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    [Plugin] OBJexporter v3.0 20130131

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    • A Offline
      Alain
      last edited by

      Older versions with Sketchup 7 worked perfect.
      But since I use the latest version of the OBJ exporter with Sketchup 8, then Sketchup always freezes while the exportprocess.
      Tested it on Window XP 32 Bit and Win 7 64 Bit.

      Then when I kill the Sketchupprocess in the Windows Taskmanager then a (sometimes) usable but incomplete new created OBJ-File is created anyway.

      Does anybody know what could be wrong ?

      Kind regards
      Alain

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Nothing similar reported. πŸ˜•
        Can you post [or PM] the SKP for testing...

        TIG

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        • A Offline
          Alain
          last edited by

          Just wrote you a pm.
          It's a File which was created in Sketchup 7 and then continued modelling in Sketchup 8.

          I found out that when I explode groups then everything works fine.

          Kind regards
          Alain

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            The handing of instances/groups etc does take it a long time to check and compensate for it in UV-mapping and face orientation.
            It does work... eventually - just have patience...

            TIG

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            • F Offline
              flyto4
              last edited by

              Hi i dont know how to insert the plugin if i put it in the plugin folder nothing happnes but if i open it with sketch up 8 also i cant import that

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                Hans

                To install a script it needs its file [or for some other more complex scripts, its files/subfolder[s]] to be put into the Plugins folder and then to restart Sketchup, it auto-loads thereafter.

                Questions to answer...

                You are a MAC user ?
                Are you putting the .rb file into the Macintosh HD/...Lib.../plugins folder, and NOT some other spurious ...User... folder ?

                Have you read the tool's usage instructions and understand how it works ?

                The 'OBJexporter' is found under the File menu and NOT under Plugins... πŸ˜•

                TIG

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  @Tig
                  Not really a problem but curious
                  When I want export something on the desktop, or anywhere folders / Subfolders, nothing is done! 😲
                  No problem when I export in the SU Plugins folder or in a subfolder inside the SU Plugins folder! 😎

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @unknownuser said:

                    @Tig
                    Not really a problem but curious
                    When I want export something on the desktop, or anywhere folders / Subfolders, nothing is done! 😲
                    No problem when I export in the SU Plugins folder or in a subfolder inside the SU Plugins folder! 😎
                    Sounds like an issue with your System rather than the tool itself.
                    It exports fine into any folder, although it should default to the SKP's folder first off...
                    What are your security permissions/rights set to be ? 'Full' is best...
                    Also the other folders should allow files to be written to them 'by others' as it might be considering SUp/Ruby as 'not you' ???
                    πŸ˜•

                    TIG

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                    • StilTegS Offline
                      StilTeg
                      last edited by

                      Hello Tig ... Great tool thanks, I only have one problem, some files do not work, especially one quite complicated design file. Problem is sketchup crashes during the export and I get an incomplete file ...

                      @alain said:

                      Older versions with Sketchup 7 worked perfect.
                      But since I use the latest version of the OBJ exporter with Sketchup 8, then Sketchup always freezes while the exportprocess.
                      Tested it on Window XP 32 Bit and Win 7 64 Bit.

                      Then when I kill the Sketchupprocess in the Windows Taskmanager then a (sometimes) usable but incomplete new created OBJ-File is created anyway.

                      Does anybody know what could be wrong ?

                      Kind regards
                      Alain

                      doing technical engineering on SketchUp ... without plugins

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        When you say 'crash' do you mean a 'bugsplat'?
                        If so this is unexpected!
                        If you mean that the screen goes white and Sketchup becomes 'unresponsive' then it is probably still processing [use the Task Manager to see that Sketchup is still chugging away].
                        Under intensive processing it's a known issue that Sketchup becomes 'unresponsive' - left for long enough it should finish the task.
                        OBJ format is usually limited to specific objects or rooms, or buildings.
                        What are you trying to export? PM me the [zipped] SKP file if you can ?
                        To help the exporter please remember that only visible 'faces' [or images] are exported, so you can switch off layers containing unneeded objects like text/dims, also hide any other objects you are not interested in...
                        Many thousands of facets can be exported, the more nested objects the longer the export, the files get very very large...

                        TIG

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                        • M Offline
                          mattgame96
                          last edited by

                          I am new to Google Sketchup 8.

                          What do I do after I download so that it could work on Google Sketchup 8?

                          If you can help me, thanks : )

                          -MG

                          P.S.- Thanks for setting the download πŸ‘

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @mattgame96 said:

                            I am new to Google Sketchup 8.

                            What do I do after I download so that it could work on Google Sketchup 8?

                            If you can help me, thanks : )

                            -MG

                            P.S.- Thanks for setting the download πŸ‘
                            You really need to read the Help files, there are also several useful threads on this forum about downloading and installing scripts...
                            In this case it's very simple - as it says under the download link - place the .rb file that you've downloaded into the Sketchup v8 'Plugins' folder, restart Sketchup... and as explained on the download page the tool now appears in the Sketchup > File menu...

                            TIG

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                            • pugz1983P Offline
                              pugz1983
                              last edited by

                              Hi TIG,

                              I've been reading this thread after beeingdirected here. I asked a question about export formats in the sketchup discussion part of the forum.

                              My question is if there is any way to export from SU with Ngons. When rendering in C4D my mesh gives strange results in the geometry around the area where I used Round corners plugin. I think it's because of the triangulation. Any suggestions?

                              greetz Twan

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Your profile says you have 'Pro', so its built in OBJexporter has several Options [button on export save_as dialog] which are not available with mine... like you can switch off triangulation and keep ngons ???

                                TIG

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                                • michaliszissiouM Offline
                                  michaliszissiou
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  When rendering in C4D my mesh gives strange results in the geometry around the area where I used Round corners plugin. I think it's because of the triangulation. Any suggestions?

                                  I'm a poor blender user. However, in C4d, try to weld vertices. SU does insist to export non welded vertices. If C4d has some option like tris to quads or similar, give it a try. In C4d, select all the mesh and ask for something like recalculate normals, or normals outside or similar.
                                  I know nothing about C4d but I'm sure, these functions exist, maybe under a different name.

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                                  • J Offline
                                    Jakerlund
                                    last edited by

                                    Tig, thanks for a great tool to enable us to use the free SketchUp to export models to obj's to be used in Blender.

                                    Is there a way to get the models to have all faces connected?
                                    As of now i can't apply a subsurf modifier since all faces are disconnected.
                                    I can load the obj in Mesh Lab and connect the faces, but is this the only way

                                    Thanks again for your addon!

                                    Cheers

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      Faces that form part of a smoothed Surface are exported somewhat differently from un-smoothed ones - with different #vertex normal# definitions for applied textures etc to appear smoothed etc ?
                                      As far as I know the Pro tool does nothing more that that either.
                                      What do you mean exactly by 'connected' faces ?
                                      Can't this be done effectively in the receiving apps ?

                                      TIG

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                                      • J Offline
                                        Jakerlund
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes, seemed like removing all doubles solved the problem in Blender.
                                        Now i can apply subsurf and smooth objects. πŸ‘

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                                        • L Offline
                                          Lol Limewire
                                          last edited by

                                          Hey Tig,
                                          When I put this in the 'Plugins' folder, it doesn't appear.
                                          I have tried everything you said in other posts that have the same problem, but it didn't work.
                                          I have Sketchup 8 and Windows 7.
                                          Please help!

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            Usage: menu File > 'OBJexporter...'

                                            Are you saying it does not appear in the file menu?

                                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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