#Scale import from sketchup warehouse download#

Search for the 'Kraftmaid Extreme Makeover Home Edition' and download the model of the Riojas family's accessible kitchen by Kraftmaid. Open a new file and then choose Get Models.Paste in Place is a command you can use to quickly extract the parts you need to keep, and dump the rest. Polygon count issues are one thing, and downloading a component that simply has more elements than you need is another common problem. Some of the best trees I've ever used can be found by searching for 'SetTree3D author:pepe.' These tree models use an exceptional blend of low-poly, textured, 'face-me' components (see Chapter 8, 'Mastering Components') while adding depth to the various elements of the tree to lend more realism. Add '2D' to your search phrase for these types of components and you'll be off to a good start. You'll most often find this to be an acceptable option when adding landscape components (such as trees, bushes, etc.) and people to your models. One of the best file-size savers is to use low-poly, 2D components in lieu of high-poly 3D components. Try looking for components with a maximum of 1000 polygons and then increase that number if you're having trouble locating a suitable model. If you're looking for a component that you'll need to copy many times, this is a good filter to use. 'Max-Polys' is an advanced search operator that can help refine search results based on a models polygon count. That's not so great unless you're working on an ad and the model of this car is the only thing you'll be working on. In the Statistics pane for the components you'll see that there are over 130,000 entities contained in just this one model ( Figure 4.28). Then select the car component in the list, click the Statistics tab, and then choose the Expand check box. With the model already downloaded, go to Window > Components > In Model Library. The 3D Warehouse shows that the model is about a 7 MB file. It's a beautiful model, but the amount of detail would likely be overkill for most situations. Take the car model that you just resized, for example.

It does make sense to choose models that are just detailed enough for your purpose. It doesn't make sense to let imported components hog your system resources if they're just in your project as window dressing.

A model's polygon count can also tax your computer's graphics card and potentially bog down SketchUp's performance. Polygon count and image-based texture maps are two of the most significant contributing factors to file size. The easiest way is to take the Select tool (press the spacebar as a shortcut) and then press the Esc (escape) key. The last step is to close up the component wrapper.When SketchUp asks if you want to change the size of the active component, click Yes ( Figure 4.27).Then type 182.5' and press Enter to scale the car to its exact, proper length ( Figure 4.24).Īn important difference between using the Scale tool and using the Tape Measure tool is that scaling an object with the Scale tool may change the position of the bottom of the component in the blue axis (vertical) direction, whereas the Tape Measure tool scale option will keep the bottom of the component in the same spot. While scaling the model out along the green axis, press and hold the Shift key to constrain on center the proportions of the model, and then click to initially scale the model up to an arbitrary size. When using the Scale tool to size a component, you can eyeball it, enter a specific scale factor in the Measurements box in the bottom-right corner, or enter an exact size in the direction of the axis about which you are scaling.įor example, click the center-front scale handle. Using the Get Models command, search for and download the model 'Car Model (Not to Scale)' in the Real World Google SketchUp Chapter 4 collection. In this example we'll use a model of a car that you can download from the 3D Warehouse. The Scale tool: The Scale tool is probably the first tool that comes to mind when you need to scale an object that comes in at the wrong size. If you end up importing a 3-foot-long car, all is not lost. So search away, and see what you come up with. You won't run into very many problems with relative size or byte size if you stick to searching for manufacturer catalogs and Geo content, but you don't want to miss out on the other 95 percent of the content in the 3D Warehouse. Among the most common issues with content downloaded from the Warehouse is the size of the file, both in terms of the object's relative size in the model, and also the byte size of the file. As such, the precision and care with which the components have been created varies widely.

The models on the 3D Warehouse are created by experts and novices alike.