help me out someone i need big time help

**doctormax** · #1 07-30-2010, 02:10 PM

ok heres my problem I have done a little 3d job in sketchup rather happy so far and i got myself Pepakura and i find it don't open up sketchup files. rather unhappy so is there some way i can get this to open it won't save as anything that will open in the Pepakura I have tried now for the last hour and getting mad.

**Paperbeam** · #2 07-30-2010, 02:27 PM

Did you export it as a 3D model?

Pep won't open .skp files.

Terry

**doctormax** · #3 07-30-2010, 02:35 PM

yes thats all it will save as .skp. so do i have to try and open it in something else and change to something that Pepakura will open but what? its my citroen traction project nearing its end in sketchup i am thinking to be fully ready for the unfolding and a test build two days if i can figure out this Pepakura problem

**C0NF1IC7** · #4 07-30-2010, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by doctormax

yes thats all it will save as .skp. so do i have to try and open it in something else and change to something that Pepakura will open but what?

Ah. I know what to do. File>Export>3Dmodel>Google Earth .kmz (or Colloda .dea or whatever it is. Pep opens both.)

**looker** · #5 07-30-2010, 03:44 PM

Or perhaps - Sketchup Files exporting?

**Paperbeam** · #6 07-30-2010, 03:59 PM

Perhaps this will help:

**doctormax** · #7 07-30-2010, 04:49 PM

wanna see what i been working on for nearly a year and a half

its taken me that long to figure out a few things and still not 100% that i know how i done some of it

has anyone seen mouse around he was so wanting to see this finished

**doctormax** · #8 07-30-2010, 05:23 PM

lmao this is not going to work is it 2522 part, at a height of 6 width of 7 and 17 inches long going to have to find out the way of reducing that number of parts by a lot arent I

**doctormax** · #9 07-30-2010, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Paperbeam

Perhaps this will help:

it worked in a fashion well it opened and i went unfolding and got 2522 parts now have to figure out how to reduce the number of parts by at least two thousand really

**Paperbeam** · #10 07-30-2010, 09:20 PM

You could try the unfold plugin for SU which gives you more control over the unfolding process (but is a little bit more tedious).

Jim's SketchUp [Plugins] Blog: Plugin: Unfold Tool

Terry