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Native SketchUp (.skp) import for Bonsai #9481

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@iamahsanmehmood

Also posted as a discussion for open conversation: #9480

Real AEC projects often have SketchUp models (walls, furniture, site context) alongside IFC ones. Getting a SketchUp model into Blender/Bonsai today means exporting from SketchUp first, which needs a SketchUp install.

OpenSKP is an MIT-licensed, from-scratch .skp reader (pip install openskp) — pure Python, no compiled dependency to bundle. Parses geometry, materials, layers, and component instancing (which maps fairly directly onto Blender's collections/linked duplicates).

Would a native .skp import path be useful in Bonsai? Happy to put together a PR if there's interest.

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