Is There a Way to Simplify a Model to a Smaller File Size?

BSquared18 · 10 Aug 2012, 19:10

Hi,

I'm using SketchUp to build 3D components for X-Plane freeware aircraft.

I'd like to use one of the models in the Warehouse of a pilot and seat. However, the ones I've found are much too complex and therefore have prohibitively large file sizes--i.e., multi megabytes. All I need is something very simple.

Is there a plug-in or way manually to take a model and simplify it to a smaller file size?

Thanks,
Bill

Rich O Brien · 10 Aug 2012, 19:41

Polycrunch it with Artisan or MeshLab. Decimate it in Blender

BSquared18 · 10 Aug 2012, 20:43

Thanks, Rich. Don't know those programs.

However, it dawned on my after starting this thread that while the pilots in the warehouse tend to be complex, perhaps I could find a pilot in an aircraft that would be simpler. Sure enough, I quickly found a very nice one that, when exported to X-Plane, weighs in at about 130 kbs, small enough for my needs.

Sometimes the easiest solution takes a while to come to mind.

Bill

victor hugo · 11 Aug 2012, 01:31

HELLO I'M NEW WITH SU AND I 'VE GOT THE ATTACHED ERROR DOES ANY ONE KNOWS WHAT IS IS , I WAS INSTALLING SOME SCRIPTS AND THEN KAPUT.

THANKS.

Burkhard · 13 Aug 2012, 09:07

delete the scripts mentioned in the window and try to install these seperate to find out whats going on.
Take a look if glass-tools.rb is in the correct folder. The other I dont know what it is.