{"id":1748,"date":"2024-04-03T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T08:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:12:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T09:12:04","slug":"sketchup-import-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-import-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Import SketchUp Building Models into Blender 2.49"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-import-legacy\/#Scene_Prepping_in_SketchUp\" >Scene Prepping in SketchUp<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-import-legacy\/#Export_models_from_SketchUp\" >Export models from SketchUp<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-import-legacy\/#Chang_SketchUp_kmz_to_a_zip_Archive\" >Chang SketchUp *.kmz   to a *.zip Archive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-import-legacy\/#Extract_zip_File_Contents\" >Extract *.zip File Contents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-import-legacy\/#Import_SketchUp_dae_into_Blender_3D\" >Import SketchUp *.dae  into Blender 3D<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>SketchUp is a useful 3D tool for  making  content for games but as models typically cannot be used directly this often means importing them  into Blender or other 3D application for further work, clean-up and export. This tutorial will walk-through the process of exporting a model from SketchUp and  importing it into  Blender 2.49.<\/p>\n<p>As the tutorial discusses the process from the point of view of having a pre-existing object ready to export from SketchUp <b>a basic understanding of how to use both SketchUp and Blender 3D is necessary<\/b>.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #fc0; color: #000;\">\n<p><b>Design note<\/b>: <b>SketchUp from Version 6 <\/b>has the ability to export content to the format discussed in the below. <b>SketchUp<\/b> from <b>Version 8<\/b> and above has the ability to export directly to Collada *.dae, in which case <a href=\"import-google-sketchup-kmz-models-advanced.php\" title=\"Caveats using SketchUp models in Blender 3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">jump to reading the advanced section on using SketchUp models in Blender 2.49 +\/-<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A full install of the <b>Python API <i>may<\/i> also be required<\/b> &#8211; follow the tutorial below first, if it doesn&#8217;t work download and install Python then try again; the SketchUp to Blender conversion process may require files that are only available with a full installation of Python. The <b>ability to see and use &#8216;zip&#8217; files is also required<\/b>; Windows XP and Vista have native support for simple zip management, else install WinZip or other &#8216;zip&#8217; program capable of archiving files and data (7zip, winRAR, etc.).<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_version.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_version_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Check version number\" title=\"Check version number\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check version number<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scene_Prepping_in_SketchUp\"><\/span>Scene Prepping in SketchUp <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>SketchUp exports scenes so any models you can see in the view-point will be exported out of the application. Make sure the scene is &#8216;clean&#8217; and\/or only contains what needs to be exported; it may be necessary to delete objects and\/or re-save files so they contain just what&#8217;s needed (this tutorial does not cover how to use SketchUp in that capacity). Although models can be textured in SketchUp, be aware that material\/texture data may not import correctly into Blender as a result of this process and\/or may need to be rebuilt in Blender. So, at the very least a mesh object needs to be in the scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_model_to_export.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_model_to_export_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Basic model to be exported from SketchUp for later import into Blender 3D\" title=\"Basic model to be exported from SketchUp for later import into Blender 3D\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Basic model to be exported from SketchUp for later import into Blender 3D<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Export_models_from_SketchUp\"><\/span>Export models from SketchUp <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>With the model built nothing else is required at this point except to simply export the scene and contained models from the &quot;<b>File<\/b>&quot; menu; &quot;<b>File &raquo; Export &raquo; 3D Model&#8230;<\/b>&quot;; the mesh is automatically &#8216;tessellated&#8217; &#8211; converted from the quadratic polygons SketchUp uses to &#8216;game ready&#8217; triangular polygons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_file_export_3d_model.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_file_export_3d_model_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Exporting the mesh to SketchUp's &quot;3D Model&quot; formats\" title=\"Exporting the mesh to SketchUp's &quot;3D Model&quot; formats\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exporting the mesh to SketchUp&#8217;s &quot;3D Model&quot; formats<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the &quot;<b>Export Model<\/b>&quot; window that opens, do the following;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>              In the &quot;<b>Save in<\/b>&quot; box at the top of the window, <b>browse to a location<\/b> where the file is to be saved (create extra folders where necessary in the main file and folder area).            <\/li>\n<li>              In the &quot;<b>File Name<\/b>&quot; box, <b>type the name<\/b> the file is to be called.            <\/li>\n<li>              In the &quot;<b>Export Type<\/b>&quot; box select &quot;<b>Google Earth 4 (*.kmz)<\/b>&quot; from the &quot;<b>Export Type<\/b>&quot; field. <b>This is important<\/b> and must be done otherwise the conversion process won&#8217;t work.            <\/li>\n<li>              Once the above is done, <b>click the &quot;<span>Export<\/span>&quot; button<\/b> to export the scene from SketchUp to Google Earth&#8217;s *.kmz format.            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_export_google_earth_4_kmz.