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

samuel_t

Hi! Here's a free new SketchUp plugin: Universal Importer. It imports more than 50 3D file formats*. Bonus: You can reduce polygon count of imported model or existing model.

=> You can download it from SketchUcation PluginStore.

(*) Supported formats:

3D
3DS
3MF
AC
AC3D
ACC
AMJ
ASE
ASK
B3D
BLEND
BREP
BVH
CSM
COB
DAE / Collada
DXF
ENFF
FBX
glTF 1.0 + GLB
glTF 2.0 + GLB
HMB
IFC-STEP
IGES 5.3
IQM
IRR / IRRMESH
LWO
LWS
LXO
M3D
MD2
MD3
MD5
MDC
MDL
MESH / MESH.XML
MOT
MS3D
NDO
NFF
OBJ
OFF
OGEX
PLY
PMX
PRJ
Q3O
Q3S
RAW
SCN
SIB
SMD
STEP AP203, 214, 242
STL
TER
UC
VTA
X
X3D
XGL
ZGL

Pixero

Wow. Thanks. Does it import textured objects?

samuel_t

@pixero said:

[...] Does it import textured objects?

Yes. If input model has only one material: select material texture at second step. If input model has more materials: you can ignore second step because materials should be automatically loaded:

Youtube Video

Khai

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

1.0.1 version adds:

Polygon reduction,
French translation.

UIR Plugin Polygon Reduction Demo

Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore.

fredo6

Impressive...!

Fredo

Glenn at home

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

glro

dxf fileHi, i tried your plugin

It worked for a OBJ file

but not for this DXF file (joined)

do you know why?

Oxer

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

Spanish Language File

es.zip

Khai

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

@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

@khai said:

[...]
thanks again!

You're welcome!

paladinjnr

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

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

Image 288.png

Image 289.png

samuel_t

@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

@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

@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

French translation file

fr.zip

samuel_t

@paladinjnr said:

[...]

Hi Here is a link to the model as requested.

https://filehorst.de/d/dhiIBdiy

[...]

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 DirectX Model

Fixed model is attached below:

Fixed DirectX Model

samuel_t

@didier bur said:

French translation file

Thank you!