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Skimp 2.0!  What's new?

Skimp was long overdue for an update and we are very proud of the changes we have delivered in version 2.0:

•     New import types!  GLB / glTF, USD (.usda, .usdc, .usdz),  and SKP! (See below for why we added SKP import)
•     Preview now shows textures and shading
•     Isolated edges not attached to faces are now maintained when importing or simplifying SKP files
•     Missing faces due to SketchUp tiny-face issue is now much less likely to occur (especially if using meters as import units)
•     Ability to import as flat-shaded (eliminates smoothing artifacts)
•     Simplification error tolerance now works better when simplifying scaled objects
•     Transparent materials are now imported correctly
•     Progress bar
•     Greatly improved user experience in general
•     Many bug fixes

Why use Skimp to import SKP files?
I'm glad you asked!  By using Skimp to import SKP components into your model:

•     You can optimize your SKP components before actually importing them into the model.  This is a much faster workflow than importing them using native tools and then simplifying them after they are in the model.
•     Only faces and edges will be imported.  This is great if you only care about the geometry and aren't interested in importing section planes, dimensions, text, images, and guides.
•     Tags will not be imported.  All imported entities will be untagged.  This avoids a common problem of generating lots of unwanted tags when importing a component.
•     Unused materials will not be imported.
•     Unused components will not be imported.

The main disadvantage of using Skimp to import SKP components is that Skimp does not support materials assigned to back-faces.  You'll get the best result if the SKP file has proper face orientation before you import it.