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      Chrisn2011
      last edited by

      This may be too late for you but I had used earlier versions of this on an iMac and found that there were sometimes problems which seem to relate to how the file is saved, some operating systems use carriage return -linefeed to denote the end of a line others just used one. I made a mod which allowed it to work on the iMac (see my post of Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:29 am), it may be worth trying it on the new version
      I edited the files using Textedit on the mac, just be careful that it doesn't add a .txt extension

      To help I have listed the suggested change below

      Find the following bit of code in the.rb file

      #get all block names, save them along with their location
      begin
      	aFile=File.open(chosen_file, "r")
      rescue
      	result=UI.messagebox "<Error> The DriveName\\Path\\FileName.dxf may not\nbe standard ASCII characters. If so, place the Dxf file\nin a ASCII named folder before accessing that file.", MB_OK
      end
      aFile.each_line do |line|						
      	count=count +1
      	if count==odd_number					#strip dxf tags thanks to TIG
      		odd_number=odd_number + 2
      		line=line.strip
      	end
      
      	last_line=this_line							#save last line data
      	this_line=line
      

      and insert the line
      line=line.chomp+"\n"
      after
      aFile.each_line do |line|
      it should ensure that all the data read in is terminated in a way that ruby scripts accept, and it shouldn't affect the way they run under windows either.

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        ltorresgdcllc
        last edited by

        Thank you!!!

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          ANewBeat
          last edited by

          @shrubman said:

          @freewilly said:

          I installed the plugin on my Mac.
          I see it in the file menu, and can start an import.
          But after a certain time it aborts an I get an error window "<error> or empty File".
          I have tried different DXF-Files.

          What do I do wrong?

          Rolf

          I'm having the same problem. No matter what I do to prepare the file in illustrator, the import dxf dialog in sketchup gives me that error window and quits the import.

          Same here: "<Error> or Empty File"
          Mac OS X 10.6.8
          Sketchup 8.0.16845

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            Did you read the next post? Maybe it will help since it seems to answer the question.

            The best option would be to use the Pro version of SketchUp. ๐Ÿ˜’

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              ANewBeat
              last edited by

              OK, so I added the line=line.chomp+"\n" as described. What does the error message "Database contains Unsupported Entitys: SPLINE" mean? After receiving the message the file continued to import properly.

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                ANewBeat
                last edited by

                Upon further inspection my file did not import correctly. It seams to be having trouble with the curves. I've attached the DXF file, a screenshot of the original artwork in Illustrator CS4
                Screenshot of paths in Illustrator CS4

                and a screenshot of the resulting import into Sketchup 8.
                Screen shot of resulting import in Sketchup8


                DXF exported from Illustrator CS4

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  Works flawlessly with SketchUp's native DXF installer.
                  DXF in.png

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                    Jim
                    last edited by

                    @anewbeat said:

                    OK, so I added the line=line.chomp+"\n" as described. What does the error message "Database contains Unsupported Entitys: SPLINE" mean? After receiving the message the file continued to import properly.

                    That means SPLINES are not supported in the plugin, and the arcs in your .dxf are made using splines.

                    You could covert the file to an older .dxf version using the Teigha converter, and try importing the converted file. Use dxf version R13 or earlier. There will be more cleanup required, but it should convert the splines to a supported entity.

                    ODA File Converter | Open Design Alliance

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                    (www.opendesign.com)

                    Hi

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                      ANewBeat
                      last edited by

                      @jim said:

                      Use dxf version R13 or earlier. There will be more cleanup required, but it should convert the splines to a supported entity.

                      When I export from Illustrator as R13 I get this error message: "*Block U1 contains a unsupported mesh". These are extremely simple paths made up of simple arcs and line segments. Why don't the arcs remain arcs after export?

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                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        Sounds like a question for the Illustrator people. Do they have a support forum?

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                          Jim
                          last edited by

                          @dave r said:

                          Sounds like a question for the Illustrator people. Do they have a support forum?

                          The error is from the Dxf_in plugin.

                          Try FreeDXF: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22199

                          FreeDXF does a somewhat better import although still not perfect. These dxf importers are written by amateurs and hobbyists. If you need a Pro importer, your best option is to buy SketchUp Pro or get a commercial importer for SketchUp Free.

                          Hi

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                            ANewBeat
                            last edited by

                            As a work-around, I tried exporting the DXF from a different program (which allows "Save as Arcs" as an option) from my PC and I'm back to the "<Error> or Empty File" message. Ugh.

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                              ANewBeat
                              last edited by

                              I finally got it to work. I had to export the DXF from FlexiSIGN with "Save as Arcs" checked, then convert to R12 via the converter mentioned above. A little convoluted, but I would typically build these types of shapes in FlexiSIGN anyway. When I simply converted the DXF exported from Illustrator I got a few errors and it segmented the arcs. Whew.

