Here's an old script I wrote that might do the trick: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Author : Alok Gandhi from win32.com import constants as c xsi = Application log = xsi.LogMessage def extractMesh(): '''Make a group of all the instances for which you want to extract the mesh. Select the group and run the script, the meshes will be created under the null '_PAR_instanceMeshes' ''' instGrp = xsi.Selection(0) instMeshNull = xsi.ActiveSceneRoot.AddNull('_PAR_instanceMeshes') for eachInst in instGrp.Members: mdl = eachInst.InstanceMaster dupMdl = xsi.Duplicate('B:%s'%mdl.FullName)(0) dupMdl.Kinematics.Global.Transform = eachInst.Kinematics.Global.Transform for msh in dupMdl.FindChildren('','',[c.siMeshFamily, c.siNurbsSurfaceMeshFamily]): msh.Properties('visibility').Parameters('hidemaster').Value = False xsi.ParentObj(instMeshNull,msh) xsi.DeleteObj('B:%s'%dupMdl.FullName) log('Meshes Extracted Successfully !!', c.siInfo) extractMesh() -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 6:10 PM, michael johansson <mich...@lowend.se> wrote: > Download the pro version with eight hour trial there are more export > fileformats you could try. > > > > > 2014-04-08 14:09 GMT+02:00 Darren Blencowe | VA < > dar...@voodoo-animation.com>: > > Hi Folks, >> >> When importing an a sketch-up model of an architectural design [Approx >> 20mb] >> I am having a number of issues with getting any *editable* geo in soft. >> >> I have tried all exports available - collada [.dae] seems to be the most >> promising but this ends up producing a huge amount of model instances that >> reference original geo that is bunched around the world origin. I am using >> the latest crosswalk in soft2013sp1 [crosswalk2014] >> >> Is there a way of turning the model instances back into an editable >> model/geo? >> >> Could anyone possible share any methods that work to bring in a set of geo >> that is editable? >> >> Cheers, >> >> D. >> >> >> > > > -- > Michael Johansson > Artist/Senior Lecturer/Researcher > Kristianstad University > Digital Design > 29188 Kristianstad > Email michael.johans...@hkr.se > > Infobloom > Grönegatan 4a > 222 24 Lund > Email: mich...@lowend.se > > www.lowend.se > www.abadyl.com > --