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loading a sketchup model
I am trying to load a model of a warehouse shelving unit with product. I am having trouble getting power BI to see the individual boxes. I have assigned each product an instance, each level, each b...
If your model is grayed out it means that there is a mismatch between the IDs that are included in the model and the IDs you are passing to the visual through the "Object Identifiers" field.
When exporting from SketchUp you have an option to specify which IDs to use. You can use the persistent id, which is the internal ID that SketchUp automatically gives to objects, or you can use the instance name, which is a name you can assign yourself to each object. For warehouseing you preferably want to use the Instance Name, since that gives you full control.
Here is a complete tutorial for this specific usecase: https://kg-dev.be/2021/08/16/how-to-custom-3d-power-bi-visual-of-a-warehouse/
I hope this answers your question.