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SketchUp 3D model conversion tool

• 6/1/12 9:38 pm
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Momentaneously
Lvl 67 • High Grandmaster Geek
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I have been asked several times how I convert 3D models into Minecraft. Well, this is my secret. It is a complicated and tedious method, but I prefer it over binvox. The program is written in LabView and the installer will install the LabView Runtime engine as well as the conversion tool. As you can probably guess It isn't limited to SketchUp, although I haven't tried it with any other programs. All you need are the cross sections and the program does the rest.

This program works fine for me and I don't plan on making any updates, upgrades or ports to other operating systems / programming languages. If you want to make extremely large models the program may give memory errors. If that happens try splitting the project up into smaller components.

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Cam_735
• 06/24/2015 11:47 am
• Level 45 : Master System
how do we convert our sketchup files to .obj files?
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Momentaneously
• 06/27/2015 11:30 pm
• Level 67 : High Grandmaster Geek
It's been a while since I've used Sketchup, but there should be an export model menu option. It may be on the pro version only though.
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Cam_735
• 06/30/2015 6:20 pm
• Level 45 : Master System
I figured it out. By the way I love your 3d shells!
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Brainpop14
• 03/02/2015 4:02 pm
• Level 39 : Artisan Wolf
Could you give me a link to get this conversion tool? It looks really cool!
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Brainpop14
• 03/06/2015 9:21 am
• Level 39 : Artisan Wolf
Oh and by the way, is this conversion tool mac compatible?
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necroslasher
• 10/08/2014 11:31 am
• Level 30 : Artisan Dragon
please help me to convert a ship intro space engineers: http://dfiles.eu/files/ukpj6oofb
btw its scale must be from nose to tail: 544 large blocks
from top to bottom: 284 large blocks
from left to right: 276 blocks

i can give 60$ for this one model converted in game as a mc edit schematic
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Momentaneously
• 10/08/2014 8:02 pm
• Level 67 : High Grandmaster Geek
I don't know this file format, plus I have zero time. If you had a obj file I can do it easy. Also, I don't accept any payment.
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necroslasher
• 11/12/2014 9:12 am
• Level 30 : Artisan Dragon
wait, so when i finnish my map you dont want to try it and see how it actually is?
well, about the model, it is a gmod one so maybe a youtube vid could help on that
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EnzoTek
• 10/05/2014 9:26 am
• Level 1 : New Miner
How do you get the box around the model to only go up by 1 meter every time for making the section cuts.
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Momentaneously
• 10/05/2014 12:51 pm
• Level 67 : High Grandmaster Geek
When you use the push/pull tool you can type in a number and hit enter, it will snap to that length.

I reccomend trying out binvox, it is much easier.
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