Cannot import one sketchup model into another
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Hello all - great community here.
I'm brand new to SU but am having a blast. In my first weeks of modelling, I may have made a mistake by creating two separate models (a building interior and then the furniture to fill it) but I now need to import the furniture into the building to begin rendering. Both models became fairly complicated quickly (at least my laptop seems to think so!) but even my more powerful desktop cannot complete this task.
Are there any tricks to get one .skp file imported into another? Each time I have tried (loading either one first) SU will either continue as if nothing has changed, or stop responding and force me to close.
I apologize if I've overlooked this issue being covered elsewhere but the semantics of modeling have made it hard to search for my SU>into>SU issue...
Thanks!
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You say your models have gotten "fairly complicated quickly" so I would guess they could stand some clean up. What that entails exactly depends upon the complication.
How are you trying to import one model to the other? There are a couple of ways you can do it. You will probably find it easiest to import a few pieces of furniture at a time into the building model. For that, you could open both files and select a piece of furniture or two, hit Ctrl+C and then use Ctrl+V in the building model to paste them. Rinse and repeat as needed.
A better way would be to make each piece of furniture a component and save the In Model component library as a local collection. You can then either use File>Import to bring in the furniture pieces or use the Components window to bring the components in to the building model one at a time.
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Thanks for the tips!
I figure I could go about it the long way as you first suggested, but am glad to hear I might be able to learn a trick or two about the program, as suggested in your second paragraph.
I'll look into cleaning things up and messing with the component library.
I guess I really could have overstepped the capabilities of SU or my PC then, eh? Oops!
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I doubt you over stepped SketchUp's abilities but possible those of your computer. It might be that you are running a bit before you've really learned to walk. There are good strategies to deal with the sort of stuff you are doing and ways to make it less work than it probably is for you right now. Good housekeeping methods are a prime thing here.
You mentioned that you are planning to do some renders. While you are cleaning up your models, make sure you don't have any exposed back faces. Some rendering applications won't render them even if they have materials applied to them. If that's the situation in your model, you might find it very frustrating so cleaning up your models in advance will help reduce that, too.
It sounds like you are looking at this as a learning experience so that's a good thing. Keep plugging.
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