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to use Sketchup components in FSX?

There are a lot of components available from the 3D warehouse and if you use Model Converter you can use them in FSX.

Are you allowed to do this and distribute the freeware project.

Regards

Richard.
 
Hello Richard...

You mean components such as, other buildings etc? I feel you would need the authors permission. If you mean components as, materials used within SketchUp... yes.

Does that answer your question?
 
richard64 said:
to use Sketchup components in FSX?

There are a lot of components available from the 3D warehouse and if you use Model Converter you can use them in FSX.

Are you allowed to do this and distribute the freeware project.

Regards

Richard.
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Did you check the license agreement?
 
Hi Richard...

You shouldn't have any problems with them at all in using them since they are a part of the SketchUp Application... But if they have any addtional "readme files" that are part of them... read them to make sure...

Better safe, than sorry.
 
Hi Doug and thanks.

Actually there are no "read me's" as you download a .exe which you point to your required location and then run.

Regards

Richard
 
richard64 said:
Hi Doug and thanks.

Actually there are no "read me's" as you download a .exe which you point to your required location and then run.

Regards

Richard
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Does that generate a series of files when run and are any of them read mes or licence files?
 
scruffyduck said:
Does that generate a series of files when run and are any of them read mes or licence files?
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Hi Jon, yes when you run the installer you are asked to accept the terms before you can continue. As per everything else I guess.

I think the most relevant bit is the Use Of Software as follows.

1. USE OF SOFTWARE
Google gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the object code of the Google Software. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by Google, in the manner permitted by these Terms and Conditions. You may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software, unless this is expressly permitted or required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google, in writing. Unless Google has given you a specific written permission to do so, you may not assign (or grant a sub-license of) your rights to use the Software, grant a security interest in or over your rights to use the Software, or otherwise transfer any part of your rights to use the Software. You may not use the Google Software in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair Google's services (e.g., you may not use the Google Software in an automated manner), nor may you use Software in any manner that could interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of Google's services.


Regards

Richard
 
Looks to me as if that covers Sketchup only. You can not alter Sketchup, or use it in such a way as to damage Google or hinder anyone's use of Google. When you download anything from 3D Warehouse, you get only a skp file of the model. I did find a link to a site that sells models. That is a whole different ball of wax. I have not been able to find if there are any strings attached to models you download. However, seems to defeat the purpose of using Sketchup, if you incorporate some else's work.

Bob
 
8.2 You should be aware that Content presented to you as part of the Services, including but not limited to advertisements in the Services and sponsored Content within the Services may be protected by intellectual property rights which are owned by the sponsors or advertisers who provide that Content to Google (or by other persons or companies on their behalf). With the exception of Content generated by you, you may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on this Content (either in whole or in part) unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google or by the owners of that Content, in a separate agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, you may modify, distribute, and create derivative works of Content uploaded by other users in 3D Warehouse.

3D warehouse terms of Service

This clearly states that you can do whatever you like with others' uploaded content... that's actually the purpose of the warehouse.

Google just doesn't want you to mess with the advertising, or Google content on the web pages you view.

So feel free to use those buildings... although they will probably be FPS eaters, as there is no attempt to make them FS friendly.

Dick
 
edit: sorry, Dick, posted on top of you.

Google 3d warehouse terms of service are here:
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/3dwh/tos.html

In particular following is quoted:

8.2 You should be aware that Content presented to you as part of the Services, including but not limited to advertisements in the Services and sponsored Content within the Services may be protected by intellectual property rights which are owned by the sponsors or advertisers who provide that Content to Google (or by other persons or companies on their behalf). With the exception of Content generated by you, you may not modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on this Content (either in whole or in part) unless you have been specifically told that you may do so by Google or by the owners of that Content, in a separate agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, you may modify, distribute, and create derivative works of Content uploaded by other users in 3D Warehouse.

11.3 You retain the right to: (a) make content that you upload to 3D Warehouse using Google SketchUp or third party services available under different license terms, and (b) stop distributing such Content through 3D Warehouse at any time; provided, however that any such election will not serve to withdraw the license granted under these Terms. In order to stop distributing such Content through 3D Warehouse, you must terminate these Terms as set forth in Section 13, or utilize the content removal function provided within the service, in which case the content removal will be effective within two (2) days.

So I read that as it is OK to use models or components from 3d Warehouse in your work.

scott s.
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Hi,

Yes, should be ok to use the content from the warehouse. But be careful models might use imagery from google earth or streetview as textures. I don't think these can be used outside google earth.
 
Thank you all for your replies and comments.

It would seem, to me, to be pointless having all this stuff available for free if you were not allowed to use it in your own projects which you are also making available for free.

One of the items I am using, an electrical transmission post has had 3522 downloads and 22 in the last 7 days so I guess that says it all.

Once again many thanks.

Regards

Richard
 
richard64 said:
It would seem, to me, to be pointless having all this stuff available for free if you were not allowed to use it in your own projects which you are also making available for free.
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Unfortunately law is not always that simple. Even if someone makes it available for free, there might still be copyright or licensing restrictions on it.

The Google Warehouse allows you to use the models, but on the other hand the license also states that it is the responsibility of the author to make sure that he does not upload material that has copyright restrictions. Not all might do, so you would still have to be careful.

With many models you should be fine, but I would be a little more careful if the model obviously uses Google imagery as textures.
 
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