This article will focus on the steps involved in exporting your SketchUp models and then importing the model into ArcGIS pro, sharing it ArcGIS online and ultimately adding the published model to an ArcGIS project as a scenario.
EXPORTING FROM SKETCHUP
To begin with, you must export your project model from SketchUp to a model type that must be compatible to be imported into ArcGIS Pro.
1. Open SketchUp Model.
2. Select the entire model and right click the model.
3. Select Make component and name it.
4. Replace selection with component must be checked off. Press Create.
5. Select File, export and choose 3D model. Save the model as COLLADA (.dae) file.
IMPORTING INTO ArcGIS PRO1. Open a new ArcGIS Pro Project and select a new Local Scene.
2. In the Catalog tab, select your File Geodatabase.
3. Right click Geodatabase and scroll down to New, and then select Feature Class.
4. Input a Name and Alias.
5. For the Feature Class Type, select Multipatch, after which you should select Finish.
6. Go back into the Catalog and add the new Multipatch Feature into the Scene Window.
7. Select the Edit tab and go to Create.
8. Select the option Model File and press the Green Plus button.
9. Find your COLLADA file and the click OK.
10. Use your cursor to select the location where you want to put the model and press Left click.
11. Go back to the Edit tab and press the Save option.
12. To fit the model in the exact location select the newly added model and use the Edit Tools to edit. Always remember to save any changes you make.
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Published By
Arka Roy
www.sketchup4architect.com
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