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Is that possible Lew?  I have version 8 (old) but it only saves as .skp , in any version upto 8 , not sure if Sketchup 2014 Free can do other file types too? maybe Pro can ?

 

aren't some of 3D warehouse's files in DAE too ? which I think MACs can do ?

 

Ohhh does sketchup even run on MAC ?

 

M.

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You should be able to Steve. It works similar to Chief in that you can open objects from previous versions, but once you save them, they are not backwards compatible. I have the free version of Sketchup on my iMac and that's exactly how I get around the fact that I can't import Sketchup symbols directly into Chief. I don't use it too often, so I don't remember which format of export works better, but you have the same options as Robert mentioned for the Mac version as well, just in case collada doesn't work for you.

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if you open an older version  .skp  make sure you use save as  (to the version you want/need) , if you hit Save it will automatically save it as the current version ,whatever that is eg .skp_2014....  and won't be backward compatible any longer.  

 

This is important if you are using an older version of Chief (or HD) as they can't import the newer .skp version files , but  works the other way too , ie open a .skp_2014 file goto Save As and choose version 8 ( or whatever you need) ,save and import into Chief (or HD) , though downgrading may cause you to lose something from the model ? though I haven't had that issue myself (yet) 

 

M.

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On my free version of Sketchup 8 for Mac I can export *.KZM (google earth) or *.DAE (collada) only.

 

When I downloaded the free version on my machine, I got 8 hours of trial for the Pro version. I barely use it, so I have 7.5 hours left! Maybe that's why I can export to more file formats than you?

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When I downloaded the free version on my machine, I got 8 hours of trial for the Pro version. I barely use it, so I have 7.5 hours left! Maybe that's why I can export to more file formats than you?

Trivial point, but are we talking two different programs here? One is 'always free' non-PRO version, the other being the '8 hours free trial of Pro'? 

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I think it reverts to the "Free" version if you don't purchase , which means I think you can't use the Layout or Style Builder Apps , older versions like SU 8 don't have this.

 

If you install SU Make(2014) ,     do a custom install so you can uncheck the file association for .layout which Chief uses.

 

M.

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