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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

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