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=Official STL Plugin Installation=
#The plugin is available as an RBZ file hosted from the sketchup team's github repository, download here [https://github.com/SketchUp/sketchup-stl/raw/master/sketchup-stl-1.0.0.rbz sketchup-stl-1.0.0.rbz]
#Then inside SketchUp, select Window > Preferences (Microsoft Windows) or SketchUp > Preferences (Mac OS X) > Extensions > Install Extension and select the RBZ file you just downloaded.
#Voila! SketchUp installs the extension. You'll find a new import type under File > Import and a File > Export STL menu option as well.
 
=Links=
*[http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl SketchUp STL (Import and Export STL files for 3D printing)]
*[http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2013/01/stls-for-3d-printing-in-and-out-of.html Sketchup Blog - STL's for 3D printing: in-and-out of SketchUp in two clicks]
*[https://github.com/SketchUp/sketchup-stl/ Sketchup Team Github Repository - sketchup-stl plugin]

Revision as of 14:24, 21 June 2013

Official STL Plugin Installation

  1. The plugin is available as an RBZ file hosted from the sketchup team's github repository, download here sketchup-stl-1.0.0.rbz
  2. Then inside SketchUp, select Window > Preferences (Microsoft Windows) or SketchUp > Preferences (Mac OS X) > Extensions > Install Extension and select the RBZ file you just downloaded.
  3. Voila! SketchUp installs the extension. You'll find a new import type under File > Import and a File > Export STL menu option as well.

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