Thursday, January 28, 2016

SketchUp to Sketchfab.com Uploader – An Exclusive SketchUp Extension

Alex Schreyer, the senior lecturer at the at the University of Massachusetts, develops SketchUp to Sketchfab.com Uploader. This sketchup extension supports SketchUp 8, SketchUp 2013, SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016 as well as Mac OS X, Windows.

This plugin will streamline the process for distributing interactive 3D content from sketchup to sketchfab. Sketchfab belongs to a simplified website where one can upload 3d models and demonstrate them through WebGL.

As the primary upload file format is COLLADA, so it becomes easier for SketchUp users to upload their work there (the DAE and KMZ export format is indigenously supported in both the free and Pro version of SketchUp).

Once the plugin is set up, there will be a menu item “Upload to Sketchfab” to the File menu in SketchUp. The sketchup users have to register on the sketchfab website prior to upload their models. After that they will be provided with a “secret API key” that connects their uploaded models to their account. The API key will be available on the personal dashboard of the users once the registration will be completed.

After uploading any model, one can edit parameters and materials, capture a thumbnail or fine-tune the default view on the Sketchfab website.

Usage
Go to File > Upload to Sketchfab to transfer your model to the cloud. Ensure you have obtained your API token from the Sketchfab website.

To get more information, visit www.alexschreyer.net

This sketchup extension is also available on GitHub.


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Published By
Rajib Dey
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