IMPORTING FROM AUTOCAD

guite

A DWG with irritating lines in 3D can be flattened easily with SU too: Select the Plan view, turn off Perspective (select Parallel Perspective), export a 2D image as DWG to full scale, and reimport.

WOW! Ansii, that's way cool!!! That's a nice and new idea, fresher than this morning's milk delivery!!

Guite

PS: Not that we get stale milk, sorry your quick wit guys .

tomsdesk

I'll double the WOW! and thanks Anssi...neat trick!

Also, much abliged for the link to DRC...I'm thinking it may be time to update my autocad and this time it will have to be LT: $$$

peterbnilsson

That's a great time saver Anssi, thanks for the tip. I can't believe that hasn't occurred to me before. I'd heard of the drcauto software before but haven't ever ponied up for it. It would be nice to have the functions back that I was so used to, I'll have to pitch this idea to my boss.

dylan

Great tip Annsi and I wish I knew this last week, ive been fighting with the worst cad drawing ever. Parts of it being in 3d for no apparant reason is only part of it!

Bayer

Really appreciate all the help everyone, like I said I am just getting started with SU and will try out these solutions. I will return to let you know how it went.

Enjoy

Bayer

Annsi -

I have tried your idea and it is not working, It is my belief that the solution you gave me dealt with the pro version of sketchup, I cannot export the sketchup drawing as a dwg and then reimport it. Let me know what you think, and if purchasing the lisp is a good solution. My other thought and i have not tried it, is to create a scaled pdf import it into sketchup and then scale the import accordingly. Thanks Again.

Anssi

Bayer,

The trick is an old one but yes, it works only with the Pro version, as the Free one doesn't have DWG export. Of course, if you have access to AutoCad, the flattening can be done there. The Flatten command is part of the Express tools that is included in the AutoCad distribution, you don't have to purchase it separately. It's command line only, so it is not included in menus. Free lisp versions of the command can be found from many locations on the Internet too, if your version happens to miss the command.

Anssi

Bayer

Annsi - correct me if I am wrong, but I do not think AutoCad 2008 LT has express tools, hence I cannot use flatten as an option. I am sorry if this is inconvenience but I am new to both Autocad 2008lt and the free verson of sketchup 6 and still trying to understand them both. Please let me know what you would do, and if it will require me to download or pruchase any additional tools, left out in the 08 lt version. Thanks agaun for all your time and consideration.

Bayer

Anssi

@bayer said:

Annsi - correct me if I am wrong, but I do not think AutoCad 2008 LT has express tools, hence I cannot use flatten as an option. I am sorry if this is inconvenience but I am new to both Autocad 2008lt and the free verson of sketchup 6 and still trying to understand them both. Please let me know what you would do, and if it will require me to download or pruchase any additional tools, left out in the 08 lt version. Thanks agaun for all your time and consideration.

Bayer

From AutoCad or AutoCad LT you can also use the DXB method:

configure a DXB plotter
plot to DXB file
use the DXBIN command to import the DXB file
scale the import and save as DWG

See also:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2876115&linkID=9240617

Anssi

PRSS

Regarding using Lisp in LT, there is a great software at a very
low price. It is LT Extender.

Please look at this: http://www.lt-extender.com/LT-Extender/englisch/default.htm

With best regards
PRSS