Stupid newbie question - exporting my models
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Sorry for asking such a silly question but I am completely new to 3D graphics and sketchup and don't know all the lingo and technology that goes along with it. I am trying to teach myself and it's a slow go (but I'm loving it!)
I have made my first model and would like to share it with people but don't know how to export it as an skp file. I have exported it to 3D warehouse but what if I want to post it somewhere like on this forum? How do I get it here?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I'm just a newbie trying to learn little by little
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u save the file as a .skp file itself.
as for attaching the file here... in the reply screen u have an option to upload attachments. its just below the space where u type in the message. u wont miss it. i am sure. -
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one more question...when I save it as an skp file it automatically saves it as .skp.kmz and open it in GE. How do I stop it from doing this?
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i was wondering why u would post a .kmz file..
well i have never encountered a problem like this. maybe other experienced users can help.
in the meantime u can export a view of ur cabin model as a jpg image and put it up if u wish. -
well, I got it to save in a skp file but it's too large to load right now. At least it can be viewed on 3D Warehouse!
Thanks for all of your help.
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Mary can you post a link to the model on 3d Warehouse so we can take a look?
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Hi Mary,
At the very bottom of your model page in the Warehouse there is a bottom called "Link". If you click on it, you can copy the link (this is called "URL") and paste it here.
Selecting all is always a Ctrl+A keyboard shortcut
then copying it is Ctrl+C
finally pasting it here is Ctrl+VThese are handy shortcuts because they work all over in Windows (in your SketchUp application, too).
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Here is the link to my model in 3D warehouse. Let me know what you think.. and be kind, it was my first ever model...lol.
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Nice motorbike for a first model!
Well, joking aside; yes, really good start with the cabin. Watch out for a couple of glitches (often made) like when there are two faces on the same plane and they are "fighting" for visibility (AKA "Z-fighting").
Now it's not so apparent as it is "hidden" under the roof but it can be annoying if you don't get used to avoiding it (also I see no reason to paint the roof with a grass material )
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I was wondering why it was doing that. Guess that makes sense. Thanks!
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You said your model was too large. But the .kmz is just 1mb. Sounds like maybe you need to purge unused components, and materials. Go to Window>Model Info>Statistics>Purge Unused. Then save the file and see if it is a better size.
Chris
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I actually purged components and materials (now there were a lot of these) when downloaded but it only shrunk it by about 10%.
That motorbike is a killer.
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