How does the SketchUp model import?

How does the SketchUp model import? when we download some SketchUp models on the Internet, we will find that some of these files are SKP format, then, how to import the SketchUp model? In today's tutorial, we'll share some of the ways SketchUp import models, and We will also give you an explanation of the SketchUp model export method, together to understand it!

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SketchUp How to import model files:

First, you open a SketchUp blank document, and then we click on the file command to find the import command, as the first image.

When you click the Import command, a dialog box named Open appears on your desktop, and you can select the files you want to import according to our needs. In general, the file formats we can import in SketchUp are: JPG format, SKP format, PNG format, PSD format and so on.

Examples show. We will first save a picture of JPG on the desktop, then click the "File" command, the "Open" dialog box to find our saved pictures, click OK.

In the same way, we often import edited graphics from CAD into SketchUp for modeling. This way you can complete the operation.

SketchUp How to export model files:

Again, we'll create a new blank document and then draw a simple three-dimensional model, then click Export under File, and a dialog box with the "Export format" will pop up on the desktop.

In the pop-up dialog we can choose two-dimensional graphics and three-dimensional graphics. Here, we select "Two-dimensional graphics", which is the exported graphics in JPG format, as shown in the following picture. In general, the image we import is used as a texture, and we can attach the imported picture directly to the graph we are drawing.

Attention matters

Sketch master can import CAD files, the same way to import, you need to be aware of the need to import the file before the extra lines clean.

Pay attention to the map to find the right reference points and axes, to ensure that the picture and the surface of our map on the same plane.