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

BSquared18

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

Polycrunch it with Artisan or MeshLab. Decimate it in Blender

BSquared18

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

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

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.