Import a SketchUp Model
Submitted by symscape on July 12, 2012 - 09:12
See how to exchange your SketchUp models with Caedium using the COLLADA (.dae) file format.
SketchUp
Assumptions
- You have activated the Caedium Exchange add-on or Caedium Professional
- You have installed SketchUp (free or Pro version)
Procedure
- In SketchUp select File->Export->3D Model...
- In the Export Model dialog click Options...
- In the DAE Export Options dialog enable Triangulate All Faces, click OK
SketchUp DAE (COLLADA) Export Options - Set Export type: = COLLADA File (*.dae)
- Set your model file name and click Export
- In Caedium select File->Import..., select the COLLADA model file, and click Open
Caedium Showing COLLADA Model
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