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    DXF / DWG with text and linetypes in SketchUP !

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    • beginnerB Offline
      beginner
      last edited by

      Dear All,

      I was looking for some good solution to get DXF/DWG including text and line types into the SketchUP.
      And this is the result.

      http://www.lomal.co.uk/SU_Topo1.jpg

      http://www.lomal.co.uk/SU_Topo2.jpg

      Standard DXF/DWG Import done in SketchUP Pro

      http://www.lomal.co.uk/SU_Topo3.jpg

      http://www.lomal.co.uk/SU_Topo4.jpg

      Regards, SU 'beginner'

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      • J Offline
        jsl
        last edited by

        so, how was it done? ❓

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        • S Offline
          Sir
          last edited by

          Can you give us some more information please - is the imported drawing readable as seperate lines and text? or is it more of an image?

          How do you do it?

          etc etc

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          • A Offline
            ArCAD-UK
            last edited by

            @sir said:

            Can you give us some more information please - is the imported drawing readable as seperate lines and text? or is it more of an image?

            How do you do it?

            etc etc

            If this is vector I'm very interested!

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              This thread need more info. As it stands now it's doesn't really help much.

              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                Looks like the text was exploded into lines that would then be importable [although the file size gets very big!].
                It's good idea to edit the CAD file to remove unwanted/unused detail that won't get imported [like hatching], then purge/audit before trying the import.
                If you save the DWG as a DXF [say r2004] then you can import that DXF's raw geometry [keeping the CAD origin], then use my 'importDXFtext' script to import the CAD text part only, it comes in as 'flat' 3d-text, using the equivalent size/font/style/location/layer/color etc wherever possible.
                The two imports should then overlay properly; so that then grouping them as one you can move them back to a sensible SKP origin...

                TIG

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                • beginnerB Offline
                  beginner
                  last edited by

                  @tig said:

                  Looks like the text was exploded into lines that would then be importable [although the file size gets very big!].
                  It's good idea to edit the CAD file to remove unwanted/unused detail that won't get imported [like hatching], then purge/audit before trying the import.
                  If you save the DWG as a DXF [say r2004] then you can import that DXF's raw geometry [keeping the CAD origin], then use my 'importDXFtext' script to import the CAD text part only, it comes in as 'flat' 3d-text, using the equivalent size/font/style/location/layer/color etc wherever possible.
                  The two imports should then overlay properly; so that then grouping them as one you can move them back to a sensible SKP origin...

                  TIG, I've managed to import my text using 'importDXFtext', but only once. I tried to import the text once again and it didn't work 😞 and I looked for other solution.
                  The problem with the text is that you don't have any common origin point between imported lines and imported text - sometimes it is crucial to have the same reference point to align drawings.

                  Dear All,

                  As TIG said it is a bunch of vectors – approx. 15,500 of them, but it works !

                  I don’t have enough time to do the ‘proper’ tutorial, but I have listed the software and steps taken.
                  You need the following:
                  • AutoCAD (LT is fine)
                  • PDF Creator
                  • Any PDF to DWG Converter
                  • SketchUP PRO

                  Step 1 – Open DWG, explode all objects, change all fonts to simplex.shx
                  Step 2 – Draw rectangle around the drawing – would be used to scale the drawing in SU
                  Step 3 – Print to PDF – I used PDF Creator
                  Step 4 – Save the drawing as exploded DWG – we will use the drawing as ‘Scale Reference’ in SU
                  Step 5 – Download ‘Any PDF to DWG Converter’
                  Step 6 – Open the PDF with 'Any PDF to DWG Converter', set in ‘Options - Centreline’ and ‘Convert Now’ – it could be converted to DWG or DXF – I used AutoCAD 13
                  • I didn’t manage to have the right scale but, the rectangle from Step 2 would come to the rescue later (see Step 10)
                  Step 7 – Open SU PRO, import ‘exploded DWG from Step 4’ and make group
                  Step 8 – Open 2nd session of SU PRO and import ‘converted DWG from Step 6’ and make group
                  Step 9 – You could copy one of the drawings (Select and Ctrl+C) and paste to the other (Ctrl+V)
                  Step 10 – Scale using ‘anchors’ – simply drag ‘edge to edge’ of previously drawn rectangle to match the converted drawing size

                  Regards

                  Regards, SU 'beginner'

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