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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      I'm trying to find a good way to export a Revit model to SketchUp.

      I have tried exporting to FBX and then use Autodesk's converter utility to convert to DAE - but that fails on import every time on any model in SU. Fail in Blender as well.

      DWG and DXF import in SU - but uses layer material, as you describe. However, if I import the same DXF into another Autodesk application like 3DS - the materials are like how they where defined in Revit. And that is why I'm exploring this topic.

      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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      • J Offline
        Jim
        last edited by

        FreeDXF imports acad layers as SketchUp Groups, so it may be possible to color the Groups according to their acad layer color number.

        Hi

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          syfyguy
          last edited by

          It doesn't seem to work for me. I have Sketchup 8, with the new maintenance pack. It shows up in the plugins menu, then when executed it asks for arc segments, etc. When I click ok, nothing shows up. I'm using DWGeditor 2007 to create dxfs in ASCii 2007 format.

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            Jim
            last edited by

            @syfyguy said:

            It doesn't seem to work for me. I have Sketchup 8, with the new maintenance pack. It shows up in the plugins menu, then when executed it asks for arc segments, etc. When I click ok, nothing shows up. I'm using DWGeditor 2007 to create dxfs in ASCii 2007 format.

            Can you post or send the file?

            Hi

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              Tenere
              last edited by

              😒 %(#4000FF)[I've got a script not loading error on start with free version 8.0.4811.
              I would assume I had the files in the right places although I can't see the folder layout image in the script posting - just an image name.
              Bound to be missing the obvious, be grateful if someone could nudge me in the right direction......cheers.

              Ooh one other question......Can I load the SU pro trial in tandem with my free version without bu#@ering it up or compromising the trial?....would quite like to see what I'm missing.] πŸ‘

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                Capture.PNG Does you Sketchup Plugins folder look like this ?

                TIG

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                • T Offline
                  Tenere
                  last edited by

                  %(#0000FF)[πŸ‘ Hi Tig
                  Thanks for responding. My directory looks correct, are there any dependencies I may be missing?
                  I did read something in an earlier incarnation about the file naming system having to be basic without spaces ('joliet' stuff!!), it looks a bit more like an issue in that direction perhaps, paths & stuff....he says clutching at straws!!
                  Error:]

                  Error Loading File C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/freedxf/freedxf.rb
                  no such file to load -- inputboxError Loading File freedxf_ext.rb
                  no such file to load -- inputbox

                  %(#0000FF)[.......The file is definitely there!
                  Being skint takes up a lot of my time! Just can't justify the Pro version though so your help is much appreciated!]

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                  • J Offline
                    JMdesigns
                    last edited by

                    I am having the same problem? but it does not let me inmport

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      The download page's image is wrong !
                      There should also be the file
                      inputbox.rb
                      in the subfolder.Capture.PNG
                      IF you get the latest zipped version of the tool it should include that file !

                      TIG

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                        Tenere
                        last edited by

                        Bingo....your a star Tig
                        That sorted it, many thanks for your expertise. I'm raising a beer to you right now!....Hic!....well it is Friday!

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                          juergen
                          last edited by

                          Handling metric units would realy be a plus. It is easily possible to scale from metric to imperial but the reverse is no as easy as it requires to scale by a fractional number.
                          As all my DXFs are in cm I can not use FreeDXF.

                          Please consider supporting metric drawings.

                          PS: If somebody knows a way, please reply!

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            1" is 2.54cm
                            therefore
                            1cm is 0.393700787401574803" [1/2.54]
                            However, Sketchup's in-built accuracy regards 0.3937007" as being 'exactly' 1cm... so you can use that [or even 0.3937] as your scaling factor. After all we are talking about modeling 'buildings' here, not 'swiss-watches'...

                            TIG

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                              blackcat1313
                              last edited by

                              Hi -

                              I am having trouble getting the plugin to run. I'm on a Mac running OSX 10.6.8 and Sketchup 8.0. I downloaded the latest version v0.57 and put the .rbz file in my plugin folder. There are lots of other plugins there, though no others of type rbz.

                              When I start Sketchup, there is no FreeDXF Importer item in the Plugins menu. I am probably missing something really simple -- I'm a pretty new Sketchup user. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks!

                              Bill
                              

                              Plugin folder.png

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                              • pbacotP Offline
                                pbacot
                                last edited by

                                Hi! try this:

                                http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=38583

                                MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                  blackcat1313
                                  last edited by

                                  @pbacot said:

                                  Hi! try this:

                                  http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=38583

                                  Doh - thanks for that, it's all working now!

                                  Bill

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                                  • BraikenridgeB Offline
                                    Braikenridge
                                    last edited by

                                    I have sketchup 8.0 free and have put this .rbz ruby into the plugins folder but its not appearing when I load sketchup. Incidentally, nowhere does it let you unzip it either? Am I missing something? i'm trying to import a vector file from scan2cad

                                    kind regards

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      @braikenridge said:

                                      I have sketchup 8.0 free and have put this .rbz ruby into the plugins folder but its not appearing when I load sketchup. Incidentally, nowhere does it let you unzip it either? Am I missing something? i'm trying to import a vector file from scan2cad

                                      To use RBZ packages you need to install them using the Install Extension feature in SketchUp: http://www.thomthom.net/thoughts/2012/01/installing-plugins-for-google-sketchup/#the-easy-way-8211-rbz-packages

                                      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        Jim
                                        last edited by

                                        I bumped the version to 0.7.1. For v0.7.0 I must have uploaded the wrong file. If your version says anything other than v0.7.1 then please update.

                                        Thanks.

                                        Hi

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                                          srknytgn
                                          last edited by

                                          import in cm or mm would be nice, thanks.

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                                            Jim
                                            last edited by

                                            @srknytgn said:

                                            import in cm or mm would be nice, thanks.

                                            I agree, and I am working on it.

                                            Hi

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