Map
Pick region
Drag the frame — real map picker UI.
🌍Lotuz Arch
Lotuz GISPlanning maps & terrain in SketchUp
Pick a region on the map and get urban massing plus terrain ready in SketchUp — site context without hand modeling.
$40/ year
Lotuz Arch yearly — unlocks Sync, GIS and Max dashboard.
Requires: SketchUp 2025+ · Windows
Inside the plugin
Real GIS map picker in SketchUp
Map picker + Dashboard tab — from shipped UI files.
Search
Find place
Type a street / district, jump to coords.
Real GIS map picker in SketchUp
Lotuz GIS map_picker.html + Dashboard
Import
Into SketchUp
Buildings / roads / green pre-layered.
Arch
Yearly plan
Unlocks with Sync + Max dashboard.
Map
Pick region
Drag the frame — real map picker UI.
Search
Find place
Type a street / district, jump to coords.
Import
Into SketchUp
Buildings / roads / green pre-layered.
Arch
Yearly plan
Unlocks with Sync + Max dashboard.
Real captures
Shot from the live plugins
No mock marketing UI — real SketchUp / 3ds Max / Photoshop panels from Lotuz workflows.
Audience
Who it is for
Urban / planning architects
Need neighborhood massing without hand-building every block from Google Earth.
Client presentations
Drop massing on real terrain + basemap in one session.
Studio interns
Fast site analysis: roads, buildings, trees, parcels pre-layered.
Workflow
How you work — step by step
- 01
Open map picker
Lotuz menu or Dashboard GIS tab → Leaflet map window.
- 02
Draw the region
Search or pan/zoom. Green frame = Overpass + terrain request.
- 03
Import to SketchUp
Confirm → worker pulls layers → groups by layer in the model.
- 04
Design & render
Place your building on the parcel. Optional Sync to Max with Arch Pro.
Deep dive
Features in depth
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Real map picker
Production HTML UI: search, region, m² status — captured from map_picker.html.
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Data layers
Buildings, highways, pedestrian, landuse, trees — toggle per presentation.
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Terrain
Elevation mesh or flat pad for shadows and sections.
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Coordinates
Lat/lon kept for sun path / Max sun sync.
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Arch plan
GIS Pro ships with yearly Lotuz Arch. Free accounts keep cleanup/library only.
FAQ
Common questions
Data sources?+
OpenStreetMap / Overpass + configured terrain worker. Detail follows OSM coverage.
Vietnam coverage?+
Major cities are solid. Rural footprints may be sparse — still fine for massing.
Credits?+
No AI credits. Time-based Arch plan.
Huge regions?+
UI warns on area. Prefer lot + 1–2 blocks; oversized regions slow and heavy.
How it works
Three steps, about a minute
No map account, no API key, no per-request fee.
01
Pick the area
Click on the map, or type the site latitude / longitude.
02
Set the radius
300–500 m is usually enough for one building. Expand later if needed.
03
Import
The plugin fetches data and builds layered massing.
Output
Each layer separate
Layer names ready to toggle for presentations — not one fused blob.
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Buildings
Map-based massing; height from recorded storeys when available.
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Roads & sidewalks
Major and minor axes, sidewalks and curbs as separate types.
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Trees & parcels
Parks, residential, commercial — classified from source data.
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3D terrain
Real elevation for slopes, or flat ground when you do not need it.
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Satellite imagery
Real basemap with selectable resolution to control file weight.
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Real coordinates
Lat/long on the model so sun shadows match the site.
Controls
Heavy or light, your call
The same site can be rough massing for a camera view, or detailed for documentation.
Build modeFlat ground (fast) or real 3D terrain
Parcel detailRough 2 groups, or ~15 map land-use types
Road widthSingle plane · from source data · or custom
Sidewalks & curbsWidth in metres, corner radius
BasemapSatellite (pick resolution) or solid color
High-rise thresholdStorey count to split tall vs low buildings
Honest limits
Know this before you rely on it
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Data varies by region
Dense city cores are usually complete; suburbs may lack buildings or heights. The plugin builds what the map has — it does not invent.
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Heights are estimates when missing
If storeys are not recorded, the plugin estimates. Verify when you need drawing accuracy.
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Large radii get heavy
Start at 300–500 m. Multi-kilometre areas are slow and bog SketchUp down.
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Credit the data source
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) — include “© OpenStreetMap contributors” when you publish images.
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