Out of Giraffe

There are 2 good options to get Giraffe geometries into Sketchup: IFC or STL

IFC

Use the IFC Exporter App!

  1. Click the Plus sign in the app tool palette to access the app selector.

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  1. The App selector displays all of the apps you have available.

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  1. Click “add” on the IFC app

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Once the app is added:

  1. Click a geometry (or multiple) on the map to load it into the IFC viewer.

    It will take a moment to load based on how complex the selection is

    Click “reload” to revise the selection when adding or removing geometries from the selection

  2. Review the IFC hierarchy to the left

  3. Click “Download IFC” to retrieve the file

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Learn more in the IFC Exporter article

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How to import ifc to sketchup - How to SketchUp

STL (Mesh)

Access the export menu via the main menu (☰) → Export

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Importing and Exporting STL Files for 3D Printing | SketchUp Help

Into Giraffe

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Export as GLTF from Sketchup , then Upload 3D models

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Giraffe models are extremely lightweight. Since the platform is browser based, most complex or detailed geometry is too heavy to perform well.

Therefore, we accept uploads of GLTF or GLB files to represent 3D models. glTF is a standard file format for three-dimensional scenes and models that is used often in browsers due to its efficiency. The format combines 3D data and color mapping into one compact file. glTF minimizes the size of 3D assets, and the runtime processing needed to unpack and use them.

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