Author Topic: Sketchup to Blender (Read 1942 times)

Tylale · August 06, 2008, 12:57:16 AM

How do you change a Sketchup file to a .blend file? I need to know so I can get my gun and bear from Sketchup.

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Burger · August 06, 2008, 01:12:30 AM

Let my put this simple, dont use sketchup to make addons. First off, blender cant make joints, youl need Milkshape anyway. Second, sketchup wont export to blender. Third, Idk what third is, but everything needs a third.

Learn to model with either blender or milkshape. They are easier once you get use to them.

Tylale · August 06, 2008, 01:13:48 AM

Blender can make joints. Then can Sketchup export to Milkshape?

Burger · August 06, 2008, 01:19:24 AM

Wow never knew athough im trying to inform you will you inform me on how to make joints in blender.
No exporters from .skp to.ms3d from what i know

Tylale · August 06, 2008, 01:30:35 AM

Then how does TheGeek make his models in Sketchup? For Blender just look on the tutorial section of http://blenderartists.org/cms/index.php. I don't really want to tell you how.

Headcrab Zombie · August 06, 2008, 05:17:45 AM

Quote from: Burger on August 06, 2008, 01:12:30 AM

youl need Milkshape anyway.

No you don't. I use Blender for everything.

What formats can Sketchup export to? Any good modelling program has at least a few exporters. See if it can export to .obj, and use Blender to import with that.

Space Guy · August 06, 2008, 05:21:08 AM

There is a free exporter from Sketchup to .obj and from Blender to .dts available for download if you search a bit. Then use Blender to add joints, animate it and export it to .dts. Blender comes with a built-in .obj importer.

blaman · August 06, 2008, 12:51:31 PM

Ive been wondering this myself, now I have to go get blender, is there a trial version?

Tylale · August 06, 2008, 02:57:17 PM

Thanks Space Guy, and Blender is completely free.
EDIT: Could you give me a link Space Guy? I googled it and couldn't find it.

Headcrab Zombie · August 06, 2008, 10:41:15 PM

Quote from: The Irish Q on August 06, 2008, 02:57:17 PM

Thanks Space Guy, and Blender is completely free.
EDIT: Could you give me a link Space Guy? I googled it and couldn't find it.

http://projects.blender.org/frs/?group_id=95

Tylale · August 06, 2008, 11:09:31 PM

Thanks, but I meant the .obj exporter. I already have the .dts exporter. Thanks though.

Marcem · August 06, 2008, 11:34:27 PM

Save in Sketchup to Google Earth 4 file, and rename it to zip, enter the zip, find the .dae file, import in in blender.

Tylale · August 07, 2008, 12:36:25 AM

My Blender doesn't have a .dae importer.

Harm94 · August 07, 2008, 12:40:53 AM

i have blender, i never got far in the tutorial, i mdae a cube(how noobish)

Marcem · August 07, 2008, 01:00:38 AM

Blender comes with it, look at the importers.