Name the File something relevant and save it in a familiar directory as a COLLADA.
Returning to ArcScene Getting the model back into ArcScene is almost the exact opposite first we want to export our finished model in Sketchup by “Selecting” File > Export > 3D Model Be sure to group all elements before saving. Rendering tasks Perform all necessary rendering tasks.
Here you will want to decide if you want to merge coplanar faces – typically for texturing the outsides of builds you do want to merge.
Navigate to where you just exported the Collada file from ArcScene and make sure your file type is COLLADA in the drop down menu.
Open Google Sketchup® and choose a template that is in the same units as your projection in ArcScene (i.e.
Convert to Collada Again in the ArcToolbox > Conversion > To Collada > ‘Multipatch to Collada’ tool is what we will use to output a file in a format Google Sketchup® will recognize.
Input the corresponding Feature layer to be converted into a Multipatch, put it in a familiar directory for output.
“Layer 3D to Feature Class” is the tool we will use toĬonvert the extruded features to a ‘Multipatch’ feature class.
In ArcToolbox > 3D Analyst Tools > Conversion >.
Visually inspect extruded features in the Dataframe.
(You can also select and/or construct attribute expressions using the ‘Expression Builder’ button)
Check the box and then either extrude feature by a.
“Select” ‘Extrusion’ tab on the Layer Properties.
“Select” = ‘Properties…’ (very last option)
“Right Click” on the layer in the Table of Contents ->.
Add your polygon data from shapefile, geodatabase, or SDE connection.