@unknownuser said:

One thing some people do to find the waste is export your model as a .kmz model. Then manually go to the file and change the extension from .kmz to .zip and open the zip folder. You'll see a breakdown of all the subcomponents which can quickly let you see if you have any large image files eating up space.
-Brodie

Thanks, Brodie
Opening the .kmz folder was most helpful for me!

Morgy

Hello SketchUp insiders

I am new to SketchUp and have started going through several tutorial videos for my first constructions of objects and buildings. Very helpful! Thanks to all who make them.

I am also trying to build my first 3D buildings to be used in Google Earth. If I understand things correctly, it is most important to reduce the file size, which I find tricky to achieve. This video for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSUp8n5sAYg talks of incredibly small file sizes in my beginner's eyes.

Can anyone point me to something like a priority list of how to achieve small 3D model file sizes?

Thanks a lot in advance!
Morgy