Help converting a Sketchup file to 3ds file.

I have this Japan Ferris wheel.skp file that I need to convert to a .3ds file. How do I do that?

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anim8or I think. Your running on XP so you should be able to use it.

I want to try it in my Jamp Up Land park.

download the demo version of sketchup 7 pro and export your sketchup file into a 3ds and then use anim8or to make the textures visible

If you don't want the 8-hour limitation of SkethUp Pro demo, you can do one of 2 things: buy SketchUp pro (please don't, it's $500 for something with extremely limited design capabilities), or use 2 computers . I suppose the other option is to find someone with some way to convert between the two formats (or the other formats that free SketchUp exports to... .dae and something else I believe) and run that through Anim8or.