Mars Explorer - Sketchup> Unity

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I figured out how to export sketchup to unity for all of you beginner game designers!

Submitted By GTR34 on 09/10/30

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I have figured out how to export google sketchup to Unity! That means you can combine the painfully easy to use characteristics of sketchup with the unity program, to create games. Although, some meshes may have holes or discolored areas (depending on how well they are made), but this one turned out 100% perfecto:

So, If anyone wants their file to be unity capable, just send it to me!

This is exciting news for me.

FIRST:

Take your sketchup file. it MUST BE A SKETCHUP 6 FILE!!!

SECOND:

Export it to Google Earth 4 format.

THIRD:

Find the kmz file you exported, and change the file extension from .kmz to .zip.

FOURTH:

unpack the zip file.

FIFTH:

Take the models and images folder, and drag them directly into the unity project box.

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Richard (richardb)

1 week - 14,368v

Posted 2009/10/30 - 13:52 GMT

Psst use Preview to block out your name ;)

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2009/10/30 - 14:08 GMT

:O oops! I forgot!!

oh well, I don't care if people know my real name...

I might as well block it out anyway.

teriva

2 days - 5,386v

Posted 2009/10/30 - 17:14 GMT

cool! i sent you mine already

teriva

2 days - 5,386v

Posted 2009/10/30 - 20:21 GMT

BAM!~blamy~

supermarinespitfire

4 days - 9,839v

Posted 2009/10/30 - 20:32 GMT

you could make my namesake, the supermarine spitfire

El Tigré (Tigerstorm)

1 week - 23,833v

Posted 2009/10/30 - 20:43 GMT

Coolio! ;)

IBCF (ZAM)

1 day - 3,859v

Posted 2009/10/31 - 0:35 GMT

YEA!!!!

Nighthawk (matthewb6)

1 day - 3,042v

Posted 2009/10/31 - 15:13 GMT

could you teach me how to? I REALLY need to know!

Thanks,

Mattb6

Aviator

13 hours - 1,294v

Posted 2009/11/01 - 3:22 GMT

so how do you do it?

(please)

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2009/11/01 - 3:30 GMT

Export to Google Earth 4 (.kmz) MAKE SURE IT IS GOOGLE EARTH 4! Then, change the file extension from .kmz to .zip. In the folder that you decompressed, you will have a models folder and maybe a textures folder. If you color a model with only sketchup solid colors, you can turn them into shaders in unity, like the reflective buggy material. when you have the "models" folder, You can rename it and drag it directly into the assets box in unity. It will then load in there. open the folder in unity and drag the model file out onto the screen. Then you will have your model in unity.

teriva

2 days - 5,386v

Posted 2009/11/02 - 20:08 GMT

uuuuhh what?

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2009/11/01 - 3:29 GMT

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2009/11/02 - 20:19 GMT

I can't dumbify it any more :D

teriva

2 days - 5,386v

Posted 2009/11/02 - 20:45 GMT

then im screwed can YOU do it to my...vehicle? please if you have time

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2009/11/02 - 20:47 GMT

yes, but provide a link that WORKS please. If you want to drive the vehicle, then hand it over to FC so he can program it.

Samuel (Sunmonkey2)

4 hours - 389v

Posted 2009/11/05 - 19:56 GMT

So... with the solid colors and shaders making the reflective mars explorer look, can you do it with translucent materials?

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2009/11/05 - 21:44 GMT

There is a translucent shader that comes with the mars explorer pack.

Jade Hand (Render)

1 hour - 2v

Posted 2010/02/10 - 14:13 GMT

I just dragged the zipped file in and unzipped it in Unity.

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2010/02/11 - 20:27 GMT

Good idea.

Jade Hand (Render)

1 hour - 2v

Posted 2010/02/11 - 22:35 GMT

Thank you!

Achilles

4 days - 12,512v

Posted 2010/02/12 - 4:04 GMT

You said in your post that we needed a Google sketchup 6 file. Does this mean that our sketchup version has to be version 6.something? I am currently running a Google sketchup 7, so what do I do?

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2010/02/12 - 4:05 GMT

You need google sketchup 6 to do it.

Achilles

4 days - 12,512v

Posted 2010/02/12 - 4:40 GMT

What if I already did my stuff in Sketchup 7? When I downloaded some version of Sketchup 6 it said that it wasn't compatible with the stuff I already made. :(

Jade Hand (Render)

1 hour - 2v

Posted 2010/02/12 - 13:58 GMT

You should go "Save as" then there should be an option to save as a Sketchup 6 file instead of 7

Then when you open it, right click, or control click, and "open as" a Sketchup 6 file.

Then you can export.

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2010/02/12 - 9:28 GMT

Then, if you want your 7 models on 6, upload it to teh 3D warehouse and download the 6 version.

Sausagesauce

4 hours - 506v

Posted 2010/02/13 - 1:01 GMT

I have sketchup 7, can that be used?

let me know! I play on the widget, so how do I put worlds on THAT?

Built 3 AC72's :P (sebfromnz)

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted 2010/03/01 - 1:59 GMT

BAM!!!

GTR34

4 days - 11,493v

Posted 2010/03/01 - 2:02 GMT

Sausagesauce...

HOLY FRICKING GAWD I SAID FRICKING SKETCHUP SIX

6 SKETCHUP

SIX

SIXS

SIIIIIX.

However, if you save your sketchup 7 file as a sketchup 6 file and export that file from sketchup six, it sometimes works.

(MRG)(ACC) (Mustanglover)

4 hours - 503v

Posted 2010/04/10 - 1:26 GMT

cool design

tweed08

4 minutes - 10v

Posted 2010/05/30 - 20:23 GMT

Nothing comes up in unity. I dropped the files into unity and there's nothing there but the axis

The Geek (Geek377)

3 days - 10,293v

Posted 2010/05/31 - 2:06 GMT

Yes this has happened to me before too. I have found one possible solution. This might work. This is what happened to me. Two Sided faces and edges were unchecked by default and therefore nothing showed up.