Hi JGA

I just tested it - and i worked fine. You don´t do any 3d in you sketchUp file, you just export as normal - top view, parallel projection and export... and now is the difference - you export to 3d dwg. And when you open it - in my case in 2d draftsight, then its a cad arc.

Best
Allan

@jga said:

TIG,
I don't have access to ACAD at the moment, but if you export your SKP model to a 3D DWG model, how do you flatten it - or am just a bit dense?

Hey Tig

Thanks a lot - you just saved me for hours of future work!

And thanks for this forum - a great way of sharing!

Allan

@tig said:

If you export your model as a 2d DWG, then all curves, including arcs/circles become 'segments' of lines in the 'flat' view.
But if you export the model as a 3d DWG, then any arcs become CAD Arcs, circles CAD Circles etc.
However you do need to export a '2d' version of the SKP, so there is no 3d volume to confuse the issue...
So you'll probably need to do some work on a SKP copy first...

Hi - here is a tricky one!

A 2d question:

Does anyone know how to export a sketchup file to dwg - and here is the tricky part:

where for ex. a segmented arc in sketchup, in autocad will import as a "real" arc. Is there a kind of arc reader/convereter so the arc from sketchup will look as a smooth arc in auto cad.

Its a problem I always have when exporting to dwg for CNC. I always end up using a lot of time redrawing circles in autocad, or another cad program.

I hope you can help me.

Best
Allan
Denmark

P.s. I have SketchUpPro 2014

Dear Burkhard...

Thanks for all the work!

But, I can't unzip it (tried in many ways) - when i do only one file is there?

Are you able to upload another one? I´m mac user, maybe thats why?

Many thanks in advance...to you and Holger K

Very Best
Allan

@burkhard said:

unpack and copy into the material folder. All are .skm files
credits to Holger K

Burkhard