[Plugin] Import STL files

thomthom

I've been looking around at the various ruby based importers for SketchUp and I see that no one uses the Importer class. If this class is used the importer can be found in the native import list which would be very nice.
http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/importer.html

charly2008

Hi Didier,

I have tried the tool in Sketchup 8. The Unit support appears and I can choose my unit but then nothing happens. I've attached the stl files which I downloaded from Internet.

Charly

knot.zip

brain-gear.zip

Didier Bur

Hi Charly,
Your files are binary STL files. The script cannot read such files, but only ASCII STL format.
You can convert binary STL's to ASCII with Meshlab (free) for instance.
Regards,

charly2008

Hi Didier,

Thank you for the explanation. I learned something more to it.

Charly

davidheim1

Didier,
I just downloaded the STL Export/Import plug-in on my Mac, but I can't make it work. It asks me for the name of a file to export, but won't ever let me export anything. What am I missing? Can you provide a brief explanation of how to make the export function work?
Many thanks,
David Heim

mariocha

@davidheim1 said:

Didier,
It asks me for the name of a file to export to, but won't ever let me export anything.
David Heim

Same here. It happens with the one loaded from SketchUcation store.
But the one on CRAI Ruby depot, loaded the old way, manually, works.

thomthom

I recommend that anyone importing or exporting STL files in SketchUp use the open source plugin that SketchUp released: http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl

frankleng

@thomthom said:

I recommend that anyone importing or exporting STL files in SketchUp use the open source plugin that SketchUp released: http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl

very fast and good.thanks /

ntxdave

I have used the AUTOINSTALL 3 times now to add this plugin in SU 2014 and it does not show up anywhere that I can find. The installation process says it was installed successfully but I can not find it anywhere.

Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem using the plugin with 2014?

TIG

@ntxdave said:

I have used the AUTOINSTALL 3 times now to add this plugin in SU 2014 and it does not show up anywhere that I can find. The installation process says it was installed successfully but I can not find it anywhere.

Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem using the plugin with 2014?
This Plugin was started 9 years ago, and in this form it is 6 years old.
I unpacked it, did some very simple editing, and it worked in v2014 just fine.
BUT Didier as the author must make these changes and republish...
I suspect he won't want to support this any further... because Trimble now have their own newer [better?] STL Import/Export plugin - it is available free from the EWH...
Why not try that ?
http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl

ntxdave

@tig said:

@ntxdave said:

I have used the AUTOINSTALL 3 times now to add this plugin in SU 2014 and it does not show up anywhere that I can find. The installation process says it was installed successfully but I can not find it anywhere.

Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem using the plugin with 2014?
This Plugin was started 9 years ago, and in this form it is 6 years old.
I unpacked it, did some very simple editing, and it worked in v2014 just fine.
BUT Didier as the author must make these changes and republish...
I suspect he won't want to support this any further... because Trimble now have their own newer [better?] STL Import/Export plugin - it is available free from the EWH...
Why not try that ?
http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl

Yes, when I saw that the other one was not showing up, I did go install this one. The whole 3D thing is new to me

BeePee

I downloaded and see su2stl in my Loaded Plugins list, but it's not in the Loaded Extensions list.

How do I open and use this plugin? I can't see any toolbar button and it's not in any drop-down menu.

Thanks, BeePee

mariocha

Should be under the Files menu : Export stl. Right under Import

BeePee

I want to Imprt STL files with the specific plugin. Export is not a problem. I can Import with the standard plugin but it's not working, as explained. How do I access Import STL with this plugin su2stl.rb?

mariocha

Ahg ! sorry, bad reading.
The answer is in the description of the plugin.
With this plugin, you’ll find STL as a supported format within SketchUp’s Import command. STL files will be imported to SketchUp as a group.