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    Cad objects Bloat when imported into SktchUp

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      BigTom
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      I want to solve a recurring obstacle.

      What is often a small file in CAD (3d objects for instance) becomes really large and unwieldy when imported into SketchUp. Will someone please direct me to some forum threads that address this? I am not sure if I should trim or edit objects somehow in CAD or if there are Ruby scripts to help or if SketchUp itself will solve this.

      http://www.tomsherrillillustrations.com

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        BigTom
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        Case in point

        I have a waterslide 3d cad model- file size approx. 3 MB

        After importing this one object into a virgin SketchUp session it swells to a 24 MB file which is extremely heavy when creating an environment with numerous elements.

        http://www.tomsherrillillustrations.com

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          toxicvoxel
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          I'm taking guess but if your models are generated by a modeller that uses solids these entities may require translation into meshed equivalents which could be producing the additional size/elements.

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