Model

Once created you must provide the Href of the Model file from the Geometry Tab » Model Tab.
Currently only Models (.dae) files on Internet/Intranet (http, https, ftp) can be referenced.
In Google.com you can find models by typing for example: Car filetype:dae

A 3-D object described in a COLLADA file (referenced in the Link field). COLLADA files have a .dae file extension. Models are created in their own coordinate space and then located, positioned, and scaled in Google Earth.

Google Earth supports the COLLADA common profile, with the following exceptions:

Google Earth supports only triangles and lines as primitive types. The maximum number of triangles allowed is 21845.
Google Earth does not support animation or skinning.
Google Earth does not support external geometry references.

Snapshot Button

When you want to move the Model to another location on the earth where the location is far from the original Model location, just move the earth to the new location then click the Snapshot button. If the Model had a camera, it will be removed.

Altitude mode

Specifies how the Altitude, in Location, is interpreted. Possible values are:

Clamp to Ground » Indicates to ignore the Altitude specification and place the feature on the ground.
Relative to Ground » Interprets the Altitude as a value in meters above the ground.
Absolute » Interprets the Altitude as a value in meters above sea level.
Clamp to Sea Floor » The Altitude specification is ignored, and the feature will be positioned on the sea floor. If the feature is on land rather than at sea, the feature will be positioned on the ground.
Relative to Sea Floor » Interprets the Altitude as a value in meters above the sea floor. If the feature is above land rather than sea, the Altitude will be interpreted as being above the ground.

Location

Specifies the exact coordinates of the Model's origin in latitude, longitude, and altitude. Latitude and Longitude measurements are standard lat-lon projection with WGS84 datum. Altitude is the distance above the earth's surface, in meters, and is interpreted according to Altitude mode.

Orientation

Describes the rotation of a 3-D Model's coordinate system to position the object in Google Earth.

Heading

Rotation about the z axis (normal to the Earth's surface). A value of 0 equals North. A positive rotation is clockwise around the z axis and specified in degrees from 0 to 360.

Tilt

Rotation about the x axis. A positive rotation is clockwise around the x axis and specified in degrees from 0 to 360.

Roll

Rotation about the y axis. A positive rotation is clockwise around the y axis and specified in degrees from 0 to 360.

Scale (X, Y, Z)

Scales a Model along the x, y, and z axes in the Model's coordinate space.

Href

Specifies the file to load and optional refresh parameters.

Bounding Scale

Scales the Bounding Box parameters before sending them to the server. A value less than 1 specifies to use less than the full view (screen). A value greater than 1 specifies to fetch an area that extends beyond the edges of the current view.

Format

Specifies the format of the query string that is appended to the Link's Href before the file is fetched. (If the Href specifies a local file, this element is ignored.)

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Note: Kml Builder may use Resource Map Aliasing when manipulating KML/KMZ files.