Please note that this is an add-on feature and are not part of a regular pack. Please contact us if you want this enabled.
SketchUp
The Solar Labs' allow downloading the 3D scene in STL format for viewing and editing in software like Sketchup, Blender and the like.
The steps involved to import 3D model in Sketchup are listed below:
First time setup
For setup (one time only), one needs to do the following:
Install Sketchup. Supported versions are Sketchup Make 2017, Sketchup Pro 2018, and Sketchup Pro 2019.
Download and install an extension to upload multiple files at once (link). An extension can be installed in Sketchup by opening the extension warehouse and clicking on "" button and locating the file.
3. In Sketchup Make 2017, one needs to install an extension additionally to load STL files (link)
4. After the extensions are installed, make sure the import settings for STL are set as follows:
Access settings from here
Make sure settings are set as following:
Exporting from The Solar Labs to Sketchup
The above was one-time setting and post this one can import files to Sketchup with just one click. The following steps should be followed for this:
Click on the export button, after opening a design. This should download a zip file. Unzip this file.
2. From File menu, click on Import all from folder. From the file dialog, go to the folder where the zip was unzipped and select Ground.stl from the folder. This should load the full 3D scene.
The 3D model will be loaded.
