Google SketchUp Reader/Writer (deprecated)

Note: This is a deprecated format. See the Trimble SketchUp Reader/Writer.

The Google SketchUp Reader and Writer allows FME to read and write the Google™ SketchUp™ format.

The SketchUp format is the native format used by Google's SketchUp Pro and SketchUp Free 3D modeling packages. SketchUp Version 8 or earlier is supported.

Note: The Google SketchUp Reader/Writer does not yet support SketchUp text, dimensions, lighting, camera, or coordinate system.

Overview

A SketchUp file consists of a .skp file, that contains all components and entities used inside a SketchUp model.

The SketchUp file format supports 3D, polygonal, textured, and shaded models that contain faces, edges, component definitions, and component instances. Faces get their color and texture from materials that are referenced by the face. A SketchUp model is given a location on the earth by Google Earth, or by the modeler in SketchUp’s Model Info.