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WhenSketchup opens it will prompt you to 'manage activations.' Click the button and you will be redirected to the Trimble website and you're account. From there look click 'View Included Applications' dropdown and just below 'Sketchup Pro' there is a button to 'Manage Devices.' Click the button and you'll be able to sign out of all machines.

Hey Keith, re tutorial. I think that there may be some significant differences in v14 procedure, so I have a few questions. "Go to warehouse and download object", and then "Go to warehouse and find model". Two separate actions?

The downloads come in a zipped folder containing jpegs for texture, and a file called "model.dae" for each one. How and where do I move those files from downloads in windows into softplan? Do I put the dae file in a 3d symbol folder, and wouldn't it have to be renamed since every download has a file called model.dae? It actually looks like you leave them on your hard drive in windows until you import them in wizard, correct?

No, not two separate actions, just one find your model should be good. I've edited the original post accordingly.

Put the models in a folder on your hard drive created for the purpose. I would use a special sub-folder inside the c:\softplan\ folder so you can get to it easily and always know where it is. My preference would be a folder called "Downloads", and then create a dedicated sub folder for every model - they don't need to be renamed that way. You can then unzip the download into the dedicated sub-folder, and the model and all the textures stay together in one place.

Not sure that I can tell you much more, as I don't remember any specifics about V14. My best advice would be to give it a try, and if it doesn't work, then adapt your method as necessary until it does. It may seem complicated, but once you get one to work, and you've got the hang of the various steps, it should feel a lot easier. Try one. If you get stuck and can't figure it out, then let us know what you were stuck on.

Just a observation ... There's no need to quote the post above yours in it's entirety. It just takes up space.

If it doesn't work, you can install SketchUp Make 2017 (or earlier version if preferred but usually better to have the latest). When installed, you can go in File>3D Warehouse>Get Model. Find the 3D you want and download directly in SketchUp. Then select File>Save As and under Save as type, you can select multiple versions you can save it as including version 8.

SketchUp is a commercial software for 3D modeling by Trimble. It brings together the best of leading programs like Rhino, 3ds Max, and AutoCAD into one package. It is a versatile, and relatively easy to use tool, used across a wide range of industries such as design and architecture.

Check out the free desktop version, which is called SketchUp Make. While the latest version is 2017, it works for everyone who is a fan of desktop versions. The Make program offers the functionality of the free, cloud-based version. Essentially, SketchUp Free (ore Make) is ideal for beginners, while SketchUp Pro is for more technical applications. The former provides all the commands you can use for 3D modeling, and the latter provides additional functions like printing in scale or exporting/importing to/from CAD software.

A window will appear with a list of toolbars. Starting out, I recommend you use the Large Tool Set. This toolbar contains most of the tools you need to build a 3D model. Check the Large Tool Set. I recommend you uncheck the other toolbars to avoid confusion.

this ability has been around for quite a few years , the quality depends on the 3D artist though some are very good , some not and have high polygon counts .so really slow 3D views down, but importing of .skp's is fairly common . its the 1st place to check if the CA library doesn't have what you need.

Texture, colors, and scale are all imported. Since the model comes in as a symbol, it has only one layer - the one you assign the symbol too. Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that none of the SketchUp layers transfer.

I saw that someone else posted that the Mac version of Chief will not allow for Sketchup to be imported. Is this true? As I have a Mac trial version and I cannot import Sketchup. I figured it was the trial version limitation.

Save to COLLODA and import that way. The toolkit that we use doesn't have a 64 bit version that works for Mac. The vendor of the toolkit has been unresponsive to our requests to make it work

I've just spent 15 minutes trying to figure out why this article 'Importing a 3D Symbol from an Outside Source' Reference Number: KB-00117 Last Updated: 07-30-2014 02:01 PM wasn't working - is it possible for someone from Chief to update the article to include Mac Users?

SKP import is not available on Mac owing to a lack of support by the vendor of the library we use for 64 bit applications. We have contacted them about this, but they are unresponsive so we don't know if it will ever be an option. Export to COLLADA (.DAE) and use that on the Mac. It is unfortunate that this option is not available, but it is out of our control.

I'm not using a Mac so can not verify this, but on a Windows machine the step would as follows if I wanted to import a .dae file:

1) download the .skp file from the warehouse

2) open the .skp file in SketchUp

3) In SketchUp I would 'EXPORT 3D model' in .dae format

4) import model in the .dae format into Chief.

This of course means you need to install the free version of SketchUp on your Mac...

Sometimes when you are modeling in SketchUp, you want to create model items that follow a curve. Working with curves can be a little tricky, so I created this tutorial to show how to create a curved sign with curved lettering on its face.

Tim Killen has posted a great tutorial at Finewoodworking.com for how to build a shaker oval box in SketchUp. While you may not be a woodworker, this is a great tutorial because he shows how to model a flat pattern into a curved face.

Not only can you use this method for woodworking, you can also use it to model other items into curved surfaces. For example, if you wanted to create a curved sign with raised lettering on it that actually follows the curve of the sign, you could use this method. You could probably use some plugins to create something like this, but this is a fairly simple way to get SketchUp to create curved lettering without having to learn how to use any of them.

When you hold the CTRL key in the scale tool, it uniformly scales, meaning it scales equally both in the direction you are dragging, and in the direction directly opposite the direction you are dragging across the center of the object (see illustration below).

Go ahead and double click inside this group, then use the Push/Pull tool to extrude these walls up to the height you would like your sign to be. To do this, simply click on the push pull tool, then click on the fill inside these shapes and drag up. Your model should now look like the image below.

Hi, I'm Justin Geis, and I'm the founder of The SketchUp Essentials. I started using SketchUp as part of my work as a general contractor in 2008. I quickly realized the power of the software and started using it for personal projects. I started The SketchUp Essentials as a place to share easy to follow SketchUp tutorials and tips to help everyone harness the power of 3D Modeling in their lives. When not working with SketchUp, I enjoy playing soccer and spending time with my wife and our two dogs.

I am currently using skelion and sketchup to import a 3d scene to PVsyst's near shading. For some reason PVsyst doesnt recognise the modules from skelion, and when it does, i have an array that is completely shaded though it shouldnt. Anyway, this is easy to fix as i can just not import the modules and make pv faces in PVsyst and this solves the issue.

My real issue is the units when i import the .3ds file. I export it in meters from sketchup and import it in meters in PVsyst and yet the measurements are wrong. Some are correct, but others are not like free standing mounting structures. I have it as 1.7m in sketchup, but in PVsyst its apparently 9m. Same for other objects.

Hi, Does anybody know if its possible to create in Affinity the same kind of 3D objects I could create in SKetchUP (I don't own Sketchup and don't know it) - only have Affinity - so that I could include these 3D shapes into my interior design software, Live Interior 3D Standard. Please see image of the kind of shapes I need to make. If possible, what format doI export them as and how would I make these shapes... Thank you!

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