Tutorials "does not appear to be a model"

alfordt

I have tried to download a few tutorials for my students and link them to my webpage in Dreamweaver. However, when the kids try to open, it says "cannot find page". We tried to save the downloads onto the desktop and open that way...it then says "it does not appear to be a model." Any ideas how I can fix this so that they don't have to go hunting for the specific tutorials every time?

Dave R

Where did you get these tutorials? What file format are they? Could you provide a link so that we can check them out?

alfordt

I downloaded them from the 3d warehouse. My computer at school is now blocking that site for some reason. Here is another link to a school site that has them on their webpage.

http://aisdmsteched.wikispaces.com/Google+Sketchup

The files on my computer say sketchup model and will open fine from my computer. The problem is when I link them to my site

Dave R

Perhaps there's an issue with the school's firewall?

Dave R

The self-paced tutorials at the AISD site are SKP files. I downloaded and opened the Part 3 tutorial with no problem. I looked at your school website but I can't download the files. Strangely the links show different file types depending on the browser. Chrome shows files as SKP but IE doesn't show them as SKP files.

alfordt

yes I can't get sketchup to work on IE at all. I've been opening in firefox.

driven

I can download any from the AISD site, because they are 'locally' hosting the skps...

href="http://aisdmsteched.wikispaces.com/file/view/SPT-A_Start_Drawing_Part_2.skp"

if you are 'linking' to 3D Warehouse you will run into cross domain download security issues...

john

alfordt

So how do I fix that? I have downloaded the models to our school server and I am linking to those files.

TIG

The path in the html code for the page to that SKP [accessible using right-click 'View Source', which depends on your browser ?] is:
href="http://aisdmsteched.wikispaces.com/file/view/SPT-A_Start_Drawing_Part_2.skp"
so now the link [without the href= and "] becomes:
http://aisdmsteched.wikispaces.com/file/view/SPT-A_Start_Drawing_Part_2.skp
pointing to the actual file itself.
So you need to establish the path by copying it from the 'source' text-string, then paste it into your browser, then edit it to remove the unwanted parts, then press <enter> to open than URL.
You should be prompted to download the SKP.
Once you have that SKP downloaded, then you can do what you will with it...

driven

@alfordt said:

So how do I fix that? I have downloaded the models to our school server and I am linking to those files.

the path will need to be something like they used but with your 'server path' to the files...

href="http://<your_school_server.com/your_directory/our_sub_directory/ SPT-A_Start_Drawing_Part_2.skp"

what 'code' are you using now? there may be an easy to spot error, or you may need to have 'IT' create a folder for your stuff...

It can vary greatly between servers, so it's a bit hard to guess...

john

alfordt

right now the section of code looks like this

<a href="SketchupIntro.skp">Sketchup Intro</a>

Thats where I have linked it to the file on our server.

Here is a code that shows where I've linked to a sketchup pdf file. It works fine. It's just the interactive models that wont's work.

following practice exercises, click on the links, one at a time, in order: 
<a href="file:///C|/Documents and Settings/RCSGuest/Application Data/Macromedia/Dreamweaver 8/Configuration/ServerConnections/teachers/alfordt/documents/GoogleSketchupDesignExercise1.pdf">Google Sketchup Design Exercise 1</a>

driven

@alfordt said:

right now the section of code looks like this...

<a href="SketchupIntro.skp">Sketchup Intro</a>

Thats where I have linked it to the file on our server...

<a href="file;///C|/Documents and Settings/RCSGuest/Application Data/Macromedia/Dreamweaver 8/Configuration/ServerConnections/teachers/alfordt/documents/GoogleSketchupDesignExercise1.pdf">

the 2 important paths differ, assuming both are in the same directory, try...

<a href="file;///C|/Documents and Settings/RCSGuest/Application Data/Macromedia/Dreamweaver 8/Configuration/ServerConnections/teachers/alfordt/documents/SketchupIntro.skp">

if it's not in the same directory you will still need to show it's a local file...

href="file;///

before your path...

john

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Tutorials "does not appear to be a model"