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    • M Offline
      mgate
      last edited by

      First of all, thanks a lot for your plugin, Jim.

      Just a query about the Teihga converter.
      The dwg import option doesn't work (with SKU 2015 Make and latest FreeDXF v.0.11.2).
      The Teigha has been installed in the default folder, and works fine. However, in SKU when I try to import a dwg file, that format is not available in the dialog box (only the "Cad files" option for dxf files), as if the plugin doesn't grab the converter.

      Does anyone solved the same issue?

      Many thanks in advance for your help.

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      • D Offline
        driven
        last edited by

        are you importing from the Extensions or File menu item ?
        john

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

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        • M Offline
          mgate
          last edited by

          @driven said:

          are you importing from the Extensions or File menu item ?
          john

          through the Extensions (the dwg format is not available in FreeDXF Importer plugin)

          I looked into the Ruby file "teigha.rb". Is it required an additional file or library called "fileutils"? If so, that file is missing inside "jf-freedxf" folder.

          require "fileutils"
          
          module JF
            module FreeDXF
              module Teigha
          
                # Teigha Command Line Format is;
                #   Quoted Input Folder
                #   Quoted Output Folder
                #   Output_version {"ACAD9","ACAD10","ACAD12", "ACAD13","ACAD14", "ACAD2000","ACAD2004", "ACAD2007","ACAD2010"}
                #   Output File type {"DWG","DXF","DXB"}
                #   Recurse Input Folder {"0","1"}
                #   Audit each file {"0","1"}
                #   [optional] Input file filter (default;"*.DWG;*.DXF") (Use File.basename(filename))
          
                 if Sketchup.platform == ;platform_win
                    EXE = "C;/Program Files (x86)/ODA/Teigha File Converter 4.01.0/TeighaFileConverter.exe"
                 else
                    EXE = "/Applications/TeighaFileConverter.app/Contents/MacOS/TeighaFileConverter"
                 end
          

          In my WIN 8.1 Pro, the Teigha sofware is installed in the default folder too:

          C;/Program Files (x86)/ODA/Teigha File Converter 4.01.0/TeighaFileConverter.exe
          

          Cheers!

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          • hdpvH Offline
            hdpv
            last edited by

            I have some update!

            Suforyou
            http://www.sketchupforyou.com

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            • D Offline
              driven
              last edited by

              @mgate said:

              through the Extensions (the dwg format is not available in FreeDXF Importer plugin)[

              You can select a .dwg or a .dxf file and it should import...

              @unknownuser said:

              it required an additional file or library called "fileutils"? If so, that file is missing inside "jf-freedxf" folder.

              that's in the SU Ruby folder, so it's already available from there...

              have you tried it with 'Ruby Console' open to see if there are any error messages?

              the other thing to try is doing the conversion directly in TeighaFileConverter, if it fails there you may get a reason given...

              john

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

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              • J Offline
                Jim
                last edited by

                Actually, I don't think fileutils is needed. I think I was going to use some methods in fileutils to search for the Teigha converter on the disk drive, but haven't got back to it.

                You can remove or comment out the line.

                Hi

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                • M Offline
                  mgate
                  last edited by

                  neither working if commented out the "fileutils" line.

                  I have a folder with two files in dxf and dwg formats:
                  snapshot of folder with dwg and dxf files
                  Once opened the "FreeDXF v.0.11.2" pop-up window, there is only the dxf file (the dwg file is not available):
                  snapshot of FreeDXF pop-up window

                  Is there a problem with "extra extensions"?

