sketchup 8

[mikeh]

max 2011 only imports sketchup up to version 7. Any suggetsions on getting a version 8 native format into max 2011?
mh

[flino2004]

if you don't find it...in SU you can save it down to 7 if you want.

[duke2]

Yeah that's what i've been doing - open in 8 and save to 7.

[flino2004]

waiting for Autodesk to do it quickly is asking too much...this is why I prefer to export SU to max by material, if you keep the same name material between both applications, re-applying them takes one click...importing directly into max is not a smart move in my opinion.

Fernando

[mikeh]

waiting for Autodesk to do it quickly is asking too much...this is why I prefer to export SU to max by material, if you keep the same name material between both applications, re-applying them takes one click...importing directly into max is not a smart move in my opinion.

Fernando

The models that i have recieved that have been exported by material sometimes come in with materials erroneously assigned to large sections of the model. i was hoping that bringing in the native SU would solve that.
mh

[flino2004]

maybe some faces have two different materials(front and back face)
they should be the same or default back face material. very common mistake by the way
there is a ruby script to paint back faces.

Fernando