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    EarthMover
    last edited by 10 Nov 2010, 13:39

    Within the import key configuration window, when you are searching for the files, there is a button to make .blend files visible.


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      numbthumb
      last edited by 10 Nov 2010, 13:48

      Cool, thanks! Something like this can really help in making Blender more user friendly.

      Comfortably numb...

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        minguinhirigue
        last edited by 10 Nov 2010, 13:55

        Really great, I was waiting for it !

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          altap
          last edited by 10 Nov 2010, 18:47

          Thanks EarthMover.

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            Anjin
            last edited by 16 Nov 2010, 13:44

            Hi All,

            Sorry I didn't see your posts. I am deep in making a demo game (Operative Bat) for the Neoaxis Engine! Earthmover thanks for the support, thats great. Totally agree we can probably never make Blender as easy as SketchUp. I think its all about getting the power out of the tool which otherwise is totally locked to new users. I have a laptop and 2.49b is like running at a brick wall (numeric keypad mapped to normal numbers? groan). Theres just no familiarity for me at all. BlendUp gives us a island of usability that we can work from.

            If you want support direct go to anjin.biz/forum. We discuss a number of current game related topics there as well: Second Life Avatar porting (you can download a rigged blender file free with no rights restrictions), Low cost 3d tools, Neoaxis/Ogre3d etc.

            Hope to have the demo game up soon, screenshots should be available today on the blog: anjin.biz/blog

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              miikka1978
              last edited by 24 Oct 2014, 03:23

              I see that this is a 4 year old discussion.

              Anyway,is this still available somewhere or does anybody know any similar Blender Addons or User Preference settings that would make Blender a little more comfortable for Sketchup user.

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                juju
                last edited by 24 Oct 2014, 11:07

                @miikka1978 said:

                I see that this is a 4 year old discussion.

                Anyway,is this still available somewhere or does anybody know any similar Blender Addons or User Preference settings that would make Blender a little more comfortable for Sketchup user.

                probably the wrong forum for a definitive answer...

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                • topic:timeago-later,8 months
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                  juju
                  last edited by 29 Jun 2015, 08:22

                  I noticed this being advertised on the forum, the name is a little misleading as it is not the same as the plugin for Blender discussed above.

                  BlendUp: SketchUp to Blender exporter, I got a license (yeah, I know it is it BETA, but it seems useful enough) at the $35 reduced rate (I'm not a premium member here, else there is a further savings, from what I understand)

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                  (the thread above discussed a Blender Plugin, called BlendUp, making Blender behave more like SketchUp)

                  Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                  • topic:timeago-later,16 days
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                    BlendUp
                    last edited by 15 Jul 2015, 13:21

                    Hi Juju, thanks helping us and buying BlendUp while in beta!

                    Sorry for the confusion. The name is indeed misleading as I wasn't aware of a Blender addon called BlendUp before creating BlendUp 😳

                    "My" BlendUp from sketchup2blender.com is a SketchUp plugin to export to Blender.

                    I am jumping in this thread to discuss if you guys are still interested in SketchUp like shortcuts in Blender.

                    That's something I can provide for both BlendUp free and paid versions if there is a demand for it.

                    One of the main goal of BlendUp is to make Blender easy for Sketchup users!


                    Laurent, BlendUp Developer

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                      speaker60
                      last edited by 30 Aug 2015, 21:50

                      dose anyone know what happened to this or anyone have a copy?

                      id like to use blender more but im so use to sketchup i fell like im disabled trying to use blender

                      its mostly the navigation

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                        Krisidious
                        last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 11:59

                        Blender is a bit convoluted... I too would like to see that ui/user theme whatever plugin.

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                          driven
                          last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 12:11

                          I just checked the license for BlendUp25 and it allows redistribution...

                          so here it is...

                          I don't use it so read through the files to work it out...
                          read the files before installing...
                          john

                          learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                            Krisidious
                            last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 12:25

                            Ahh you rock. Thanks for thinking about that.

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                            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                              Krisidious
                              last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 14:39

                              @jaceguay said:

                              I´m been using Snap Utilities, in blender, until now almost a dream come true.

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                              I'll check it out.

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                              like this.

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                                jaceguay
                                last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 14:42

                                I´m been using Snap Utilities, in blender, until now almost a dream come true.

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                                  pilou
                                  last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 15:57

                                  16 years after! 💚

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                                    speaker60
                                    last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 16:14

                                    ah thanks so much and such a quick reply, and the snap tools is awesome thankyou for that

                                    anybody else know of any other tools out there that are similar to sketchup features

                                    doing a google search "blender sketchup style" or "sketchup features for blender" dosnt return much of anything, would be interesting to know if there are anything else

                                    id like something like sketchups paint bucket tool for textureing. the uv editor good for more complex texturing but id love to be able to just click a face to apply a texture/material

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                                      Krisidious
                                      last edited by 31 Aug 2015, 19:13

                                      Blender looks down on we lowly SketchUp people as do most 3D Programs. We're not real 3D modeling...

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                                      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                                        jaceguay
                                        last edited by 1 Sept 2015, 13:31

                                        There is opinions that limit more than tools, when I see those kind of attitude I think it is just sad. Fortunately by my experience there is not many professionals losing their time this way.

                                        edit:, sorry if I seems hash to you, I am meaning just to those blender people you´re refering, 😉

                                        @krisidious said:

                                        Blender looks down on we lowly SketchUp people as do most 3D Programs. We're not real 3D modeling...

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                                          miikka1978
                                          last edited by 5 Sept 2015, 03:59

                                          @speaker60 said:

                                          ah thanks so much and such a quick reply, and the snap tools is awesome thankyou for that

                                          anybody else know of any other tools out there that are similar to sketchup features

                                          doing a google search "blender sketchup style" or "sketchup features for blender" dosnt return much of anything, would be interesting to know if there are anything else

                                          id like something like sketchups paint bucket tool for textureing. the uv editor good for more complex texturing but id love to be able to just click a face to apply a texture/material

                                          This Addon makes selecting deselecting much easier but if I have understood correct it is still not working 100%.

                                          rSelection (Left click to select and click empty to deselect all, script not 100% finalized!)

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