@dave r said: Sounds like it has a lot to clean up. Maybe you can clean up the file before you export it to open in SketchUp and save a lot of time. Yea. But I find cleaning it up by portion speeds up the process WAYYYYY fast! And it works well too! Now my model is clean without using my "Superficial" method!! Thanks alot dave!!

Hi guys, just an update. the stupid me just realised my university has got 3d max installed. ***THIS METHOD WORKS WELL BECAUSE IT EVEN KEPT THE COMPONENTS / GROUPS FROM REVIT COMPLETELY INTACT EVEN AFTER GOING THROUGH SO MANY PROCEDURE!! ***So basically what I do is: Export Revit using Twinmotion Revit-FBX extension to their twinmotion-FBX Format from Revit itself. The problem is, the native Revit-FBX exported works well ONLY with 3D Max, but after exporting from 3D max to 3DS, the 3DS file won't show the materials on SKP. So we still need to use the Twinmotion FBX method. Open the Twinmotion-FBX in 3D Max. Check: "Smoothing Groups" when prompt under Geometry, for me it makes no difference but let's just keep it checked for now. Export the imported file from 3D Max as 3ds Format (no idea why SketchupPro doesnt import OBJ format file as well). Open the 3ds file in SketchUp. And all materials are there! Right now I have a problem: Why are there so many weird triangular-ish Lines from the import in SKP? I did select and make sure the "Merge Coplanar Faces" are checked... anyway for this, I will create another thread. Link: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=71936

Is that the original .stl? It has issues. As you can see from your post above the size isn't the correct scale of what you want in mm. It can be adjusted but not knowing which are (if any) the critical dimensions, I can only guess. So I have fixed the holes, easier to do than explain how, and have made the width 50mm. Try this. Holder1Box.skp

Cheers Dave, will try your sugestion this afternoon, and will report back. However when you mentioned which version I was using I realised I had seen the message before. The model was created in 2018 or 2019 Pro (At work) and that messge had cropped up there as well. I cant remember how it resolved

@dave r said: How do you plan to use the results with the section cuts? Just as images? If so, I would probably manage this mostly with separate scenes showing different section cuts and exporting those scenes to combine into one in an image editor. That seems like a good idea! Thanks!

@dave r said: @davewong said: In the case that there is, may I know what will be the adverse effect of it please? Not able to scale it? No. You'll be able to scale it just fine. You won't get a 3D printable stl file, though. I see. Thanks a lot

Interesting links but the McMaster-Carr collection appears not to have a CAD relevance.

I cant seem to upgrade.... was always no problem before I get my weekly update , and 2-3 apps are not updated, Will send a screen shot Thanks dean

You might try Select Loop which is part of Thom Thom's Quad Face Tools. I would run CleanUp3 first to make sure you get rid of any unneeded edges there might be. Thanks for starting to update your profile. I assume you mean you are using SketchUp 2019 Pro.

Well, I find that my models increase in size for some reason. My solution, not elegant, but effective sometimes. Show everything you wish to keep, that is all the geometry you wish to keep. Select everything on the screen, copy, then save the file and open a new file. Now copy into this new file everything you copied, save under a new name, me I add a new version number. Now save this new file. After finishing saving, Do a "save as" to open the area you saved this file at, and check the file size. I find it is usually very much smaller. Not sophisticated, but works for me.

Glad you found a solution of sorts. For future readers - my solution only applies to Microsoft products. I should have made that more clear.

Cracking results mate, very nice.

it seems SU was offline everything fine today

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Find an AMD Ryzen based unit. The AMD graphics are better than Intel, any day.

@bob_cp said: "model in place then move to the ground plane" - that just doesn't make a lot of sense, but hey, if it's what works! It was a simple suggestion to help you understand how the axes need to be placed when you are creating them so that you can see what you need to do when creating them in place. But hey...

@juju said: If you go to the link DaveR provided, you will be redirected to your local reseller. In the case of CalypsoArt, his "local reseller" is Trimble. He would end up in the right place for renewing his license.

Thanks a lot Box - a prima hint, I didn´t have this good tool in mind

@dave r said: I would like to see a filter to eliminate the models/components that are poorly made and need work to be usable. This.

Have you got the original contours? If not use SUs native contours tool to make a set and then use Fredo's Toposhaper to make a new surface, this tool will also add sides to your terrain and usually makes a solid. JPP is the wrong tool for this Of course work in a file copy, and at the end del everything else.