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SketchUp to Blender

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Hello one and all:

I need some guided wisdom,...

I have created a model within SketchUp,.. I want to add animation to a certain area of the model,..

I was able to import into Blender through import from a ".dae" file. But for the life of me I'm unable to see the textures after import,.. though I know the textures came across ok,... since I can see them within the material portion of Blender,... how do I see them though on the model/view ports?

Thanks..
 
Pyscen said:
Hello one and all:

I need some guided wisdom,...

I have created a model within SketchUp,.. I want to add animation to a certain area of the model,..

I was able to import into Blender through import from a ".dae" file. But for the life of me I'm unable to see the textures after import,.. though I know the textures came across ok,... since I can see them within the material portion of Blender,... how do I see them though on the model/view ports?

Thanks..
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Hi Pyscen!

You need to choose the viewport shading for your project. See Image Below.


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I hope this helps!

Happy Blendering, Kris:)
 
Hello krispy ...

To follow up:

I did what you suggested... unfortunately it did not help... I will try something different later this evening along with the setting and see what happens...
 
Hi Doug,

also switch the Shading mode from Multitexture to GLSL. The Shading mode of the 3D-viewport is located on the right hand side properties rollout (Hit N to toggle), scroll down. Hope this helps...

Cheers :)
 
Thanks...

I have found that Blender can only use psd files that are a single layer. So... I will have to convert my textures first, all to a psd single layer with no mask and /or additional layers.

Will keep all informed...
 
After some long and drawn out conversion (see above),... there appears to be still a problem with converting ".dae" files into Blender (even though its a default import),... I have started using the SketchUp plug-in for Blender,... and getting better results. :stirthepo
 
Well,.. To follow up:

Both the .dae and .skp import options within Blender are not the best, if one wishes to import a SketchUp file into Blender.
But not everything is a lost... There actually 2 ".obj" file exporters for SketchUp... and they both do a pretty good job in bringing over textures, along with quad-like faces (the latter is important if one wishes to edit them within Blender).
1) The 1st: www.sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33448
2) and the 2nd: www.extension.sketchup.com/en/content/quadface_tools.
Then, take a look at Krispy's tutorial "Importing An OBJ File Into Blender And Re-Texturing It (Blender To FSX)": The 2nd tutorial within that page: http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/blender-2-70-blender2fsx-tools-video-tutorials.430998/page-7 or Goto directly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=17&v=vTKxDRu-tK8

I want to "Thanks!" once again to @krispy1001, for his priceless tutorials and @capt_x, for his Plug-in, Blender2FSX!
 
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