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SKP Import for Pro/ENGINEER - SketchUp SKP file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire

SKP Import for Pro/ENGINEER is a SketchUp SKP file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. This plug-in gives Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire the ability to import objects from SketchUp SKP files.

SKP Import for Pro/ENGINEER reads polygon mesh data stored in SKP files and imports it into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. A polygon mesh in a SKP file is comprised of a set of triangular faces. SKP Import for Pro/ENGINEER creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle and knits them together to create a body. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary edges) then SKP Import for Pro/ENGINEER will create a closed body feature, otherwise an open surface will be created.

SKP Import for Pro/ENGINEER is very easy to use. Once installed, it must be loaded into the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire environment. Follow the simple instructions in the "ReadMe" document which can be found in the installation folder. Once loaded, it adds new commands to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and a submenu called "SKPImport" to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire menu.

SKP Import for Pro/ENGINEER comes with detailed documentation as well as a tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time.

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The SKP File Format

The SketchUp files (SKP ) is an open source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization used by thousands of researchers and developers around the world. SKP consists of a C++ class library, and several interpreted interface layers including Tcl/Tk, Java, and Python. The Toolkit stores geometric data in a file format known as SKP . Very few CAD applications have the ability to read and write SKP files.
 

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