Photomerge of a previously exported image?

nasmrtcz

Dear modelers,
I would like to ask you about a mystery that I have never been able to solve.

Is there any way to export an image, modify it (by PS/hand) and import it back to the saved camera so that I can project it onto the model?

If I use photomerge, I have to re-set the perspective, which is tedious.
Watermark won't do the texture.
Both SketchUV and FredoThruPaint can be used, but it's terribly complicated for each export-import.

I have needed this exact thing many times, never found an answer here or elsewhere.

Mira

Rich O Brien

I use the Combine Textures hack to get planar faces with various materials to bake to one image and export that.

I know of no way to do what you need in SU though except for the labour intensive method you mention.

Have you tried importing SKP into Blender and use that the Project UVs from view?

Dave R

What version of SketchUp are you using? Please complete your profile. Might be easier to edit the textures in Photoshop rather than doing what you describe.

nasmrtcz

Hi, I'm using version 22.
It's always been a very big pity that I made drafts, printed them, then painted or redrew anything (or my boss did) and needed to get it back and preferably via the "Project texture" tool.

Worst of all, it's needed more and more in the age of image generators. I export an image, redraw it in the generator, need to get it back as a texture and there is no way to do it.

Dave R

@nasmrtcz said:

Hi, I'm using version 22.

Please update your profile.

@nasmrtcz said:

It's always been a very big pity that I made drafts, printed them, then painted or redrew anything (or my boss did) and needed to get it back and preferably via the "Project texture" tool.

Worst of all, it's needed more and more in the age of image generators. I export an image, redraw it in the generator, need to get it back as a texture and there is no way to do it.

It would help if you would share a SketchUp model and an image of what you are trying to accomplish. Why not just make textures to import into SketchUp and save yourself the trouble?