KML export contains bug in Google Earth (have been forwarded from Google Earth help forum to here)

[benedikt naessens]

First off, let me explain two procedure.
First procedure:
1. I import a model in Sketchup 7 (from the warehouse for example)
2. I export to KMZ : the model and textures are in the right place
(models folder and images folder)
Correct !

Second procedure:
1. I take a snapshot of an area in Google Earth and export that to
Sketchup
2. I use the same model as in the first procedure and place it
somewhere on the map
3. I choose "Place model" to check my model in Google Earth again
4. I try to save this model by using "Save place as" => new KMZ file
5. The model and the textures are now in the "files" folder, not
anymore in "Images" or "Models". The sourceHref tags in the KML file
refer to the wrong place now, i.e. the textures can not be found by
the .DAE (Collada) file. This has been checked by using an OpenGL
viewer (Openscenegraph) with Collada plugin: the textures are not
displayed when viewing the model.

The fact that all the files are now in the "Files" folder, doesn't
seem very standard to me anyway. But that's not the main issue => the
generated KML file is just wrong. As clearly stated in the
documentation, the sourceHref tag references files relative to the DAE
file. Practically, it does not.