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  • A Offline
    abbis
    last edited by 8 Jan 2016, 07:38

    Thanks for all the responses,

    I really appreciate the input!
    I did a conversion in my GIS program to eliminate that hatches and have a .dxf file that is now just lines. It opens fine in CAD (using AutoCADLT2011). I tried exploding the lines and still that did not work.
    It also opens fine in Illustrator...

    I still cannot open it in SketchUp, I still get the <error> Empty File.

    Attached .dxf file.

    I have both the Dxf_in (I get empty file error)
    and FreeDXF Importer v0.11.1 installed. (nothing happens / or get the parsing file indicated at the bottom of the screen)

    Is it possible that having two plugin's is causing an issue?
    Possibly a version of the plugin issue?

    Maybe the way I edited the code in my message above is incorrect?

    I Inserted
    "line=line.chomp+"\n"
    after
    aFile.each_line do |line|

    on a new line

    in the dxf_in.rb code.

    Thanks!


    Dxf file... Hatches removed.

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    • J Offline
      Jim
      last edited by 8 Jan 2016, 08:33

      This is what I get when importing with FreeDXF on Windows. Is this what you expect?
      2016-01_353.png


      Untitled.skp

      Hi

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      • A Offline
        abbis
        last edited by 8 Jan 2016, 09:10

        Yes,

        That's exactly what I expect, just not working on my side.

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        • T Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by 8 Jan 2016, 20:07

          What are you expecting ?
          It's a collection of edges inside nested containers.
          It you expect them to have faces, then you need to add them...

          There are several ways to do this...
          What is your desired outcome ??

          If you expect something like this image, then making a giant rectangle ['reversed' in the attached image for clarity] under the imported object, selecting and intersecting it and waiting a few seconds, is all you need to do...


          Capture.PNG

          TIG

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          • A Offline
            abbis
            last edited by 12 Jan 2016, 13:48

            I am expecting to be able to open my .dxf file.

            I try to import it via Free .dxf or Dxf_in and I have no success. (see my above posts)

            Once the file is in sketch up I can figure my way around the face/ vs edges issue. However, at this stage I am really trying to get some assistance as to what may be wrong with my sketchup / plug-ins such that I am unable to open my .dxf file.

            Many Thanks,

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            • T Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by 12 Jan 2016, 14:16

              You wording is still unclear.

              You attached a SKP.

              You spoke of 'importing' the DXF.
              This looked like you has imported - it's in your SKP.
              It was all lines, with no faces.
              Since you did not provide the DXF we'll never know if that had any faces in it.
              However, adding faces to planar edges is simple enough in SketchUp...

              You then talk about 'opening' the DXF.
              A DXF opens in a CAD program.
              What are you using ?
              SketchUp can only 'import' non-SKP files...

              You need to get a free CAD program to open DXFs - there are several...
              Use a Google search...

              This thread covers an old plugin Dxf_in [it's 5 years ago!]
              FreeDXF by Jim is much newer and works well with ASCII DXFs.
              http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=freedfx
              Why aren't you posting in its thread?
              http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=186621#p186621
              Have you looked at the PluginStore ?
              http://sketchucation.com/plugin/838-freedfx

              TIG

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              • A Offline
                abbis
                last edited by 13 Jan 2016, 07:05

                Appologies for the wording... That was un-intentional. I didnt realise people would get confused. If you refer to the full thread you will see that I am struggling to import into SKP. (I can succesfully open my .dxf in both CAD and vector programs such as Adobe Illustrator)

                I provided my .dxf file in an earlier post. It looks as though the user Jim could import the file successfully into sketch-up. Hence my post saying that is what I was expecting.
                I didn't attach the SKP file that the user Jim.

                I am unable to import my dxf (see attached again) into SKP Make 2014, working on a Mac. I was trying to resolve this issue by trying first Dxf_In and then the Free Dxf plug-in.

                I get the error (see attached text below) in my ruby consol, when I try and import my .dxf file using Free Dxf.

                Error: #<Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory - /volumes/projects/x training/buildinglines_saveas.dxf>
                /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/dxf2ruby.rb:54:in initialize' /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/dxf2ruby.rb:54:in open'
                /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/dxf2ruby.rb:54:in parse' /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/freedxf.rb:252:in import'
                /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/freedxf.rb:219:in do_import' /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/freedxf.rb:112:in block in do_options'
                /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:82:in call' /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:82:in block in trigger_event'
                /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:78:in each' /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/events.rb:78:in trigger_event'
                /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/window.rb:357:in event_control_callback' /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/window.rb:311:in callback_handler'
                /Users/abbijoustra/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jf-FreeDXF/SKUI/window.rb:269:in block in add_callback' -e:1:in call'

                Whereas with the Dxf_in I recieved and error <empty file> in SKP.

                This is the first time I am engaging with any time of forum such as this so I appologise if I have post in an incorrect thread....!
                I appreciate your input TIG - I am just trying to figure this issue out with whatever assistance I can get.

                Many Thanks


                The .dxf file I am attempting to import

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                • h_coa7H Offline
                  h_coa7
                  last edited by 10 Feb 2018, 15:18

                  @charly2008 said:

                  Hi honoluludesktop,

                  I wanted to try it once but I can't find it in the Plugins menu!

                  Charly

                  Hello
                  In which folder did you copy the sketch?

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                  • B Offline
                    BitzBlitz
                    last edited by 24 Mar 2018, 23:37

                    I'm trying to use this plugin in SketchUp Make 17.2.2555 and I see this when SkecthUp starts:
                    Error Loading File Dxf_In_v2.2.rb
                    Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/bitzb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/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

                                          ^>
                    

                    Is there anyway to fix this?

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                    • T Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by 25 Mar 2018, 17:13

                      It's a very old, no longer supported script.

                      But, for personal use you could try an edit.
                      Open the RB file referred to in the error message[s].
                      Find do|@line| block.
                      Immediately BEFORE that:
                      @line=nil
                      Now remove the @ from its start, so it is then just do|line| ...
                      Then add a new line immediately AFTER that:
                      @line=line
                      This way the instance variable @line is set up outside of the block, for use in other methods, but it is not used directly as the iterator of the block, and now it is simply referenced to it - using a @ is no longer allowed in newer Ruby versions...

                      TIG

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                      • M Offline
                        masterlaws
                        last edited by 28 Mar 2020, 05:39

                        In case it's useful to anyone else, here's the modifications per TIG's instructions above. I've bumped the version from 2.2 to 2.3. Thanks TIG


                        Dxf_In_v2.3.rbz

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                        • D Offline
                          dlongaggie65
                          last edited by 25 Feb 2021, 22:38

                          Thanks, masterlaws! I followed the modification using "vi" on my Mac and didn't see the updated version until after I had it working.

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