Sketchup to STEP or IGS
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Hello, fellow SketchUp user,
I need help with exporting native Sketchup file into STEP or IGS file format. I can't find any good and easy way to do that.
Maybe someone on this forum has already solver this problem and can share their method?
I would be very helpful for any help on this topic.
Thanks
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I tried this once. Have to look at my notes tomorrow. Dont expect anything usefull from tbe import though. It will be raw geometry without any logic/attributes etc in the mesh. You probably will have to redraw everyting in the software you are trying to export to.
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In my notes I read:
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I used an IGS export plugin. Its quite old already (my project was early 2014).
You can download it here https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=43307 -
the resulting igs file had to go through Heekscad before my client could open it in their igs/step software.
Hopefully the exporter works fine on your 3d model.
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@kaas said:
In my notes I read:
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I used an IGS export plugin. Its quite old already (my project was early 2014).
You can download it here https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=43307 -
the resulting igs file had to go through Heekscad before my client could open it in their igs/step software.
Hopefully the exporter works fine on your 3d model.
Thank you very much.
I will try out this method and will let everyone know how it went. -
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@mantuxas said:
...exporting native Sketchup file into STEP or IGS file format. I can't find any good and easy way to do that.
there is no good way to do that because the facetted meshes created with SketchUp do not make much sense for the STEP or ol' IGES formats made for a 3D CAD data exchange of NURBSplines based surfaces and solids... which is typically expected by resp. useful only in the importing 3D CAx modeling application.
The easiest way is probably misusing a NURBS-based modeler by exporting from SU to the DWG format, import in the NURBS modeler, optionally do a mesh to NURBS conversion if available and export preferrably to the recent STEP format (industry standard for exchanging exact 3D CAD data)... still a workaround.
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Take a look at TurboCad Delux trial.
It will read Sketchup and ACAD files and does export real solids.
Easy to use too.
dtr
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SKetchUP --> export as OBJ --> Moi3D beta V4 (only for owners of the V 3) and you have your Step, IGS files!
(it has also export SKP! So cool for import Nurbs inside SketchUp!But careful: transform Polygonal files in Nurbs is not a pleasure's party for programs!
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Doublecad. Free. https://www.turbocad.com/content/doublecad-xt-v5
3D S: AutoDesk 3D Studio format. See #Rted40613 or #Rted61679.
3 DV: VRML Worlds (import only)
ASAT: ACIS solid modeling file format for storing graphics as ASCII files. See #Rted53918 or #Rted19145.
BM P: Bitmap format, DoubleCAD for Windows (export only). A bitmap is a representation of a graphic image consisting of rows and columns of dots. See #Rted38114.
C GM: Computer Graphics Metafile. See #Rted88271.
DAE: Collada files (export only). See #Rted32052.
*D : DesignCAD (import only)
DG N: Intergraph Standard file format. See #Rted15198 or #Rted13353.
D WF: Drawing Web format. See #Rted88759. Import is automatic.
D WG: AutoCAD native format for vector graphics. See #Rted63146 or #Rted53755.
DX F: Drawing eXchange format, used by AutoCAD to interact with other applications.
E PS: Encapsulated Post Script format. See #Rted96032 or #Rted69700
F CD: FastCAD DOS format (import only)
FC W: FastCAD Windows format (import only). See #Rted51994.
GIF: Raster graphic format (export only). See #Rted65451.
G EO: VRML Worlds (import only)
I GS: IGES format. See #Rted20977.
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