Testing Your Own Models
The Google Earth plugin requires that KML and KML files be loaded from public facing web servers. You can test yourGoogle Sketchup
3D Models for use with ShapeFresno can be built with Google Sketchup. Sketchup can be downloadedRecommended Browser
ShapeFresno can be viewed with Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox,
or Internet Explorer 8/9 but best results are obtained
with Google Chrome or Opera.
Firefox Issues
There is a known issue with Firefox freezing while handling various plugins.
The following method often resolves this issue.
1. Go to the address box and type about:config
then hit enter.
2. Scroll down to dom.ipc.plugins.enabled
3. If the value field is set to 'true', double click the entry so that the value changes to 'false'.
4. Close Firefox and restart it.
Note: This will prevent the map window from automatically resizing. Refreshing the page after resizing
the browser will restore the map window to the correct size.