                  def self.select_file(extra_extensions = "")
                        title     = 'FreeDXF Select DXF File'
                        directory = nil
                        # filename  = 'DXF|*.dxf|DWG|*.dwg||'
                        filenames = "Cad Files|*.dxf" + extra_extensions + "||"
                        file_path = UI.openpanel(title, directory, filenames)
                        if file_path.nil?
                          return nil
                        else
                          file_path.tr!('\\', '/')
                          @last_selected_file = file_path
                          return file_path
                        end
                      end
                  
                      def self.main
                         puts "\nFreeDXF debugging ON." if $JFDEBUG
                         extra_extensions = Teigha.available? ? ";*.dwg" ; ""
                         file_path = select_file(extra_extensions)
                         return if file_path.nil?
                         #file_path.downcase!
                         if file_path.end_with?(".dwg")
                            Teigha.dialog()
                            file_path = Teigha.convert(file_path)
                            if file_path.nil?
                               puts "dxf file was not created."
                               return
                            end
                         end
                  

                  Any idea how to solve?
                  Another way is to convert dwg files manually with TeighaFileConverter, and then use FreeDXF plugin in SKU.
                  Sorry to snoop around your codes 😐

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                  • J Offline
                    Jim
                    last edited by

                    This appears to be due to a difference between SketchUp 15 and SketchUp 16 UI.openpanel behavior.

                    As a short-term work-around, can you try to enter a * then press ENTER in the filename dropdown to force all files to be listed?

                    Hi

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                    • atelierpaarA Offline
                      atelierpaar
                      last edited by

                      Hello Jim
                      A couple of days ago I posted a request for a plugin that would import measurements directly from a 3D Laser "Leica Disto S910 " in order to draw direct on site.

                      http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=64830%26amp;p=594596#p594596

                      Could your plugin be developed to do the Job ?
                      Thanks for your response
                      Uli

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                      • K Offline
                        Kuu
                        last edited by

                        Nice plugin, works much better than the SketchupPro import. However, there's a few things I've noticed:

                        • It does not respect blocks' scaling / orientation properly: blocks that were mirrored in the original DXF sometimes end up in strange positions (this does not happen with the other import).

                        • Perhaps related to the last issue, sometimes I saw blocks that had the proper orientation but had ellipse elements that were rotated in 90 or 180 degrees.

                        • Layer colors? Why doesn't it keep the DXF layer colors the way the sketchup-included DXF importer does? Currently I work around this by importing it with one (to get the layer colors) and then delete all the geometry/components and reimport with yours, would be awesome to not have to do this.

                        • It would be nice if the import also preserved layer visibility, or have a toggle to choose on import. Currently it sets all the layers to visible.

                        • Another toggle to merge DXF layer 0 to sketchup's Layer0 would be handy too.

                        • Is it possible for it to keep polylines? I don't know if it's a DXF limitation or Sketchup or what. Polylines would be a godsend!

                        I'm on SketchUp 2016 and macOS 10.11.6 in case that's relevant...

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                        • J Offline
                          Jim
                          last edited by

                          @kuu said:

                          Nice plugin, works much better than the SketchupPro import. However, there's a few things I've noticed: ...

                          Hi Kuu, thanks for the feedback.

                          It does not respect blocks' scaling / orientation properly: blocks that were mirrored in the original DXF sometimes end up in strange positions (this does not happen with the other import).

                          Could you provide a minimal .dxf example file, and example result?

                          Perhaps related to the last issue, sometimes I saw blocks that had the proper orientation but had ellipse elements that were rotated in 90 or 180 degrees.

                          Maybe related, maybe not - ellipses have proven difficult to crack but it's been awhile since I've had a look at it. Again, a minimal sample file demonstrating an incorrect ellipse would be helpful.

                          Layer colors? Visibility?

                          I wrote this long before SketchUp had support for setting layer colors. Now it does. Can have a look.

                          Hi

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                            Elektro
                            last edited by

                            Good evening.
                            I have installed the latest version freeDXF 16th in Sketchup 2016, but I can not
                            to import any DXF files.
                            I tried to install the older version of freeDXF but nothing has changed.
                            Some solution?

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                            • J Offline
                              Jim
                              last edited by

                              @elektro said:

                              Good evening.
                              I have installed the latest version freeDXF 16th in Sketchup 2016, but I can not
                              to import any DXF files.
                              I tried to install the older version of freeDXF but nothing has changed.
                              Some solution?

