Easy Model Import and PROXIES with Transmutr

In this video, learn how to use Transmutr, a brand new extension from the guys that brought us Skatter, to quickly import models of many different formats into SketchUp! DOWNLOAD TRANSMUTR (Affiliate Link) Want to Support the SketchUp Essentials? THE SKETCHUP ESSENTIALS COURSE MY SKETCHUP MODELING PC SETUP SKETCHUP BOOKS AND RESOURCES MY CURRENT FAVORITE SKETCHUP PLUGINS AND EXTENSIONS (Affiliate Links) PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE Check Us Out On - Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Product Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the channel at no extra cost. The way it works is pretty simple – you can install the extension inside of SketchUp. Whenever you click on the Transmutr icon, it will pop up a window where you can import models. Transmutr currently supports the import of 3ds, dae, fbx, or obj files, as well as files directly from Megascans bridge. I’ll talk more about Megascans in a future video, but just know that the model files you can download from Megascans are phenomenal. Let’s go ahead and import tree model that I downloaded from Turbosquid. Note that when I select this file, I get a preview of what the model is going to look like. This gives me a bunch of different options, including the ability to adjust which axis is up, the scale of your model, if edges are softened/smoothed, and more. We’ll come back to the mesh simplification and the other options below in a moment. For...