Exporting Models

beavie

I recently used sketch-up to complete a set of building plans for a renovation. However, once I imported it into the CAD system I had to spend a lot of time adjusting line weights and fixing broken lines.

Are there ruby scripts out there that make the transition from SU to CAD more efficient?

driven

welcome,

but... your question lacks a lot of information for anyone to respond thoughtfully.

what version of mac osx, what version of SU [free/pro], what file formats are required by what CAD program, what is the quality of your drawing, ect...

there's a lot of 'prior knowledge' available here but only if people have the information needed access your circumstances.

so I suggest post a sample, update your user info, add pertinent details, then you may get more than just a belated welcome.

but in general,

clean and purge your drawing first. [plugins available]

check your export options match expected import options. [plugins available]

john

beavie

Thanks for the reply John. I'm on OSX 10.6.8, SU 7 pro, exporting DXF from Vectorworks 2010. Quality of drawing...?

I've been searching through the ruby scripts looking for something that maybe makes broken lines whole? I don't want to import into vectorworks, then have to manually remove all broken lines... time consuming...

Also, is there a way to export from sketch-up to vectorworks, assigning different sketch-up groups or layers a pre-assigned thickness in vectorworks?

Thanks again

pbacot

@beavie said:

I've been searching through the ruby scripts looking for something that maybe makes broken lines whole? I don't want to import into vectorworks, then have to manually remove all broken lines... time consuming...

Have you looked at "Remove Lonely Vertices"? http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=37619&p=332047&hilit=remove+lonely+vertices#p332047 Use it as you work and when you export.