Converting 3D Objects with Textures?

[Dameria]

I posted this on another thread, but I want to create my own thread because this is important to me:


I found something on another forum where you can export the object directly from sketchup into .ase

I found and downloaded it here: http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/200...ii-format.html

The only problem is that when I put it into .ase format, I import it into my world and there are no textures. There was a texture on the sketchup model, but none when I import it into Alice, why is this? If you tell me that I need a texture image in a certain format, I have already looked and I have no idea what you are talking about because all there is is the object, no texture image anywhere (you will have to explain to me in greater detail).

ALSO: Please explain to me how to make it so that there are less polygons, I have NO idea how to do this, and I have some models with nearly 45,000 faces, and I don't want to import 10 mb objects into Alice. Also if you know how to, please tell me how to assign vertexes so that they are not messed up.

I would appreciate it if I could do all of this just on sketchup, but if it requires other programs then thats fine.