Advanced Member kenmo Posted March 27, 2020 Advanced Member Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 My earlier post about Form Z got me thinking about Sketchup. I have gathered quite a few Sketchup files over the years. Most are from Google Warehouse (no 3D Warehouse) and a few are ones I created in older versions of Sketchup. I'm using the free version which lacks the pro exporters. However there free OBJ exports and the free version does export to DAE. All these exported models get badly deformed in 3DC. But load fine in Blender 2.8a, Silo 2.5, Hexagon 2.5, Vue Creator, Wings 3D 2.2.5 & Daz 3D Studio. Anyone know of a fix for these tricky Sketchup files? I did google this forum and tried some which did not resolve the issue. Cheers & many thanks... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member kenmo Posted March 27, 2020 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) I found a plug in for Blender 2.79 that imports Sketchup files into Blender 2.79. The present version does not work with Blender 2.80. I did not have Blender 2.79 installed on my computer. But I have 2.78 and 2.80, 2.81 & 2.82 installed. As advertised the plugin would not work with 2.8x. However I did install it on 2.7. Once I got the model into Blender 2.82, using the 3DC applink in Blender I sent the file into 3DC's paint room. WOW...quite pleased... https://www.blender3darchitect.com/blender-3d/how-to-import-sketchup-files-to-blender-2-8/ https://github.com/martijnberger/pyslapi/releases Armed with 3DC, MOI3D, Blender & Daz Studio our hobby has gotten to be quite affordable. And throw into the mix Hexagon Silo3D & Vue Creator. Edited March 27, 2020 by kenmo correct post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member kenmo Posted March 27, 2020 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) I found a neat model of a midly customized 1946 Ford on 3D Warehouse and brought it into Blender 2.78. Saved as a blender file. Opened it in 2.82 and sent to 3DC via app link. I don't like spending too much time in Blender 2.78 as I find it very confusing. BUT I enjoy Blender 2.8x. One issue and it's not a big problem for me but each part of the model had to be sent individually to 3DC. I suspect it's the nature of modeling in Sketchup and saving each model piece as a Sketchup component? Edited March 27, 2020 by kenmo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member kenmo Posted March 30, 2020 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 The only issue I been finding annoying is flipped normals. And this is NOT a 3DC issue. It's an issue with Sketchup models. A simple fix is to resend the part back to 3DC and select inverse normals . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member kenmo Posted April 10, 2020 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Just purchased the Blender Addon "Bmesh Clean" for cleaning up Sketchup meshes after being imported into Blender. I opted for the Pro Pack Version which includes plugin versions for Blender 2.7x & 2.8x. Since free Sketchup addon for Blender I' mentioned earlier in this thread presently only works with Blender 2.79. Only purchased last night and been very busy with my photo editing. However from the few tests I've done, it seems to work well converting tris to quads. However a few ngons remained in the models and where not converted to quads. Maybe an option or parameter I overlooked.. I still had to some manual work on the meshes. Bottom line, I can't complain about the $15 bucks USA I spent ($20 Canadian is what it cost me). Cheers everyone , stay safe & healthy. https://blendermarket.com/products/bmesh-clean-add-on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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