Paid plans only: this feature can also require company enablement and credits, so free accounts see an upgrade prompt. Import from Google Maps in Event Design App captures a satellite or roadmap image (an aerial photo or map picture) of any place and adds it to your plan as a flat reference to design over. Search an address, frame the area inside the blue box, choose output size and density, then import.
Planning a wedding on a park lawn, a festival field or a courtyard? You need to see the site: the lawn, the paths, the neighboring buildings, where guests will arrive. Import from Google Maps captures a map image of any place and puts it in your plan as a flat reference to design over.
📺 Import a Site Reference from Google Maps — the walkthrough uses Bryant Park in New York.
⚠ Import from Google Maps can need a paid plan, company enablement and credits. It is gated by plan access. If you click it and see an upgrade prompt, that is why.
Click the upload icon in the bottom toolbar. In Choose import flow, choose Import from Google Maps (Search a place and capture a map snapshot).
Wait for the imagery and controls to load. The map window offers Satellite and Roadmap, plus capture settings.
[SCREENSHOT 1 — Import from Google Maps window loaded, search box and map visible]
In the Google Maps window, type in Search a place or address. In the example, searching for Bryant Park, New York returns the park and several similarly named businesses. Pick the park, not the hotel or another listing nearby. The map jumps to it.
Look at what is actually there before you decide how much to capture. In the example you can see the lawn and the neighboring New York Public Library.
The first map view is usually too close for a whole site.
Zoom out one level with the map controls.
Notice that the blue selection box still covers only part of the map.
Click Use visible area to snap the selection to what you can see now.
Drag the handles on the box to include the park and the streets around it.
Trust the blue boundary, not what the map shows. Only what is inside the blue box is captured. Features outside it are not included even if they are visible on screen.
Aim for the main site large enough to recognize, plus just enough surrounding streets to show access. A very broad region makes your actual event area small and hard to use.
The Google Maps import has three output settings.
Setting | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Map type | Satellite, Roadmap | Satellite for terrain and existing structures; Roadmap for paths and boundaries |
Output size | 512 × 512, 640 × 640, 1024 × 1024, 1024 × 768 | Pick the shape that fits your site. The imported image follows it |
Density (scale) | 1x, 2x | 2x gives more pixels. In the example, 640 square at 2x gives 1280 × 1280 px |
Under the settings, Selection shows the center coordinates, the zoom level and Meters/px, so you can see what the capture covers.
Satellite or Roadmap? Roadmap shows street names and labels such as Bryant Park and New York Public Library, which helps you confirm the location. It also shows business and transit labels you may not want in front of a client. Satellite shows the lawn, tree cover, roads and building outlines with far fewer labels. Switch between them and import the clearer one. For a presentation, Satellite is usually cleaner.
[SCREENSHOT 2 — Same view in Roadmap and Satellite, side by side]
To finish the Google Maps import:
Click Import and wait. The button reads Importing… while it works. Don't click again.
In the editor, zoom out in Top view until the whole image fits.
Check the park, the neighboring building and the streets against the place you chose.
[SCREENSHOT 3 — the imported satellite image in Top view]
The imported image follows the output size you picked, so look at the actual result as well as the earlier preview. It is a flat reference: buildings and trees are part of the picture, not 3D objects.
Keep the visible source attribution if you show the image to a client, and check the imagery suits your planning task. Save the plan once you're happy.
💡 Zoom and density set the real-world coverage. The editor records a scale from the map zoom and density, but do not rely on it for tight measurements. For anything close, compare against a distance you know, like a path width or a building edge. If the drawing must be precise, use a surveyed floor plan. See Import and calibrate a floor plan.
The Google Maps option shows an upgrade prompt. The feature is gated by plan, and may also require company enablement and credits. Ask your account admin (owner).
The map won't load, or I see an availability error. Read the message. It may say the map key is missing or the map failed to load. Map access depends on your account and deployment setup. Don't keep clicking Import while the map itself is unavailable; sort out the access issue first.
The search returned the wrong place. Several listings can share a name. Choose the exact result and check the pin and imagery on the map.
My capture cut off part of the site. Only the blue box is captured. Click Use visible area or drag the handles, then import again.
The site is tiny in my plan. You captured too wide an area. Zoom in, use Use visible area, and import again.
My image isn't square. The image follows the Output size setting. Choose 1024 × 768 if you want a landscape shape.
Import failed with Failed to import Google Maps image. Try again once. If it repeats, contact support with the address you searched.
Click the upload icon in the bottom toolbar, choose Import from Google Maps, and search a place or address. Choose Satellite, frame the site inside the blue box with Use visible area, pick an output size, and click Import. The result is a flat reference image in Top view.
Only what is inside the blue selection box is captured in the Google Maps import, even if more of the map is visible on screen. Click Use visible area to snap the box to the current view, or drag its handles to include the whole site, then import again.
Treat it as approximate. The editor records a scale from the map zoom and density, but you should not rely on it for tight measurements. Compare against a distance you know, like a path width or a building edge. If the drawing must be precise, use a surveyed floor plan and calibrate it with Import Floor Plan.
For presentations, Satellite is usually cleaner: it shows the lawn, tree cover, roads and building outlines with far fewer labels. Roadmap shows street names and labels such as Bryant Park, which helps confirm the location but also adds business and transit labels you may not want in front of a client.
Import from Google Maps is a paid-plan feature (it is gated by plan access) and can also require company enablement and credits, so free accounts see an upgrade prompt. If you see one, ask your account admin (owner). If the map won't load or shows an availability error, don't keep clicking Import until the access issue is fixed.
The Google Maps import offers output sizes of 512 × 512, 640 × 640, 1024 × 1024 and 1024 × 768, and density of 1x or 2x. The imported image follows the size you pick, so choose 1024 × 768 for a landscape site. At 640 square with 2x density, the image is 1280 × 1280 px.