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

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    • jujuJ Offline
      juju
      last edited by

      @samuel_t said:

      @juju said:

      @samuel_t said:

      1.1.1 version:

      • Copies only necessary files to temp dir.
      • Shows model face count during import.

      Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore.

      I'm getting this message when trying to download:

      "Sorry this plugin is not published at the moment. Probably under editing by the author. Please check later."

      Please check now. It should be fine.

      Still can't download, not published.

      Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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      • samuel_tS Offline
        samuel_t
        last edited by

        @juju said:

        @samuel_t said:

        @juju said:

        @samuel_t said:

        1.1.1 version:

        • Copies only necessary files to temp dir.
        • Shows model face count during import.

        Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore.

        I'm getting this message when trying to download:

        "Sorry this plugin is not published at the moment. Probably under editing by the author. Please check later."

        Please check now. It should be fine.

        Still can't download, not published.

        Yet it's published. Try following routines: Clear your browser cache. Reboot your Internet router.

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        • kenK Offline
          ken
          last edited by

          I still have the problem I have for some time.


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          Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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          • samuel_tS Offline
            samuel_t
            last edited by

            @ken said:

            I still have the problem I have for some time.

            Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ library (it can fix your error) then let me know if problem persists.

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            • samuel_tS Offline
              samuel_t
              last edited by

              1.1.2 version fixes loading of some OBJ files.

              Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore.

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              • samuel_tS Offline
                samuel_t
                last edited by

                @ehc2000 said:

                [...]
                Mac OS X 10.11.6 , SU 18.0.16976

                I think program used by this plugin (Assimp) is not compatible with MacOS X El Capitan (10.11). 😕
                Plugin works for sure on macOS High Sierra (10.13) and potentially with macOS versions > 10.13.

                @ehc2000 said:

                [...]
                Tried a very simple, small .stl file (750kb) and got:

                *Universal Importer Error: No space left on device - write
                /Applications/SketchUp 2018/SketchUp.app/Contents/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.2/lib/ruby/2.2.0/fileutils.rb:1393:in `copy_stream'

                Universal Importer Version: 1.0.9*

                Indeed, my HD is very full, but at the time of my import attempt, it had ca. 4GB free space, no other programs were running, aside from Chrome.

                Does it need to make use of more than 4GB of temp space to import a file with only 7,500 vertices and 15,000 faces?

                Don't select a model that is stored at root of /Users/$user/Desktop or /Users/$user/Downloads.
                Since v1.1.1 of plugin, only necessary files are copied to temp directory: model and textures. Period.

                @ehc2000 said:

                [...]
                • If I press Cancel after “Model Height” (i like this feature, by the way), it still (attempts) to opens the file... is that because it is then opening the file at whatever size it’s been set to previously? or is it supposed to cancel the import?

                It's too late. Import process can't be aborted at this stage.

                @ehc2000 said:

                • I can’t double click a file name and have it import it (like if I were pressing "Open") (wheras I can when with the normal import dialog with other images and 3D models already supported by SU). it’s a minor thing, but double-clicking a file in any OSX UI opens it (or at least many do), so it's pretty ingrained in my workflow. 😉

                I can't fix this problem. It seems related to SketchUp API.

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                • kenK Offline
                  ken
                  last edited by

                  Well re-installing Microsoft Visual C++ library with stl files. Thanks for the help.

                  Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                  • samuel_tS Offline
                    samuel_t
                    last edited by

                    1.1.3 version allows you, during import, to reassign textures which are not referenced nor embedded in model.

                    Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore.

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                    • samuel_tS Offline
                      samuel_t
                      last edited by

                      @einstein said:

                      Hi, Samuel!

                      Hi Einstein! 😉

                      @einstein said:

                      I have reinstalled MS Visual C++ as you advised and now I can import stuff 😄 Thank you!

                      😎

                      @einstein said:

                      [...]

                      1. The plugin always asks how big the imported model should be. It doesn't preserve its original size.

                      Scaling feature doesn't work for all formats. 😕

                      @einstein said:

                      1. I was thinking of remesher tool as one working on selection, which would be more comfortable than remeshing entire model, as it goes now.
                        [...]

                      I tried to make it work with selection only but I don't know why it was VERY slow. So I gave up this idea...

                      @einstein said:

                      1. When I import a model with multiple textures, I can only select one texture file and that texture is applied.
                        Sometimes I can but another time I cannot have all textures included. Some models may be badly textured but I'm almost sure that I tried importing the same chair as TutorialsUp did with success, while I didn't get both textures (only one). I'm attaching both OBJ and FBX version of the model.

