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

samuel_t

Hello,
I have a problem with importing Blend files. There is a model in Blender containing one object with all faces touching each other, so the object is "water-tight", "3D-printable" and there are no "border edges" (every edge is connected to two faces).
When I import it to SketchUp, some faces stay connected but some disconnect, leaving doubled vertices living nearby but not touching each other. This basically makes a broken mesh.
Can something be done with this issue - either manually, or within the plugin?
I tried exporting from Blender to OBJ, then to SketchUp. It fixes the issue if I use ThomThom's QFT OBJ importer but introduces another issue - missing some faces.

The BLEND model is in the ZIP archive because SketchUcation won't let me post BLEND files.

Hello. I don't know Blender enough to help you

samuel_t

@brettmahon01 said:

Hi, this plugin sounds amazing! i installed but i keep getting error message?

Universal Importer Error: Command failed: "/Users/brettmahon/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/Assimp/Mac/assimp" info "/Users/brettmahon/.UniversalImporter/tmp/import.obj" > "/Users/brettmahon/.UniversalImporter/tmp/assimp.nfo"

/Users/brettmahon/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/assimp.rb:166:in `get_texture_refs'

Universal Importer Version: 1.1.5

Hi, you have probably a file permission issue. Open a Terminal in your Mac then run these commands:


chmod +x "/Users/brettmahon/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/Assimp/Mac/assimp"


chmod +x "/Users/brettmahon/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2019/SketchUp/Plugins/universal_importer/MeshLab/Mac/MacOS/meshlabserver"

Then reopen SketchUp.

NC3D

Samuel

Seems like a great plug-in, thanks for sharing this!

We have an fbx we are trying to bring in but we are not sure how to get it to be placed exactly where we want it and at the right scale. I think we could find the right scale factor to get it right but unfortunately I can not type in an accurate enough number (only integers allowed) into the dialogue box.

Is there a better way or different way we could have our model drop in more accurately?

Kind Regards,
Greg Hamilton

samuel_t

@nc3d said:

Samuel

Seems like a great plug-in, thanks for sharing this!

We have an fbx we are trying to bring in but we are not sure how to get it to be placed exactly where we want it and at the right scale. I think we could find the right scale factor to get it right but unfortunately I can not type in an accurate enough number (only integers allowed) into the dialogue box.

Is there a better way or different way we could have our model drop in more accurately?

Kind Regards,
Greg Hamilton

Hello, There's no solution for the moment. Maybe I'll publish a more accurate plugin version in the future. Best regards.

Noire0891

Sketchup 2016 will be implemented?

samuel_t

@noire0891 said:

Sketchup 2016 will be implemented?

I don't think so.

xinhengxie

Your software is very useful!! Thanks a million!! BTW, I don't know if you have thought of adding an function that it can import OSGB file format, it would be cool!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

samuel_t

1.1.6 version improves scaling accuracy during import and fixes file permissions issue on MacOS.

Download latest Universal Importer plugin from SketchUcation PluginStore.

Happy new year!

azgcz

@samuel_t said:

@rspierenburg said:

I'm trying to import an OBJ. I want to keep the existing model scale but the plugin keeps asking for the height of the model. Is there a way to ignore that?

Hello. You can't ignore that.

I would like to add this feature"cancel /height of the model/ will keep the existing model scale"although I can do it the other way around:
SU toolbar--Windows--Administration panel--Component--Homepage--Select import component you want-Deploy this component which keep the existing model scale:)

Add the feature will be more convenient for me, thanks!

dolfek

Hello,

please, where is a problem? I have sketchup 2021.

Thank you for your answer.

samuel_t

@dolfek said:

Hello,

please, where is a problem? I have sketchup 2021.

Thank you for your answer.

Hello.

It seems you are trying to import an .obj file that references a non-existent .mtl file. Can you please share with us these .obj and .mtl files?

luiz_m11r

Hi, Samuel! I'm very exciting to start using this plugin. I keep getting this error message though. Already tryied installing the Microsoft Visual C++ library but it still doesnt work. How can i fix it?

samuel_t

@luiz_m11r said:

Hi, Samuel! I'm very exciting to start using this plugin. I keep getting this error message though. Already tryied installing the Microsoft Visual C++ library but it still doesnt work. How can i fix it?

Hi Luiz. Your problem is maybe related to glTF... Can you please share with us .gltf file and textures you are trying to import?

catchen5890

I have a problem while importing step in sketchup 2020

[img]file:///C:/Users/Administrator/Downloads/fail%20report.jpg[/img]

fail report.jpg

samuel_t

@catchen5890 said:

I have a problem while importing step in sketchup 2020

Compatibility with STEP models isn't very good. Unfortunately, I don't have a solution for the moment.

MikeG73

Hello Samuel,

I installed your latest release on sketchupmake2017 and can not use it as it is unsigned, please update your extension with a signed version.

Cheers Mate!

Dave R

@mikeg73 said:

I installed your latest release on sketchupmake2017 and can not use it as it is unsigned...

Unsigned does not make it unusable unless you set the loading policy to prevent it.

Please update your profile. It says you are using Sketchup 8.

MikeG73

@dave r said:

@mikeg73 said:

I installed your latest release on sketchupmake2017 and can not use it as it is unsigned...

Unsigned does not make it unusable unless you set the loading policy to prevent it.

Please update your profile. It says you are using Sketchup 8.

Thank you for your reply, however, I do I know or turn off this loading policy? So I won't have any issues?? And I have updated my profile, thank you!

Cheers Mate!

Dave R

@mikeg73 said:

however, I do I know or turn off this loading policy? So I won't have any issues??

I presume you mean, "I do not know how to turn off this loading policy." Is that correct. Go to Window>Extension Manager and click on the gear icon in the upper right corner. Choose Unrestricted for the loading policy. Restart SketchUp.

MikeG73

Hello Samuel/folks,

It appears that I am having the same issue with converting models, I looked at previous posts but still can't make sense of it all; as the file I downloaded from the warehouse was a 2017skp I tried to reduce the size but kept getting the same error messages as above.

I then exported the original skp file to 3ds and tried it again and got the same error message, as it looks like UI is still looking at this file as an obj and not a 3ds import. Is there a video/fix to this ongoing issue or am I just missing something!?

Cheers!

6 3ds import.jpg