Installing the Khronos glTF Exporter for SketchUp

Installing the Khronos glTF Plugin

In order to export a file from SketchUp into HOLOPLOT Plan, you must first export a glTF file. glTF is a is a standard file format for three-dimensional scenes and models. In order to export to glTF you will need to install a SketchUp plugin.

SketchUp has many glTF exporter extensions written by many users. HOLOPLOT support one in particular: Kronos glTF Exporter for SketchUp by Centaur. You can add this to your license in one of two ways:

From SketchUp

(recommended)

1. Open the Extensions Warehouse window from the toolbar Extensions > Extensions Warehouse

2. Paste glTF Export into the Search Bar and hit Enter/Return

3. Select glTF Export for correct Extension

4. On the following page, click the blue Install button

5. Click the Yes if prompted with: “This extension is marked as being not compatible with your Operating System or SketchUp Version. Proceed anyway?”

6. Click Yes when prompted with: "This Extension will have the ability to access the filesystem on your computer. Do not grant access to this lightly; be sure you trust the author.Do you want to install this Extension?”

7. Click Done

8. Verify the installation by navigating to Extensions > to see Khronos glTF

From a web browser

1. Open the following link in any web browser: Extension | SketchUp Extension Warehouse

2. Click the blue Sign In To Continue button

3. Enter your SketchUp/Trimble login credentials

4. When redirected back to the extension's page, click the blue Download button

5. In SketchUp, open the Extension Manager window from the toolbar Extensions > Extension Manager

6. Click the blue Install Extension button

7. Navigate to the downloaded extension

8. Click Open

9. Verify the installation by navigating to Extensions > to see Khronos glTF

Exporting the venue model as a .glTF file

When your Venue Model has been created successfully, export the venue model:

1. SketchUp toolbar Extensions > Khronos glTF > Export Embedded glTF 2.0 (.gltf)

2. Navigate to your desired Save location

3. Give the file a name ending with the .gltf extension (the exporter defaults to no extension name)

4. Export .glTF