[Plugin] Universal Importer - v1.2.6 - 30 July 2024

Khai · 4 Jan 2020, 23:08

thank you thank you thank you!!!

started to move my old trueSpace models from the archives to Sketchup...

just gotta work out a method tho... some of my models (well all of them) are multipart models that are to big to bring in as one mesh. problem is, splitting them down means having to line it all up again, unless I'm missing a key modifier for "paste in place"....

samuel_t · 5 Jan 2020, 02:01

1.0.1 version adds:

Polygon reduction,
French translation.

Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore .

fredo6 · 5 Jan 2020, 06:24

Impressive...!

Fredo

Glenn at home · 5 Jan 2020, 17:50

Impressive, imported a Quake 2 (game) md3 file.
Thank you

glro · 5 Jan 2020, 19:14

dxf fileHi, i tried your plugin

It worked for a OBJ file

but not for this DXF file (joined)

do you know why?

Oxer · 5 Jan 2020, 19:17

Fantastic plugin but I work on mac, is there plan for macos support?

Spanish Language File

es.zip

Khai · 5 Jan 2020, 19:27

ok. Cob (caligari trueSpace) is a little shakey, but don't worry, I'm likely to be the only person to be using that....

OBJ so far is nice and solid, other than some scaling issues.. everythings coming in tiny but thats not a real issue...

thanks again!

samuel_t · 5 Jan 2020, 19:51

@glro said:

Hi, i tried your plugin

It worked for a OBJ file

but not for this DXF file (joined)

do you know why?

Hi,

Import fails because filename contains a '#' character.
Substitute '#' with '_' and import will be succesful.

plateforme_202001051957_ca.dxf

samuel_t · 5 Jan 2020, 20:07

@khai said:

[...]
thanks again!

You're welcome!

paladinjnr · 6 Jan 2020, 14:51

Hi
I have installed the plugin in my SketchUp 2018 , absolutely brilliant
how ever I am having a problem with textures , models import fine but no textures, which format should the textures be , I have tried dds and png

ken · 6 Jan 2020, 16:14

I have not had this program to import any files, STL or OBJ or STP. Below is the following error message I get trying to import an STP file of a nut that is 24k large.

I did notice in the program, it lists the file as obj file when the file name is, CROSBY 2160 300T NUT.STP.

Thanks for your help.

Ken

samuel_t · 6 Jan 2020, 16:25

@paladinjnr said:

Hi
I have installed the plugin in my SketchUp 2018 , absolutely brilliant
how ever I am having a problem with textures , models import fine but no textures, which format should the textures be , I have tried dds and png

Could you please upload whole folder (model and textures) to a file hoster? This way I could debug it.

samuel_t · 6 Jan 2020, 16:52

@oxer said:

Fantastic plugin but I work on mac, is there plan for macos support?

Good news: I'm working on a macOS version of plugin. Stay tuned!

TIG · 6 Jan 2020, 19:42

@unknownuser said:

Run SketchUp as Administrator then re-import OBJ model. Let me know if problem persists.

If this step fixes the issue then it's almost certain that SketchUp was not installed correctly !

To fix it...
Whilst logged into Windows as your normal Windows user-name, ensure that SketchUp is closed.
Find the SketchUp installer's exe file - probably in your Downloads folder ?
Select the exe file's icon and right-click > context-menu > "Run as administrator"
When prompted choose "Repair".
Restart SketchUp and retry...

Installing any complex app in any other way can cause weird and unpredictable problems, often around permissions...
So never double-click an installer's exe file to 'Run' it - even if you have admin-powers, it is not the same thing.

Didier Bur · 6 Jan 2020, 20:04

French translation file

fr.zip

samuel_t · 6 Jan 2020, 20:38

@paladinjnr said:

[...]

Hi Here is a link to the model as requested.

Filehorst wurde abgeschaltet! Filehorst has been shut down!

(filehorst.de)

[...]

Your model had absolute paths to textures. That's not supported by plugin.
I converted absolute paths to relative paths with a text editor. It's OK now:

Fixed model is attached below:

Fixed DirectX Model

samuel_t · 6 Jan 2020, 20:39

@didier bur said:

French translation file

Thank you!

Danish9762 · 7 Jan 2020, 07:38

Hi sir im using sketchup 2017 when i install this plugins by extension manager so im getting unsigned plugin please contact plugins developer. Not working please gix it or tell me how to fix it

juju · 7 Jan 2020, 11:28

@danish9762 said:

Hi sir im using sketchup 2017 when i install this plugins by extension manager so im getting unsigned plugin please contact plugins developer. Not working please gix it or tell me how to fix it

@Danish9762: You need to relax the extension loading policy you have set withing SketchUp.

samuel_t · 7 Jan 2020, 11:47

@Danish9762 "Unsigned" problem isn't a bug, it just means plugin doesn't come from SketchUp Extension Warehouse.

As suggested by @juju, relax SketchUp extension loading policy settings. To access these settings, select Window > Preferences > Extensions Policy (Microsoft Windows) or SketchUp > Preferences > Extensions > Policy tab (OS X). SketchUp has three available extension policy modes: “Identified Extensions Only”, “Approve Unidentified Extensions”, and “Unrestricted”. Select “Unrestricted” then restart SketchUp.