Import a SketchUp Model
Submitted by symscape on May 30, 2013 - 16:27
See how to exchange your SketchUp models with Caedium using the COLLADA (.dae) file format.
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
- Set Export type: = COLLADA File (*.dae)
- Set your model file name and click Export
- In Caedium select the File Toolbar and click the Import button . In the Import dialog select the COLLADA model file, and click Open.
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