How to import a SketchUp model in ArcGIS Pro

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Below the steps on how to import a SketchUp model in ArcGIS Pro

How to import a SketchUp model in ArcGIS Pro:
  1. Download a SketchUp model from for example the 3D warehouse from SketchUp as a KMZ file or export you SketchUp model as a KMZ.
  2. In ArcGIS Pro click in the Map tab on Add Data and select the KMZ file.
  3. Click in the Analysis tab on Tools and search for the tool: KML to layer
  4. Choose the KML layer as input file and choose an output location and name. Run the tool.
  5. A new layer file is added to the project. Choose the multipatch layer and right click on the Multipatches layer and choose properties.
  6. Select the Elevation tab and select On the ground and then Ok to place the model on the surface terrain.