Adding texture library folder to sketchup

[mazh045]

Hi there,

My question is quite simple. I'm browsing to system preference, going under the file tab, choosing a new location to add my library folder which contain my own textures (a pack of 60 GB), but it doesn't seem to be added when I browse the material library window. Tried also to add a new collection then, directly from the windows library, but when I quit application it doesn't come back and I've also no preview of textures displaying (just like if I had an empty folder in my texture library folders).

Seriously I've always used this technique to add a folder library and now it doesn't work (I'm a new user of SU pro)

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As you can see on the img, I've added my collection from the material windows (which I normally doesn't need to do when I setup file location in preference system), and my folder seems to be empty when I browse it.

Any suggestions?

Cause I'm not going to add one by one my hundred of textures in the library, hell no

[Dave R]

So if you click on the Details button in the Materials browser window, you can use Open or Create a collection... to add the library? After that, have you tried clicking on Add collection to favorites...?

[mazh045]

Thanks for replying,

Of course I did it. But my folder looks empty in the library.

And usually I don't need to add from detail button as I'm adding library directly from the preferences. I'm lost a bit.

[mazh045]

Some answers I've got told me that I got an empty folder because I've image files (jpgs, pngs etc.) and not .skm files (to show preview).

Anyone know a faster way than to add my textures one by one to the library? I've a 60GB database of jpg...

[TIG]

The Material Browser only list SKM files [as you have discovered].
There are probably several plugins / approaches to help you...
http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=241
I made some tweaks to re-size the import a folder of images as Materials... or you will almost certainly need to adjust their texture sizes to suit you requirements by hand...
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=243124#p243124

[mazh045]

Thanks a lot TIG.

That's gonna help a lot.

[fionmacool]

To find materials & plugins folder for Mac users:

Find SU2014 folder in Applications
Right-click on SU folder and select "Show View Options"
This directs you to the Contents folder

Navigation Path is:

/Applications/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Content