                              If you open the Ruby Console before attempting to import using FreeDXF, then are there any errors that appear?

                              Hi

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                                Elektro
                                last edited by

                                Hello Jim.
                                No before pressing 'Import' in Ruby Console nothing appears, but after I pressed the 'Import' button appears this error:

                                Error: #<Encoding::UndefinedConversionError: "\x90" to UTF-8 in conversion from Windows-1252 to UTF-8>
                                C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/dxf2ruby.rb:181:in gets' C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/dxf2ruby.rb:181:in read_codes'
                                C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/dxf2ruby.rb:58:in parse' C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/freedxf.rb:269:in import'
                                C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/freedxf.rb:236:in do_import' C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/freedxf.rb:136:in block in do_options'
                                C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:82:in call' C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:82:in block in trigger_event'
                                C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:78:in each' C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:78:in trigger_event'
                                C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/window.rb:357:in event_control_callback' C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/window.rb:311:in callback_handler'
                                C:/Users/Roberto/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/window.rb:269:in block in add_callback' SketchUp:1:in call'

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                                • J Offline
                                  Jim
                                  last edited by

                                  Oh so it's an encoding issue. Can you share the file here or in a private message? I don't have an example with which to work out a solution.

                                  Hi

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                                    Elektro
                                    last edited by

                                    @jim said:

                                    Oh so it's an encoding issue. Can you share the file here or in a private message? I don't have an example with which to work out a solution.

                                    Hello Jim I have attached the file you that I can not open in Sketchup 2016.
                                    If this can be of help, this file was saved as 'AutoCAD 2013 Compatible DXF (*.dxf)

                                    File_1.dxf

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                                    • J Offline
                                      Jim
                                      last edited by

                                      One thing you can try while I work on a fix is to open the .dxf file in an editor such as Notepad++, set the encoding to utf-8, then save the file. It should import correctly.

                                      But might lose some characters such as this one:

                                      
                                      puts "\x90".force_encoding("cp1251").encode("utf-8")
                                      ђ
                                      
                                      

                                      Hi

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                                      • E Offline
                                        Elektro
                                        last edited by

                                        @jim said:

                                        One thing you can try while I work on a fix is to open the .dxf file in an editor such as Notepad++, set the encoding to utf-8, then save the file. It should import correctly.

                                        But might lose some characters such as this one:

                                        
                                        > puts "\x90".force_encoding("cp1251").encode("utf-8")
                                        > ђ
                                        > 
                                        

                                        I did the test that you have advised me, but nothing has changed.
                                        Instead I have converted the files in ANSI, I saved it, and then I imported into Sketchup and ...... cheers now works. 😄

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                                          GraceAE1
                                          last edited by

                                          I was loving this plug-in , really useful thank you!

                                          But...alas.. it stopped working on me this morning, it gets to the import screen and then doesn't do anything once I click import. It says at the bottom that it is 'parsing' but nothing more. I have uninstalled and reinstalled. I wonder if anyone has had the problem and if there is either something I am doing wrong, or if this is a common problem?

                                          I am using Sketchup Make 2016. and AutoCAD LT 2017. But i have tried saving in previous dxf versions of AutoCAD.
                                          Hoping you can help.

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                                          • J Offline
                                            Jim
                                            last edited by

                                            @graceae1 said:

                                            I was loving this plug-in , really useful thank you!

                                            But...alas.. it stopped working on me this morning, it gets to the import screen and then doesn't do anything once I click import. It says at the bottom that it is 'parsing' but nothing more. I have uninstalled and reinstalled. I wonder if anyone has had the problem and if there is either something I am doing wrong, or if this is a common problem?

                                            I am using Sketchup Make 2016. and AutoCAD LT 2017. But i have tried saving in previous dxf versions of AutoCAD.
                                            Hoping you can help.

                                            That's odd. Did it stop working for one particular file, or for all files?

                                            Did you make any other changes to your setup?

                                            Can you please try to import with the Ruby Console window open and see if any errors show up there?

                                            Hi

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