Must be registered & complete LL's IP Tutorial Step 6: Use File > Export > 3D Model menu item, and choose COLLADA File (*.dae) as the Export type. Save the SketchUp file using the File > Save As. Put a texture on every side of the object, up to a maximum of 8 different textures, so it will have a texture mapping once imported to Second Life. Now left click on each face of your object to assign the texture. Under the Select tab, choose a material type from the drop-down list, then click one of the thumbnails to choose a texture. Step 5: Select the Paint Bucket tool (9th from the left). For more details on using SketchUp, consult their manual or widely available tutorials online. Other tools can be used to further modify the shape.
You can draw more lines with the Line tool on existing sides of the object, and push and pull the sides to change the shape. Rolling the mouse button will zoom the view. Hold the middle mouse button or select the Orbit tool (14th icon), then move the mouse to rotate your camera view. Now select the Push/Pull tool (tenth from the left), left click on the shape, and move the mouse forward to raise the shape and make a solid object. It will turn gray when you connect back to the initial point. Step 4: Select the Line tool (second from the left) on the toolbar, and draw a set of line segments to make a closed shape. Before exporting your model, left click this figure and type Delete, otherwise the figure will be imported to Second Life along with your model. Step 3: You will see a human figure in the perspective view. Select Simple Template - Meters and then click Start Using SketchUp Step 2: Start SketchUp 7, and in the Welcome to SketchUp window, click the Choose Template button. (04-2-13: My experience: Using Sketchup 8 and Phoenix Firestorm c4.0 and Windows Vista, I had no problem uploading a simple mesh model either - Anna) I am using the most recent Secondlife viewer, with Mac OSX. (11-2-12: My experience: Using Sketchup 8 I was able to download a simple mesh model with no problems. You can get the SketchUp Manual in PDF format for version 7. So ignore any prompts from the software to upgrade to the latest version. Note this is not the current version (8) the newer version does not import to Second Life properly. Step 1: Download SketchUp version 7 (Windows-only) from the website and install it on your computer.
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