Photoshop Error
Posted by: mrbigstuff
Date: September 29, 2015 03:06PM
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space-time
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Mike Johnson
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If you’re found this by searching Google and it helped you, it might be worth your time to register for this forum. It’s an amazing resource, but it takes a couple steps to get an account, because it’s all real people here, no spammers allowed.

Excellent!!!

seconded. of course, most people here seem content to see this place fade into obscurity vs. having new people join, but I applaud the effort and if I ever have a similarly worthy suggestion or kludge, I will post the same wording.



And a pony in the river turning blue...
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