And see many examples of our own clients’ work on our Facebook page. More useful tips and techniques can be found at the SketchUp website.
Work out the scale factor & use the Scale tool to adjust. Note that sometimes it’s not the right size. a 1-metre doorway, or a site measurement.
If you need to check the scale of a CAD file: use the Tape Measure tool (T) to measure something you know the size of, eg. Move (M) the CAD file into place over a Google Snapshot and they should line up perfectly. dwg file into AutoCAD and arranged the elevation. 3ds Readable by many 3-D graphics programs and used as the. The centerline section is created as follows: I create a section plane at the. Go to Camera > Standard View > Top > and Parallel Projection. Types of 3-D files you can import into SketchUp FileType Extension Note Autodesk 3D Studio Max. Create a new layer called Buildings > and put the buildings onto it – this will simplify the model while you work on the site > make the Buildings and Contour layers invisible. Go to Window > Layers and note that the Autocad layers have been imported – delete the ones you don’t need. Note that the CAD file is grouped automatically if you are importing it into an existing file – if this was a blank file (with no Derek) you’d have to manually group the imported objects. Tick Preserve drawing origin (if bringing in multiple CAD files) > OK > Open. Check Geometry > options > Units: millimetres (that is, the same as your CAD dwg). Then in SketchUp: File > Import > Files of Type: AutoCAD files (dwg, dxf) > select the dwg file > click Options.
Free versions after SketchUp 7 cannot import CAD files – you’d have to redraw the plans in plan view from a JPEG. And note that if you don’t have Autocad, you can adjust the layers in SketchUp itself. Save this as a new file – don’t use your original files.
Note that if you have an earlier version of Autocad & need to open a file created in a later version, you can download the DWG TrueConvert tool from. It’s best to turn off all unnecessary layers – dimensions, sewerage, etc. We show you how in all of our SketchUp courses.įirst, open up the drawing in Autocad.
I did convert one door so if its a standard size you can copy it around (make it a component first).Īttached: image in Su, Layers converted (the visible ones), the Su file saved as 2017.With SketchUp Pro version, which currently costs around A$600, you have several additional features not available in the free SketchUp Make version, one of which is the ability to import CAD files like dwgs and dxfs.
I recovered as much as I could but budgeted an hour so its a pretty decent job. The stairs had to be un-grouped and made in to solids although there were issues with intersecting geometry on the lower floor handrail so that has been deleted. I took away the dormers and made the roof a solid addition so that worked fine, so no dormers but holes where they would be. Yes SketchUp can open, or more accurately import a dwg or dxf file but the caveat to this is that you have to own SketchUp Pro. Roofs and dormers are notorious for not converting. Having said that the walls in the attic were solid subtracts so the doors were faked and you will not have 'holes' where they would be. As an alternative, you can use SketchUp to.
Therefore your doors and windows don't exist but there are openings in the walls where they would be. To use a SketchUp design in Revit Architecture, import a SKP file from SketchUp directly into Revit Architecture.
I find its quicker to just make an opening. Su does not like windows and doors although sometimes you can un-group, make them a solid addition and they work. Unfortunately the process is not a straight conversion.