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      Swany
      last edited by

      Hi all. I am missing some parts when importing a DXF of a slide The bottom slide out pieces are missing. The parts show up in trueveiw and Autocad but wont import these parts into Sketchup.
      I have attached screen shots one of which shows some "autocad entries ignored" Can somebody shed some light on this please? πŸ˜•


      Slide 1.png


      Slide 2.png


      Ignored.png

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        Dave R
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        What units were used in making the DXF? What units are you using when importing? Possibly it's importing very small and the edges in that section are too short for SketchUp. How about uploading the DXF file so we can take a look.

        Your profile indicates you are using SketchUp Make. What plugin are you using to import DXF files into SketchUp?

        Etaoin Shrdlu

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          Swany
          last edited by

          Lypa cad.dxf

          Hi Dave thanks for that, would have got back sooner but was busy compensating for the issue.I need to update my profile but I use Make at home, and Pro at work. I dont know if I can attach the DXF in this way but I will find out soon enough if I got it wrong.
          If you could assist it would be appreciated.

          Cheers

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            I can't open the DXF file at the moment but did you try importing the file with import units set to meters?

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              Swany
              last edited by

              Tried that Dave, same bad result.

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                slbaumgartner
                last edited by

                I think it may be due to proprietary elements in the DXF file. Here is what I see when I open it with eDrawings:

                Screen Shot 2016-10-12 at 9.07.49 PM.png

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  I was wondering that, Steve. I looked at it a bit but didn't have a chance to get back to it. Swany, do you have access to the source?

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                    Swany
                    last edited by

                    Thanks for the assistance guys. Yes, Dave I do have access to the source. I have requested a STEP file hopefully that will work. Will post the results in the thread.

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