User Interface#

Connecting to Kit Applications (Local)#

To connect the Omnvierse SketchUp Connector Plugin to the Kit application, a user must locate their installation of the Kit Application and select it in the Omnvierse SketchUp Connector Plugin Settings.

Select the Settings.
Enable Send to Locally Installed Viewer toggle and select either a past installation of a Kit application, or Use Current to use the most current installed version.
Press “Save” in the resulting settings window to commit the changes.

User Interface#

The Omnvierse SketchUp Connector brings SketchUp projects into the Omniverse Platform. The panel shown below contains all the tools necessary for day-to-day operations with the SketchUp Connector.

Settings#

Warning

Send to Omniverse and Publish as project will be Deprecated. This functionality and the settings for them will be removed in future releases.

The settings menu allows you to select a preferred Kit Application install as your viewer.

Setting	Description
Unset	No View Settings (This setting disables Send to View)
Send to Local	Kit application Launch Path
Use Current/Use Custom	“Use Current” locates current View Installs Automatically, “Use Custom” uses the Custom View Location value
Custom View Location	Allows Selections of View Installs not Found by Automatic
Project/Prop toggle	Determines the output type when using Send To View. See Publish Project and Export As Prop for details
Do Not Use Nucleus	Send to Omniverse will bypass Nucleus and save to the specified folder, OFF by default, must be OFF to use Live Workflow
Local Folder Path	Path to save files to when Do Not Use Nucleus is enabled
Save	Commits the Changes and Closes the Window
Cancel	Closes the Window and Discarding the Changes

Publish/Export Options	Description
Use Material Mapping	Uses the CSV file to map materials
Use SketchUp Materials	Uses the SketchUp material information
Use Component Mapping	Uses externally defined blocks for vegetation
Export visible only	If left unchecked, tags, components and groups marked invisible will also be exported
Export two sided materials	If a face has different paint or materials on each side, export both
Export Components and Groups as USD references	Creates prototypes for each Component and Group

Help#

About#

Opens a dialog and displays version information about the installed Omnvierse SketchUp Connector Plugin, and provides helpful links to access Release Notes and to Get Support.

Display	Value
Build	Build Version Number
Date	Date Plugin was Created