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                                bomastudio
                                last edited by

                                HI, I get with SU2014 the following on SU startup

                                Errore di caricamento del file Dxf_In_v2.2.rb
                                Error; #<SyntaxError; C;/Users/Ale/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Dxf_In_v2.2.rb;306; formal argument cannot be an instance variable
                                	ramFile.each do |@line|	 #search for entities
                                
                                
                                                      ^>
                                

                                but the plugin semms to work properly.....

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                                  jgt1942
                                  last edited by

                                  Error loading plugin with SketchUp 2015 as follows
                                  Error Loading File Dxf_In_v2.2.rb
                                  Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/John/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Dxf_In_v2.2.rb:306: formal argument cannot be an instance variable
                                  ramFile.each do |@line| #search for entities @line by @line

                                                        ^>
                                  

                                  I don't know if it is something I have done wrong or there is an issue with SketchUp 2015. As I looked into the issue I discovered that I had several different versions of SketchUp installed. It seems that the SketchUp developers are not smart enough to remove an older version when installing a newer version. Thus I manually uninstalled all early versions I could find and I think I now only have SketchUp 2015 installed.

                                  The next chore was do find where the plugins are located, scanning my system I found the location to be C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015\SketchUp\Plugins thus I copied the Dxf_In_v2.2.rb file to this location. Now when I start SketchUp 2015 I get the above error for this extension. Any suggestions? I'm attempting to import some AutoCAD dxf files.

                                  jgt

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                                    Dave R
                                    last edited by

                                    @jgt1942 said:

                                    It seems that the SketchUp developers are not smart enough to remove an older version when installing a newer version.

                                    Well, you got that wrong. ๐Ÿ˜’

                                    They intentionally have SketchUp designed so each version installs separately and doesn't touch the older version. Many people go back and forth between versions, especiallwhen they first install a new version. There's comfort in having something to fall back on if needed. there was certainly no need to uninstall earlier versions. They didn't have anything to do with the error message you have from the plugin trying to load.

                                    Which version of SketchUp 2015 do you have?

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                                      driven
                                      last edited by

                                      as this plugin doesn't work in v2015, you could import into v8, and then, after saving, open in v2015 [ unless you uninstalled v8 for some misguided reason!!! ]...

                                      or you can change the line that's failing and see what comes next...
                                      this is the failing line...

                                      ramFile.each do |@line|	#search for entities @line by @line
                                      

                                      it's failing because it uses @ where it no longer works...
                                      so, replace that line :306 in the file
                                      C:/Users/John/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Dxf_In_v2.2.rb
                                      in with

                                      ramFile.each do |line|	#search for entities line by line
                                      

                                      save
                                      and try again...
                                      john

                                      learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                        abbis
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi

                                        I am a serious beginner with sketchup, attempting to bring in a .dxf file that have been exported from QGIS. the file is clipped and not big in size (184kb)

                                        I am working on a mac, in sketchup make 2014, I downloaded the Dxf_in 2.2 and get this error when I start up my sketchup (see attached)

                                        Any advice on what may be wrong.

                                        I have tried to just open a .dxf file through File: Import: <select *dwg /*dxf> file type, but I get an import error(see attached).

                                        Any assistance would be greatly appreciated


                                        error starting up sketchup for both v2.0 and 2.2 of Dxf_in


                                        Import failed when importing a dxf file

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                                          driven
                                          last edited by

                                          the answer is in the post above yours...

                                          or you could use Jim Foltz's FreeDxf plugin in the Plugin Store...

                                          john

                                          learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                            abbis
                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks!
                                            I managed to sort out the first error with your comment above...
                                            I have now tried to deal with thesketchUp error <empty file> issue with an earlier post (see insert below):

                                            Find the following bit of code in the.rb file

                                            #get all block names, save them along with their location
                                            begin
                                            aFile=File.open(chosen_file, "r")
                                            rescue
                                            result=UI.messagebox "<Error> The DriveName\Path\FileName.dxf may not\nbe standard ASCII characters. If so, place the Dxf file\nin a ASCII named folder before accessing that file.", MB_OK
                                            end
                                            aFile.each_line do |line|
                                            count=count +1
                                            if count==odd_number #strip dxf tags thanks to TIG
                                            odd_number=odd_number + 2
                                            line=line.strip
                                            end

                                            last_line=this_line #save last line data
                                            this_line=line

                                            and insert the line
                                            line=line.chomp+"\n"
                                            after
                                            aFile.each_line do |line|
                                            it should ensure that all the data read in is terminated in a way that ruby scripts accept, and it shouldn't affect the way they run under windows either.

                                            But I am still getting the <empty file> error.
                                            Any suggestions on this?


                                            dxf file I am attempting to open


                                            Sketchup error

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