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    Using Blender to Render a SketchUp Model

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      Shollowa
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      Hey Guys,

      I was just wondering if anyone could give me a detailed run-down on how to use the free program Blender to render a SketchUp model. Honestly I am pretty lost so any information about the pipeline of programs you use or your process as a whole would be awesome. Thanks in advance, and do have a great day.

      Shollowa

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        majid
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        there are some great blender artists here
        take a look at Sketchucation magazine or just do a search over forums, esp corner bar

        My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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          andybot
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          Yes, there are lots of good blender tutorials out there. In terms of specifically getting a Sketchup model into Blender, I would suggest using TIG's obj exporter plugin in Sketchup to save your model file into an obj format that will import nicely into Blender.

          http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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