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    • boofredlayB Offline
      boofredlay
      last edited by

      For your amusement I am attaching both the SketchUp and Autocad file I used above.


      Remove the .zip at the end to be able to open this Autocad file. This website does not allow .dwg files.


      Circle.skp

      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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      • P Offline
        pena
        last edited by

        I opened your SU file and saved it as dwg and opened in CAD, same problem. You have to zoom close to see that extra line.

        http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9475/92943375.jpg

        I do the drawing in SU and exported it as dwg so I can check how the dwg file looks.

        btw, is there any way to snap object to the guide lines? My objects doesn't snap to any edge atm.

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          To me, it really seems that somehow while your segmented SU circle is transferred correctly to CAD, it adds one of those "real" CAD circles to it as well.

          I don't know what the solution could be - only the images suggest this to me.

          Gai...

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          • P Offline
            pena
            last edited by

            This is what I see in SU:

            http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7614/66618881.jpg

            This is what it looks like after importing to CAD:

            http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/909/54249320.jpg

            And this is how it looks after I select steering wheel tool:

            http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2930/99464259.jpg

            So after I open the dwg, it has that very hard shaped Arc, but after I select steering wheel tool or orbit the image in some other way, the Arc changes so it's more round.

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              In AutoCAD type 'regenall' and see if that fixes it - it might be a graphics glitch ?

              TIG

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              • P Offline
                pena
                last edited by

                regenall makes it look like 2nd pic, but it doesn't fix it. It's not graphical glitch because I can select it. I think I'm just going to learn how to do the whole thing in CAD.

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                • boofredlayB Offline
                  boofredlay
                  last edited by

                  Well there is certainly something going on at your end. I am not getting those results at all. Can you post the dwg for us to see? Maybe post your export settings as well?

                  SketchUp does not calculate a true circle so you should not be getting this at all.

                  Edit: to upload the dwg just change the extension to zip or add .zip after dwg so it will upload.

                  http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                  • A Offline
                    Aerilius
                    last edited by

                    If I'm not totally wrong, I think the solution is not too difficult.
                    A Sketchup circle or arc is not the sum of its segments (there are cardinal points and you always edit it later and change the radius). So my idea is that Sketchup has the low poly circle and a hidden real circle for editing the properties. Have you tried right click and explode curve?

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                    • boofredlayB Offline
                      boofredlay
                      last edited by

                      You can only edit the number of segments when the circle or arc is in 2d. As soon as you push/pull the circle you no longer have that ability.

                      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        I think dwg attachment is allowed - at least you can try before renaming it.

                        Gai...

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                        • boofredlayB Offline
                          boofredlay
                          last edited by

                          I tried before adding mine and it is not allowed.

                          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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