Trimble 3D Warehouse™ lets you choose from a large online database of SketchUp™ models to further enhance your designs. To import them into Winner Flex you must download the files in SketchUp™ .skp format.
NOTE: This feature is only available to Winner Flex subscriptions and you need to sign into Trimble 3D Warehouse™ to download SketchUp™ models. Trimble 3D Warehouse™, that provides Sketchup models, is a separate website and Cyncly has no authority or influence over it.
Step 1 - Create folder(s) on your computer via File Explorer
Creating folders to store downloaded SketchUp™ model files will mean you can navigate to them easily when importing into Winner.
Step 2 - Download models
- Sign into Trimble 3D Warehouse™ to download models.
- Type an object name in the search box, and then press Enter on your keyboard.
- Click on the image to see more details about this item.
- To include the selected item in your design, click Download button or the Download icon, and then choose the type of SketchUp™ file you need. Note: for integration with Winner choose file type Sketchup or .skp.
- The file will be downloaded to your Downloads folder. Move it from here into the folder(s) created at Step 1.
Step 3 option 1 - Import into the plan via Additional modules
- In the plan, move the cursor to where you want the object placed.
- Click Additional modules on the menu bar.
- Select Import 3d object > Import 3D object from file.
- The file type should by default be Sketchup but if it isn't change it to SketchUp (*.skp)
- Browse to the folder containing the item you wish to import and select the file.
- Click Open.
- In the Object parameters window adjust, for example, dimensions and colour as required.
- Click OK.
- The item will be placed at the point of the cursor, to adjust its position drag and drop it and set height type if required.
- If required, double click the item to reopen the Object parameters and make further adjustments.
Step 3 option 2 - Import into the plan via the new catalogue browser
- In the plan, move the cursor to where you want the object placed.
- In Winner click the import object icon
at the bottom of the catalogue browser.
- The file type should by default be Sketchup but if it isn't change it to SketchUp (*.skp)
- Browse to the folder containing the item you wish to import and select the file.
- Click Open.
- In the Object parameters window adjust, for example, dimensions and color as required.
- Click OK.
- The item will be placed at the point of the cursor, to adjust its position drag and drop it and set height type if required.
- If required, double click the item to reopen the Object parameters and make further adjustments.
Step 4 (optional) - Create a Macro
Creating a macro from an imported object or set of objects is very useful if you wish to reuse the object(s) in other designs. It also means you can give the macro a meaningful name. By creating a macro the object(s) will be stored within Winner so you will not need to import them again.
For instructions on creating a Macro click here.