                      I inspected attached model. Indeed, it doesn't reference any texture. In this case: you have to remap textures in a external software before importing model in SketchUp. Since v1.1.3, it's no more an issue.

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                      • samuel_tS Offline
                        samuel_t
                        last edited by

                        @einstein said:

                        [...]
                        3. When I import a model with multiple textures, I can only select one texture file and that texture is applied.
                        Sometimes I can but another time I cannot have all textures included. Some models may be badly textured but I'm almost sure that I tried importing the same chair as TutorialsUp did with success, while I didn't get both textures (only one).
                        [...]

                        Einstein, your issue has been fixed with 1.1.3 version of plugin. 😉

                        Rudolf Chair

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                        • S Offline
                          sibawal
                          last edited by

                          hi samuel thanks a lot for this amazing plugin
                          but sadly it seems not workin with me for some reason

                          i try use the plugin for importing an .blend .obj and .dae but none of them work
                          and i got some error ( i attach the image error)

                          if u not busy please help me and once again thanks a lot

                          im using mac os high siera , sketchup 2019, and blender 2.81a


                          dae and obj file


                          blend file


                          blend / obj with 1.1.3

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                          • OxerO Offline
                            Oxer
                            last edited by

                            The .blend files of 2.80 don't work dought to changes in the API, try with .blend files of Blender 2.79, for me these work fine.

                            "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                            [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                            • OxerO Offline
                              Oxer
                              last edited by

                              Samuel , really the Model height (cm) option do something, I changed this parameter to different values but the imported model has the same dimensions always.

                              "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                              [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                              • samuel_tS Offline
                                samuel_t
                                last edited by

                                @oxer said:

                                Samuel , really the Model height (cm) option do something, I changed this parameter to different values but the imported model has the same dimensions always.

                                Hi Oxer! This feature works pretty well on Windows. I don't know why it doesn't work at all on macOS.

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                                • samuel_tS Offline
                                  samuel_t
                                  last edited by

                                  @sibawal said:

                                  [...]
                                  im using mac os high siera , sketchup 2019, and blender 2.81a

                                  This Blender is not supported. 😕 Export to .fbx or, as suggested by @Oxer, retry with Blender 2.79. 😉

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                                  • samuel_tS Offline
                                    samuel_t
                                    last edited by

                                    1.1.4 version fixes rendering of some high-density models (typically trees).

                                    Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore.

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                                    • OxerO Offline
                                      Oxer
                                      last edited by

                                      In the image the height issue on Mac.

                                      height issue.jpg

                                      "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                                      [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                                      • L Offline
                                        lewmosconi
                                        last edited by

                                        Hello man, thanks in advance for the app.
                                        But every time I try to import an FBX, messages like that appear.

                                        Universal Importer Error: Command failed: "C:/Users/Leo/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universaLimporter/Assimp/Win/assim p.exe- info 'C:WrogramData/Universal Importer/tmp/import.FEOC > "C:WrogramData/Universal Importer/tmp/assimp.nfo-
                                        C:/Users/Leo/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universaLimporter/assimp.rb:166:in 'get_texture_refs'
                                        Universal Importer Version: 1.1.4

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                                        • Dave RD Offline
                                          Dave R
                                          last edited by

                                          @lewmosconi said:

                                          Hello man, thanks in advance for the app.
                                          But every time I try to import an FBX, messages like that appear.

                                          Universal Importer Error: Command failed: "C:/Users/Leo/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universaLimporter/Assimp/Win/assim p.exe- info 'C:WrogramData/Universal Importer/tmp/import.FEOC > "C:WrogramData/Universal Importer/tmp/assimp.nfo-
                                          C:/Users/Leo/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universaLimporter/assimp.rb:166:in 'get_texture_refs'
                                          Universal Importer Version: 1.1.4

                                          "WrogramData"?

                                          Does it actually say "WrogramData" instead of "ProgramData"?

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                                          • samuel_tS Offline
                                            samuel_t
                                            last edited by

                                            @lewmosconi said:

                                            Hello man, thanks in advance for the app.
                                            But every time I try to import an FBX, messages like that appear.

                                            Universal Importer Error: Command failed: "C:/Users/Leo/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universaLimporter/Assimp/Win/assim p.exe- info 'C:WrogramData/Universal Importer/tmp/import.FEOC > "C:WrogramData/Universal Importer/tmp/assimp.nfo-
                                            C:/Users/Leo/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universaLimporter/assimp.rb:166:in 'get_texture_refs'
                                            Universal Importer Version: 1.1.4

                                            Hello. Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ library (it can fix your error) then let me know if problem persists.

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