Users looking for 3ds to sketchup conversion are actually looking for 3ds to skp conversion, which is certainly doable. Except the obvious Sketch and 3ds Max tools, this should also be possible with alternative, 3rd party solutions that support both 3ds Max and SketchUp formats. Sometimes, special plugin is required.
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Conversion of 3ds file format to sketchup file format beta
Search for 3ds to sketchup converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert 3ds Max (3D Studio MAX) graphics to Sketchup file.
We have found 2 software records in our database eligible for .3ds to .sketchup file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert 3ds to sketchup on Windows
SketchUp
A 3D general-purpose modeling program
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from 3ds file | No | Yes | Yes | 3ds editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| No | Yes | Yes | sketchup editor | Yes | No | No | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned 3ds to sketchup. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
Apple macOS / Mac OS X software 
- convert 3ds to sketchup on OS X
SketchUp for Mac
3D modeling application for Mac
Additional links: Open 3ds file, Open sketchup file
3DS
Files with 3ds file extension can be commonly found as 3D computer graphics created using 3D Studio Max software as well its successor product 3ds Max by Autodesk.
SKETCHUP
Sketchup 3D design software tool uses .skp files and not .sketchup files actually. As far as we know, no such thing as .sketchup file exists.
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