Yeah, what TIG said. I don't have Sketchup here, so sorry I couldn't be more precise.

Hi Scot,

You are welcome. Glad you solved your problem.

If yuo right click the circle in Sketchup you should be able to select properties and define the smoothing of the edge. Default value is pretty rough (12, or so) but just change it to whatever value you need.

/Greg

Hi Scott,

Perhaps your shape is too advanced for the DXF_export tool to handle or there are errors in your drawing.

Try to upload your Sketchup model here and perhaps someone with a Sketchup Pro version could try to export it to dxf. If it also fails your drawing is bad, if it works the DXF_export tool doesn't support your model.

/Greg

Hi Jörg,

Maybe I'm doing something wrong but here's one problem I have.

1. I create a 100mm x 100mm rectangle with some random circles, see attached file "Untitled.skp".

2. Using your fine tool I export it as "Untitled.dxf".

3. To print out my drawing I open the .dxf file in eDrawings (from Solidworks, version 12.2.0.110) and press the print button. I then see a windows where the drawing is scaled to 1:18.3926?

4. If I change the "Active sheet" setting "To scale (1 to 1)" the result is that the drawing get's massive big - you can only just see a small corner of a circle on an A4 sized paper.

Isn't that strange? And by the way, if I print out from step 3 the actual rectangle on paper is something like 137mm x 137mm and not 100mm x 100mm.

/Greg

Untitled.skp

Untitled.dxf

Thanks Gaieus, for always helping out. You're the greatest. I'll try and work on it later tonight.

Edit: I believe the .dxf is in mm. I work in mm too.

Hi,

I have this .dxf file that I hope someone with Sketchup Pro will help me convert to .skp.

Once I'm done drawing I hope you will help me make it a .dxf again.

It's a .dxf of this amplifier case by hifi2000: http://www.modu.it/slimline.html

Thanks in advance.

/Greg

slim line 2u (1).dxf

Sorry for the late reply.

No, I haven't disabled "Display units format" and it still opens in inches:

You are welcome, and thank you (!) for the plugin!

Here is an example of a sketchup that he says opens in Inches:

GMaxx_bagplade1_1.skp

Thanks for a great plugin! I just sent a .dxf file to a friend and he could open it perfectly in SolidWorks. Next step is to CNC the part.

Edit: One thing. My friend just mentioned that when he opened the .dxf in SolidWorks it was in Inches even though I made it in mm. He could just change to mm, but still...

Of course.

Sweet. Thanks. I'll give it a shot and get back with questions.

Hello,

Please help me understand if what I'm planning can actually be done.

I need to have some plates CNC'ed from say a 2mm titanium -or carbon fiber plate. If I draw the shape of the plates in Sketchup (not the Pro version) can I then have someone convert it in Sketchup Pro to .dwg or .dxf files that can then be imported into AutoCad?

/Greg

This is too cool.

Thanks all. You are the best.

I think you're right.

Does this look correct (I think it does, but what do I know... )?

JamoR909_clone_6_EEbyVector_3.skp

TIG > Am I not following your instructions?

I tried selecting a face, right-clicked and selected "Orient Faces", but it seems to me that it only made some other faces reverse?

Tig > Tried following your instructions and ended up with this. It looks correct except that when I use EEbyVector to extrude it backwards by 50mm my model gets "sliced up". I finished and also pasted the back to it and reversed it, but when smoothing the model the "slices" remains:

JamoR909_clone_6_EEbyVector_1.skp

TIG > That's 99% procent done. Sweet! I'll try to follow your instructions, and see how far I get.

You guys rock!

Gaieus > Not sure I understand?

Bottom width is 420mm, top width is 520mm. Space between the two (depth) is 50mm.

To illustrate my point.

Two groups are facing each other. I "just" need to connect them, but can't work out how to.

JamoR909_clone_5_two_facing_groups.skp

Gaieus > Almost. I can get approximately that far too now. However, I would like to end up with something like this.

Thing is though that it's narrower at the bottom (420mm) than at the top (520mm). This also makes the model "deeper" at the top. I had not noticed that 'til now.