Brawl Tutorial - Importing Models from Google Sketchup

Using the Mario Kart Wii import method.
There are in fact a few things I didn't cover - uncommon problems, mostly.
I'll try to help in the comments if you're having issues with the method.

FW's Model fixer: http://www.mediafire.com/?ngdj2yznyt2
Google Sketchup: http://sketchup.google.com/download/
Blender: http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
CTools Library: http://chadderz.is-a-geek.com/wiicoder/download.aspx

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• import
• wii
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[toddtj]

As I mentioned before I've been experiencing a persistent error that has kept me from being able to save my imported model in BrawlBox. I've gone through the entire process a second time and came up with the same error. I am planning to try at least once more, this time making a whole new model that is excessively simple, but it would be encouraging to see some concrete evidence that the process does work. Have you ever posted a video of the stage you show in this video running in Brawl?

[MegaPoster404]

@toddtj My Grasstown stage and my Portal stage were both made in sketchup. I have videos of both.

[toddtj]

I've been out for awhile working on other things but I'm back to this, now. It's looks like your thread for this on KC-MM is gone? I'm not privy to what's up with that, but I messaged a mod about it to find out. Until there's a better place I suppose I'll talk with you on the subject here.

[MegaPoster404]

@toddtj No, it's still there, in the stages section.

[darkspinessonic35]

Hey man, been watching your tutorial and following it pretty closely. Exported my obj from 3DS, maps and all...but it doesn't include but one of the textures though the model has them all applied in 3DS Max. Any idea why this is?

[MegaPoster404]

@darkspinessonic35 No. No clue.

[Lilothestitch]

When you do obj's do you have to do vertex colors too?

[toddtj]

@MegaPoster404 Yeah, my mistake. I somehow managed to confuse myself into thinking it had been removed when I got ambiguous results from searching.

I thought your Portal map looked like it had been made with Sketchup but I wasn't sure--thanks for verifying that for me.

Sometime, probably tomorrow, I'll try just getting a basic cube model successfully into Brawl and see if that experience sheds any light on the problems I've been having.

[Lilothestitch]

I'm going to do Delfino Plaza with the Grand Pianta Statue.