Free tier + paid · mind.sight.studios
Skimp
Imports and reduces heavy meshes before they reach the model. It previews GLB, USD, FBX, OBJ, STL, DAE, 3DS, PLY, and VRML files and lets you set a polygon budget on the way in.
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- Developer
- mind.sight.studios
- Pricing
- Free tier + paid
- Platforms
- Windows and macOS
- SketchUp versions
- SketchUp Pro Desktop 2020 or newer
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Useful for
- • Bringing downloaded furniture and fixtures in without a slowdown
- • Reducing a scanned or CAD-derived mesh to a workable count
- • Importing formats SketchUp does not read natively
Limitations to know first
- • Requires SketchUp Pro 2020 or newer
- • The free trial is only 5 days
- • Aggressive reduction visibly degrades silhouettes on organic shapes
What SketchUp does natively
Import the file, then hide or proxy the heavy component and swap the detailed version in only for final output.
Guides that use it
Each one documents the native method first, so you can decide whether this extension is worth adding for your case.
- Place furniture without slowing the model down Why does SketchUp get slow when I add furniture, and how do I stop it? Read the guide
- Fix a heavy, slow model My SketchUp model has become unusably slow. How do I fix it? Read the guide
- Add entourage and context How do I add trees, people, and cars without destroying performance? Read the guide
Other extensions in this area
- CleanUp³ — Free, Thomas Thomassen (ThomThom)
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