title: How to import SketchUp models into After Effects CS6
body: <p>I'm having a hard time finding a way to get SketchUp models from Google's <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/" rel="nofollow">3D warehouse</a> into After Effects CS6.</p>
  
  <p>As <a href="http://www.damonledet.com/2009/03/using-google-sketchup-models-in-after-effects-cs4/" rel="nofollow">this tutorial</a> describes, in AE CS5.5 and before, it was possible to find a .kmz file in Google's 3D warehouse, open that in Photoshop, save it as a .psd file, and then open that .psd file in After Effects.</p>
  
  <p>However, Adobe now <a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7f29a.html" rel="nofollow">states that</a> "In After Effects CS6, support for 3D object layers in PDS [<i>sic?</i>] files is no longer supported."</p>
  
  <p>After Effects CS6 can apparently import SoftimagePIC, RLA, RPF, OpenEXR, and Electric Image EI 3D models.</p>
  
  <p>How can I get a .skp or .kmz SketchUp file into one of these formats? I've tried SketchUp 7 and 8, but both can only save as .skp. Blender supports a larger number of filetypes but I haven't found one that After Effects will recognize yet.</p>
  
  <p>Alternatively, is there a resource for simple free 3D models in a format that After Effects CS6 can import?</p>
  
  <p>Any guidance is much appreciated.</p>