Well, I installed blender to see what happens and I noticed that the colors did not import correctly here either.

At this point I do have some doubts about which program is not behaving correctly. !!

Maybe someone who really is familiar with this stuff can take a fresh look and see if it is the software or me.

Thanks.

Hmmm, interesting. Thanks TIG

I will post this information on the MeshLab forum, see what they have to say about it.
If the problem is on their side, I hope they can resolve it soon.

Maybe I could look around for a version 7 install file, I deleted the one I had.

If I am not mistaken, the bigger problem is models created in vers. 8 cannot be loaded in vers. 7 (I think I saw it in a message before when I opened an object created in 7)

Thanks for confirming Alan

Is there any way of making the team at Sketchup aware of this so they can perhaps fix it?

Kind of sorry I got rid of SU7 now, who knows how long it might take to get this issue dealt with.

I created an object in Sketchup and colored all the faces and the model looks good.

Then I go to export the model in Collada format. When I then use MeshLab to open the Collada file, the model is fine, but there are no colors - everything is gray.

I have tried using all the different options for export but none seem to work.
If the object is exported in .wrl (VRML) the colors are fine in MeshLab.

So, can anybody help me understand why the Collada files have no color? Or perhaps inform me how to fix this problem?

Thanks for any help.

@peter_shaw said:

afaik u can use the pro version for a few weeks for free (trial mode with full functionality)

Actually, the full trial mode is only for 8 hours. Would have been nice if it lasted a week or so.
Thanks anyway for the suggestion!

Hello

I am new to the forum and I hope I am not out of place with this request.

Using Sketchup to draw some electronic components that I need to use in my PCB layout 3D modeler view. I have located and modified some of the Sketchup models that I need but would require to export them to .vrl (VRML) format. As I am only a part time hobbyist, I cannot afford nor really need the pro version of Sketchup.

Just wondering if there are any Pro users out there who would be kind enough to consider exporting these models for me? I could send the Sketchup files in a zip file. There are about 8-10 models I have.

If you can help me out, let me know how to get the files out to you (probably email).

Thank you, SoundBound