Comments on: Using furniture models from the 3d warehouse in Blender 2.50 http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/11/using-furniture-models-from-the-3d-warehouse-in-blender-2-50/ Using Blender 3D for Architectural Visualization Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alain http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/11/using-furniture-models-from-the-3d-warehouse-in-blender-2-50/comment-page-1/#comment-58667 Alain Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:51:23 +0000 http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=969#comment-58667 One more thing: Since Sketchup 7.1 I can't import the *.dae-files from sketchup into blender 2.492. There is always an error about the newer *.dae-filesversion. I have to export the files with an older sketchupversion to make it work. Does anybody of you have succes with the import/ export from sketchup to blender with the current versions ? Kind regards Alain One more thing:
Since Sketchup 7.1 I can’t import the *.dae-files from sketchup into blender 2.492.
There is always an error about the newer *.dae-filesversion.

I have to export the files with an older sketchupversion to make it work.

Does anybody of you have succes with the import/ export from sketchup to blender with the current versions ?

Kind regards
Alain

]]> By: Pierre http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/11/using-furniture-models-from-the-3d-warehouse-in-blender-2-50/comment-page-1/#comment-58193 Pierre Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:51:30 +0000 http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=969#comment-58193 the problem is the sketchup models are gigantic, and excede the clipping space of open gl, so try user preferences -> system -> alpha cliping set it to 1 the problem is the sketchup models are gigantic, and excede the clipping space of open gl, so try user preferences -> system -> alpha cliping set it to 1

]]> By: Willem http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/11/using-furniture-models-from-the-3d-warehouse-in-blender-2-50/comment-page-1/#comment-8247 Willem Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:15:16 +0000 http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=969#comment-8247 I agree with your post. Still I'd like to add that the best models (and often most beautiful) can be found on some manufacturers sites. I particularly like B&B Italia and Arketipo, because they're to my rather classic taste, but if you like totally sterile lofty interiors, there are Fritz Hansen, Flou, FjordFiesta, .. even Herman Miller's site has models for download. Not all of them are superb quality, but often better than 3D Warehouse. The good thing about 3D Warehouse is that it's easy to find stuff, where if you download from a manufacturer, you might often need to go through many pages before downloading. I agree with your post. Still I’d like to add that the best models (and often most beautiful) can be found on some manufacturers sites. I particularly like B&B Italia and Arketipo, because they’re to my rather classic taste, but if you like totally sterile lofty interiors, there are Fritz Hansen, Flou, FjordFiesta, .. even Herman Miller’s site has models for download. Not all of them are superb quality, but often better than 3D Warehouse.
The good thing about 3D Warehouse is that it’s easy to find stuff, where if you download from a manufacturer, you might often need to go through many pages before downloading.

]]> By: Alain http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/11/using-furniture-models-from-the-3d-warehouse-in-blender-2-50/comment-page-1/#comment-8161 Alain Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:54:24 +0000 http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=969#comment-8161 From my experiance the models from 3d warehouse mostly are NOT in highquality and not precise modeled (for example the eames plastic chair is modeled very sad !). You can not expect high quality if you don't have to pay for it. BUT you even can pay models from Turbosquit, they are not expensive mostly in really high quality an very precise modeled. Think about the man-hours you need to model a high quality furniture and how mutch it costs on Turbosquit, so its worth of it to pay on turbosquid! Kind regards Alain From my experiance the models from 3d warehouse mostly are NOT in highquality and not precise modeled (for example the eames plastic chair is modeled very sad !).
You can not expect high quality if you don’t have to pay for it.
BUT you even can pay models from Turbosquit, they are not expensive mostly in really high quality an very precise modeled. Think about the man-hours you need to model a high quality furniture and how mutch it costs on Turbosquit, so its worth of it to pay on turbosquid!

Kind regards
Alain

]]> By: Arkinauta http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2009/11/using-furniture-models-from-the-3d-warehouse-in-blender-2-50/comment-page-1/#comment-8153 Arkinauta Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:18:34 +0000 http://www.blender3darchitect.com/?p=969#comment-8153 With the actual Blender 2.49b, I´ve found that the best way of importing meshes from the 3D Warehouse is to convert them to KMZ with SketchUP and then import them to Blender using the script "Import KMZ/KML": http://jmsoler.free.fr/didacticiel/blender/tutor/py_import_kml-kmz_en.htm It´s an old script, but it works quite well. Greetings! With the actual Blender 2.49b, I´ve found that the best way of importing meshes from the 3D Warehouse is to convert them to KMZ with SketchUP and then import them to Blender using the script “Import KMZ/KML”:
http://jmsoler.free.fr/didacticiel/blender/tutor/py_import_kml-kmz_en.htm

It´s an old script, but it works quite well.

Greetings!

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