Questions tagged [sketchup]

Trimble SketchUp is a simple, easy-to-use 3D drawing program. Originally created by @Last Software, then purchased by Google in 2006 before Trimble acquired it in 2012. SketchUp has a Ruby API for creating extensions/plugins and a C SDK for reading and writing .skp files.

Trimble SketchUp is a simple, easy-to-use 3D drawing program. Originally created by @Last Software, then purchased by Google in 2006 before Trimble acquired it in 2012.

SketchUp offers third party developers with a Ruby API for creating extensions/plugins and a C SDK for reading and writing .skp files.

The C SDK was introduced in SketchUp 2013 and supersedes the old C++ SDK in previous versions.

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Detecting Operating Systems in Ruby

Is there a way to detect the operating system in ruby? I am working on developing a sketchup tool that will need to detect Mac vs. Windows.
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Importing Google Sketchup models in Mathematica

Google's Sketchup is a nice, simple 3D-object modeler. Moreover Google has an enormous warehouse of 3D objects so that you actually don't have to do much modeling yourself if you aren't particularly gifted in this area. Many of the 3D buildings in…
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Using Blender/SketchUp Models in OpenGL

I'm making a renderer using OpenGL. I have textured models in Blender / Sketchup (I can exchange between the two easily), and I'd like to be able to export those files into my renderer. My initial idea was to simply export the raw faces and render…
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COLLADA Files Viewer

UPDATE: looks like it's my own fault for not studying enough SketchUp's GUI. See my own answer. Hi, I'm planning to implement an "export to COLLADA" functionality in my mapping software, but I'm hampered by a lack of a good COLLADA files viewer.…
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Embed 3D models on website

Is there a way to embed Sketchup models on a website? Preferably a free one, if it's a commercial solution I'd like a confirmation that it's actually worth the money... I know about the 3D warehouse thingy where you can rotate it (javascript and…
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Sketch up Modelling dynamically coloring the sides

I have an advanced sketch up model of a new building project that has 21 floors and 4 side. Each side contains windows only. As you see I have colored one of four towers one side. Can I make it dynamically to show that that part of the project is…
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How to export SketchUp models to three.js?

I have created a model by google SketchUp, and I want to export it to three.js to save some time.Because I think to use SketchUp is easier than three.js.Then can someone tell me how to do this?Thank you very much!
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Convert sketchup (*.skp) file to STL or OBJ

I'm looking for the solutions to Convert sketchup (*.skp) file to STL or OBJ. Is there a commandline tool to convert sketchup (*.skp) file to STL or OBJ? I'm looking for the tool supporting both windows and mac. or How to convert sketchup (*.skp)…
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Is there a command line in Google Sketchup to export in 3ds or fbx format?

I am looking for a way to convert several skp, kmz or dae files at once into 3ds or fbx format. In sketchup pro you can do export as...3ds or fbx but that would take too long to open each file and export it. Is there a command line in sketchup, or a…
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MSVCP110.dll is missing

I’m writing a Sketchup ruby plugin that calls an external c++ application built using visual studios 2012 version 11.0.51106.01. Another machine that tried using the plugin gets an error about MSVCP110.dll being missing. They’ve tried installing the…
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How can I debug Javascript in embebed browser in Window?

I need to debug Javascript (Jquery) sources in embedded browser in Windows 7 and XP, when I working with the browser in the Sketchup. I tried with console.log, but it doesn't helps me because brakes the layout from the app. Anyone have a solution?
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Display Browsable 3D models in Browser

Statement: I have a 3D model ready in Google SketchUp Pro. Problem Statement: I need to display the model in a webpage. I need the model to be browsable (The user can navigate his way through it like on Google Earth) I need the model to be…
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Is there a Google 3d Warehouse API?

Does anyone know if there is an official or unofficial API for Google 3D warehouse. I know of the iPhone app NaviCAD, which shows Collada models from Google Warehouse - it has search, most-viewed, most-recent functionality; so I guess it is using…
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Problems rendering a Polar Zonohedron in Processing

I've recently been looking into Zonohedrons and Rob Bell made beautiful ones. I had a play with the free Polar Zonohedron Sketchup Plugin and thought about playing with the geometry using Processing. So far I've open up the plugin/Ruby script and…
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Making a sketchup measurement plugin with ruby api

I want to make a sketchup extension plugin where it will show length,width,height and area in a webdialog from the model file in sketchup .Then i want to pass the data to a third party Api. Any references how can i develop this plugin in ruby.I have…
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