Posts made by IGfortyK

@jga said:

I had problems with importing DWG into SKUP as well.
Try the following;-

• Ensure you're working in World UCS and plan is also set to the World UCS.
• Save back as plain AutoCAD entities to r14 or r12 DWG format.

Thank you for the idea. I just tried that, ensuring I was in World UCS as well as exporting down to R14, but the result was the same. I tried exporting to all versions and none seem to change how it is importing.

If this issue was just on my workstation I would probably just reinstall SKP19 but my coworker discovered this issue on her PC before I even attempted on mine.

@dave r said:

Do you have Preserve Drawing Origin selected in the import options?

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, I have tried it selected and not selected. Same result.

Hello,

I am trying to import CAD linework from AutoCAD Architecture 2018 into SketchUp Pro 2019 and the import is failing every time, no matter how simple the linework is.

I am saving the DWG down (tried each version), I am exploding the linework, and I am removing non-compatible elements (i.e. text, dimensions, etc.).

When I import into SKP19 I see the dialog box in the attached image (of which I am familiar, but have never had issues with). This example was a simple exploded rectangle (5'x10' drawn on the origin point of a new DWG.

We recently upgraded to SketchUp 2019 from 2018 earlier this week. Our import method is the same as before and had no issues prior to using SketchUp 2019.

What could this issue be?

Thank you!

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For those curious, I re-rendered it on a PC with a better CPU and GPU and it came out fine, no issues. But I am still curious as to why this problem occurs in the first place, perhaps I can improve my modeling/rendering methods to avoid it.

Hello,

SketchUp user and VRay amateur. I am simply trying to render this perspective. The issue is apparent, i think. The faces facing the sun are rendering with odd shading around my "cut opening" components (the windows and the panel joints). I have tried both the CPU and GPU engine, draft and low quality settings, and have not changed any other default sun settings. Also, I do not have any hidden geometry where it occurs.

How do I get rid of those triangular patches of shadow/light so it renders as a singular plane?

Thank you!

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