help sketchup models in blender

[Imagineer125]

is there any way to put my sketchup models in blender

[RCT3robin]

yea, but you need sketchup pro,u have that?

[stu-2693]

you don't, just export to ASE and get an ASE import script for blender ;)

[Imagineer125]

well i dont have pro

[wabigbear]

ASE is the format you usually export your object as, you don't need Pro. As stu said, get an ASE script for Blender, export your object from SketchUp as normal.

[stu-2693]

^ because it makes so much more sense when you say it ? :P JK :haha:

[PB&J]

You could do that or...This a tutorial I found a while back that works well.

Go under the File menu. Choose "Export." You want to export it as a Google Earth 4 format (.kmz)
Go to where you exported the file too. You want to change the extension from .kmz to .zip
Unpack the .zip file. There should be two folders within it. One named "images" and the other named "models." The models folder has the .dae file in it. Import the .dae file into Blender.

Exporting the file as .ASE and getting a script would probably be more convenient. :haha:

[Imagineer125]

thank you so much now i can animate stuff

[RedOctoberRCT3]

Save it as a collada, then get a collada import script for blender

[Imagineer125]

ok now when i find the file for my model when i open it it say error check console when i click that it say error not a blender file what do i do

[PB&J]

You must import it as a Collada(dae) file. RedOctober's comment reminded me, you may need a Collada import script. I recommend you try it the way stu recommended also, that way, you can choose which one is easier. I have only tried this way before.

[stu-2693]

trust me, ASE is one of the easiest ways you will find, the ultimate easiest way is to actually make it in blender

[Imagineer125]

ok thank you

[Belgabor]

The problem is that SU stores a lot of additional crap in kmz files which you need to get rid of in Blender. With ASE you only have to deal with the crap it produces no matter what...

[Imagineer125]

ok well when i download the ASE script for blender i go to c drive program files and find blender and open it and put the ASE SCRIPT in there and i go into blender i go to export and i cant find the ASE so i go to open and go to scripts and the ASE script is not in there what do i do