These meshes are organized according to their place in the component and group hierarchy.
If you need to export layers, exporting to the DWG format might be a better solution. Any layers you assign in SketchUp don’t appear in your exported 3DS file. Make sure you can live without your layers.Faces are not output, however, if they are hidden or reside on a hidden layer. Rendering display options are not taken into account, which means that faces are output even if SketchUp is in wireframe mode. Only entities that are currently visible in SketchUp are output to the 3DS file. Show all the geometry you want to export.Or, instead of checking and reversing faces, you can select the Export Two-Sided Faces option when you export your 3DS file, as explained later in this section. Or, in the Styles browser, you can use the Face Settings to edit the default back face color so that the backs of faces stand out more than they do in the default gray. If you’re having trouble, orbit so you have a straight-ahead view of the face. Tip: Sometimes, it’s difficult to determine whether a face is truly facing outward or just shaded to show perspective. The left, side face needs to be reversed. In the following figure, you see a basic model with materials (left) and in monochrome (right). To reverse a face, context-click it and select Reverse Faces. By default, the face fronts are white and face backs are dark gray. (Remember that every face in SketchUp has a front and back.) To check that the face fronts point outward in SketchUp, select View > Face Style > Monochrome to see whether the back sides of a any faces point outward. Make sure the front of all your SketchUp faces point outward.Prepare your SketchUp modelīefore you export your SketchUp model, you need to do a little preparation:
The following sections explain how to prepare your SketchUp model for export, export to a 3DS file, select export options, and handle known issues with 3DS exports.
PRO If you’re a SketchUp Pro user, you can export your SketchUp models as 3DS files. After you drop the file, any relevant Import dialog box opens so you can select your desired options. Tip: You can also drag and drop importable files into the drawing area.