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

[juju]

@zuzca said:

Helo,
unfortunatelly for me does not work, I dont know why, bug screenshot attached..
Thank you for any help.
Zuzana

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[samuel_t]

@juju Thanks for the info.

@zuzca Could you please upload screenshot to an image hoster or copy (CTRL + C) error msg as text?

[pibuz]

...sorry Samuel another question: when I try and import a model, the plugin asks me the "height" of the model, and scales it to that dimension. Problem is that most of the time I don't know the original height of the model and I just want to keep the original size. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks in advance!!!

[samuel_t]

@pibuz said:

...sorry Samuel another question: when I try and import a model, the plugin asks me the "height" of the model, and scales it to that dimension. Problem is that most of the time I don't know the original height of the model and I just want to keep the original size. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks in advance!!!

I don't know... Maybe with an external viewer.

[TIG]

To allow the user to NOT scale the imported geometry could there be a possibility to enter 0 when prompted, and if so you skip that step ??

[pibuz]

i was asking kind of the same thing

[Pixero]

About adding support for quads.
Couldn't you ask Thomthom if he would be willing to share the code he uses in his Quadface tools?

[samuel_t]

@pixero said:

About adding support for quads.
Couldn't you ask Thomthom if he would be willing to share the code he uses in his Quadface tools?

I think it's not possible because import feature is based on external programs not written in Ruby.

[jiminy-billy-bob]

@panixia said:

@einstein said:

Then we wouldn't probably need Transmutr, which is an expensive tool.

I don't know how expensive this tool is, but as far as I saw, this doesn't supports quads from other modeling pakages.
If it does, I would pay for it no problem at all. Now. The "shut up and take my moneys!" style.

It is planned for a future Transmutr version
It's a bit tricky to do, but I believe it's possible.

I don't have an ETA, though. For now we are focused on Skatter v2.

[pinoy]

Thank you so much!

[panixia]

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

@panixia said:

@einstein said:

Then we wouldn't probably need Transmutr, which is an expensive tool.

I don't know how expensive this tool is, but as far as I saw, this doesn't supports quads from other modeling pakages.
If it does, I would pay for it no problem at all. Now. The "shut up and take my moneys!" style.

It is planned for a future Transmutr version
It's a bit tricky to do, but I believe it's possible.

I don't have an ETA, though. For now we are focused on Skatter v2.

That would be really valuable for me, I'm more on the VR/game engine side of the fence right now, so no need for scatters/proxyes, but good topology is on top of the needs.

[8 perf1]

This seems like a fantastic plugin!
I too am having issues with 1.1.5 on Mac OS 10.12.6. with Sketchup 2017 Make.
A poster back on page 6 had the same issue I am having. I dont know if I can post images here or not as I dont frequent the site enough. His earlier post had this...

https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=71951&start=120#p656540

Im getting the same and was wondering if its an OS issue. I downloaded the most recent version of ASSIMP thinking I might need that. Do I? Couldn't figure out how to install it anyway.

Would love to get this sorted to be able to play around with this and put it through its paces. Thanks for any insight.

[samuel_t]

@unknownuser said:

[...]
I too am having issues with 1.1.5 on Mac OS 10.12.6.
[...]

Unfortunately, I think plugin is not compatible with macOS 10.12.x, you need macOS 10.13 or greater.

[8 perf1]

@samuel_t said:

@unknownuser said:

[...]
I too am having issues with 1.1.5 on Mac OS 10.12.6.
[...]

Unfortunately, I think plugin is not compatible with macOS 10.12.x, you need macOS 10.13 or greater.

Thanks samuel. Maybe after a long needed upgrade Ill try it again.

[colorfulman]

Hi sir:
Thank you so much for you write this power plugin.
When I use Universal Importer import any .stp file,Showned below erro,Can you help me?
you can try import any .stp file to test this bug,This website is not allow me upload .stp file

SketchUp 2019

Universal Importer Error: Command failed: "C:/Users/Colorfulman/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/Assimp/Win/assimp.exe" info "C:\ProgramData/Universal Importer/tmp/import.stp" > "C:\ProgramData/Universal Importer/tmp/assimp.nfo"

Launching asset import ... OK
Validating postprocessing flags ... OK
ERROR: Failed to load file: Validation failed: A node of the scenegraph is NULL
assimp info: Unable to load input file C:\ProgramData/Universal Importer/tmp/import.stp

C:/Users/Colorfulman/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/assimp.rb:166:in `get_texture_refs'

Universal Importer Version: 1.1.5

确定

[treddigaetano]

hi, can to import also mtl texture file of .obj ?

[samuel_t]

@colorfulman said:

Hi sir:
Thank you so much for you write this power plugin.
When I use Universal Importer import any .stp file,Showned below erro,Can you help me?
you can try import any .stp file to test this bug,This website is not allow me upload .stp file

SketchUp 2019

Universal Importer Error: Command failed: "C:/Users/Colorfulman/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/Assimp/Win/assimp.exe" info "C:\ProgramData/Universal Importer/tmp/import.stp" > "C:\ProgramData/Universal Importer/tmp/assimp.nfo"

Launching asset import ... OK
Validating postprocessing flags ... OK
ERROR: Failed to load file: Validation failed: A node of the scenegraph is NULL
assimp info: Unable to load input file C:\ProgramData/Universal Importer/tmp/import.stp

C:/Users/Colorfulman/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/assimp.rb:166:in `get_texture_refs'

Universal Importer Version: 1.1.5

确定

Thank you for your report. Unfortunately I can't fix that issue.

[samuel_t]

@treddigaetano said:

hi, can to import also mtl texture file of .obj ?

Hi, don't worry: MTL texture file of OBJ is automatically loaded.

[kd8qlo]

Hello!
I keep getting this same error?
any ideas?

[samuel_t]

@kd8qlo said:

Hello!
I keep getting this same error?
any ideas?

Hello! Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ runtime then try to import a model with Universal Importer...