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    • J Offline
      j_jones
      last edited by

      Now that 2017 is not supported on the latest versions of osx, I need to make my transition from Sketchup to Blender.

      I have quite a large collection of sketchup models and I would like to convert them all in batch from a command-line shell if possible.

      Thanks for any clues
      -JJones

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by

        3D Browser has a batch conversion tool from what I remember.

        Not sure if that works for .skp format though.

        .skp to .dae is the best way to go with bringing models in Blender and having components respected and duplicates in Blender.

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        • Rich O BrienR Offline
          Rich O Brien Moderator
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          If you want direct .skp import to Blender I recommend this...

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          Releases · RedHaloStudio/Sketchup_Importer

          Python bindings for the official Sketchup API. Contribute to RedHaloStudio/Sketchup_Importer development by creating an account on GitHub.

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          ...which has good support for camera locations, groups and all things unique to SketchUp.

          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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          • G Offline
            Glenn at home
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            @rich o brien said:

            If you want direct .skkp import to Blender I recommend this...

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            Releases · RedHaloStudio/Sketchup_Importer

            Python bindings for the official Sketchup API. Contribute to RedHaloStudio/Sketchup_Importer development by creating an account on GitHub.

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            ...which has good support for camera locations, groups and all things unique to SketchUp.

            Wow, the few I've tried with that works very well. Thanks!

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            • J Offline
              j_jones
              last edited by

              @rich o brien said:

              If you want direct .skkp import to Blender I recommend this...

              Link Preview Image
              Releases · RedHaloStudio/Sketchup_Importer

              Python bindings for the official Sketchup API. Contribute to RedHaloStudio/Sketchup_Importer development by creating an account on GitHub.

              favicon

              GitHub (github.com)

              ...which has good support for camera locations, groups and all things unique to SketchUp.

              Hi Rich,

              I tried all morning to load this plugin into Blender 2.8, 2.9 and 3.0 and none of them will accept it. I'm on OSX and I think this plugin only works on Windows.

              Even so, I don't think it can do batch processing from the shell

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              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                Rich O Brien Moderator
                last edited by

                Blender's API via its text editor should be able to batch process the import and saving/exporting of .skp to [insert 3d file format]

                I've seen scripts on Blender Exchange to batch import OBJ files.

                But I'm not on Mac so I can't advise why it doesn't work.

                Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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