Once you opened your second 3d program (which is in my case cinema 4d) import or open your exported 3ds file. I will use cinema 4d for this, don't worry guys, i know not everyone has cinema 4d, but all basic techniques in those programs are the same.

Then, you should switch over to a more professional program like cinema 4d, 3ds max ect. Once done, give it a name and export it as a 3DS format. So it should look the same as the image i showed. Then checkmark the box ''export texture maps'' and then select welding vertices. The box with ''export standalone edges'' is the most importand to be turned off, this will stop exorting the edges which slow down the performance in other programs. The top scroller must be set on full hierachy to export the full model, then uncheck the top 3 boxes.

You will see a pop up box to fill in the name and file format, in the right bottom corner there should be a button with ''options'' on it, click that button and you will see the new screen: Once opened you should move the slide to near 63 degrees so 63.2 is also ok.Īnd checkmark the box ''soften coplanar'' Select the whole ship and go to window>soften edges, at the top bar. Ok lets get started, when you downloaded the file from the attachment and opened it in sketchup you should see a vessel like the image shown above,ĭon't worry about the textures or edges, that will come later. If you don't have sketchup pro, you have 2 solutions:ġ.buy sketchup pro (around the $300) which isn't really a great option for people at younger ages.Ģ.find someone else who can export your model. Then, i would expect you already know how to model or texture, and to export you need sketchup pro. I would reccomend a other modelling tool for this tutorial like cinema 4d, 3ds max, or any tool were you can give objects names and seperate them. The ''Conv3ds converter 3ds to X file by Microsoft'' Note: you can download an EVAL version of sketchup Pro, that one can also export 3ds files Its a simple undetailed sketched model made in 3 minutes by me to just instruct this. You can download the model i will use for this tutorial at the attachment of this post I will use as an example boat the model from my early tutorial ''making a decent hull'' ( ) Maybe this isn't the correct forum, but some people can learn of it, Hi there, it seems that a lot of people here at the non SS projects want their sketchup model being tested into Virtual sailor, since there are no detailed tutorials i thought about making one myself.

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