Sketchup | Building Point Repack

SketchUp handles the final repack, but consider this workflow chain:

  • Weld/merge coplanar edges:
  • Remove duplicate vertices/faces:
  • Decimate/reduce polygon count (if needed):
  • Repack vertices/normals for export:
  • Final checks:
  • Before opening SketchUp, the data must be processed in dedicated software such as CloudCompare (free/open source) or Autodesk ReCap. sketchup building point repack

    SketchUp requires extensions to handle point clouds. The most common is Undet for SketchUp or the SketchUp Scan Essentials extension (included with SketchUp Studio). SketchUp handles the final repack, but consider this