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_export_google_earth_4_kmz_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Choosing Google Earth 4 (*.kmz) as the format to export the 3D model to\" title=\"Choosing Google Earth 4 (*.kmz) as the format to export the 3D model to\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choosing Google Earth 4 (*.kmz) as the format to export the 3D model to<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once the file is exported a screen will appear titled &quot;<b>Collada Export Results<\/b>&quot;, this simply lists some parameters and data relative to the exported 3D file.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_export_results.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_export_results_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"SketchUp showing the 'Collada' format data that was exported by the process\" title=\"SketchUp showing the 'Collada' format data that was exported by the process\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SketchUp showing the &#8216;Collada&#8217; format data that was exported by the process          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chang_SketchUp_kmz_to_a_zip_Archive\"><\/span>Chang SketchUp *.kmz   to a *.zip Archive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If everything above was done correctly, at this point there should be a *.kmz saved to a location on the computers hard drive. This file now needs to be &#8216;prepped&#8217; for use. To do this do the following;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>              <b>Open Windows Explorer<\/b> &#8211; usually located; <b>Start &raquo; All Programs &raquo; Accessories &raquo; Windows Explorer<\/b>.            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_windows_explorer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_windows_explorer_sml.jpg\" alt=\"Use Windows Explorer or other 'file browser' to find the file exported out from SketchUp\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" title=\"Use Windows Explorer or other 'file browser' to find the file exported out from SketchUp\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use Windows Explorer or other &#8216;file browser&#8217; to find the file exported out from SketchUp<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>Find the file<\/b>, select and then <b>rename it<\/b> so it has the <b>*.ZIP file extension<\/b>, i.e. retype the name as &quot;<span><i>[file name]<\/i><b>.zip<\/b><\/span>&quot; (where &quot;[file name]&quot; is the name you want the file to be called) &#8211; right click select &quot;<b>Rename<\/b>&quot; from the pop-up menu. Or, click once, then once again to edit highlighted text.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>Design note: <\/b>depending on the operating system being used by the computer used for content creation, various &#8216;permission&#8217; warnings may appear on doing this which can safely be ignored (click &quot;OK&quot; each time). On changing the file type, the icon used to display the file in Windows Explorer should change to a &#8216;zip&#8217; icon (see below).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_explorer_kmz_find.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_explorer_kmz_find_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The *.kmz file saved to the hard drive\" title=\"The *.kmz file saved to the hard drive\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The *.kmz file saved to the hard drive<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_explorer_kmz_rename.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_explorer_kmz_rename_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Right click on the file and &quot;Rename&quot; it [file name].zip\" title=\"Right click on the file and &quot;Rename&quot; it [file name].zip\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right click on the file and &quot;Rename&quot; it [file name].zip<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_kmz_renamed_zip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_kmz_renamed_zip_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Renaming the kmz file creates a 'ZIP' file which can now be used\" title=\"Renaming the kmz file creates a 'ZIP' file which can now be used\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Renaming the kmz file creates a &#8216;ZIP&#8217; file which can now be used<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Extract_zip_File_Contents\"><\/span>Extract *.zip File Contents <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Inspect the resulting zip file.<\/p>\n<p>If all has gone well, the kmz file, now renamed as a &#8216;zip&#8217;, can be opened and inspected in WinZip, other &#8216;zip&#8217; archive application or Windows Explorer. Inside it should contain the following or similar (shown below);<\/p>\n<ul class=\"courier\">\n<li>\\doc.kml<\/li>\n<li>\\textures.txt<\/li>\n<li>\\models\\<i>[file name]<\/i>.dae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_kmz_zip_contents.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_kmz_zip_contents_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The renamed kmz file open in WinZip showing the contents of the now 'zip' file\" title=\"The renamed kmz file open in WinZip showing the contents of the now 'zip' file\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The renamed kmz file open in WinZip showing the contents of the now &#8216;zip&#8217; file<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The contents can then either be extracted directly from the WinZip (other archive application etc.), from Windows Explorer using Explorer&#8217;s ability to do this itself, or using the &#8216;plug-in&#8217; features usually added when WinZip or other archive programs are installed. So for example, extracting the files using the WinZip Explorer plug-in, <b>select the file, right click<\/b> and choose the following;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;<b>WinZip &raquo; Extract to folder <i>[filepath\\foldername\\]<\/i><\/b>&quot; if WinZip is installed            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or using Windows Vista or XP&#8217;s own ability to open compressed archive files by doing one of the following;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;<b>Extract All&#8230;&raquo;<\/b>&quot; if using Windows Vista<\/li>\n<li>&quot;<b>Open With&raquo; Compressed (zipped) Folder<\/b>&quot; if using Windows XP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_zip_extract.