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caption = Trans Siberian RR kml loaded in World Wind | caption = Trans Siberian RR kml loaded in World Wind |
developer = [[User:ShockFire|ShockFire]]| developer = [[User:ShockFire|ShockFire]]|
- latest_release_version = ? | + latest_release_version = v1.00 |
- latest_release_date = Feb, 2006 |+ latest_release_date = 2006-04-20 |
license = not defined | license = not defined |
website = [http://shockfire.blogspot.com/ Plug-in Website] | website = [http://shockfire.blogspot.com/ Plug-in Website] |
}} }}
-This plug-in loads most .kml files that contain icons.<br>+This plug-in loads [[Keyhole Markup Language|.kml and .kmz]] files that contain icons (placemarks).<br>
==Installation== ==Installation==
-Download [http://www.twobeds.com/shockfire/WW-Rel/KMLImporter4.zip KMLImporter] and extract the file to your World Wind Plugins directory, Find palette*.png in the GE res dir and copy those over to the empty icons directory aswell.+KMLImporter is included with WorldWind 1.3.4, so there is no need to download or install it.
==Usage== ==Usage==
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-To Load a kml go to the plug-ins menu and click load kml, once loaded the kml name will be listed in '''Layer Manager'''. +To Load a kml go to the File menu and click ''Load KML/KMZ file...'', once loaded the kml name will be listed in '''Layer Manager'''.
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==External Links== ==External Links==
-*[http://www.twobeds.com/shockfire/WW-Rel/KMLImporter4.zip Download plug-in] 
*[http://shockfire.blogspot.com/ Plug-in website] *[http://shockfire.blogspot.com/ Plug-in website]
==Notes== ==Notes==
-This plug-in is currently an alpha version, support for other features such as polygons and network links are on the list (note that it already supports images that have to be downloaded from the web).+This plug-in currently doesn't fully support features such as polygons or buildings.<br>
-[[Category:Add-ons]]+This functionality is under development see <br>
 +http://issues.worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/browse/ADD-42
 + 
 +[[Category:Plugins]]

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KMLImporter plug-in
Trans Siberian RR kml loaded in World Wind
Trans Siberian RR kml loaded in World Wind
Developer ShockFire
Latest release v1.00 / 2006-04-20
License not defined
Web site Plug-in Website

This plug-in loads .kml and .kmz files that contain icons (placemarks).

Contents

[edit] Installation

KMLImporter is included with WorldWind 1.3.4, so there is no need to download or install it.

[edit] Usage

To use the plug-in load World Wind, open the Plug-Ins menu and click Load/Unload... (see figure 1).

figure 1
figure 1


Click on KMLImporter in the Plugin Load/Unload window and then press the Load button, the indicator next to KMLImporter should turn green, you can now safely close the Plugin Load/Unload window.

To Load a kml go to the File menu and click Load KML/KMZ file..., once loaded the kml name will be listed in Layer Manager.


[edit] External Links

[edit] Notes

This plug-in currently doesn't fully support features such as polygons or buildings.
This functionality is under development see
http://issues.worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/browse/ADD-42

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