Help with DWG import
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in general i import dwg files into sketchup without much trouble. in this particular project i am having lots of problems because the files seem to carry 3D aspects with it. could anyone out there check this file in autocad to fix it?
the original looks like this:
when imported into sketchup it looks like this:
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Have you checked the origin of the DWG and the insertion points of the blocks? Thinks turn weird when they are too far away from Origin.
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@edson said:
could anyone out there check this file in autocad to fix it?
did you mean to attach the dwg file as well?
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@thomthom said:
Have you checked the origin of the DWG and the insertion points of the blocks? Thinks turn weird when they are too far away from Origin.
i have had problems before when checking the preserve origin option so this time i did not check it.
@unknownuser said:
did you mean to attach the dwg file as well?
yes, i did. it is up there on the first post now.
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importing it with preserve origin on screws up the curves!
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@edson said:
@thomthom said:
Have you checked the origin of the DWG and the insertion points of the blocks? Thinks turn weird when they are too far away from Origin.
i have had problems before when checking the preserve origin option so this time i did not check it.
oops - I did not mean to check the checkbox in the options - I mean inspecting that the coordinates in the DWG was fine.
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@thomthom said:
oops - I did not mean to check the checkbox in the options - I mean inspecting that the coordinates in the DWG was fine.
i do not have autocad nor would i know what to do with it. remember, i am a mac user and there is no autocad for mac.
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@dybi said:
SKP by dybi
thanks, dybi. do you mind telling me what you did to import it correctly? knowing it i will not bug you again for help...
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sorry i dont speak english
- explode all blocks
- delete all raster image
- delete all hatch
- purge
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Ah - you got that DWG from someone else?
But is there no freeware that let you open DWGs on mac and do some basic cleaning up?At the office when I import DWGs I always copy just want I want into a fresh DWG and move everything to Origin. Then Purge the DWG. It's the safest method I know. If I don't do that then all sorts of gremlins appear when importing to SU.
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Ed, Attached is a dxf (change extention from txt to dxf) that you can import into SU (origin unchecked). It has all the components, and 3d features preserved corectly. You can explode and edit as you see fit.
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