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_zip_extract_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Extracting the contents of the zip file using WinZip's Explorer 'plug-in'\" title=\"Extracting the contents of the zip file using WinZip's Explorer 'plug-in'\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Extracting the contents of the zip file using WinZip&#8217;s Explorer &#8216;plug-in&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Doing this should then produce a new folder called &quot;<b>models<\/b>&quot; and a set of files &#8211; &quot;<b>doc.kml<\/b>&quot; and &quot;<b>textures.txt<\/b>&quot; &#8211; in the location where the contents of the zip file were extracted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_extracting_kmz.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_zip_extracted_contents_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Files and folders extracted from Google SketchUp's *.kmz file\" title=\"Files and folders extracted from Google SketchUp's *.kmz file\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Files and folders extracted from SketchUp&#8217;s *.kmz file<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Double click on the &quot;<span>models<\/span>&quot; folder to reveal the *.dae &#8216;collada&#8217; file that&#8217;s needed for this process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_dae_collada.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_dae_collada_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The final *.dae 'Collada' file needed for import in to Blender 3D\" title=\"The final *.dae 'Collada' file needed for import in to Blender 3D\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The final *.dae &#8216;Collada&#8217; file needed for import in to Blender 3D<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Import_SketchUp_dae_into_Blender_3D\"><\/span>Import SketchUp *.dae  into Blender 3D <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Because the *.dae Collada format is a known and relatively common cross-platform file, it can be imported directly into Blender using the included Collada 1.4 import script. To do this <b>go to the File menu<\/b> and select the following menu choice; &quot;<b>File &raquo; Import &raquo; COLLADA 1.4 (dae)<\/b>&quot;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_dae_blender_import.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_dae_blender_import_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Importing the Collada *.dae file into Blender 3D\" title=\"Importing the Collada *.dae file into Blender 3D\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Importing the Collada *.dae file into Blender 3D<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The import script interface will initialise showing something similar to the image below. In the &quot;<b>Import file<\/b>&quot; text box is a file path, <b>click the button to the right<\/b> of that box and <b>browse to the location<\/b> where the *.dae file was extracted, which should still be inside the &quot;<b>\\models\\<\/b>&quot; folder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_blender_dae_import_script.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_blender_dae_import_script_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Collada *.dae import interface in Blender\" title=\"Collada *.dae import interface in Blender\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Collada *.dae import interface in Blender<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once the file is found, select it and click the &quot;<b>Import dae<\/b>&quot; button top right<\/p>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_blender_dae_browse.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_blender_dae_browse_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Browse to the files location and click &quot;Import dae&quot;\" title=\"Browse to the files location and click &quot;Import dae&quot;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Browse to the files location and click &quot;<b>Import dae<\/b>&quot;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This will open the file into the dae\/Collada import script interface, once there, click the &quot;<b>Import and Close<\/b>&quot; button at the bottom of the screen, a message, &quot;<b>Import Successful<\/b>&quot;, will appear after the script has run and imported the mesh. On clicking that pop up message the screen will close to reveal the imported dae mesh in the 3D view-port.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>Design note<\/b>:  the mesh may appear in the 3D view-port at a very large size depending on the dimensions of the original version (more on this below).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"content_images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_dae_blender_imported.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_dae_blender_imported_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Import of the dae\/collada model was successful\" title=\"Import of the dae\/collada model was successful\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Import of the dae\/collada model was successful<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_mesh_in_blender.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/sketchup_export_blender_import\/sketchup_mesh_in_blender_sml.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The dae model shown in the 3D view-port after successful import into Blender 3D\" title=\"The dae model shown in the 3D view-port after successful import into Blender 3D\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dae model shown in the 3D view-port after successful import into Blender 3D<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the mesh now in Blender, additional work can be done&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subNav\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-import-legacy\/\" title=\"How to import SketchUp files into Blender 3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">1: Import SketchUp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/sketchup-export-extras-legacy\/\" title=\"Advanced options importing SketchUp files into Blender 3D\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> 2: Options &amp; Extras<\/a>]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[230,386,408,270,406,436,407,448,180],"class_list":["post-1748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-blender-2-4x","tag-collada","tag-google-earth","tag-import-export","tag-kmz","tag-python","tag-sketchup","tag-skp","tag-zip"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1748"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1751,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions\/1751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}