Sketchup

[Guest Space Cowboy]

Hi - has anyone used a workflow that includes Sketchup?

[OrbitusII]

Sketchup can export a model as a .obj (which Unity can use), making it very similar to a workflow using Blender: model, UV map, texture, export to Unity, export from Unity using the KSP part tools, set up config files, load into KSP.

[wasmic]

Sketchup can export a model as a .obj (which Unity can use), making it very similar to a workflow using Blender: model, UV map, texture, export to Unity, export from Unity using the KSP part tools, set up config files, load into KSP.

Except you can't UV map in Sketchup, at least not last time I tried.

[Porkjet]

It seems like an odd choice but apparently it can be used to great success, even UV mapping.

Bac9 uses Sketchup, and he came up with some crazy way to UV map with it. The whole space center in KSP (except for the newest buildings) and most of the B9 aerospace pack where made in Sketchup!

He explained it briefly in this old dev blog http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/entries/747-The-Making-Of-New

[sumghai]

[MOD - Moved to Modelling and Texturing Discussion subforums]

[blackheart612]

I use sketchup and export to dae, UV map in blender, put it into ksp using unity.

[Starbuckminsterfullerton]

I think this video is relevant to your interests...

Edit: you have to rewind to the beginning, for some reason it links halfway through.

[Guest Space Cowboy]

Excellent thank you all!