Sketchup 3d modeling tips wiki page

I'm working on a Sketchup tips page on the wiki. If you want to use sketchup to design for your printer check it out to help get you started modeling correctly.

If you already are a pro with sketchup for 3d printing, head on over there and help me flesh out the page with tips and tricks, pictures, or anything else you've learned and found useful.

Sketchup Modeling for 3d Printing

so... i got the stl exporter and importers and put them in the plugins folder.
restarted everything, still cant see any stl files on my computer.

Importing them unfortunately usually creates really dirty, messy models with way too many triangles and lots of broken faces. You will probably spend as much time fixing the model as you will modifying it.

You won't be able to just double-click or drag-n-drop the file into sketchup, either. You have to go to file>import. Then select the STL importer in the "files of type:" drop down box. You will also want to define your units in the "options" menu on the right.

Trimble to aquire Google Sketchup. Looks like changes to come.