# How to export DAE without diagonal lines and without face deletion into Blender

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**Created:** [March 6, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-export-dae-without-diagonal-lines-and-without-face-deletion-into-blender/118331 "2020-03-06T23:56:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![tysongersh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/tysongersh/32/42718_2.png) [@tysongersh](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tysongersh)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-export-dae-without-diagonal-lines-and-without-face-deletion-into-blender/118331/1 "2020-03-06T23:56:19Z")

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How can I export this SketchUp model:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/4/3/435099b5c47072ebd82a8127ee31d68f0755ae57.png)

As a Dae into Blender without any of the diagonal lines shown in this import:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/4/9/49fb0b378ca01140687414fcc03fcc0c7b5290e5.jpeg)

Or any of the faces/geometry missing/added from this import (which was done by unchecking triangulate all faces):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/4/142ff0d922d0a10740d86020ecb1e7f15c6f42de.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Tim\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tim\_E](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Tim_E)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-export-dae-without-diagonal-lines-and-without-face-deletion-into-blender/118331/2 "2020-03-07T13:09:23Z")

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I tried fiddling around with sketchup to blender DAE files, good way to burn up time…lol. I’ve got a few drawings that rendered out OK, but nothing the size of your house.

Maybe try grouping and importing just the roof or some part and play around with the settings? This YouTube video may help also. Good luck, and post back if you find out anything.

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/f/2fdbfc0a919785077a0877dea6c8b825ae4ee2ee.jpeg "Sketchup to Blender 2.80 Part 3 Exporting to Blender") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7hMi9Cbvqs)

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**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-export-dae-without-diagonal-lines-and-without-face-deletion-into-blender/118331/3 "2020-03-07T21:23:25Z")

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A fundamental question would be … Does the [Collada](https://www.khronos.org/collada/) format support quads or non-triangulated faces?

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**Author:** ![tysongersh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/tysongersh/32/42718_2.png) [@tysongersh](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tysongersh)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-export-dae-without-diagonal-lines-and-without-face-deletion-into-blender/118331/5 "2020-03-07T21:27:09Z")

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> [@Problem Exporting DAE OBJ FBX to Blender w/o triangles for quad modeling for High Low Texture Bake for Mixer 2020](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-exporting-dae-obj-fbx-to-blender-w-o-triangles-for-quad-modeling-for-high-low-texture-bake-for-mixer-2020/118325/25):
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> I got past the subdivide problem. Things look selected but they weren’t, once I really had edges select the action happened. Back to your problem, see how far this gets you: Export Collada with triangulate all faces. Import into Blender Edit Mode, A to select all. X to delete, but choose Limited Dissolve. You now have a pretty good starting point. I think that any remainder lines are due to faces not being exactly coplanar.

(This is my attempt to give Colin credit for the solution)

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**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/266703_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-export-dae-without-diagonal-lines-and-without-face-deletion-into-blender/118331/6 "2020-03-07T21:36:23Z")

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It may not support quads, I’m not sure. But you can export without triangulation with some shapes and it works, and other shapes it doesn’t. I will check if that is expected behavior.