Hi, when I import a sketchup model, the material is located in some temp folder, so when I do a save as to a location where I would like to store the model I loose all the material.
Of course I can copy all the materials from the temp location into the correct folder and reassign the material.
But wouldn't it be nice when I do a save as to have everything included?
Or do I do something wrong? How do you do when saving models from 3D Warehouse to your local system?
You try > Put as a cell... ?
Unknown said: You try > Put as a cell... ?
I have tried several ways.
1. Use Utilities 3D warehouse, import a model and then save as DGN - material is lost
2. Directly download SKP file from 3D warehouse and attach as cell, then close MicroStation and open again - material is lost
3. Directly download SKP file from 3D warehouse and attach as reference, then close MicroStation and open again - material is still there
But cells would be best for this in theory, but isn't in reality.
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You are both correct, and both not.
Local Materials are stored in the dgn , but NOT the bitmaps (jpeg/tif etc.) optionally used.
So the imported model doesn't loose the materials it looses the path to the bitmaps which are indeed stored in a temporary path.
Nevertheless the result is the same. Any imported material which uses a bitmap (i.e. as pattern) could not be shown after reopening the drawing.
Maybe someone knows a variable to be set to store the bitmaps in a path that might be found later.
Michael
Are the bit maps in Mstn limited by the 32bit limit like the raster refs?
Would be good if the extra memory would be accessible if on Win 7 64bit.
You can copy the bitmap from the temporary path to the pattern path, then adapt the material with the material editor.
Seems MS_SKETCHUP_IMAGE could be used to define where those bitmaps are saved, and is automatically searched when reopening the drawing. At least at my side this works. When the variable is set to an unexisting path (seems to happen at a number of installations) the images are not to be find on reopen.
HTH Michael
Michael's advice is correct - let me know if you still have issues after following it.
Thanks,
Matt
the basic problem is, that Ustn defines this path in sketchup.cfg to be $(_USTN_PROJECTDATA)sketchupimage/
which is a non existent path for all installations. Against the comment in the help this directory is never created automatically.
So Bentley should correct this for the next installations to point to an existing path by updating the _USTN_PROJECTSUBDIRS to contain sketchupimage or use a path in the standard dir (or really create it automatically, which I find the worst case).
Michael,
how do I have to change my configuration when I have a folder "sketchup_images" in let´s say C:\BentleyWorkspace\System\Materials?
Thanks
Jacques
Just delete the current textstring and type your new path in plain text ending with a slash
Hi Kurt,
I can´t edit the expansion without changing the value.
So I have to change USTN_PROJECTDATA to USTN_PROJECTSUBDIRS?
Reviving an old thread, I know - but I'd really like to know why this is made so complicated?
Question is, why after over 10 years is this still an issue? I know it's possible to tweak paths/ copy to folders, etc - but surely Bentley could make SKP/DGN interoperability easier?
Max