Do I lose something in getting models from the warehouse in the manner I’ve described above? If not, why wouldn’t it be easier for to just download.
dae files, though I’ve never bothered to learn anything about them b/c I thought those files/formats were only important to professional users. I have seen threads here that mentioned Collada files and. All I’ve ever done is download a model in the earliest format possible from the 3DWH via my browser, use Eneroth’s Open Newer Version extension, then do a “Save As” in the SU version I work in. We use web browser cookies to create content and ads that are relevant to you. 3D Warehouse is a website of searchable, pre-made 3D models that works seamlessly with SketchUp.
I don’t want to drag this thread too far off track, but perhaps this will also be helpful to What you offer sounds rather unnecessarily complicated…or the long way 'round. 3D Warehouse is a website of searchable, pre-made 3D models that works seamlessly with SketchUp. You would need to download the Collada version of the component and extract the contents of the ZIP file.
If you are using you could access components from the 3D Warehouse via your Internet browser.
