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Export Sketchup by hongikarchi — Agent Skill

Name: Export Sketchup
Author: hongikarchi

Export Sketchup

Prepare and export the Rhino model to SketchUp (.skp) — optionally strip block/point/curve/hatch/dim, check that every object is a closed solid (SketchUp has no true solids, so open surfaces become loose faces), turn each object into its own block (exports as a SketchUp component), then export .skp targeting SketchUp 2013. Asks whether to work on a copy, dry-runs first, then applies. Trigger when the user wants to export/hand off to SketchUp / .skp / SU. Fire on Korean or English requests, e.g. "스케치업으로 내보내기", "skp export", "스케치업 2013", "블록으로 만들어서 내보내", "export to sketchup", "save as skp".

hongikarchi Updated Sep 22, 2026

File contents

export-sketchup

Prep + export the model to SketchUp .skp. Scripts: the shared export-common/strip_prep.py (strip by type) and exportsu_prep.py next to this file (closed-check + one-block-per-object, SU_APPLY=True to apply). Export is a run_command step.

Steps

Model safety — ask each run: SaveAs copy vs current doc (prep is destructive: strip + block-ify).

Strip — ask which types (spec "옵션으로 물어보기"). Glob **/export-common/strip_prep.py, dry-run, confirm, then apply:

STRIP_WHOLE_DOC=True; exec(open(r"<ABS>\strip_prep.py").read())                 # dry-run counts
STRIP_CURVE=True; STRIP_HATCH=True; STRIP_DIM=True; STRIP_POINT=True; STRIP_BLOCK=False
STRIP_WHOLE_DOC=True; STRIP_APPLY=True; exec(open(r"<ABS>\strip_prep.py").read())  # apply chosen

(Typically keep blocks — they become SU components — and strip 2D curve/hatch/dim clutter. Let the user decide.)

Closed-check + block-ify. Select the objects to export, then:

exec(open(r"<ABS>\exportsu_prep.py").read())                    # report open solids + counts
SU_APPLY=True; exec(open(r"<ABS>\exportsu_prep.py").read())     # each object -> its own block

Report OPEN solids first (fix or accept — they'll be loose faces in SU). Then block-ify.

Export .skp. run_command('_-Export "C:\\out\\model.skp" _Enter') on the selection.

Gotchas (verified where noted)

MODAL-DIALOG gotcha (must set up once on this machine). The SKP export options — "Export file as" version dropdown (set to SketchUp 2013) and "Export planar regions as polygons" — appear as a MODAL DIALOG that will HANG an automated -Export. Fix: run one SKP export interactively, set the version to 2013, and tick "Always use these settings. Do not show this dialog again". After that -Export runs silently. Rhino 7/8 write .skp up to 2021, so 2013 is available.
Block API verified live: rs.AddBlock([id], base_pt, name, True) + rs.InsertBlock(name, base_pt) → rs.IsBlock true, net-zero on cleanup. Rhino blocks map to SketchUp components on export.
Strip classification verified live: block/point/curve/hatch/dim counts matched the document exactly (curve = LINE+CURVE+POLYLINE+CIRCLE, dim = AnnotationBase — checked before Curve).
SketchUp has no NURBS/solids — everything meshes on export; open surfaces = loose faces, so the closed-check matters. Set a sensible render-mesh density before export to control face count.
Prep is destructive (strip deletes; block-ify replaces objects with instances) → copy-vs-current prompt in step 1.

Not yet implemented

Auto-suppressing the SKP dialog (no scriptable token — one-time manual setup above).
Per-object mesh-density tuning.

Reference

Built 2026-07-01 (task 5 of the 6-task suite). Block + strip APIs verified live on 260629 main ms.3dm. See memory rhino-export-mechanics and the plan.

---name: export-sketchupdescription: Prepare and export the Rhino model to SketchUp (.skp) — optionally strip block/point/curve/hatch/dim, check that every object is a closed solid (SketchUp has no true solids, so open surfaces become loose faces), turn each object into its own block (exports as a SketchUp component), then export .skp targeting SketchUp 2013. Asks whether to work on a copy, dry-runs first, then applies. Trigger when the user wants to export/hand off to SketchUp / .skp / SU. Fire on Korean or English requests, e.g. "스케치업으로 내보내기", "skp export", "스케치업 2013", "블록으로 만들어서 내보내", "export to sketchup", "save as skp".---# export-sketchupPrep + export the model to SketchUp .skp. Scripts: the shared `export-common/strip_prep.py` (strip bytype) and `exportsu_prep.py` next to this file (closed-check + one-block-per-object, `SU_APPLY=True` toapply). Export is a `run_command` step.## Steps1. **Model safety — ask each run**: SaveAs copy vs current doc (prep is destructive: strip + block-ify).2. **Strip — ask which types** (spec "옵션으로 물어보기"). Glob `**/export-common/strip_prep.py`, dry-run, confirm, then apply: ```python STRIP_WHOLE_DOC=True; exec(open(r"<ABS>\strip_prep.py").read()) # dry-run counts STRIP_CURVE=True; STRIP_HATCH=True; STRIP_DIM=True; STRIP_POINT=True; STRIP_BLOCK=False STRIP_WHOLE_DOC=True; STRIP_APPLY=True; exec(open(r"<ABS>\strip_prep.py").read()) # apply chosen ``` (Typically keep blocks — they become SU components — and strip 2D curve/hatch/dim clutter. Let the user decide.)3. **Closed-check + block-ify.** Select the objects to export, then: ```python exec(open(r"<ABS>\exportsu_prep.py").read()) # report open solids + counts SU_APPLY=True; exec(open(r"<ABS>\exportsu_prep.py").read()) # each object -> its own block ``` Report OPEN solids first (fix or accept — they'll be loose faces in SU). Then block-ify.4. **Export .skp.** `run_command('_-Export "C:\\out\\model.skp" _Enter')` on the selection.## Gotchas (verified where noted)- **MODAL-DIALOG gotcha (must set up once on this machine).** The SKP export options — "Export file as" version dropdown (set to **SketchUp 2013**) and "Export planar regions as polygons" — appear as a MODAL DIALOG that will HANG an automated `-Export`. Fix: run one SKP export interactively, set the version to 2013, and tick **"Always use these settings. Do not show this dialog again"**. After that `-Export` runs silently. Rhino 7/8 write .skp up to 2021, so 2013 is available.- **Block API verified** live: `rs.AddBlock([id], base_pt, name, True)` + `rs.InsertBlock(name, base_pt)` → `rs.IsBlock` true, net-zero on cleanup. Rhino blocks map to SketchUp components on export.- **Strip classification verified** live: block/point/curve/hatch/dim counts matched the document exactly (curve = LINE+CURVE+POLYLINE+CIRCLE, dim = AnnotationBase — checked before Curve).- **SketchUp has no NURBS/solids** — everything meshes on export; open surfaces = loose faces, so the closed-check matters. Set a sensible render-mesh density before export to control face count.- **Prep is destructive** (strip deletes; block-ify replaces objects with instances) → copy-vs-current prompt in step 1.## Not yet implemented- Auto-suppressing the SKP dialog (no scriptable token — one-time manual setup above).- Per-object mesh-density tuning.## ReferenceBuilt 2026-07-01 (task 5 of the 6-task suite). Block + strip APIs verified live on`260629 main ms.3dm`. See memory `rhino-export-mechanics` and the plan.

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